“hereditary tendencies of the most
diabolical kind” [FINA]
Family matters a great deal in the Sherlock Holmes stories,
although we don't discover anything about Holmes and his family
background until halfway through the stories that make up The
Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, where we meet Mycroft.
And yet, there were many instances in which family bloodlines
gave Holmes an indication of what he was looking for. It's just 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.