“there
never was a man who deserved punishment more” [IDEN]
There are certain instances in the Sherlock Holmes stories
where the villain is so foul, so deserving of punishment, that it's
a relief to see them get theirs. It's justice served.
We can think of a couple, off the tops of our heads. Perhaps
you have...
Sherlock Holmes wasn't an easy man to live with. Still, it's
impressive that Watson didn't unload on him more frequently. Or
perhaps he did and just didn't report it...
What is it about Holmes's personality that made him caustic? And
about Watson's that allowed him to...
“accomplished, a wonder woman in every way” [ILLU]
Each month, we look at a piece of Sherlockian or Holmesian
scholarship that might be outside of your ken, and discuss its
merits or faults. This month, we look at Mollie Hardwick's "Women
of the Canon: 1 - Women of Influence" from The Sherlock
Holmes Journal,...
In the last episode, we talked about the uncertainty of
justice at the conclusion of some stories. Did the perpetrators
find justice raining down on them? In some cases, it was left up to
the reader's imagination.
This episode we're looking at some instances of...
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.