Abbreviation (J. F. Christ, 1947): BLAC
Word length (C. E. Lauterbach, 1960): 8,181
First published:Collier's Weekly, February 27, 1904;
Strand Magazine, March 1904
In the introductory paragraphs of this story, Watson makes much of "the
year '95", and it provides much of what solid information there is
about Holmes's activities during 1895. To Sherlockians, of course, it is
always 1895, which gives the cases of that year special importance. What
qualities does "Black Peter" have that justify its position in Holmes's
annus mirabilis?
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