Episode 404 – Bohemian Alternatives

“She responded beautifully” [SCAN] 

Occasionally — very occasionally — there are flaws in Sherlock Holmes's reasoning. Or, if not flaws, then something that doesn't quite hold up when we put our own magnifying lens against it.

There is one such example in "A Scandal in Bohemia," as pointed out by a listener. One we had never considered before, but one that is just a Trifle.

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Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra 

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Episode 403 – Baker Street Fables

“To a collector of fairy tales” [HOUN] 

Of the many things we know about Sherlock Holmes — or think we know about him — his knowledge of chemistry and his violin-playing skills are probably most closely associated with him.

However, in 1952, Remsen Ten Eyck Schenck pulled the evidence together and compared it with what merely passed as opinion in a Baker Street Journal article. And what he found is more than just a Trifle.

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Links / Notes

• Find the article discussed in this episode and others in the eBSJ
• Other episodes mentioned:
• Episode 377 - The Effect of Trades on the Body 
• Episode 67 - Inside 221B: Chemistry 
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Episode 402 – Fateful Voyages

“his attitude and manner told their own story” [SCAN] 

The tragedies on September 11 ensured that it is a date that will forever be stamped in the history books. What to do when it coincides with an episode drop date for Trifles on our monthly travel series?  

As we glanced through the Sherlock Holmes canon, we found that a number of trips and voyages were associated with tragic outcomes. Part of it was a matter of the times and the risks of traveling; others seemed to be associated with karma. Together, they're just a Trifle.

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Episode 401 – The Perfect Act of Telling a Story

“his attitude and manner told their own story” [SCAN] 

Last month, we lost prolific Sherlockian David Stuart Davies. But prolific doesn't quite cover it. He was insightful and delightful, he amused and schmoozed, he wrote and spoke, created and debated, was always elated.

In his memory, we're taking a deeper look at his article "First Encounters of the Holmes Kind" from Vol. 47, No. 1 of The Baker Street Journal — an essay on why "A Scandal in Bohemia" was the perfect first short story for Sherlock Holmes. It's just a Trifle.

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• The Baker Street Journal
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