This week, terrifying faces at windows, distrustful spouses, and a surprise twist.

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This week: The Adventure of the Yellow Face, and I'll admit, one of my personal favorites. We should have a lot to talk about. Read and enjoy.

This week...that awkward moment where Holmes is smug over a pair of severed ears.

DISCUSS.

( I should not have intruded it upon your attention had you not shown some incredulity the other day. )

Baker Street Readers, lend me your ears.

All right, I'm done. Seriously, though, keep your ears covered while you read The Adventure of the Cardboard Box. Bad things might happen to them if you don't. *cue Twilight Zone theme*

This week, Holmes went to see a man about a horse, there is a curious incident with a dog in the night-time, and a certain hat gets dug out of the closet. Whether or not Watson is secretly horrified, the world may never know.

DISCUSS.

( Holmes, leaning forward, with his long thin forefinger checking off the points upon the palm of his left hand, gave me a sketch of the events... )

I hope everyone's holidays were wonderful and that everybody is braced for an excellent new year. Our schedule is a bit weird because of the hiatus; what we're going to do is read Silver Blaze this week and pick up regular discussions next Monday. This is your readalong for the story about horses and the origin of the (in)famous deerstalker ( Read more... )

Themed Challenge: Good Intentions


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As a comm, we have officially completed the first set of Sherlock Holmes short stories as well as the first two full-length novels. As your mod, I have officially completed my Bachelor's degree and have some sort of qualification re: English literature. As a planet, we have almost officially completed 2010. And as people who are awesome, I think ( Read more... )

With this week's discussion of "Copper Beeches," we have officially finished with The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes! It coincides neatly with the holidays, so the mods have decided to put the comm on a short hiatus. We'll resume with "Silver Blaze," the first story in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, in January ( Read more... )

This week, Holmes offered his services to a lady, Watson shoots a dog, and there are some unsettling demands made at a young lady's audition.

DISCUSS.

( You have certainly cleared up everything which puzzled us. )