Episode 198 – Clothing in the Canon

"we did not meet to talk about the cut of my socks" [3GAR] 

When you think of attire in the Sherlock Holmes stories, the mind usually turns to the deerstalker and Inverness, and perhaps Sherlock Holmes's disguises.

But what about day to day attire, specifically of Holmes's clientele? We picked up on an article from The Sherlock Holmes Journal and ran with it.  It's just a Trifle.

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• Gaiters (Wikipedia)
• Shepherd's check
• The Best of the Sherlock Holmes Journal, Vol. 2
• Three previous episodes mention disguise: 
• Episode 96 - Trick or Treat
• Episode 105 - Beards in the Canon
• Episode 148 - Aliases and Disguises

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Episode 197 – The Dates in The Hound of the Baskervilles

 "Have you the dates of those letters?" [HOUN] 

The Hound of the Baskervilles is one of Sherlock Holmes's most famous cases. But what can we say about the date of the case? Watson never specifically mentions a date, but many chronologists fix it in October 1889.

How did they come to that conclusion? And what else do we know about Holmes and Watson that make such a date worthy of questioning? It's just a Trifle.

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• "The Date Being—?" by Andrew J. Peck and Leslie S. Klinger
• I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere Episode 144: The Chronologies of Sherlock Holmes

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Episode 196 – The Brook Street Business

"something further from Brook Street" [RESI] 

When Percy Trevelyan went to open up his practice, he found that he had more in brains than he did in his pocketbook. Until a shrewd businessman came along and made a business proposition that suited them both nicely.

All was well until that benefactor-cum-landlord met an untimely end. What became of the good doctor after that? And of his residence? It's just a Trifle.

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Episode 195 – The Setting of Dartmoor

"forbear from crossing the moor in those dark hours" [HOUN] 

One of the most iconic characters in the Sherlock Holmes stories is not a character at all. It's Dartmoor. As Holmes himself said of it, "Never been there? Ah, well, I don’t suppose you will forget your first visit.” 

Dartmoor is a land that's filled with beauty, mystery, and intrigue. In other words, the perfect setting for a Sherlock Holmes story. It's just a Trifle.

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Episode 194 – The Ladies of Title

  "Title and money—who could carry them better than she?" [ABBE]

We've investigated which women were influential in their own right in the Sherlock Holmes stories, and then those who had to work for a living. Next up, we look at women with titles. In her article in The Sherlock Holmes Journal, Vol. 10, No. 3, Pat Dalton reviewed some such ladies.

Of course the term "lady" is a title granted to a certain class, but in late Victorian times it was becoming a title based on behavior and deportment as well. Which characters might we be talking about here? It's just a Trifle.

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• Episode 185: The Women of Influence
• Episode 190: The Working Girls
• The Sherlock Holmes Journal

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Episode 193 – Palmer and Pritchard

 "Palmer and Pritchard were among the heads of their profession" [SPEC]  

When he was facing off against Dr. Grimesby Roylott, Sherlock Holmes asserted "When a doctor

does go wrong he is the first of criminals. He has nerve and he has knowledge. Palmer and Pritchard were among the heads of their profession."

Claiming that Roylott struck even deeper, we wondered: just what did Palmer and Pritchard do that might compare to Dr. Roylott's ophidian crimes? What we discovered was more than a Trifle.

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• William Palmer (Wikipedia)
• Edward Pritchard (Wikipedia)

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Episode 192 – Sherlock Holmes and Philosophers

"Philosophy, astronomy, and politics were marked at zero," [FIVE] 

Sherlock Holmes called Professor Moriarty "a genius, a philosopher, and abstract thinker" in "The Final Problem." But what did Holmes know about philosophy? According to Watson's initial list titled Sherlock Holmes—His Limits, his knowledge of philosophy was "Nil."

But Holmes called out a few philosophers by name, and had an attitude that reflected a combination of traditional and modern British philosophy. Join us to ponder this Trifle.

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Episode 191 – Clergymen

"once a clergyman, always a clergyman" [SOLI] 

We see influences of religion here and there in the Sherlock Holmes stories. From Biblical references in "The Crooked Man" to the then-mysterious religion of Mormonism, we see the world of Holmes and Watson as it occasionally intersects with these influences. 

