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Stormy Petrel
13/08/08 16:33 Filed in: Additional Information
Holmes refers to Watson as ‘the stormy petrel of crime.’
- One who brings discord or appears at the onset of trouble.
Powder blackening
02/08/08 17:11 Filed in: Additional Information
There was no powder blackening on the clothes.
When a bullet is fired at very close range there is blackening of the wound and clothes from gunpowder and metal fragments.
When a bullet is fired at very close range there is blackening of the wound and clothes from gunpowder and metal fragments.
Stormy petrel
02/08/08 17:08 Filed in: Additional Information
“I am afraid, my dear Colonel, that you must regret the hour that you took in such a stormy petrel as I am.”
- One who brings discord or appears at the onset of trouble.
Police whistles
02/08/08 17:03 Filed in: Additional Information
The inspector said nothing, but, stepping to the door, he blew his whistle. Two of his constables came at the call.
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Queen Anne and Malplaquet
02/08/08 16:56 Filed in: Additional Information
It was a fine old Queen Anne (1665-1714) house, which bears the date of Malplaquet (1709) upon the lintel of the door.
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Strange items stolen
02/08/08 16:12 Filed in: Additional Information | Artifacts and Curiosities
“The thieves ransacked the library and got very little for their pains. The whole place was turned upside down, drawers burst open, and presses ransacked, with the result that an odd volume of Pope’s Homer, two plated candlesticks, an ivory letter-weight, a small oak barometer, and a ball of twine are all that have vanished.”
County magnates
02/08/08 16:10 Filed in: Additional Information
- A wealthy and influential person living in a specific area of England.
- ORIGIN late Middle English : from late Latin magnas, magnat- ‘great man,’ from Latin magnus ‘great.’
Sherlock Holmes - Deductions
01/08/08 16:20 Filed in: Deductions
“This writing is of extraordinary interest,” said Holmes, who had been examining it with intense concentration. Read More...
Sherlock Holmes - Character Illustrations
01/08/08 16:14 Filed in: Character Illustrations
Even his iron constitution, however, had broken down under the strain of an investigation which had extended over two months, during which period he had never worked less than fifteen hours a day and had more than once, as he assured me, kept to his task for five days at a stretch. (Dr John Watson) Read More...
Sherlock Holmes - Sayings
01/08/08 16:13 Filed in: Sayings
“Oh, it is as well to test everything.” Read More...
Oranges and carafes
01/08/08 16:06 Filed in: Disguises and deceptions
Holmes fell back until he and I were the last of the group. Near the foot of the bed stood a dish of oranges and a carafe of water. As we passed it Holmes, to my unutterable astonishment, leaned over in front of me and deliberately knocked the whole thing over. The glass smashed into a thousand pieces and the fruit rolled about into every corner of the room.
“You’ve done it now, Watson,” said he coolly. “A pretty mess you’ve made of the carpet.”
“You’ve done it now, Watson,” said he coolly. “A pretty mess you’ve made of the carpet.”
Sherlock Holmes - Nervous attack
01/08/08 16:04 Filed in: Disguises and deceptions
My poor friend’s face had suddenly assumed the most dreadful expression. His eyes rolled upward, his features writhed in agony, and with a suppressed groan he dropped on his face upon the ground. Horrified at the suddenness and severity of the attack, we carried him into the kitchen, where he lay back in a large chair and breathed heavily for some minutes. Finally, with a shamefaced apology for his weakness, he rose once more.
Complete copy of note
01/08/08 16:03 Filed in: Letters, telegrams, notices etc.
Sherlock Holmes placed the subjoined paper before us. (Complete letter)
IF YOU WILL ONLY COME AROUND
TO THE EAST GATE YOU WILL
WILL VERY MUCH SURPRISE YOU AND
BE OF THE GREATEST SERVICE TO YOU AND ALSO
TO ANNIE MORRISON. BUT SAY NOTHING TO ANYONE
UPON THE MATTER.
IF YOU WILL ONLY COME AROUND
TO THE EAST GATE YOU WILL
WILL VERY MUCH SURPRISE YOU AND
BE OF THE GREATEST SERVICE TO YOU AND ALSO
TO ANNIE MORRISON. BUT SAY NOTHING TO ANYONE
UPON THE MATTER.
Small piece of paper
01/08/08 16:02 Filed in: Letters, telegrams, notices etc.
“This was found between the finger and thumb of the dead man. It appears to be a fragment torn from a larger sheet.”
Holmes took up the scrap of paper, a facsimile of which is here reproduced.
AT QUARTER TO TWELVE
LEARN WHAT
MAY
Holmes took up the scrap of paper, a facsimile of which is here reproduced.
AT QUARTER TO TWELVE
LEARN WHAT
MAY
Netherland-Sumatra Company
01/08/08 15:58 Filed in: Untold Cases
Netherland-Sumatra Company and of the colossal schemes of Baron Maupertuis.
A Case which caused Mr. Sherlock Holmes such immense exertions in the spring of 1887.
A Case which caused Mr. Sherlock Holmes such immense exertions in the spring of 1887.
Hotel Dulong, Lyon, France
01/08/08 15:39 Filed in: Locations
Holmes was lying ill in the Hotel Dulong, Lyon and Watson went there to bring him back to Baker Street.
Annie Morrison
01/08/08 15:35 Filed in: Incidental Characters
It is never made clear what part Annie Morrison played in this story.
Mother of William Kirwan
01/08/08 15:34 Filed in: Incidental Characters
William Kirwan's mother. Read More...
William Kirwan
01/08/08 15:32 Filed in: Incidental Characters
Coachman to the Cunninghams. He was a very faithful fellow we imagine that he walked up to the house with the intention of seeing that all was right there.
Mr Acton
01/08/08 15:31 Filed in: Incidental Characters
A little elderly gentleman, who was introduced to me as the Mr. Acton whose house had been the scene of the original burglary.
Justice of the Peace Cunningham
01/08/08 15:14 Filed in: Main Characters
Inspector Forrester
01/08/08 15:13 Filed in: Main Characters
The official, a smart, keen-faced young fellow, stepped into the room.
Colonel Hayter
01/08/08 15:11 Filed in: Main Characters
Colonel Hayter was a fine old soldier who had seen much of the world, and he soon found, as I had expected, that Holmes and he had much in common. (Dr John Watson)
Sherlock Holmes
30/06/08 14:14 Filed in: Main Characters
“Well, I have a trade of my own. I suppose I am the only one in the world. I’m a consulting detective, if you can understand what that is. Here in London we have lots of government detectives and lots of private ones. When these fellows are at fault, they come to me, and I manage to put them on the right scent." (Sherlock Holmes) (Study in Scarlet)
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