Lucy Worsley's Holmes vs. Doyle
Shadows and Sleuths
How would Arthur Conan Doyle’s new spiritualist beliefs change his famous detective Sherlock Holmes?
How would Arthur Conan Doyle’s new spiritualist beliefs change his famous detective Sherlock Holmes?
Without Sherlock Holmes, can Arthur Conan Doyle become the hero of his own story?
Why did Arthur Conan Doyle come to hate his most famous creation, Sherlock Holmes?
Lucy Worsley and Professor Janice Allan discuss the shift in Arthur's writing.
Arthur turns his attention to devising a new Holmes story set just before the war: "His Last Bow."