Sherlockian.Net: The Sussex Vampire

Basic information

Abbreviation (J. F. Christ, 1947): SUSS
Word length (C. E. Lauterbach, 1960): 5,999
First published: Strand Magazine, January 1924; Hearst's International Magazine, January 1924

Text available on-line

bbc.co.uk

egel.be

oregonstate.edu

persiangig.com (Word)

sherlockholmes_cases.tripod.com

xunta.es (PDF)

yoak.com

Links of interest

Re: Vampires, a list of Holmes-vampire tales compiled by Bill Mason

Pathway to Darkness: The Ultimate Online Vampire Resource

Christopher Lee

Eleanor of Castile

Redmond's Delicate Question

This tale seems to be unique in presenting a child as the criminal. Does it, together with the few other appearances of children in the Canon, suggest that the author held a less than rosy view of childhood and in fact subscribed to the doctrine of original sin?

"The View Halloa", by Rosemary Michaud

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