Sherlock Holmes: Trifles: February 2022

Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Episode 269 – A Seven-Per-Cent Solution

“Would you care to try it?” [SCAN]

It's the sixth season of Trifles and we realized we hadn't covered a central yet sensitive topic related to Sherlock Holmes: cocaine.

Thanks to a helpful article from a listener, we decided to delve into the history of medicinal cocaine and Victorian England's attitude toward it. It's just a Trifle.

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The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (History Today)
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Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Episode 268 – The Politician, the Lighthouse, and the Trained Cormorant

Scott Monty 2:21 PM 0

“the source of these outrages is known” [VEIL]

The Masters Class series continues, and this time, we delve into the active mind of Nicholas Utechin, who presents a well-reasoned and well-researched explanation for what happened in one of the unpublished cases.

We find ourselves focusing on the opening paragraph of "The Veiled Lodger," which took place in 1896 but was published in early 1927. Somewhere between those dates lies the truth, and it may be more than just a Trifle.

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"Occasionally to Embellish": Some Writings on Sherlock Holmes by Nicholas Utechin (Wessex Press)
The Grand Game Volume Two: 1960-2010 (BSI Press)
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Episode 229 - Cormorants

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Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Episode 267 – On the Scent with Sherlock Holmes, Part 2

Scott Monty 2:21 PM 0

“dropping from branch to branch” [CREE]

The London in which Sherlock Holmes lived gave off its own scents. Whether the roads were paved or covered in mud, they would have played into Holmes's identifications.

And the transportation, whether mechanical or animal, was also part of this potpourri of aromas. The reality is that the city's smells, as pungent as they may have been, were for many people of the time, just a Trifle.

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Sherlock Holmes: Trifles · On the Scent with Sherlock Holmes, Part 2

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On the Scent with Sherlock Holmes by Walter Shepherd
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Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Episode 266 – A Final Illumination on the Lucca Code

Scott Monty 2:21 AM 0

“One A, two B, and so on. You will hear soon.” [REDC]

The secret code that Genarro and Emilia Lucca shared for passing messages to each other in "The Red Circle" was straightforward. Or was it?

In 1956, Donald Yates—then a 26 year-old budding Sherlockian—made an observation about the code, the alphabet(s), and the credit that was due to Sherlock Holmes for his invisible but lightning-quick analysis. It's just a Trifle.

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Sherlock Holmes: Trifles · A Final Illumination on the Lucca Code

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