"Oh, he has a
European fame, has he?" [REDC]
While
Sherlock Holmes is firmly rooted in
London, the connections to
Europe in the Sherlock Holmes stories are many. But have you ever stopped to ponder, as a whole, how mentions of the
Continent and various
European countries stack up? You might be surprised.
Travel with us as Burt and
Scott take a deeper look into some of the European influences that
Conan Doyle infused into the various stories. From
Moriarty's European reputation to the "European situation" mentioned in "
The Second Stain." What was so delicate at the time and who was
Lord Bellinger? We note how refugees were treated in Europe in the time of
The Valley of Fear. We even do an accounting of
Holmes's fine work for many of the royal houses of Europe.
In addition, we treat you to a rundown of some Sherlock Holmes news, we welcome
Steve Mason as our quiz contestant and have a special themed Gas-Lamp from
The Sherlock Holmes Journal to fall in line with our European topic. All this and more!
Notes
1:50
Hello and the perils of punctuation
3:52
Current celebrations in London
5:18 Brexit and
The Now Show
8:33
Sponsor:
The Baker Street Journal
10:45 Europe and Sherlock Holmes
13:00 WARNING: Two bad dad jokes within 30 seconds of each other
17:30 What was going on in Europe during the events of 'The Second Stain'
23:33 Europe and London as central characters
36:55 Holmes never ate chocolate (perhaps to avoid memories of
Switzerland)
39:30 Two Sherlock Holmes museums in Switzerland
44:07 Sponsor:
Wessex Press
45:17 Sherlock Holmes in the news
56:18 Sponsor:
Amanda Lester,
Detective
57:35
Mental Exaltation
1:07:40 Gas-Lamp
1:12:20
Final thoughts - please take our survey
Sponsors
This episode includes our two longtime sponsors and a special sponsor who is supporting us for the first half of this year:
- The Wessex Press, featuring Sherlock Holmes, Conan Doyle and the Newspapers
- The Baker Street Journal, where you should get your annual subscription in now to secure all four issues plus the
Christmas Annual.
- And
Paula Berinstein's Amanda Lester, Detective series for young adults.
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