Canon Discussion: The Final Problem

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This week we’re having a look at The Final Problem. As always, I’ve typed up a few thoughts to get the discussion started.

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The Final Problem: Names

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Canon Story: The Final Problem
Title: Names
Author: scfrankles
Rating: G
Author's Notes: Baring-Gould tells us that Holmes’ full name was ‘William Sherlock Scott Holmes’. But he got his information a little muddled…



They stared at the memorial plaque.

“I didn’t know your brother had more than one Christian name,” said Watson.

Mycroft nodded. “Our father was an admirer of William Sherlock; our mother an admirer of Sir Walter Scott.”

“How lovely,” said Watson, wincing internally.

‘IVANHOE HOLMES’ read the inscription.

No wonder the poor fellow had preferred to be known as Sherlock.

The Final Problem: Peter Steiler the Elder

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Canon Story: The Final Problem
Author: scfrankles
Rating: G
Author's Notes: …we put up at the Englischer Hof, then kept by Peter Steiler the elder. Our landlord was an intelligent man, and spoke excellent English, having served for three years as waiter at the Grosvenor Hotel in London.


Peter Steiler, the elder of two.
What a trial were the well-to-do!
At the Grosvenor, folk never thank you when you
Pass them the menu.

The Final Problem: Mourning

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Canon Story: The Final Problem
Title: Mourning
Author: thesmallhobbit
Rating: G

When I first wrote about Holmes’ death, I did not believe that I could ever feel more sorrow.  And yet, less than a year later, I was to discover how wrong I was.  There will always be a part of me that mourns that second loss, even though I now have someone who holds a similar place in my heart.

The Final Problem: Colonel James Moriarty

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Canon Story: The Final Problem
Author: thesmallhobbit
Rating: G




Colonel James Moriarty
Believed brother James the injured party
When the professor’s fight at the waterfall
Had brought an end to it all