Showing posts with label Sherlock Holmes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sherlock Holmes. Show all posts
Monday, February 23, 2015

Sherlock Holmes and Batman as Aspirational Superheroes

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Some people reject the notion of Sherlock Holmes as a superhero because Arthur Conan Doyle's books weren't science fiction, or ...
Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Jack the Ripper in Popular Culture

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Jack the Ripper is the most legendary terror of late-Victorian London. I've written about him before , and it's the legacy that the ...
Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Sherlock Holmes and Retired Copyright

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Thanks to a legal battle between author, Leslie Klinger, and the estate of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle , the tales of Sherlock Holmes are now in...
Monday, March 10, 2014

Spy Cameras & Blackmail

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The Victorian sensation novel is evidence that Victorians loved intrigue as much as we do, with all of our murder-mystery television series....
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Monday, February 17, 2014

Sherlock vs Creationism

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While procrastinating on actually writing my book, I've been watching documentaries that trace the origins of forensic science to Sherlo...
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Monday, February 10, 2014

Sherlock, the Bully.

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It turns out the first actor known to play Sherlock Holmes was also a jealous bully. Charles Brookfield Charles Brookfield was an a...
Thursday, October 10, 2013

Sexton Blake and the Penny Dreadful

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  I could here and there see the reflection of light from the window of some student, who was busy at his studies, or throwing away h...
Monday, July 29, 2013

The Adventure of the Two Collaborators

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Victorians loved a good parody, as is evidenced by the success of Punch, which ridiculed just about everything that became popular or succes...
Thursday, July 11, 2013

The Real Sherlock Holmes

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was never secretive about his inspiration in writing the character of Sherlock Holmes.  Doyle openly stated that he w...
Monday, January 21, 2013

Talking to the Dead

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Do you believe in ghosts? Sir Arthur Conan Doyle did! The idea of communicating with the dead fascinated him and leaves me puzzling over how...