The Diogenes Club: General Information and Notes

General Information

'Mycroft Holmes' is
David N. Cisler

A NOTE TO SHERLOCKIANS WHO VISIT THIS PAGE
I have been a Sherlockian since my early teens.
In honor of "the Master" and because Sherlockiana is so much fun
(especially since the World Wide Web!), I have been collecting it for years.
Some of the fruits of this "collecting frenzy" are present on these pages.

The Diogenes Club site was not intended to compete with extremely comprehensive sites,
but it was designed to fill its own, unique niche in the community of Sherlock Holmes WebSites.
I hope The Diogenes Club meets its charge and you all enjoy your stay in 1895.

Why do we do what we do?
Because

I have the honor of being invested as "A Study in Scarlet" in
The Norwood Building Inspectors
The Sherlock Holmes Society of Charleston, West Virginia
Please take a moment to visit the Society's website

The Norwood Building Inspectors

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AWARDS:
Any awards The Diogenes Club is fortunate enough to receive will be posted here with small reference links on the main page so that they don't interfere with navigating the site.

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