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The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire (The Case-book of Sherlock Holmes)
Discussion Questions
1) What connection does Robert Ferguson have to Watson?
2) Who else has Mr. Ferguson’s wife attacked besides their infant son?
3) What does the wife say to Watson about the current situation when he arrives at the Ferguson house?
4) Why does Holmes believe this is a very delicate situation?
5) How did Holmes deduce that Jack was the culprit?
6) What in the house did Jack use to poison his baby brother?
The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire (The Case-book of Sherlock Holmes)
Discussion Questions
1) What connection does Robert Ferguson have to Watson?
2) Who else has Mr. Ferguson’s wife attacked besides their infant son?
3) What does the wife say to Watson about the current situation when he arrives at the Ferguson house?
4) Why does Holmes believe this is a very delicate situation?
5) How did Holmes deduce that Jack was the culprit?
6) What in the house did Jack use to poison his baby brother?
I didn't read any of the stories for this section (will try to read some of those for the coming week - probably via audiobook), but I saw the movie starring Jeremy Brett, which was interesting.

There was also a reference to the ravages of time on the body with Watson and Ferguson comparing their present selves to their adonis physiques of their rugby playing days.
It was interesting how Holmes scoffed at vampirism when Conan Doyle himself was very interested in spiritualism, participating in seances etc.
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There was also a reference to the ravages of time on the body with Watson..."
I also liked the rueful recognition between Watson and Ferguson...
And I too was struck by the scoffing vs the spiritualism. A note to my version did however suggest that Conan Doyle may have made the wife Peruvian to express his irritation that English protestants considered Catholicism as somewhat morally next door to vampirism. Sometimes I forget ACD wasn't entirely the upright Englishman he seems to inhabit in most guises.
The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire (The Case-book of Sherlock Holmes)
Availability The Case-book of Sherlock Holmes: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69700
Background Information
"The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire", written by British author Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 12 Sherlock Holmes stories collected between 1921 and 1927 as The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes. It was first published in the January 1924 issues of The Strand Magazine in London and Hearst's International in New York.
Publication History
"The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire" was first published in the UK in The Strand Magazine in January 1924, and in the US in Hearst's International (under the title "The Sussex Vampire") in the same month. The story was published with four illustrations by Howard K. Elcock in the Strand, and with four illustrations by W. T. Benda in Hearst's International. It was included in the short story collection The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, which was published in the UK and the US in June 1927.
A Short Review
"The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is a classic Sherlock Holmes story that subverts expectations. While the title suggests a supernatural mystery, Holmes and Watson investigate a case that boils down to human folly and a twisted sense of love. The story cleverly uses the premise of a vampire to create a suspenseful atmosphere before revealing a chilling, yet logical, explanation.