Canon Discussion: The Speckled Band

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This week we’re having a look at The Speckled Band. I’ve typed up a few thoughts to get the discussion going—please leave your own ideas in the comments!

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Mrs. Hudson's Poetry Page: The Speckled Band

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Welcome once again to my poetry page!

I hope each week you will read Dr. Watson’s delightful narrative and then be inspired to write a poem related to it in some way. All forms of poetry are permitted, and further down the page there is a selection you might like to consider using over the coming weeks.


This week my featured form is the circular poem.

( Definition and Example )

As always, this is simply something to consider for the future. Any form of poetry is welcome this week—and every week! Here are a few suggestions for you:

221B verselet, abecedarian poetry, acrostic poetry, cinquain, circular poetry, clerihew, concrete poetry, diamante, epigram, haiku, limerick, palindrome poetry, riddle, sedoka, sestina, sonnet, tanka, terza rima, tongue twister poetry, triolet, tyburn, villanelle


Please leave all your poems inspired by The Speckled Band in the comments on this post. I look forward to seeing them!

Warm regards,

Mrs. Hudson

The Speckled Band: The Game is Afoot (Fun for Ages 8 - 80)

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Canon Story: The Speckled Band
Title: The Game is Afoot (Fun for Ages 8 - 80)
Author: scfrankles
Rating: G
Author's Notes: SPEC was not Holmes’ first case involving a serpent…


The die is cast: the villain goes up a ladder.

Holmes follows but finds a snake at the top and slides back to where he started from.

It’s Watson’s turn. He advances, ascends the second ladder and catches up with the murderous zookeeper.

“Holmes afraid of snakes, is he?” sneers the fugitive.

Watson throws a punch to win the game!

The Speckled Band: Suitable Summer Entertainments

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Canon Story: The Speckled Band
Title: A Trip to the Zoo (as featured in the Marylebone Illustrated)
Author:thesmallhobbit
Rating: G

For our readers looking for a pleasant day out we recommend a trip to London Zoo this summer.  There are opportunities to view many exotic creatures, including the cheetah and the baboon.  In addition a number of different varieties of snake can be seen in the Reptile House, although ladies of a delicate disposition may wish to bypass this building.


Canon Story: The Speckled Band
Title: Snakes & Ladders (as featured in the Marylebone Illustrated)
Author:thesmallhobbit
Rating: G

For those rainy afternoons when children need entertaining  we suggest the educational board game of Snakes and Ladders.  Each ladder shows how the virtues of thrift, penitence and industry will lead upwards to grace, fulfilment and success, whilst landing on a snake the player will discover  the vices of indulgence, disobedience and indolence  causing descent to illness, disgrace and poverty.

The Speckled Band: A Dangerous Man

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Canon Story: The Speckled Band
Title: A Dangerous Man
Author: tripleransom
Rating: G



A Dangerous Man

Miss Stoner's narrative told us that her stepfather was a dangerous man. When he bent our poker double, it was even more evident.

Yet, later that night when I felt the press of Holmes's hand on my wrist and his lips at my ear, I realised he was more dangerous to me than Dr Roylott could ever hope to be.

The Blue Carbuncle: 'Tis the Season

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Canon Story: The Blue Carbuncle
Title: 'Tis the Season
Author: tripleransom
Rating: G
A/N: Whoops! A bit late with this one. Considering that this is one of my favourite stories and I love the Granada adaptation, it was surprisingly hard for me to write about it.

'Tis the Season

James Ryder was willing to let Horner take the blame for his theft of the Blue Carbuncle. In turn, he blamed the maid, Catherine Cusak for putting him up to it.

I was surprised that Holmes was willing to let Ryder go as long as Horner was exonerated, but I often wondered what he told the Countess about her maid.