Due to certain circumstances not under our control, the Stormy Petrels will hold their September meeting via Zoom. Please note that the September meeting will be held on the second Tuesday, ie Sept. 14th. The adventure for discussion, first published in The Strand Magazine in 1892, will be "Silver Blaze", one of the most famous … Continue reading SEPTEMBER 2021 MEETING
August 3, 2021 Meeting
"The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" was first published in the Strand Magazine in June, 1892. The plot of this case was actually suggested by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's mother. After writing the 5th adventure, ACD confessed to his Mother "I think of slaying Holmes in the sixth and winding him up for good and … Continue reading August 3, 2021 Meeting
July 6, 2021 MEETING
The Stormy Petrels of BC will hold a meeting via Zoom to discuss "The Beryl Coronet". Originally published in The Strand Magazine in May, 1892. A distraught gentleman arrivedsat 221B. Distraught to say the least! Dr. Watson notices the man running and springing and jerking his arms as he makes his way down the snowy … Continue reading July 6, 2021 MEETING
JUNE 1st 2021 MEETING
The Stormy Petrels of BC will continue to meet, for the time being, via Zoom, to discuss "The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor" published in The Strand Magazine in April 1892. According to The Oxford Sherlock Holmes (1993 - edited by Richard Lancelyn Green) explanatory notes: The Philadelphia Inquirer called it "The Story of the … Continue reading JUNE 1st 2021 MEETING
