a paleogeographic reconstruction ([info]prof_pangaea) wrote,
2005-09-06 11:41:00

Sub Rosa

Title: Sub Rosa
Author: Professor Pangaea
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes
Disclaimer: Mr. Holmes and sundry other characters are now in the public domain, but of course I give ultimate credit and thanks for their existence to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Summary: "One of the most attractive things about the flowers is their beautiful reserve. The truly beautiful and noble puts its lover, as it were, at an infinite distance, while it attends him more strongly than ever." -- Henry David Thoreau
























































































































































































Note: The full quote of the text "High and mighty" etc. is from Hamlet, Act IV, scene vii. It is a letter from Hamlet to Claudius, and reads: "High and Mighty,-You shall know I am set naked on your kingdom. To-morrow shall I beg leave to see your kingly eyes; when I shall (first asking your pardon thereunto) recount the occasion of my sudden and more strange return."


EDIT: I want to sincerely thank everyone who has commented, both positively and critically -- I am very pleased at the amount of response that has resulted from this piece. I'm afraid that there were so many comments initially that I wasn't able to reply to each individually, as I usually do, but be assured that I have (and continue to) read and appreciate every single comment.

Tags: ars eternalis, fanfictional, holmesiana

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[info]rj_anderson

September 6 2005, 17:10:07 UTC 6 years ago

Ooh, SO cool. This gives me the same visceral thrill I get from reading the Griffin and Sabine books. Plus, Snarky!Holmes! What's not to love?

[info]snapes_witch

September 6 2005, 19:02:47 UTC 6 years ago

Your icon rates two thumbs up!!

[info]prof_pangaea

6 years ago

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[info]cesario

September 6 2005, 17:27:10 UTC 6 years ago

dude.

just, dude.

I mean, you described it to me, and I knew it *sounded* cool, but I had no idea.

That is the awesomest, most beautiful fannish endeavor I have ever seen. It blows bloody shoebox_project out of the water.

Have you begun inquiries for having this professionally published? I am not even kidding.

I would write more but I have to go away now and REC THIS EVERYWHERE OMG.

[info]prof_pangaea

September 6 2005, 18:55:21 UTC 6 years ago

Wow, that is nice to see. It was also nice, though vaguely insane, to come back here an hour and a half after I posted and find nine comments already, when I hadn't even posted it to any communities yet. Which I shall be doing presently (I was recording The Further Adventures on BBC7, and I like to give a fic post a little time before I post it into any communities, so that I can more easily find errors and fix them before showing it to the wider world).

That was a long way of saying, Yes, I was going to finally post something in [info]gaslight_fic.

Actually, as I probably used images owned by someone, somewhere for this, I doubt I can get this professionally published. Although, if I do, I would like to put it into an issue of my comic book. That should be under the radar enough to avoid the litigation machine, and then it will be in an art context and I can say -- "I was just appropriating imagery that has permeated the public consciousness, much the way the fictional character Sherlock Holmes has permeated the public consciousness and become something different, more alive, an icon and a symbol..." and then they will all fall asleep and I will escape out of the window.

Er, I must point out that I do not have twenty-something chapters of this, so a comparison to Shoebox is probably not deserved. But it is certainly warmly appreciated, especially coming from such a distinguished source. Thanks so much!

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[info]watergal

September 6 2005, 18:00:07 UTC 6 years ago

Wow! Totally and completely cool! It's like real history! Uh, not that I didn't already think it was real history...but you know what I mean.

And just...wow! I

[info]__marcelo

September 6 2005, 18:02:05 UTC 6 years ago

PROF PANGEA,

A MOST INTELLIGENT AND BEAUTIFUL WORK STOP MIND BLOWN STOP HUMOR AND DETAILS EXCELLENT STOP WIDESPREAD PRAISE BOTH CERTAIN AND DESERVED STOP

GRATEFULLY, M

[info]niora

September 6 2005, 18:08:54 UTC 6 years ago

Kudos! Great work!

[info]minitrog

September 6 2005, 18:09:45 UTC 6 years ago

Directed here by [info]cesario and I'm ever so glad.

