Sherlock Holmes: Trifles

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Episode 335 – Alcoholism

“Is alcohol permitted?” [MAZA]

We've explored a number of angles around alcohol in the Sherlock Holmes stories, but it recently struck us that there are glimpses of alcoholism in the Canon. Victorians were no different in their struggles with alcohol, although the disease wasn't recognized as one at the time.

Where in the stories can we find evidence or mentions of alcoholics? Why did Holmes ask Watson for permission to drink? And who drank like a fish? It's just a Trifle.

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This episode: ihose.co/trifles335
Drinking in Victorian and Edwardian Britain: Beyond the Spectre of the Drunkard by Thora Hands (PDF)
The Blue Ribbon Army: Gospel Temperance in England by Lilian Lewis Shiman (Historical Magazine of the Protestant Episcopal Church)
Playlist: Alcohol (SoundCloud)

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Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra

Publisher Info.: Washington, DC: United States Marine Band

Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Episode 334 – The Great Hiatus

Scott Monty 2:21 PM 0

“I travelled for two years” [EMPT]

This month's Masters Class features the second in our three essays by Edgar W. Smith. In Vol. 1 No. 3 of The Baker Street Journal from 1946, Smith wonders about Sherlock Holmes's travels between 1891 and 1894.

More specifically, he compares global events and geographical and cultural realities to Holmes's story, and something isn't quite right. Where does Smith place Sherlock Holmes for two of those years during the hiatus? It's just a Trifle.

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Sherlock Holmes and the Fall River Tragedy by Owen Haskell
Episode 332 - Police Precautions
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Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Episode 333 – The Magic Number

Scott Monty 10:32 PM 0

“We have touched on three” [TWIS]

Since this is Episode 333 and since there are three stories in the Canon that incorporate the number three in their titles, we thought it was time to turn our attention to the "magic number," as three is known.

Why that number of students, gables, and Garridebs? What's the significance of the number three that it should occupy such a prominent role in the story titles? What other appearances of the number are worth noting? It's just a Trifle.

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Three Is a Magic Number (YouTube)
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Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Episode 332 – Police Precautions

Scott Monty 2:21 PM 0

“Why not take police precautions against him?” [FINA]

When reading "The Final Problem," it's difficult not to be caught off-guard. After all, it opens with Watson telling us these are the last words he'll write about Sherlock Holmes.

But when we step back and look at the story with sober eyes, we realize that the police story Holmes tells Watson just doesn't add up. And it's just a Trifle.

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