pea-souper, a real:
Unfortunately this phrase, to my knowledge, is never uttered in the Canon, but it was undoubtedly a phrase known to Holmes and …
Sherlock Holmes: Past and Present
This information I have just received from Roger Johnson, editor of The Sherlock Holmes Journal: Sherlock Holmes, Past and Present This conference offers …
Mr. Collins’ blunder
He was interrupted by a summons to dinner; and the girls smiled on each other. They were not the only objects of …
éclat:
This is a word that I have to look up every single time, for I keep confusing it with élan, éclair and …
Brain fever:
Brain fever afflicts several characters in the Canon, most notably Mrs. Barclay in The Crooked Man and Percy Phelps in The Naval …
The Adventure of the Crooked Man
An illness prevented me from attending the most recent Outpatients’ Meeting of Doctor Watson’s Neglected Patients, which disappointed me because I wanted …
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