Talk:The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle

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BBC's made for televesion version of this story (with Jeremy Brett as Holmes,) stays remarkably close to the canon. The only significant deviation comes at the very end when Holmes and Watson are shown leaving for the police station to secure the release of Horner.

"Plot Hole" in TV adoptation?
In the Grenada TV adoptaion-Holmes claims he will keep in the stone in his "museum"-yet how can he keep in thus-when 1) Peterson who recovers the stone will received the 1,000 GBP reward for finding it as told to him by Dr Watson 2) Holmes to secure the release of Hosmer must have surely had to present the stone as proof of the man's innocence and 3) Dr watson will write the whole story for the public. The TV version shows the Countess as a nearly fanatic in recovering her stone-not the type that would let a "Private consulting detecitve" keep it in a museum! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.83.126.88 (talk) 14:09, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

agreed. it makes no sense, and is entirely not in keeping with Holmes' character, quite apart from Holmes not having a museum of any sort that would be capable of securely housing such an item —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.232.107.200 (talk) 16:51, 13 July 2010 (UTC)

Coincidence, or basis?
Perhaps a "coincidence" to the story? A carbuncle is red, but in this story it is a blue gem: red and blue make purple, or plum-colored. The tale takes place at Christmas. And the original suspect was John ("Jack") Horner. I would not put it past the wit of Arthur Conan Doyle to devise this clever little story under the influence of "Little Jack Horner sat in a corner, eating his Christmas pie; He put in his thumb and pulled out a plum; And said 'What a good boy am I!'" And do I stretch the point too far, when I suggest the following? The poem tells us from the beginning, that John Horner in Doyle's tale was innocent: A good boy was he. --Br_Michael_CW — Preceding unsigned comment added by Br Michael CW (talk • contribs) 15:25, 12 September 2012 (UTC)

Not a bad plot idea of Doyle! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.83.72.154 (talk) 14:27, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

Christmas Time?
I read a commentary which stated that this is the only Conan Doyle - Sherlock Holmes story to be set at Christmas time. Is that true; does anyone know? Specifically, the story begins two days after Christmas. L. Thomas W. (talk) 16:47, 24 December 2012 (UTC) L. Thomas W. L. Thomas W. (talk) 16:47, 24 December 2012 (UTC)

What is a "Blue Carbuncle"?
Some information attempting to guess the most likely identity for this gem?

Drsruli (talk) 06:06, 2 March 2022 (UTC)

"Peterson returns excited, carrying the stolen gem, and reports that he found it in the goose's crop (an error by Conan Doyle, as geese do not have a crop)."
This itself is an error; geese do, in fact, have a crop (as do chickens, turkeys, and ducks).

https://www.fao.org/3/y4359e/y4359e05.htm

Drsruli (talk) 06:09, 2 March 2022 (UTC)


 * Quickly searching online throws up sources that agree, others that don't, and one says that they don't have a 'true crop' whatever that may be. Anyway, as the statement in the article adds nothing to the plot, I think it best to take it out. MichaelMaggs (talk) 11:11, 6 March 2022 (UTC)