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Why Does Sherlock Holmes Smoke a Curved Pipe?

Posted on June 8, 2017 by Barbara Ross

by Barb, arriving back in Maine today Why does he wear a deerstalker hat? Why does he say, “Elementary, my dear Watson?” None of these things appear in the canon. The answer is these now familiar traits either originated or … Continue reading →

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