This month's Mr. Sherlock Holmes the Theorist episode
goes back to 1949 to Volume 4, Number 1 of The Baker Street Journal
and Jay Finley Christ's article "Silver Blaze: An Identification
(as of 1893 A.D.).
Here Christ looks at what contemporary readers of the Strand
would...
“I flatter myself that I could find my way about.”
[HOUN]
Dartmoor and its surroundings provided the perfect setting for
The Hound of the Baskervilles. Not only did the area have a sense
of history (and prehistory) about it, but the sparse surroundings
added to the mystique.
Where would Sherlock Holmes be without fear and anxiety? It
was a common state of mind for a number of his clients, but Holmes
himself also exhibited anxious behavior from time to time.
In which stories can we find anxiety? Don't be nervous; we
have 10 examples....
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.