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The Complete Sherlock Holmes Short Stories - Unabridged - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, the Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, the Return of Sherlock Ho | Arthur Conan Doyle

I finished this week‘s short story “Charles Augustus Milverton” for the #noplacelikeholmes readalong.

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dabbe

The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton | Arthur Conan Doyle

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Thoughts, Sherlockians?

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Librarybelle That was funny! 😂 1d

Daisey This part of the story made me laugh out loud. 🤣 15h

CogsOfEncouragement Yes! That was so funny!

I didn't believe W would ever go to the police station to turn SH in if he refused to bring W with him to burgle Milverton's home. Silly threat. But maybe SH, by saying W couldn't go, was just getting W to beg to go break the law. LOL
I think SH wanted W there all along. @Librarybelle @Daisey 14h

dabbe @Librarybelle Just like @Daisey, I actually laughed out loud! 😂 11h

dabbe @CogsOfEncouragement And that reminds me of another favorite line. When Watson insists on going, Sherlock replies, “Well, well, my dear fellow, be it so. We have shared this same room for some years, and it would be amusing if we ended by sharing the same cell.“ 🤩 11h

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dabbe

The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton | Arthur Conan Doyle

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes @cuilin
#CharlesAugustusMilverton
#CAM

Thoughts, Sherlockians?

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Librarybelle I groaned as Holmes so lightly dismisses the poor maid and her affections. Not surprising, but still worthy of a groan! As to the “noble” lady and what she does…this is the part about Holmes‘ version of justice I referred to in the first question. Though, in this case, it could be construed as an eye for an eye, I suppose… 1d

CogsOfEncouragement Yeah, I flinched at finding out SH - in disguise - had romanced the maid into an engagement as he used her for info on the household. Then in one night she has no employment (maybe released from a horrible position) and her fiancé will disappear as if he never existed. Because he didn't. For the rest, I was entertained by their lawlessness as W was.
Also - SH knows how to woo, even though he is not inclined to marry. Very talented. @librarybelle 14h

CogsOfEncouragement Oh! I was skimming to answer question 4 and found this -
SH: However, I rejoice to say that I have a hated rival, who will certainly cut me out the instant my back in turned. What a splendid night it is!
So the maid has another suiter. She accepted Escott's (SH's) proposal, but she has another gentleman in love with her that she will hopefully be happy with. I didn't remember this important detail. We don't have to be mad. lol
@librarybelle 14h

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Cuilin That was a quick romance. It does make us wonder about Sherlock‘s romantic skills???? lol 13h

dabbe @CogsOfEncouragement Ooh, I'm so glad you found this! I feel a little better now about Sherlock's shenanigans! 😂 11h

CatLass007 Even though Agatha would have ended up with her other suitor, I really didn‘t like Sherlock‘s cavalier attitude. He isn‘t just misanthropic, he‘s misogynistic. 8h

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dabbe

The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton | Arthur Conan Doyle

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes @cuilin
#CharlesAugustusMilverton
#CAM

Thoughts, Sherlockians?

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Librarybelle Good question! I find him repulsive, to be honest, more than evil or clever. Moriarty is the more clever of the two, in my opinion. 1d

CogsOfEncouragement I kept thinking that society's reaction to whatever romance a woman had previously to meeting her eventual fiancé often gave him the power to blackmail. I'm sure some of these people were up to no good even by today's ideals and didn't want their misdeeds exposed, but I think many are things that would not give anyone any concern in 2024. Holding women to a standard men are not held to is always irritating. @Librarybelle 14h

Cuilin I was truly anxious reading this. I thought Charles was going to get the better of Sherlock!! 😱 but a woman saved the day!!! Pew pew. 13h

dabbe I don't think I've read a Sherlock story to date where more time was devoted by Sherlock to describe this despicable person. He spends more time describing Milverton than he did explaining Moriarty. And even though he doesn't murder these victims, per se, he does murder their chances of happiness if they can't pay him what he wants. 11h

dabbe @CogsOfEncouragement Oh, yes. Men will just have their fun, you know, but ladies ... well, we have a whole other list of standards for you. 🙄 11h

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dabbe

The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton | Arthur Conan Doyle

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes @cuilin
#CharlesAugustusMilverton
#CAM

Thoughts, Sherlockians?

