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Tufenkian Portland hosted the local chapter of the Sherlock Holmes Society, Saturday September10th. The group came in period dress to consider adventures in Tibet and a love of carpets by Sir A.C Doyle and Sherlock Holmes.

I travelled for two years in Tibet, therefore, and amused myself by visiting Lhasa and spending some days with the head Lama." So says Holmes to Watson in Conan Doyle's "The Adventure of the Empty House," which resurrected the detective after his apparent death at the hands of Moriarity at Reichenbach Falls. Ever since, Holmes enthusiasts have speculated as to what, exactly, the detective did in Tibet; this entertaining novel offers one scenario. In Norbu's vision, Holmes travels east to escape homicidal attacks by Moriarity's henchman. In India, he hooks up with Norbu's Watson figure (and narrator), Huree Chunder Mookherjee, a Bengali scholar and spy assigned to accompany Holmes, disguised as the Norwegian explorer Sigerson, to Tibet. The narrative features numerous neoclassic (Norbu is a Baker Street Irregular so perforce a Holmes expert) deductions by Holmes as he and Mookherjee travel to Lhasa, meet the young Dalai Lama and take on a Chinese-backed evil magician whose secret identity will surprise few. Norbu, who's a prominent supporter of today's Dalai Lama, uses the novel as a platform to castigate the current occupation of Tibet by China, but that political message is woven artfully into the story line, as are breathtaking descriptions of Indian and Tibetan life and landscape in 1891. The plot strains toward the end, resorting to bombast and magical fireworks, but, overall, this is an unusual and worthy addition to Holmesiana. (Jan. ) Forecast: The publisher promises national advertising and online promotion for this title. That's good, because this book has break-out potential via numerous markets: the mystery crowd, of course, but also general fiction readers and, not incidentally, the ever-growing mass of those interested in Buddhist-oriented literature. Sherlock Holmes: The Missing Years; The Adventures of the Great Detective in India and Tibet (From Publishers Weekly) Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

The Sherlock Holmes Society, founded in 1951, the Society is open to anyone with an interest in Sherlock Holmes, Dr John H. Watson and their world. It is a literary and social Society, publishing a scholarly Journal and occasional papers, and holding meetings, dinners and excursions. Read more… http://www.sherlock-holmes.org.uk/the_rest.php

Tufenkian is pleased to announce our relocation to a beautiful new showroom near the Pacific Design Center this fall. More details to follow soon.

Ten Days Only! September 14 – 24th Save Up to 70% off on samples, one-of-a-kind and discontinued handmade carpets.

Tufenkian Archive Portland Store
515 NW 10th Avenue
Portland, OR 97209

800.432.9917 Ext 16

Just in, these seven beautiful Tufenkian mini brand brochures are arranged to present a representation of each of Tufenkian’s Product Categories; Modern One, Modern Two, Tufenkian Traditional / Arts & Crafts, Pure Textures, Designers’ Reserve and Barbara Barry. Each mini brochure comes in a ‘tumble-fold’ format and measures 6” x 9” folded and 6” x 23” as a flat panel. Please contact your Tufenkian Showroom or local Authorized dealer for one today.