"Palmer and Pritchard were among the heads of
their profession" [SPEC]
When he was facing off against Dr. Grimesby Roylott, Sherlock
Holmes asserted "When a doctor
does go wrong he is the first of criminals. He has nerve and
he has knowledge. Palmer and Pritchard were among the heads of
their profession."
Claiming that Roylott struck even deeper, we wondered: just
what did Palmer and Pritchard do that might compare to Dr.
Roylott's ophidian crimes? What we discovered was more than a
Trifle.
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.