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Thoughts, Sherlockians?
Daisey, erzascarletbookgasm, Cuilin, CogsOfEncouragement, AnneCecilie, Aimeesue, Larkken, Librarybelle, mom2bugnbee, Read4life, StayCurious, Sace, CatLass007, Mollyanna, curiouserandcurioser, eeclayton, dabbe, IndoorDame, kelli7990, TheAromaofBooks, 5feet.of.fury, Tineke, Blackink_WhitePaper, Pageturner1, PageShifter, AllDebooks, AnnR, kimrenee, aroyse, CrystalE02Librarybelle I thought the cipher was more ingenious in that there was a code, albeit a simple code, to identity the message. It‘s my guess that the British at this time still considered Australia to be a bit wild—though it was no longer the place the British sent their convicts (I did a quick search and saw it ended about 25-30 years before the publication of this story), I‘m sure they had visions of unlawfulness. 5mo
Cuilin @Librarybelle good research. @Dabbe Unfortunately there was an idea that it was a place full of “convicts” and therefore wild. You could be sent for anything from grand larceny to petty theft. 1 in 7 were women. (edited) 5mo
IndoorDame I think the wild myth has persisted. I don‘t think the fact that Australia started as a penal colony is still the first thing that comes to mind for most people, but I know lots of people who if you say Australia immediately think ‘an incredible amount of deadly wildlife‘ - and that‘s mostly what they know about the place, still just cliches. 5mo
dabbe @Librarybelle Excellent research. This would fit perfectly then because the mutiny took place 20-30 years earlier than the publication date. 5mo
dabbe @IndoorDame Or they think of it as the “land down under.“ #menatwork 🤩 (edited) 5mo
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