cus, Brixton Road and Covert Garden Market will come
alive in rereading the stories. Of course, Holmes traveled for cases,
but how many people can imagine Aldershot or Wallington as it was in
his day? Or Reichenbach Falls, the scene of his supposed death?
Holmes traveled by cab (horse-drawn) and train. Can you picture them
in your mind? Did people really wear deer stalker hats? What about the
coppers of the day? There’s evidence in postcards!
Read the stories, make note of the settings and begin a search for the
places where Sherlock Holmes did his crime-fighting. It’s a challenge
worthy of the master detective.
Barbara Andrews is an avid postcard collector from Star City, W.Va. She can be reached at RockAndrews@gmail.com.