30 Days of Sherlock Holmes: Day 30

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Day 30 – Whatever Tickles Your Fancy

You all know by now (I'm sure) that despite being a Sherlock Holmes fan since middle school, I have a very healthy dislike for so-called "scholarship" on Sherlock Holmes, as well as little to no desire to play "the great game" of making the Holmes canon internally consistent (for the simple reason that if Doyle couldn't be bothered, I don't see why I should...).  

That being said, I find this timeline to be useful for putting the characters into historical context:

http://webpages.charter.net/lklinger/Chrotabl.htm