The Adventure of the Cardboard Box

The Adventure of the Cardboard Box | Arthur Conan Doyle

For week 1 of #weeklyfavorites, the only thing I finished was the short story for #noplacelikeholmes.

For this week, I‘ll only be finishing this week‘s short story for #noplacelikeholmes. I don‘t think I‘ll be finishing anything else.

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The Adventure of the Cardboard Box | Arthur Conan Doyle

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kelli7990

The Adventure of the Cardboard Box | Arthur Conan Doyle

I finished this week‘s short story for #noplacelikeholmes. It‘s not included in the Sherlock Holmes short story collection narrated by Stephen Fry and it irritated me because I‘m used to hearing Stephen Fry read the stories. I found the audiobook for this short story through Amazon Music. A lot of different people have narrated this story and I ended up choosing Mark Young. His voice was nice but I still wish Stephen Fry would‘ve read the story.

dabbe I wish he had recorded the entire canon, too. 💚🌼💚 4w

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dabbe

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Thoughts, Sherlockians?

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Librarybelle I still have some confusion over which stories are to take place before Reichenbach Falls…😂 4w

dabbe @Librarybelle IKR? When he writes his later stories, a lot occurred before “The Final Problem“--yet were written decades later! 🤯 4w

CogsOfEncouragement It is interesting that these short stories were first published in monthly periodicals and later bound in books for us. Thank goodness! I think I give a lot of shrugs to these problems in the canon because of that. If they were always published as we have them today I'd be much less forgiving. 4w

dabbe @CogsOfEncouragement And to think that there are SH clubs all over the world who love nothing more than to ponder the most minute details of these stories, especially dates and weather. I'm more likely to shrug myself and just move on to the next story.
#willingtosuspendmydisbelief 4w

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dabbe

The Adventure of the Cardboard Box | Arthur Conan Doyle

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes @Cuilin

Thoughts, Sherlockians?

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Librarybelle There‘s a bit of responsibility for everyone. Actions have consequences. It‘s a chain reaction. Sarah may not be guilty of murder, but she‘s not exactly innocent either. 4w

dabbe @Librarybelle I didn't like her having “brain fever“. What a cop-out, Doyle! I wanted to see her face some serious consequences besides just losing her mind at the most opportune moment. 4w

CogsOfEncouragement @dabe @ librarybelle

Hmmm, I had not considered this on my own. Heavy.

Sarah is a horrible person. She is described as having a bad temper, meddlesome, and hard to please.

Jim and Mary Browner are the two responsible to keep their marriage vows. In hindsight, maybe Jim would have told Mary about Sarah coming on to him and getting her out of the house that minute. (continued) 4w

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CogsOfEncouragement But Jim never saw this sort of vengeance coming his way. Even Sarah might have been surprised how easy it was to manipulate Mary. Did she want her sister dead, or just to make Jim miserable? How did Alec think this was going to work out for himself? Jim certainly takes all the blame for his part in it and Sarah will likely find it difficult to continue in what will certainly be very lonely existence. @dabbe @librarybelle 4w

Librarybelle I don‘t think Sarah thought the situation would become violent…the brain fever thing too was a bit ridiculous, @dabbe . @CogsOfEncouragement 4w

CatLass007 Jim Browner uses the excuse that he was “driven” to drink by the behaviors of Sarah, Mary, and Alex. I know alcoholism is a disease but it wasn‘t considered that when this story was written. But I also believe that personal responsibility is the reason someone picks up their first drink after being sober for a long time. I don‘t believe in blaming others for our own feelings. 4w

dabbe @CatLass007 Or blaming others for our own actions. 4w

dabbe @CogsOfEncouragement Communication would have been best, even if Sarah was Mary's sister. I also wonder what on earth Sarah told Mary to have Mary go totally against her husband. Wicked and horrible of Miss Sarah! 4w

dabbe @CogsOfEncouragement Sarah having brain-fever wasn't a good enough punishment for her IMHO. But perhaps living with the guilt of what she did (if she's capable) would be enough. I wanted her to suffer more. How nice of me, huh? 🤣 4w

CatLass007 @dabbe Exactly. 4w

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dabbe

The Adventure of the Cardboard Box | Arthur Conan Doyle

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Thoughts, Sherlockians?

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Librarybelle Perhaps it was the adultery. There is violence in this, but other stories we have read describe bloody scenes or animals/beasts that tear up humans, so I cannot see it being the violence that would stop readers. Good question! 4w

dabbe @Librarybelle I also think the story may have been considered too scandalous was because it was the WOMEN who were the hussies, both Sarah (who came on to a married man) and Mary (who committed adultery while married). If men did it, that was okay, but women! 😱 4w

CogsOfEncouragement So interesting. I'm sure I'm very callous to such things at this point but this read like a cozy or a children's chapter book to me. Sure, there are horrible things done but they are not described in gruesome detail. 4w

dabbe @CogsOfEncouragement The ears did receive almost a clinical detachment, didn't they? Very Sherlock-like. 🤩 4w

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dabbe

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Lend me an 👂 or 👂👂, Sherlockians. 😱 Thoughts?

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Librarybelle That was a bit gruesome! I think I exclaimed “oh my” when we learned the contents of the package. A revenge story, with a bit of violence. 4w

dabbe @Librarybelle Most definitely! 😱 4w

CogsOfEncouragement I enjoyed this one. Was entertained that SH didn't want any credit for it because it was too simple. I was amused at the end when Lestrade acted as though it was yes, very simple - then why did you call in SH! He sent the note that they couldn't get anything to work upon. In my opinion, they would have still been at a lose without SH. Lestrade, just say thank you. 4w

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kelli7990 I enjoyed this story. 4w

dabbe @CogsOfEncouragement And Lestrade has no problem in taking ALL of the credit and acting as if he really didn't need Holmes at all. #oy! 4w

dabbe @kelli7990 Yay! 😀 4w

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LitsyEvents

The Adventure of the Cardboard Box | Arthur Conan Doyle

Repost for @dabbe

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Interesting discussion yesterday, Sherlockians. Our discussion for “The Adventure of the Cardboard Box” will be next Saturday 3/8 and will be led by @dabbe
*Spoiler alert to summary/analysis: https://shorturl.at/9ZVcm

Also there is another set of stories after HIS LAST BOW (THE CASE-BOOK OF SH) and I have a link to all of them if interested https://ignisart.com/camdenhouse/canon/9-case.htm

dabbe TY! 🤩🤩🤩 1mo

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dabbe

The Adventure of the Cardboard Box | Arthur Conan Doyle

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes @Cuilin @LitsyEvents

Interesting discussion yesterday, Sherlockians! Our discussion for “The Adventure of the Cardboard Box“ will be next Saturday, 3/8, and will be led by @dabbe.
*Spoiler Alert to summary/analysis: https://shorturl.at/9ZVcm

Also, there IS another set of stories after HIS LAST BOW (THE CASE-BOOK OF SH), and I have a link to all of them, if interested: https://ignisart.com/camdenhouse/canon/9-case.htm

Librarybelle Thank you! 1mo

dabbe @Librarybelle YW! 🤗 1mo

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