Jun 28, 2023
“What do you say, dear?” [BOSC]
One of the earlier cases in The Adventure of Sherlock
Holmes, "The Boscombe Valley Mystery" is filled with wonderful
scenes and phrases that carry us through the entire Sherlock Holmes
canon.
It doesn't get the same level of attention as some of the
other stories from that...
Jun 21, 2023
“a nice taste in wines” [LAST]
In this month's Masters Class, we turn for the final time to a
work of Edgar W. Smith's, "Up From the Needle," as featured in Vol.
2, No. 1 (1947) of The Baker Street Journal.
Edgar takes us away from the canard of Sherlock Holmes as a
drug addict and gives us an oenophile's...
Jun 15, 2023
“It is, of course, a trifle” [TWIS]
Sometimes there are moments in the Sherlock Holmes stories
when we just take Holmes at his word, giving little thought to the
logic behind it. We simply trust him.
But when it comes to "The Man with the Twisted Lip," it seemed
a little odd that he had to stay out at...
Jun 7, 2023
“I've learned not to cry over spilled milk” [SIGN]
Between recent episodes on Eggs and Breakfast, it seems like
we've had our fill of comestibles. Well, this isn't a podcast to be
trifled with, so we're headed to the dairy.
We look at instances of milk and butter in the Sherlock Holmes
stories while...