HOLMES AND ANTHRACITE
IT’S ONLY rarely that I offer first-hand knowledge of a Sherlockian locale as described by his friend and colleague, Dr. John H. Watson. True, occasionally travels have taken me to … Continue reading
AFOOT WITH ARCHEOLOGY
SHERLOCK HOLMES was a master at identifying what his chronicler Dr. John H. Watson preferred to call “footsteps.” And, according to Science magazine, 26 July 2013, the San people of … Continue reading
HOLMES’ WHEELS
PERSONAL MOBILITY was essential to Sherlock Holmes in his pursuit of evil doers. And, generally, in London and elsewhere, his travels had nothing to do with internal combustion. (See http://www.wp.me/p2ETap-dK … Continue reading
HOLMES’ LONDON
WATSON CALLED London “that great cesspool into which all the loungers and idlers of the Empire are irresistibly drained.” Hardly high praise, though he and Holmes were also familiar with … Continue reading
ALICE KOBER, ACE DECODER
A NEW book concerning the Bronze Age describes a mystery every bit as intriguing as any faced by Sherlock Holmes. The tale of the Linear B has ancient script and … Continue reading
CHARLIE CHAN AND CHANG APANA
JUST AS Sherlock Holmes owes much to Scottish doctor Joseph Bell, famed Chinese-American investigator Charlie Chan owes a lot to Honolulu police detective Chang Apana. I’ve enjoyed accounts of them … Continue reading
HOLMES NON-CANONICALS
SHERLOCK HOLMES was acquainted with many famous personages, albeit not always Canonically (i.e., not always specifically cited in Watson’s chronicles). Well researched are his interactions with the Count Vlad Dracula … Continue reading
THE FIRST DETECTIVE
EARLY IN A Study in Scarlet, Holmes tells Watson, “I suppose I am the only one in the world. I’m a consulting detective.” It was 1881. One obviously treads lightly in … Continue reading
HOLMES AND MATHS
I’VE PURPOSELY chosen the word “maths” for this bit of Sherlockiana. Not only is this a common British term for the subject, but it also suggests its richness, everything from … Continue reading
HOLMES ON STAGE
PORTRAYERS OF Sherlock Holmes have had varied stage presentations. Here are several of my favorites, the CDs of which are available at Amazon.com. Replete with special effects, within the theater … Continue reading
