“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?

Vancouver-area Sherlockians (and anyone who may be interested in seeing what the Stormy Petrels are up to at one of their regular study sessions) please join us as we discuss “The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge“.
Holmes asks Watson: “How do you define the word ‘grotesque’?”
A “strange – remarkable” story, as Watson puts it. Come find out why and what so the Petrels think?

Our usual first Tuesday of the month (Nov. 7th)
Our usual time of 7:00pm…
Our usual location at the Hampton Place (UBC)
See you there!

Bonus question:  What was the name of the Surrey officer?

The Stormy Petrels of BC will gather for another study session on Tuesday, September 5th to discuss part 1 of “The Valley of Fear”.

This adventure was published in The Strand Magazine from September 1914 to May 1915.

We begin with a coded message sent to Sherlock Holmes, a murder and a trip to Sussex.

Is Professor Moriarty behind this unfortunate incident at Birlstone Manor?  What is the significance of “VV341”?  Was the victim a member of a secret society in America?

A slipper print on a window ledge, an abandoned bicycle, a missing wedding ring and a missing dumb-bell.  What more could one ask?

The meeting will take place at 7:00 pm at our usual Hampton Place lounge at UBC (near Wesbrook Mall/16th Ave., Vancouver)

Bonus question for those planning on attending the meeting:  Whose name did Mrs. Douglas say her husband called out in a fever?

For more information, please contact Fran at:  franziskah@shaw.ca