Sherlockians reading about Joseph Stangerson might like to know that Holmes
wrote 'A Study In Scarlet' without at that time ever having visited America
- he read up on America in the Encyclopaedia Britannica and from newspaper
articles. The name 'Stangerson' seems to have been an adaptation from the
real-life case of the disappearance of a German baker named Urban Napoleon
Stanger on 12 November 1881 in the East End of London.





Tim



Tim Symonds

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From: SherlockHolmesSocietyofIndia@...
[mailto:SherlockHolmesSocietyofIndia@...] On Behalf Of Johnny
Bravo
Sent: 12 June 2009 08:38
To: SherlockHolmesSocietyofIndia@...
Subject: [sherlock holmes society of india] Questions on the Canon









Hi Sherlockians,

To get to know Sherlock Holmes better, i would like members to ask questions
on the Canon. So here goes

"What was the book that was found on Joseph Stangerson's person when his
dead body was discovered ?"

Cheers





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