The Three Locks: Book 4 (A Sherlock Holmes Adventure)

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The Three Locks: Book 4 (A Sherlock Holmes Adventure)

The Three Locks: Book 4 (A Sherlock Holmes Adventure)

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Thanks to the passion for “Orientalism”, these tables were all the rage in Victorian sitting rooms during the last two decades of the 19th century. You’ll see them in nearly every Holmes representation on film. There would very naturally have been one at 221B. Here’s a very fine example, offered by FirstDibs at an exorbitant price. The river is prone to flooding; here is a picture of from a flood in February 2001 showing the water is flowing over the floodgates.

Long before the advent of air conditioning or electric fans, the men and women of Holmes’s time suffered mightily during a heat wave. Denizens of the tropics employed elaborate fanning systems, such as these large hanging contraptions called punkahs. This picture shows a British couple at dinner in India in 1880. Punkahs were operated by servants, but not at 221B Baker Street, of course. Theories that Greek and Roman statues were “classically all white” and that Egyptian statues (like that of Queen Nefertiti, to the right) were painted—supposedly an indicator of cultural differences—are simply wrong. It’s just that the paint survived more easily in the dry climates of desert countries.Were there wedding planners in Holmes’s day? Well, if Holmes says so, there must have been! Fortunately, research bears this out. Weddings before the nineteenth century were often small, private family affairs but during the 1800's, they took on a grander scale,particularly among the upper classes, approaching the splashy events of modern times. One can find many descriptions of complicated floral arrangements in contemporary accounts. In “A History and Analysis of Weddings and Wedding Planning,” Claire Finnell, of Johnson and Wales University, states: An object is frequently not seen, from not knowing how to see it, rather than from any defect of the organ of vision.” – Charles Babbage. Many Victorian ladies carried a “reticule”, an often beaded, sometimes fringed purse with a drawstring opening or sometimes a metal clasp. Although they were typically smallish, they ranged in size from very tiny, perhaps for a handkerchief, to quite large. Madame Borelli’s had to be large enough to carry her gruesome evidence for Holmes’s inspection. Perhaps it matches one of those in this illustration: Below is a ring which wraps around the finger, culminating in two stones—a "toi et moi" ring from 1885, close to the time of this tale. Watson, however, would have made do with something a bit more plain, like one of these, still available today.

That good Italian restaurants existed at this time in London is undisputed. One in Soho is described in The Dictionary of Victorian London as: "Here osso-buco, and minestrone and spaghetti were to be found as undiluted as at Savini's in Milan, and washed down with such productions of the vine as Chianti, Lacrima Christi, and Capri." It is another regret of mine to not see more of the good doctor reflecting upon his childhood life to re-examine the causes of his family tragedies, knowing that such tragedies are supposed to feature heavily in the book (though, understandably, with how fast things develop it is hard for Watson to spare much time on this). And lastly the biggest thing is that I would also have really loved to see more of the Holmes!torture stuff that, frankly, was my very favourite when reading the previous books (yes I'm a monster :)). Men’s pyjamas were introduced in Britain in the seventeenth century. They originated in India, where they were worn by both sexes, but were initially called “mogul’s breeches”. They did not gain wide use until the 1870’s and even through Holmes’s time, men primarily wore nightshirts (the illustration shows Holmes wearing this rather than pyjamas). They were a fashionable, slightly “hip” choice at this time, and flamboyant ones in silk would have had a certain risqué quality to them—surprising stuff to find in the Deacon’s wardrobe. The milder spells of weather during the winter months can provide double figure bags of Roach, as well as good Bream and Perch, whilst The carp angler will find that the carp are active at any time of the season. The Clubs right to fish is exercised from the towpaths only and the offside bank where accessible legitimately by the public.

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The story is filled with colorful, memorable characters. The atmosphere of the year, with the oppressive heat, is excellent as well. The writing is reminiscent of Doyle's work, as I mentioned before. My only concern would be that I didn't realize that this is the fourth in a series. There are details that obviously come from earlier books that influence choices, such as Watson's mother drowning, and that Watson had a twin sister, Rose, who...also drowned. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it was unexpected. While Beretta is one of the oldest gun-making firms in the world, Madame Borelli’s pistol in this scene could not have been one. The company began manufacturing its first semi-automatic pistol thirty years later, in 1915, similar to the one pictured below: Founded by Henry VIII in 1546, and boasting 32 Nobel Prize winners, Trinity is where the aristocratic Freddie Eden-Summers attended and is one of the most picturesque colleges at Cambridge (see photos), as well as one of the most revered. Famous alumni include Francis Bacon, Issac Newton, Charles Babbage, James Clerk Maxwell, Lord Rayleigh, Jawaharlal Nehru, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Lord Byron, A.A.Milne, and Bertrand Russell. Cambridge has always been a leading light in many fields, science in particular.

CHAPTER FIFTEEN - “Bloom Where You Are Planted” The Woodmen of Arden credit Julian Calder photography When we think of sonnets (if we do!), it is typically the Shakespearean form which comes to mind. This type is formally defined as fourteen lines of Iambic pentameter: three quatrains (four line stanzas), and one couplet (two line stanza), with the rhyme scheme: Then there’s the other plot line. The magician. Maybe not quite as absurd but still some big plot holes. Or you could just buy something like this, today. Pomade fell out of favour in Edwardian times, and has gone in and out of fashion over the decades. The average depth is about 1.25 metres in the boat channel although some stretches are deeper with the marginal shelves being considerably shallower.

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There are now a number of Catholic churches in the Cambridge area, and Google Maps reveals the following in the present day: Small but very picturesque Loch Achray is reached some six miles west of the tourist town of Callander or via the Duke’s Pass north from Aberfoyle. So Borelli — a successful stage musician who thinks he’s God’s gift to the stage — decides to kill his rival, frame his wife, and FAKE HIS OWN DEATH? Huh? Why would he do that? It seems far more likely that the whole endeavor was set up by his wife, yet Holmes buys her flimsy story without question. THEN, once he realizes later that Dario did not run off with the Opera singer, thus confirming the wife did in fact kill Dario — along with at least two other people — his reaction is essentially, “Women: can’t live with ‘em, pass the beer nuts.” Like, this woman is a serial killer! But, hey, not my problem?



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