Trifles
Sherlock Holmes: Trifles
Candles
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Candles

“numerous candles did something” [HOUN]

We equate gas lamps with Sherlock Holmes — even electric lights. But we don't often think about the number of candles in the stories.

More than the number: the role played by many candles. While they may seem like simple wax objects that provide illumination, in Sherlock Holmes's case, they often provided a very different kind of illumination. It's just a Trifle.

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Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra
Publisher Info.: Washington, DC: United States Marine Band
Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

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