Oct 17, 2024
“the loss of the old black boot” [HOUN]
Brown boot, black boot — these two items of Sir Henry
Baskerville's went missing at the Northumberland Hotel shortly
after he arrived in London. And they begin to put Sherlock Holmes
on the scent of The Hound of the Baskervilles.
However, there's a wrinkle regarding the old black boot that
persists throughout the story. George Fletcher, BSI ("The Cardboard
Box") made a note of this curious detail for the very first time in
The Papers on the Sundial, a 2020 publication from The
Five Orange Pips. And it's quite the Trifle.
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Music credits
Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine
Chamber Orchestra
Publisher
Info.: Washington, DC: United States Marine
Band