Trifles
Sherlock Holmes: Trifles
Episode 406 - Matilda Briggs
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Episode 406 - Matilda Briggs

The strange connection between a ship in an unpublished case and a real-life mystery

“the name of a young woman, Watson” [SUSS] 

Here's a strange one. We hear of the Matilda Briggs in one story. Do you know which story and what it was associated with?

This entry in our Travel Series takes us on a mysterious sea voyage that inspired Arthur Conan Doyle to write a short story and then borrow a real name from this true tale and plant it in Sherlock Holmes story. What as the connection? Well, that'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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Trifles
Sherlock Holmes: Trifles
You know the plots, but what about the minutiae? We delve into the Sherlock Holmes stories and answers questions that arise, clarify muddy details, and look into some of the period terminology in this weekly podcast.