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Librarybelle This one seemed very short! We get to see Holmes and his thoughts on justice…Milverton sounded odious. 1d

kwmg40 @dabbe I think I accidentally got put on this tag list. I'm one of your Shardlakians, not Sherlockians. I'd love to join but have a few too many buddy reads on the go right now! 😄 1d

dabbe @kwmg40 Well, there's a reason I'm not Sherlock Holmes or Matthew Shardlake. 😂 So sorry about that! 🤗 1d

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kwmg40 @dabbe No problem, and I‘m sure a lot of us aspire to be like Holmes or Shardlake! 😁 1d

eeclayton One thing that bugs me is how they didn't realise something was off when they smelled the cigar smoke all over the house 🤔 22h

kelli7990 I liked this story. 15h

CogsOfEncouragement @eeclayton Good point, and absolutely no noise from the bedroom. I was surprised SH didn't confirm all was to plan. 14h

Cuilin Quick yet exciting!! 13h

dabbe @Librarybelle I think this is one of his shortest ones. Either I'm getting better and better at Victorian writing styles, or this one read very quickly! 😂 11h

dabbe @eeclayton Yeah, how could he be asleep with all that smoke? Definite clue there! 11h

dabbe @kelli7990 🎯!!! 11h

dabbe @CogsOfEncouragement SH didn't seem at his best on this one, but it was fun to see him turn into a burglar! 🤩 11h

dabbe @Cuilin Yes! 11h

dabbe It might just be me, but I LOVED that the noble lady kicked some serious ass! Finally, a Victorian woman who goes balls out and rids herself of her enemy. And she kept firing at him until all the bullets were used! Wowza! 🤩

Wow. Should I be that happy about a murder? Or killing? Which is it? 🤔 11h

CatLass007 @kwmg40 I‘m glad you were accidentally included in our group. Now I can add Matthew Shardlake to the extensive, but apparently not extensive enough, list of sleuths I should investigate. 8h

CatLass007 @dabbe She was great, wasn‘t she?! 8h

kwmg40 @CatLass007 Do consider joining the #ShardlakeBR! The series is great. 8h

CatLass007 @kwmg40 Thanks. I‘m going to give the buddy read a pass for now. I feel a little in over my head with buddy reads right now. But I‘ll check out the thread and see what‘s up. 7h

AnishaInkspill I hope to read this in the next few days 🙂 2h

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dabbe

The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton | Arthur Conan Doyle

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Hi, Sherlockians~
As always, great discussion on Saturday! Our next SH read, “(TAo) Charles Augustus Milverton“, is linked below (spoiler alert). Discussion will be this Saturday, 11/16, and will be led by @dabbe. Happy Monday!

Link: https://shorturl.at/2aBv0

Librarybelle Thanks! 6d

dabbe @Librarybelle YW! 🧡 6d

Cuilin 👍 6d

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dabbe @Cuilin 🧡 5d

AnishaInkspill thanks 💛 💛 5d

dabbe @AnishaInkspill YW! 🧡 5d

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Read4life

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#WeeklyUpdate

A really good reading week. I completed my books for:
*#BookSpin
*#NoPlaceLikeHolmes
*#ReadOrDonate
*#readyourebooks (1 spun book; 2 regular)
*#SeriesLove2024 (7)
*#Roll100 (5)

And cleared 7 books off of my shelves.

Cuilin, TheSpineView, CBee, dabbe, TheAromaofBooks, PuddleJumper, julieclair

TheSpineView Well done! 6d

Cuilin 🎉🫡 6d

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 6d

dabbe 🤩😄🤗 6d

julieclair Great work! 🎊 6d

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Daisey

David Copperfield | Charles Dickens

Today while I worked in the kitchen, I listened to a few Sherlock Holmes stories and to chapter 36 of David Copperfield. I‘m worried things are going to go badly for him again.

