The next adventure for discussion is “The Three Garridebs” First published in Collier’s in October 1924 and in The Strand in January 1925. (The case itself was set in 1902).
Dr. Watson begins recording this case with “It may have been a comedy, or it may have been a tragedy.” How would you class it? Watson prompts us to judge for ourselves.
We learn that Sherlock Holmes refused a Knighthood. What was it for? Why did he refuse? Others have questioned if he would have accepted had it been Queen Victoria who offered it? (The Queen passed away in 1901).
Arthur Conan Doyle reluctantly accepted his Knighthood at this time (Oct. 1902)
We also learn that there was a telephone in the room at 221b. We have now reached the 20th century!
The Stormy Petrels will have much to discuss at their April meeting. What about the gun play? Do you think Holmes had it in him to actually pull the trigger?
What about poor Nathan Garrideb? Watson says: “When his castle in the air fell down, it buried him beneath the rubble.”
When: Tuesday April 2, at 7:00 pm
Where: The Chatham Lounge at Hampton Place
The “Caption This” competition winners will be announced. The captions have been judged by an impartial third party
Bonus question: Does the plot sound familiar? John Garrideb was familiar with Watson’s accounts of the cases. Name one of the two adventures that this case sounds like.
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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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