Re: Vampires The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire was first published in The Strand Magazine and in N.Y. Hearst's Int'l Magazine in January 1924 Vampires in Sussex? No, this case has nothing to do with Bram Stoker's Dracula, which was a popular play touring England at the time. (Bram Stoker was a business manager at … Continue reading March 2019 Meeting
Welcome 2019 & February Meeting
The Stormy Petrels began the New Year with their annual Sherlock Holmes Birthday Brunch. Nineteen Petrels and guests enjoyed food and fellowship at The White Spot Restaurant on West Georgia Street on January 5th. Three current members of the Petrel Exec: Orilea (one of my V.P's) Fran (President) and Elsa (Retiring Treasurer) The Stormy Petrels … Continue reading Welcome 2019 & February Meeting
December 4th Meeting
The story for discussion will be "The Mazarin Stone" published in the Strand Magazine and in Hearst's International for October 1921. Narrated in the third person, this adaptation is based on a one-act play, "The Crown Diamond: An Evening with Sherlock Holmes", written by ACD. The stage is set! We see scientific charts on the … Continue reading December 4th Meeting
November 6, 2018 Meeting
"The Blanched Soldier", the second tale of the Casebook, was published in Liberty Magazine (NY) in October 1926 and in The Strand Magazine in November 1926. It's one of the two cases which Sherlock Holmes, himself, had penned. Where was Dr. Watson? Holmes mentioned him throughout the story. Do you get the impression that Holmes missed him? … Continue reading November 6, 2018 Meeting
