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the Three Students
Mar. 3rd, 2018 11:06 amThis 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.
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Mar 3rd, 2018
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.
acd 3stu 3stu acd astudyincanon 1895 leaving papers unattended on the desk acd nava
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Mar 3rd, 2018
