Sherlock Holmes is one of the most recognizable detectives of all time, becoming synonymous with the concept of observation. With a huge impact on modern popular culture, Sherlock has the most name recognition of almost any literary character ever created. Surprisingly, many of those people who know of or have watched Sherlock on screen have never read one of the stories he stars in with his narrating partner, John Watson. This dynamic duo is What can we learn about London in the late 1800s by analyzing these stories? What about your author's history has bled through into his stories? What is it about this character and his unlikely sidekick that has drawn so many people into those stories and has inspired over 250 screen adaptations, such as BBC's Sherlock Series and movies with stars like Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock and Jude Law as Watson? In this episode, we will discuss the impact Sherlock Holmes's stories have had on our modern popular culture and what we can learn about British Culture in the 1800s by looking at these stories. Listen and Find out!
