#the adventure of the yellow face

[monocordum]

Watson on Holmes, taken out of context: we took a long walk in silence, as befits two men who know each other INTIMATELY; in other words, if I don't drag him out of the house from time to time he's always stuck to that chair, and if--god forbid--someone comes looking for him while we're out, I'm never going to hear the end of it

Not out of context, in fact, especially as far as the old married couple vibes are concerned

(From The Adventure of the Yellow Face, February 1893 issue of The Strand)

#arthur conan doyle #sherlock holmes #john watson #the adventure of the yellow face #absolutely not johnlock #what was i saying

[principiumindividuationis777]

#The Adventure of the Yellow Face #Sherlock Holmes #illustration #art #black and white #Sidney Paget #Victorian #dark academia #Arthur Conan Doyle #men's fashion

[quill-of-thoth]

Letters from Watson: The Adventure of the Yellow Face

Crimes in Context

Holmes' first, incorrect but entirely understandable, conclusion was of blackmail, which has been a bit of a theme in these stories, so I won't go over it again. Likewise, we have covered how the easiest way to leave a marriage was to just pick up and walk away, and we've touched on the political landscape of the American south in the post civil war decades. Instead, I want to focus on my impression that this case was much earlier in Holmes' career than Baring Gould gives it credit for, and how interesting it is that we have so few other cases set in the early 1880's.

Almost all of the cases we've looked at so far, with the notable exceptions of A Study in Scarlet and The Speckled Band, have occurred during or after the fall of 1886. By Baring Gould's count there are three cases in that year, and eight the next, with five in 1888 and seven in 1889... partially, I believe, so he can conform with Watson's assertion that there were only three cases of interest in 1890. (Which doesn't preclude him digging up more details for publishable cases later.) However, due to the fact that Watson is evidently still living with Holmes (evident in that he doesn't mention visiting, and that Holmes is getting ready for bed when he requests that Watson remember to tell him if he's reaching too far,) this case could have theoretically occurred at any time between the events of A Study in Scarlet (March 1881) and Watson's marriage (Late 1888 or the winter months of 1889.) Personally, I would like to put it somewhere between '83 and '85, and take this as evidence that some time in '85 or '86, Watson's health improved drastically.

Watson, in 1881 and 1882, is confined indoors most of the winters due to chronic pain from his war wound, and, though he never writes of it directly after A Study in Scarlet, he's suffering from PTSD, or 'shattered nerves.' Although the glimpses we see in The Speckled Band and The Yellow Face show that he's settled into life with Holmes and happy to assist on cases, his ideas of documenting Holmes' cases won't take off until around 1886, which is when he most likely would have been writing the bulk of A Study in Scarlet. Either he's getting roundly rejected when attempting to publish, or he's not actually attempting to publish often, if at all. Given how difficult PTSD can make creative endeavors when it's at it's height, that second one is pretty plausible. Especially since he seldom seems to find anything he deems worthy of publication from this period in his notes.

However, after his marriage to Mary, Watson is able to go into practice again. And during The Resident Patient he commiserates with Dr. Trevelyan about how much money is needed to start a career as a doctor. If Watson is feeling more or less recovered by '86, a sudden rush of activity - such as writing a novel, properly documenting Holmes' cases, or longing to return to his career - makes a lot of sense.

We could slot The Adventure of the Yellow Face into this period handily, with Holmes relying more on his friend, and Watson taking a greater interest, or we could speculate that it's earlier (Say, '83 or '84) and surmise that it stood out as being a case with an extremely happy ending, something that would have stuck with Watson because he is, at heart, a romantic. After all, at the end of the story a loving couple is reunited, and a little girl is returned to her family.

#Letters from Watson #The Adventure of the Yellow Face #no actual crimes this time #More context for where I decided to put it in the timeline

[paradises-library]

Not another word did he say of the case until late that night, when he was turning away, with his lighted candle, for his bedroom.

'Watson,' said he, 'if it should ever strike you that I am getting a little over-confident in my powers, or giving less pains to a case than it deserves, kindly whisper 'Norbury' in my ear, and I shall be infinitely obliged to you.'

-The Adventure of the Yellow Face, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

#the adventure of the yellow face #sir arthur conan doyle #quotes #letters from watson #sherlock holmes

[shortstorytournament]

Pre-Tournament: Arthur Conan Doyle Brackets

THE ADVENTURE OF THE DEVIL'S FOOT (1910) (link) - tw: death

Many of my readers may retain some recollection of what was called at the time “The Cornish Horror,” though a most imperfect account of the matter reached the London press. Now, after thirteen years, I will give the true details of this inconceivable affair to the public.

THE ADVENTURE OF THE YELLOW FACE (1894) (link)

"A man can tell easily enough when a woman loves him. But there’s this secret between us, and we can never be the same until it is cleared.”

THE FINAL PROBLEM (1893) (link) - tw: death

It is with a heavy heart that I take up my pen to write these the last words in which I shall ever record the singular gifts by which my friend Mr. Sherlock Holmes was distinguished.

#short story tournament #arthur conan doyle #sherlock holmes #the final problem #the adventure of the yellow face #the adventure of the devil's foot #polls #prebrackets

[thelastofthebookworms]

For more polls, see my pinned post.

#polls #sherlock holmes #arthur conan doyle #the adventure of the gloria scott #the adventure of the musgrave ritual #the adventure of silver blaze #the adventure of the stockbroker's clerk #the adventure of the yellow face #the adventure of the cardboard box

[sorrelpaws]

SLIGHTLY OLDER DESIGNS FOR MORTY AND SUMMER!!!

