The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet
A distressed banker, a messed-up family, some serious Watson shade and some royal jewels all tangle together in this eclectic little mystery. This is our discussion about "The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet," from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
Sarah and Marisa unpack the weird family vibes and deeply colonial implications of this somewhat understated little tale. Plus - maybe our favorite Holmes quote ever! And some serious requests about "The Final Problem."
Holmes disguised as a “Common loafer” in this Sidney Paget illustration. So shady!
Listen to our narration of the story:
“I have lost my honour, my gems, and my son in one night.”
From The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, "The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet" by Arthur Conan Doyle, narrated by Kira Apple.
Kira Apple is a part-time voice actor and full-time bookseller. Other voice work includes the roles of The Narrator and Mary Bangs (The Way We Haunt Now), Katya Harper (Electromancy), Cybilene (Inn Between), Commander Natalya Kastanova (The Dead: Ephemeris), Hale (The Dead: Strings of Fate), Marla (Ostium), and Jack St. James (Superstition).
Further reading / watching:
“Holmes’s Busy Day” - Baker Street Journal
Sherlock Holmes and the Missing Jewels, a collection of Holmes stories about thievery and jewelry
“Sherlock Holmes: Adventures of an English Gentleman, 1887–1894” by Derek Longhurst from Gender, Genre and Narrative Pleasure
The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Improbable Prisoner by Stuart Douglas
The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
Black Panther, dir. Ryan Coogler (and watch Sinners while you’re at it!)