“it was a dramatic one” [GLOR]  One of Sherlock Holmes's traits was that he was a master of disguise. And in the very first short story, "A Scandal in Bohemia," we find him in not one but two disg

the Continental express [FINA] When Sherlock Holmes was trying to outrun Professor Moriarty, the trail led from London to Switzerland. It was anything but a straight route. Our travel series tra

you have erred, perhaps [COPP] We have John H. Watson, M.D. to thank for the Sherlock Holmes stories, and we typically take them at face value. That is, we trust that Watson was telling us the t

gonestolen, vanished [BRUC] A few episodes ago, we investigated various items that clients brought to Sherlock Holmes and items that acted as vital physical clues. It was something of a show-a

with a strength for which I should hardly have given him credit [STUD] There were a number of individuals who exhibited strength in the Sherlock Holmes stories, to varying degrees. But which of

the loss of the old black boot [HOUN] Brown boot, black boot these two items of Sir Henry Baskerville's went missing at the Northumberland Hotel shortly after he arrived in London. And they b

not the name of a young woman, Watson [SUSS] Here's a strange one. We hear of the Matilda Briggs in one story. Do you know which story and what it was associated with? This entry in our Trave

Look at that! [3STU] Sherlock Holmes had clients of all kinds. Some that visited him with vague fears. Others that were concerned about missing documents. But when he had cases and clients th

She responded beautifully [SCAN] Occasionally very occasionally there are flaws in Sherlock Holmes's reasoning. Or, if not flaws, then something that doesn't quite hold up when we put our o

To a collector of fairy tales [HOUN] Of the many things we know about Sherlock Holmes or think we know about him his knowledge of chemistry and his violin-playing skills are probably most c