This is an absolutely wonderful thing. Marvellous. Thanks so much for the huge effort - it's really appreciated.

[info]ladyrazorsharp

September 6 2005, 18:10:21 UTC 6 years ago

Mycroft's relief and then anxiousness comes through so very clearly. And that "No"...like the ominous tolling of a bell...

And the white space, which brought me to tears.

This is extraordinary. Bravo, Professor.

[info]melwasul

September 6 2005, 18:28:47 UTC 6 years ago

Great work, Professor!! :D

[info]snapes_witch

September 6 2005, 19:01:34 UTC 6 years ago

Bloody brilliant! It took f o r e v e r to download on my elderly computer (and I'm not sure I have all of it yet), but well worth the wait!

[info]freedomriddle

September 6 2005, 19:05:34 UTC 6 years ago

Awesome. Thank you for creating it.

[info]marystmatthew

September 6 2005, 19:11:50 UTC 6 years ago

Uh wow! This is seriously the most creative piece of fanwriting I have ever seen. The idea is brilliant, and it's beautifully done. Just gorgeous *admires you very much*

Anonymous

September 6 2005, 19:14:14 UTC 6 years ago

Bloody brilliant.

[info]wens

September 6 2005, 19:14:29 UTC 6 years ago

I know that one of the comments you leave when it comes to other people's fan works is that people should do, not describe. So this is a tour de force.

I especially like "have you heard that your doctor has been publishing stories in which he refers to a recently deceased friend as though he were still alive query they really are rather good."

[info]prof_pangaea

September 12 2005, 19:49:48 UTC 6 years ago

I am glad that it worked. It took quite a bit of grappling to make it "do" and not "wander about without clear purpose and then sort of just fade away without making any sort of point".

Mycroft is a bit of a bastard. ^_^

[info]kelliem

September 6 2005, 19:21:17 UTC 6 years ago

I enjoyed this very much-- it must have been a tremendous amount of work to find the images you used. Brava.

[info]beledibabe

September 6 2005, 19:22:57 UTC 6 years ago

Creative and engaging -- I thoroughly enjoyed this!

[info]ladynorbert

September 6 2005, 19:25:23 UTC 6 years ago

.....wow.

It's taking all my willpower not to ask you how you did that. That was amazing.

[info]prof_pangaea

September 6 2005, 19:39:53 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you.

And the answer is: Photoshop and enormous amounts of patience. Plus, a little bit of eyestrain.

[info]streel

September 6 2005, 19:38:55 UTC 6 years ago

Absolutely brilliant. Just brilliant. I've never seen anything like this done before - as another of your commentators said, it reminds me of the Griffin and Sabine books, but I find I like your version better. :)

Anonymous

September 6 2005, 19:57:11 UTC 6 years ago

Amazing!

Now that is a beautiful piece of work! You've given us insight into SH's quirky character - more, please!

[info]spacefall

September 6 2005, 20:01:18 UTC 6 years ago

Wow. Original and brilliantly done.

[info]toni_the_cat

September 6 2005, 20:20:27 UTC 6 years ago

You are truly amazing! This is SO great. Thanks for sharing.

[info]numbuh12

September 6 2005, 20:28:52 UTC 6 years ago

Omg, this is like Shoebox gone Sherlock Holmes!!!! This is awesome!!! I hope u do more work like this in the future!!

[info]atrata

September 6 2005, 20:43:17 UTC 6 years ago

This is great, great stuff. Their voices are wonderful and the telegrams are absolutely amazing. Very well done. :)

[info]aubrem

September 6 2005, 20:48:06 UTC 6 years ago

I loved this.

[info]syredronning

September 6 2005, 20:49:17 UTC 6 years ago

Awww, very nice work! Eternal download, but is was soo worth it!

Love the original touch. Thanks for all your work!

[info]cjk1701

September 6 2005, 20:53:45 UTC 6 years ago

Oh, wow. Blow-you-out-of-the-water brilliant. You are officially the coolest person in the universe.
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