Another was Holmes based on a real person speculation
A story in the Telegraph of London suggests Sir Arthur Conan Doyle based the character of Sherlock Holmes on that of Mancunian …
That British Stiff Upper Lip Exposed!
I was delighted by this documentary exploring the origins of the British “stiff upper lip” presented by Ian Hislop, especially the idea …
The Invention of Murder review
It’s pretty obvious while reading The Invention of Murder: How the Victorians Revelled in Death and Detection and Created Modern Crime, that …
Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap at The Arvada Center
It doesn’t require an overabundance of the little gray cells to know that Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap is something not to be …
Among the Janeite’s author coming to Denver
Deborah Yaffe, author of Among the Janeites, the definitive examination of the world of Jane Austen fandom, will be speaking to the …
Dan Andriacco review of My Particular Friend
Thanks, Dan Andriacco, for your kind review of My Particular Friend at your Baker Street Beat blog. Dan, as many know, is …
The Adventure of the Six Napoleons
Thanks to my Sherlock Holmes scion society, Doctor Watson’s Neglected Patients, I’ve recently re-read The Adventure of the Six Napoleons and have …