Research-reading Sherlock: Holmes and Money Crimes
In the last post, I discussed currency in the Victorian period, and how the Holmes stories give precise information on the price of everything from
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Sherlock Holmes and Money Matters
Sherlock and Money Matters By Alicia Rasley The British money system in the 19th C (actually, well into the 20th C— the decimal currency wasn’t
Research-reading Sherlock: Holmes and the Agony Columns
Research-reading Sherlock: Newspapers part 2 by Alicia Rasley Sherlock Holmes and the Agony Column Last post, I discussed how Holmes and Watson used the many
Research-reading Sherlock: Holmes and the London Newspapers
Sherlock Holmes and the London Newspapers by Alicia Rasley The late-19th Century was a time of intense technological innovation, and as I’ve described, Holmes and
More Research-Reading Sherlock: Holmes the Early Adopter by Alicia Rasley
Recording Pictures and Sound Two other technological innovations Holmes encountered were photography and audio recording. By Holmes’s time, cameras and film had evolved enough that
More Research-reading Sherlock- Modern Communications– by Alicia Rasley
Sherlock and Modern Communications In 1876 Thomas Watson, a young engineer, was summoned by a peremptory British colleague: “Mr. Watson, come here, I want to
Research-reading Sherlock, Transportation Transformation
Research-reading Sherlock, Transportation Transformation by Alicia Rasley Sherlock Holmes wasn’t the very first fictional detective (that was probably Poe’s Dupin). But he was very much