#3stu acd

[astudyincanon]

Martin Van Maële’s illustrations for a French edition of “The Adventure of the Three Students”

[sarahthecoat]

Book club: The Three Students

This week for @astudyincanon book club, I listened to the magpie audio recording of The Three Students. (I have grown very fond of this reader!) I think everyone here knows by now the significance of 1895, and has noticed how Watson likes to describe the strapping young lads they meet.

How interesting that in the first paragraph, Watson also talks about the present case as a scandal that should be allowed to die out, without identifying the place or person involved. The language applies equally to what made them leave London in the first place, I think! How interesting that they found such a case outside of London, not a theft or a murder to be brought into the light, with a clear culprit to be apprehended. The theme of secrecy also extends to the exam the students were studying for.

Another thing that struck me was that before being interrupted with the case, Holmes was studying “early English charters”, ie, something to do with the law... apropos of 1895, and the legal problems of the time, Holmes is researching something in ancient law.

[satan-in-a-tea-cup]

the reader is supposed to identify with watson says every literature analysis ever (of what little i’ve seen). true we are told the stories through watson. but i want to read something on identifying with holmes. or both, both would be good.

i loved trash!holmes chain smoking in GOLD, moping around in the garden so much so watson seemed to almost think something was wrong with him and maybe it was, maybe holmes wasn’t feeling well. poor mental health must in all likelihood be highly relatable as that includes everyone with a brain.

and now in 3STU holmes is so excited about medieval architecture. how is that for relatable, yes very yes much yes.

please add more Relatable Holmes Content™️ below

[travelingwithoutthedoctor]

[astudyincanon]

First page of the original manuscript of "The Adventure of the Three Students” 

via Harvard’s Houghton Library

[hudders-and-hiddles]

since this week’s reading for @astudyincanon is three students, here’s your friendly reminder that the story starts around the same time as the oscar wilde trial and watson opens with

It was in the year ‘95 that a combination of events, into which I need not enter, caused Mr. Sherlock Holmes and myself to spend some weeks in one of our great University towns...

[astudyincanon]

For the week of February 26th - March 4th, we will be tackling

The Adventure of the Three Students (#3STU ACD)

‘The Adventure of the Three Students’ was published in The Strand in June 1904, and it comes in at a length of 7000 words.

Feel free to read at your own pace throughout the week. We will be tracking the tags for the story and posting what we find as the week goes on. (Reminder because tumblr is tumblr: if you’re going to tag us or the story, make sure it’s in the first five tags, or we won’t see it.)