I put up more pumpkin, which includes a good amount of frozen purée, treats/food for Luthien, pasta baked in a pumpkin, a jar of pickled pumpkin cubes, roasted seeds, and pumpkin sourdough rising.

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Suet624 You were busy! 1w

Daisey @Suet624 It was a good day, and baking is stress relief for me. 1w

Tamra That looks amazing!! 😍 1w

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mabell Wow! How resourceful! And it all sounds great! (Not sure about the pickled pumpkin - I don‘t think that would be my thing 😆) 1w

Daisey @mabell To be honest, I‘m not sure about the pickled pumpkin either. I had lots this year, found the recipe, and was intrigued, so I decided to try it. They have to set for a while, so don‘t know yet, but I thought they would be a fun experiment for Thanksgiving. (edited) 1w

Lesliereadsalot The pasta in the pumpkin is so original! 1w

mabell @Daisey I‘m always in favor of a food experiment 😄 You‘ll have to report back with how they turned out! 7d

Daisey @Lesliereadsalot There were several recipes with rice, but the mac & cheese one caught my attention. This is more of an alfredo sauce, but it turned out delicious. 7d

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Cuilin

The Adventure of Black Peter | Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir

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Librarybelle It was an odd statement about killing versus murdering someone—based on the intent. I‘ve never thought of it that way…another thing to ponder. It seemed odd to me that Holmes let the inspector arrest the wrong man, only later to tell the inspector it was wrong. But, Holmes said a couple of times he did not have all of the facts of the case. Still seems strange that he appeared to be in agreement initially. 1w

CogsOfEncouragement Hmmm, it was self defense, right? It was definitely more force than necessary, but maybe if one gets so comfortable using a harpoon maybe one loses sight of how dramatic it is to use it on a man with murder in his eyes?

I felt SH knew in that moment he couldn't convince Hopkins that it wasn't Neligan, he needed to gather the convincing evidence for Hopkins to see his mistake. Neligan was not in comfort, but would be okay for another day or so. 1w

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dabbe I also think Holmes was ticked off at Neligan for not telling the entire truth, which could be why he let him go to jail for a bit. I also don't know if I take Hopkins word that it was self-defense; he could just as easily been the first to grab the harpoon and then have Carey pull the knife after. We'll never know totally because Carey is dead. Perhaps kill means just to end a life, while murder implies absolute intent. 1w

CogsOfEncouragement @dabbe Interesting point that maybe SH was annoyed with Neligan. Let him learn to not provide partial info that doesn‘t add up to the clues left at the scene. 1w

dabbe @CogsOfEncouragement I think SH in the past has even let the bad guy go (if he wasn't a murderer) as long as he was honest with his story. I swear, if Sherlock asked me to tell the story and leave nothing out, I'd sit up straighter in my chair and say, “Yes, sir!“ 😂 1w

CogsOfEncouragement @dabbe LOL! Right? 1w

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Cuilin

The Adventure of Black Peter: No. 34 | Arthur Conan Doyle

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I thought this was an interesting statement by Watson

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Librarybelle Watson brings up examples of this, and yet we‘ve also seen cases that the client is clearly wealthy. We‘ve also seen cases that involve the lower classes of society. It‘s an interesting thought by Watson. I‘m still thinking about it. 1w

CogsOfEncouragement I feel like SH is there for the puzzle and not the purse. One that stands out to me right now is the governess that he helps, Watson lets us know that she ended up as a head of a good school - telling the reader without telling the reader that SH must have made this happen as she was unable to get a better job than the governess job previously, though she was too bright for it. @Librarybelle 1w

dabbe Agree 💯 with @Librarybelle and @CogsofEncouragement. The case has to be interesting enough for Holmes to take it--no matter who the client is. We've seen him take on all kinds and types of cases as we are at the 29th short story and the 3rd novel! 27 stories and 1 novel to go! 🤩 1w

AnishaInkspill I‘m left with the impression Holmes takes on other cases by how he interacts with others, but I‘ve read only 2 so far 5d

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