#rick and morty #morty smith #summer smith #ill drop a couple ideas that i was too lazy to write by hand #morty and summer become closer when they get older #morty starts getting more interested in space and science n starts building his own wacky contraptions and thingamajigs #mortys hair is supposed to be a coke zero version of rick's hair #i think he starts pushing it out of his face and doesnt realize how much it makes his idk Silhouette look like rick #RICK IS STILL ALIVE GUYS!!!!!!! his design wouldnt rlly change tho hes just crying somewhere off screen because his grandkids are growing up #SUMMER GETS FUCKING JACKED #i think she moves out pretty quickly but comes over to hang out with the fam often enough kinda space beth style ? #alsooo the flowers are supposed to be her rick and morty colored #like yellow blue and pink :3 #I ALSOOO think she'd start joining rnm on adventures a lot more (hence the muscles) #shes the brawn and rick (and morty) are the brains

[ineffabletwaddle13]

The Adventure of the Speckled Band: "There was a long silence, during which Holmes leaned his chin upon his hands and stared into the crackling fire"

The Yellow Face: "My companion sat silent for some time, with his chin upon his hand, lost in thought"

The Adventure of the Priory School: "Holmes sat down on a boulder and rested his chin in his hands. I had smoked two cigarettes before he moved"

Holmes in the books tends to think with his chin resting on his hand, but every adaptation has their own thinking poses

#sherlock holmes #1954 sherlock holmes #ronald howard holmes #ronald howard #1954 sherlock holmes/acd books #the case of the impromptu performance #arthur conan doyle #The Adventure of the Speckled Band #the yellow face #The Adventure of the Priory School #acd holmes

[chiropteracupola]

historical military illustration is a damnable pit trap actually. whoops.

#today's art adventure #facedown in my glass of pineapple juice listening to the rain and having regrets. there's an essay about film history in these thoughts too #but I'm Tired and can't deal with pondering these absurd yellow facings any longer

[lookninjas]

Finally used my Manic Panic Amplified.

Hair:

Face:

Arm:

Hand:

Don't ask about the tub.

#adventures in hair color #to be fair my face was fuschia to start and three washes got it mostly clean #but yeah there’s a lot of staining #also that fade out is weird #fuschia tones to start then orange then yellow #but we'll see how it holds out anyway

[rosabienfuerte]

#giorno giovanna #vento aureo #golden wind #jjba #jojo's bizarre adventure #art #digital #my art #eyes #faces #pink #blue #yellow #magenta #gold #eyelashes

[emojiburst]

#yellow emoji #emoji #discord #sticker #custom emoji #cute #emojis #expression #face #blep #adventure time vibes

[principiumindividuationis777]

#Sherlock Holmes #Harper's Weekly #Victorian #illustration #black and white #art #The Adventure of the Yellow Face

[quill-of-thoth]

Letters from Watson: The Adventure of the Yellow Face

Part 2: The Fun Bits - includes spoilers

Once again Holmes doing good detective work by looking into the wife's background and any possibility of her papers being available.

However both he and Munroe are jumping to conclusions due to their absolute lack of information about America: suffice to say that if, as I think, this takes place somewhere in 1883-1885, Mrs. Munroe has a perfect right to be frantic about the continued safety of her mixed-race child, especially if her husband did not actually die of yellow fever.

Not that she wouldn't have cause for concern at any other time, but a rich black man in the south in the late 1870's or early 1880's is going to have an extremely complicated life, due to the backlash against reconstruction and the ongoing virulent racism.

Illegal but worth it - this sentiment is going to come up again, but in a case where it will actually be warranted.

The language regarding little miss Lucy is rough and the actions of Holmes and Watson are hasty, but this actually is more heartwarming with context and a concrete date. Yes, the American civil war was over almost twenty years ago, but it, and the previous existence of slavery, would have shaped John Hebron's entire life whether he was born free or not.

Although Mrs Munroe expresses wishes that her daughter were less black, there is the fact that life might be easier for her if she was to mitigate it. Also, although at the time of publication it was surely easy to read Mrs. Munroe's wishes as focused on her daughter's future, there's definitely some unexamined racism in there too. After all, you can love someone and still have an unconscious bias against other members of their demographic.

#Letters from Watson #The Adventure of the Yellow Face #Within the context of the short stories this was a Very Special Episode #As we must expect from the victorians it's not perfect #but on this subject ACD tried #more than once even #given the five orange pips

[contentabnormal]

This week on Content Abnormal we present Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce in The New Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes mystery “The Demon Barber”!

#sherlock holmes #dr. watson #dr. john h. watson #the new adventures of sherlock holmes #basil rathbone #nigel bruce #radio #the yellow face #sir arthur conan doyle #the demon barber of fleet street #sweeney todd #otr #horror host #wrestlemania 39 #happy wrestlemania #voyage to the prehistoric planet #the black sleep #bela lugosi #lon chaney jr. #john carradine #tor johnson #brutus the barber beefcake #play atlantis

[motheryves]

phoebe, but i drew her in class, and i can't keep the same face

#fuck same face syndrome #i cant draw the same face #couldnt find the yellow so i had to use what i worked with #cant draw bodies either so... #flame princess #phoebe #phoebe flame princess #adveture time #fanart #art #adventure time fanart