Sherlock Holmes: Trifles

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Unpublished Cases: The Ferrers Documents Nov 21, 2018

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"I am retained in this case of the Ferrers Documents" [PRIO]

The arrival of Dr. Thorneycroft Huxtable on the doorstep (and hearth rug!) of 221B Baker Street was dramatic. He collapsed like a beached whale, and Sherlock Holmes was able to infer a great deal about the reason for his visit.

And yet, Holmes gave an excuse for potentially turning down the case: he was involved with the Ferrers Documents. We're not told what that is, but we think it may just be a Trifle...

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Les Klinger on Episode 155 of I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere
The Alternative Sherlock Holmes: Pastiches, Parodies and Copies by Peter Ridgway Watt and Joseph Green

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Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra

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Inside 221B: The Gramophone Nov 14, 2018

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"modern gramophones are a remarkable invention" [MAZA]

When you glance across the Sherlock Holmes stories, there really aren't that many instances of children. Some of the tales are just not suitable for little ears, after all.

But there were key instances in which children played a vital role in the plot or moving the action forward. We explore some of those, as well as the warning signs that you might want to spend a little more (or less) time with the young ones. It is just a Trifle...

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Trifles Episode 80

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Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra

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Sherlock Holmes and Children Nov 08, 2018

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"Children, my dear boy, children." [GREE]

When you glance across the Sherlock Holmes stories, there really aren't that many instances of children. Some of the tales are just not suitable for little ears, after all.

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The Four Stages of Cruelty - William Hogarth

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Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra

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Trick or Treat Oct 31, 2018

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"Disguised, and under an assumed name" [STUD]

Sherlock Holmes was a master of disguises. They allowed him to infiltrate areas that would have otherwise been off-limits or situations in which he would have been discovered.

What were some of the incarnations he undertook? Can you remember the four named aliases he assumed? It is just a Trifle...

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Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra

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Woof Oct 24, 2018

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"a small monograph upon the uses of dogs in the work of the detective" [CREE]

There are a handful of dogs sprinkled throughout the Sherlock Holmes stories. And while a few of them are used in a traditional police-tracking way, the great detective found other uses for them.

Whether friendly, hostile, or just plain silent, dogs were vital to helping Sherlock Holmes solve some of his cases. It's just a Trifle...

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Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra

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Unpublished Cases: John Vincent Harden Oct 17, 2018

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"the peculiar persecution of John Vincent Harden" [SOLI]

The famous year of 1895 holds many wonders. Many of the cases in The Return of Sherlock Holmes took place in this year, and as you would imagine, many of the untold tales are mentioned during that timeframe.

And it would seem that if one has three names — John Hector McFarlane, John Scott Eccles, or in this case John Vincent Harden — there's some dirty work afoot. How is it that a tobacco millionaire can come to be persecuted in a peculiar way? It's just a Trifle...

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Sherlock Holmes: The Peculiar Persecution of John Vincent Harden by Dan Andriacco
I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere Episode 141: Baker Street Beat

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Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra

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Inside 221B: Have a Seat Oct 10, 2018

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"Pray take a seat" [MAZA]

As we glance around the sitting room at 221B Baker Street, the famous lodgings of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, there's no lack of seating. In fact, one might have the pick of any number of seating styles.

From armchair to basket chair, settees to sofas, we explore the seating arrangements found in Sherlock Holmes's flat. We discuss who sat where and when, and how one particular chair gave away a criminal. These are just Trifles...

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Archie and Edith Bunker's chairs at the American History Museum
Christopher Morley: Minty's Varsity Chair
I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere Episode 153: The Rooms at 221B Baker Street

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Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra

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Telegrams Oct 03, 2018

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"he could send some telegrams" [PRIO]

"My correspondence certainly has the charm of variety," said Sherlock Holmes in "The Noble Bachelor." He could have been easily referring to the medium as well as the message. For Holmes was an inveterate sender and receiver of telegrams. What was the messaging industry like in those days? And why did Holmes have Watson read his correspondence to him from time to time? That's what we explore in this episode of Trifles.

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Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra

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How Insulting Sep 26, 2018

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"either a very bad joke or an insult" [SILV]

We occasionally hear "Mr. Cocksure" and "jack-in-office" thrown about as epithets in the Sherlock Holmes stories. But by and large, there is very little profanity in these Victorian and early Edwardian detective tales.

But Sherlock Holmes manages to insult and put down some of his rivals, in a decidedly cool and casual way. Explore the sometimes harsh language that was meant to insult in this episode of Trifles.

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Unpublished Cases: On the Continent Sep 20, 2018

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"come on to the Continent with me" [FINA]

Watson occasionally accompanied Sherlock Holmes onto the Continent (i.e., Europe), but there were many other instances when Holmes's work took him there without Watson. And we, along with Watson, were later treated to tantalizing hints as to what happened.

What were some of these places and what were the untold and exotic tales that Sherlock Holmes was involved with? They are the topic of this episode of Trifles.

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