Lower Assembly Rooms:
The older of the assembly rooms (see assemblies) in Bath. It no longer exists, having burned down in the 1820s. There’s an …
master of ceremonies, Beau Nash:
The master of ceremonies at an assembly sees that introductions are made, protocol is observed, gambling is kept under control (roll your …
Patillo, Beth:
The strange serendipity of reading The Sherlockian, tracking Arthur Conan Doyle’s diary, and The Dashwood Sisters Tell All, following Cassandra Austen’s diary …
Victorian:
As Jane Austen is the Regency era, Holmes is the Victorian era, defined by the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to …
tobacco:
One cannot underestimate the role tobacco and smoking plays in the Canon. Here are a few examples: A three-pipe problem is one …
the telegraph/telephone:
With the sum total of human knowledge residing on our smart phones, it’s easy to think of the Victorian age as primitive, …
Scotland Yard, London Metropolitan Police:
Also known as Scotland Yard, the Metropolitan Police serve greater London (with the exception of the original square mile, served by the …