The Noble Bachelor: The Fourth Continent & Uneasy Lies the Head

[marysutherland.livejournal.com]

A two for one this week, since I was inspired by noticing a character cross-over with another ACD story.

Canon Story: The Noble Bachelor
Title: The Fourth Continent
Author: Mary Sutherland
Rating: PG

Watson's extensive knowledge of women extends to Asia, Africa and Europe, but not America. American women invariably attract a certain type of Old World man. Such men note the woman's intelligence, loyalty and spirited nature, but fail to mark certain disadvantages inherent in a female person with her own mind and will. See, for example, Lord St Simon's unfortunate marriage.

Canon Story: The Noble Bachelor
Title: Uneasy Lies the Head
Author: Mary Sutherland
Rating: PG

Extract from Sherlock Holmes' files:

Christian Friedrich Wilhelm von Saxe-Meningen, fifth King of Scandinavia
July 1886: second wife Sophia runs away during honeymoon after receiving anonymous threatening letters. Traced as sent by stepdaughter Clotilde (cf. Schmitt, Helga, Munich 1872).
King requests case is never to be reported.
April 1888: Clotilde marries Wilhelm, King of Bohemia (see further under Adler, Irene).

Comments

[debriswoman]

Thank you:-)

I particularly liked your summing up of the link with another case, Holmes probable role re the king of scandinavia and room for speculation as to what Clotilde would have made of Irene Adler:-)

Neatly done.

[bwblack.livejournal.com]

Two stories. Bonus!

The Fourth Continent:

OUCH. I mean really... OUCH.

Can't wait for an american woman to come and straighten his arse out... or a particularly willful English woman. Either way... or both, together.

Seriously though, a pretty great summation of period beliefs in 60 words and having so much impact.

Uneasy Lies the Hand:

Love Holmes filings. Proof that king of Scandanavia is not a mislabeled king of Bohemia and especially love how much it is clear we need Watson as Holmes's notes would not compelling stories make.

60 words for 60 cases, week 6: The Noble Bachelor

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[ennui-enigma.livejournal.com]

Well written and thought out! Thanks!

[impulsereader.livejournal.com]

Nicely done on both counts!

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

Two for one! We are doubly lucky. These are fascinating with their implications.