Trifles

In Issue 2 Larry Feldman offers a new interpretation of"The Adventure of the Red Circle." George Skornickel sings the praises of"the woman," and Scott Tate analyses eye colors. (I note that there are not green-eyed monsters in the Canon, just us non-Canonical ones.)

We have Robert Christison’s notes on his experiments beating corpses, plus a case of vitriol throwing. Warning: Don’t read those before lunch.

Jeff Falkingham chipped in a pastiche AND a toast. Karen Murdoch is back to talk about Ancient Hostels. Jeff Fladung introduces novices to collecting, and Anne-Marie Nelson discusses the treatment of people of African descent in the Canon. Our trivia quiz covers the early parts of The Hound of the Baskervilles.

Want to know how cab fares in London were calculated? We have you covered. If you ever wondered what the duties of a housemaid were, Mrs. Beeton is here to tell you. Yes, that Mrs. Beeton. She was something of a house management icon in Victorian England, and she had a taste for murderers who leave bloody messages on walls. Who knew? She also brought along her recipe for roast woodcock which Holmes seems to enjoy.