March 19, 2025 • 24 mins
“As to your dates, that is the biggest mystification of all.” [CREE]
It's not often that we get a piece of Sherlockian scholarship that had its origin in a mainstream publication. And in this case, it's from one of the original Sherlockians.
In 1932, Ronald Knox set out to review two new Sherlockian books, but he managed to turn it into an essay that was a master class in chronology. It's just a Trifle.
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- Ronald Knox and Sherlock Holmes: The Origin of Sherlockian Studies
- Baker Street Miscellanea
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Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra
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