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RAFFLES—A SINGAPORE HOTEL, A HOLMES INVERSION PART 2

YESTERDAY, OUR FIRST RAFFLES TIDBITS were about a fabled Singapore hotel. Today we focus on A.J. Raffles, a sorta fictional anti-Holmes—but, indeed, with an intimate connection: E.W. Hornung, author of … Continue reading

April 14, 2026 · Leave a comment