Dec 31, 2025
“that is the biggest mystification of all” [CREE]
You thought we were done with the Apocrypha of Sherlock
Holmes? Silly you. As Inspector Baynes said, “I thought I had
squeezed all the juice out of it, but I see there was a little
over.” [WIST]
Now we turn to a fascinating study: dating the Apocryphya. Or
at least part of it. An entry by Brett Graham Fawcett in
Timelines, the newsletter of the Chronologist Guild, looks
at how we might assign dates to some of the stories. And it's just
a Trifle.
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- Episodes of I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere mentioned in this episode:
- Episode 144: The Chronologies of Sherlock Holmes
- Episode 309: Holmes in an Hour or Two
- Episode 320: It is NOT Always 1895
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Music credits
Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber OrchestraPublisher Info.: Washington, DC: United States Marine Band.
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