We've explored a number of angles around alcohol in the
Sherlock Holmes stories, but it recently struck us that there are
glimpses of alcoholism in the Canon. Victorians were no different
in their struggles with alcohol, although the disease wasn't
recognized as one at the...
This month's Masters Class features the second in our three
essays by Edgar W. Smith. In Vol. 1 No. 3 of The Baker Street
Journal from 1946, Smith wonders about Sherlock Holmes's
travels between 1891 and 1894.
More specifically, he compares global events and...
Since this is Episode 333 and since there are three stories in
the Canon that incorporate the number three in their titles, we
thought it was time to turn our attention to the "magic number," as
three is known.
Why that number of students, gables, and Garridebs?
What's...
“Why not take police precautions
against him?” [FINA]
When reading "The Final Problem," it's difficult not to be
caught off-guard. After all, it opens with Watson telling us these
are the last words he'll write about Sherlock Holmes.
But when we step back and look at the story with sober eyes,
we...
While we discussed breakfast in the last episode, we felt we
paid more attention to the toast than the eggs. And there was one
quote in particular that didn't make the cut.
We recall that quote, search for an egg-seller in the Sherlock
Holmes stories, and...
You know the plots, but what about the minutiae? We delve into the Sherlock Holmes stories and provide answers to questions that arise, clarify muddy details, and look into some of the period terminology in this weekly podcast.