Nov 27, 2024
“You seem to be a walking calendar of crime” [STUD]
Sherlock Holmes used the calendar to help him determine the significance of certain cluse and actions, noting phases of the moon and recurring events.
But there was another calendar that was useful to Holmes, which he mentioned in passing: the Newgate...
Nov 21, 2024
“it was a dramatic one” [GLOR]
One of Sherlock Holmes's traits was that he was a master of disguise. And in the very first short story, "A Scandal in Bohemia," we find him in not one but two disguises.
However, it's more than costuming that made him successful at subterfuge. Curtis Armstrong shares his...
Nov 13, 2024
“the Continental express” [FINA]
When Sherlock Holmes was trying to outrun Professor Moriarty, the trail led from London to Switzerland. It was anything but a straight route. Our travel series traces their trip.
What did Holmes and Watson's journey onto the Continent entail? How long did it take? And what might...
Nov 7, 2024
“you have erred, perhaps” [COPP]
We have John H. Watson, M.D. to thank for the Sherlock Holmes stories, and we typically take them at face value. That is, we trust that Watson was telling us the truth.
While Sherlock Holmes complimented Watson for his choice of cases, he also had criticisms of Watson's writing,...
Oct 30, 2024
“gone—stolen, vanished” [BRUC]
