Red Headed League: 'A' is for Aviary

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Canon: The Red Headed League (REDH)
Title: 'A' Is For Aviary
Author: ennui_enigma
POV: Jabez Wilson
A/N: Prompted by Watson’s remark in Black Peter, “Wilson, the notorious canary-trainer”

Being a pawnbroker, I was not naturally given to scholarly pursuits. But under ‘A’, I learned about Aviaries. My newly acquired data instigated a side-business to supplement my meager pawnbroker’s income. They call me ‘the notorious canary trainer’ now. Well, I can only blame my new business on that brief but influential encounter with the Red-headed League and the Britannica.

IDEN: An Unmentionable Truth

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Canon Story: A Case of Identity
Title: An Unmentionable Truth
Author: smoothe1
Rating: PG-13

A/N: Still trying to catch up. I've always thought this story had an "uncomfortable" side and, perhaps, a truth that polite Victorian society would not allow Watson to publish. This entry from his private journal confirms that:

Yes..."Identity" indeed. Circumstances compelled me to conceal not only their's but the harsh reality of events.

That a step-father would pose as suitor to fulfill his most licentious, vile, and animal lusts...too scandalous to publish. That the maiden forfeited her life rather than deal with the truth and issue from the relations...too sad to put to pen.

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