But what about the men of the cloth we encounter? Who were they? Which stories did they appear in? And what religions did they represent? It's just a Trifle.

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• Danites in popular culture
• Nonconformist

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Episode 190 – The Working Girls

 "in the capacity of governess" [SIGN] 

Sherlock Holmes had a number of clients who were women, and in certain cases, they were gainfully employed. In her article in The Sherlock Holmes Journal, Vol. 10, No. 2, Patsy Dalton takes us through some of these clients.

What was the status of the "working girl" at the time, and what range of professions do we see from them? How do these roles bear on their consideration in society? It's just a Trifle.

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• Episode 185: The Women of Influence
• The Sherlock Holmes Journal

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Episode 189 – My Old Friend Charlie Peace

"My old friend Charlie Peace was a violin virtuoso" [ILLU] 

No, Charlie Peace was not a colleague of Norman Neruda or Sarasate. He was a notorious criminal, convicted of killing a policeman and the husband of a neighbor with whom he became obsessed.

How did Sherlock Holmes know him? Were they acquainted through the world of music, or perhaps in the underground world of crime? Come with us: it's just a Trifle.

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• Charlie Peace (History by the Yard)

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Episode 188 – Tattoos

“I have made a small study of tattoo marks” [REDH] 

Tattoos. A rare topic in the Sherlock Holmes story, yet they're key in helping Sherlock Holmes to discern a little more about a few individuals.

How common were tattoos in Victorian England? Where did they originate? And who in the Canon had them? It's just a Trifle.

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• History of tattooing (Wikipedia)
• How tattoos became popular in Victorian England (CNN Style / The Conversation)
• Tattoos: The Ancient and Mysterious History (Smithsonian)

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Episode 187 – Justice, Part 3: Comeuppance

“there never was a man who deserved punishment more” [IDEN] 

There are certain instances in the Sherlock Holmes stories where the villain is so foul, so deserving of punishment, that it's a relief to see them get theirs. It's justice served.

We can think of a couple, off the tops of our heads. Perhaps you have others in mind? It's just a Trifle.

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• Previous episodes in this series:
• Episode 183 - Justice, Part 1: Unresolved
• Episode 184 - Justice, Part 2: Disproportionate

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Episode 186 – Watson's Patience

“This is unworthy of you, Holmes” [SIGN] 

Sherlock Holmes wasn't an easy man to live with. Still, it's impressive that Watson didn't unload on him more frequently. Or perhaps he did and just didn't report it...

What is it about Holmes's personality that made him caustic? And about Watson's that allowed him to endure it. It's just a Trifle.

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• Also mentioned: Episode 130 - Watson's Club

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Episode 185 – The Women of Influence

“accomplished, a wonder woman in every way” [ILLU]  

Each month, we look at a piece of Sherlockian or Holmesian scholarship that might be outside of your ken, and discuss its merits or faults. This month, we look at Mollie Hardwick's "Women of the Canon: 1 - Women of Influence" from The Sherlock Holmes Journal, Vol. 10, No. 1 (Summer, 1972).

Hardwick thought it was worth delving into who some of the powerful women were who were not Irene Adler. Is one of your favorites discussed? It's just a Trifle.

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• Also by Mollie Hardwick: The Sherlock Holmes Companion (with Michael Hardwick)

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Episode 184 – Justice, Part 2: Disproportionate

“I do not feel justified in doing it” [HOUN] 

In the last episode, we talked about the uncertainty of justice at the conclusion of some stories. Did the perpetrators find justice raining down on them? In some cases, it was left up to the reader's imagination.

This episode we're looking at some instances of justice that may not have been in proportion to the crime – or non crime, as the case may be.  It's just a Trifle.

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Episode 183 – Justice, Part 1: Unresolved

“It’s every man’s business to see justice done” [CROO] 

Everyone likes a neat ending. The case is solved, the criminal is caught, and justice is served.

But what about those Sherlock Holmes stories where the criminals escape? When the final action happens off-page or off-screen? There's not the same resolution there as when a Scotland Yard inspector claps handcuffs on the accused. Or is there?  It's just a Trifle.

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