Vancouver's Official Sherlock Holmes Society
Four Stormy Petrels crossed the USA border on April 1st. Why? We were invited to attend a meeting of The Dogs in the Nighttime, the Sherlockian society based in Anacortes, Washington. First stop along the way was a visit to Village Books and Colophon Cafe in the lovely historic town of Fairhaven. Jean, Johnnie, Bob … Continue reading USA Road Trip
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 … Continue reading APRIL 2019 MEETING
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
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
