The Norwood Builder: Faker

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Canon Story: The Adventure of the Norwood Builder
Title: Faker
Author: capt_facepalm
Characters: Mr Jonas Oldacre, Sherlock Holmes
Rating: G
Author's Notes: (...lurker bush's leaves are rustling again...)

Mr Jonas Oldacre
Was exposed as a faker
After his shrewd adversary
Heard about the stunt in the aviary.

Canon Discussion: The Norwood Builder

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We’re looking at The Norwood Builder this week. As always, I’ve typed up a few thoughts to get the discussion underway.

( Discussion continues... )

The Norwood Builder: Tricky

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Canon Story: The Adventure of the Norwood Builder
Title: Tricky
Author: scfrankles
Rating: G



Astonishingly, Holmes agreed to entertain the children with conjuring at the Scotland Yard Christmas party.

Chemical explosions drew delighted squeals. Mindreading was applauded wildly. But pulling a rabbit out of a hat terrified the little ones.

“I cannot understand it,” said Holmes afterwards.

“Well,” I said, “I am fairly certain the rabbit wasn’t supposed to be bought from a butcher’s.”



Author's Notes: Just showing my working out: Holmes stood before us with the air of a conjurer who is performing a trick.

…a little, wizened man darted out of it, like a rabbit out of its burrow.

“A dead dog, or rabbits, or what? Well, well, I dare say that a couple of rabbits would account both for the blood and for the charred ashes.”

The Norwood Builder: John Hector McFarlane

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Canon Story: The Norwood Builder
Author: scfrankles
Rating: G




John Hector McFarlane
Was his mother’s darlin’.
He needed a warning, but he lacked hers:
Beware strange benefactors!

The Norwood Builder: Pronouncement

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Canon Story: The Adventure of the Norwood Builder
Title: Pronouncement
Author: capt_facepalm
Characters: Inspector Lestade, Sherlock Holmes
Rating: G
Author's Notes: (...Eeek! There's a opened can of worms in the lurker bush...)
Inspired by: thesmallhobbit's story: The Norwood Builder: Inspector Lestrade

Inspector Lestrade
Had his case made
Until Holmes declared 'Your conclusion is flawed,
Inspector Lestrade!'

The Norwood Builder: Rarely a Dull Moment

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Canon Story: The Norwood Builder
Title: Rarely a Dull Moment
Author: thesmallhobbit
Rating: G

Holmes might bemoan the absence of Professor Moriarty, but I was relieved that he was no longer with us.  It was not long since we had escaped from the Friesland, where the crew, on discovering us investigating that vessel, had sought to incarcerate us in the hold when they scuppered the ship.  A few quieter months would not go amiss.

The Norwood Builder: Inspector Lestrade

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Canon Story: The Norwood Builder
Author: thesmallhobbit
Rating: G
Author's Note: Using the Granada pronunciation of the inspector's surname.



Inspector Lestrade
Had his day made
When burning straw
Brought out the man they were looking for