“There was a bench at the end of the path, and we all sat down while Holmes examined, one by one, the articles which Lestrade had handed to him.”
What were these “articles”? Was this a prank? Why did quiet, little Susan Cushing receive these in the post?
“The Adventure of the Cardboard Box” was first published in The Strand Magazine and in Harper’s Weekly in January 1893.
This adventure appeared in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, but was supressed, not to be put in print again for 23 years when it appeared in His Last Bow in 1917.
The matter of the “thought-reading” episode: While the tale was suppressed, Doyle thought to use this selection in “The Resident Patient“.
So many issues to discuss at the next study session of the Stormy Petrels of BC., which will take place on Tuesday, December 5th at 7:00 pm at our usual Hampton Place lounge.
We will, once again set up our Sherlockian Holiday Tree,
(Some of our ornaments)
and we will also set up the Stormy Petrel “company store” where members can do a bit of holiday shopping.
If you would like any more information, please contact Fran at franziskah@shaw.ca
Bonus question: what are the names of the three Cushing sisters?
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Fran Martin became a member of The Bootmakers of Toronto in 1987 and The Stormy Petrels of B.C. in 1988.
She has attended several Sherlockian conferences including: In 1992 "Aspects of Holmes" in Bradford, England (hosted by The Northern Musgraves); In 2006 "ACD at 35" in Toronto (hosted by The Bootmakers of Toronto); 2013 "Sherlock Holmes Through Time & and Place" in Minneapolis (hosted by The Norwegian Explorers); 2014 "Gillette to Brett IV" in Bloomington (hosted by Wessex Press); 2015 SherlockCon in Seattle; 2015 "A Scintillation of Scions VIII" in Baltimore (hosted by Watson's Tin Box); 2016 "The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes" (hosted by The Norwegian Explorers); in 2018 in Dayton, Ohio for the "Holmes, Doyle & Friends" conference (hosted by the Agra Treasurers).
Fran has held several positions with The Stormy Petrels of B.C. including secretary, vice-president, special events coordinator and is currently president and editor of the "Petrel Flyer".
She was honoured with being awarded the title of "Master Bootmaker" in 2014. She was very pleased to present a paper to a meeting of Sir Hugo's Companions in Chicago in 2017.
Fran has contributed articles to Canadian Holmes magazine, the Watsonian and Chris Redmond's "About Sixty" and "Sherlock Holmes is Like...". In May, 2018 she attended the 78th annual Speckled Band of Boston dinner. She was very honoured to have been one of the first women invited.
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