Listen "Dubious and questionable memory: A Scandal in Bohemia discussion"
Episode Synopsis
Shotgun weddings, scandalous photographs, and a seven per-cent solution all come together in perhaps the most beloved story in the canon, featuring the woman who casts the longest shadow: Irene Adler, of dubious and questionable memory. "A Scandal in Bohemia" was Doyle's first short story about Holmes and Watson, and its impact colors the way we consider the rest of the canon. Kings and Boswells, romances and menswear and Holmes's misogyny. What truly is the point of Scandal? And why does everybody forget about Godfrey Norton?
Thanks to Natalie, Madeline, Jamie, Madison, Robert and Sara for sending in their thoughts about all things Irene Adler!
Content warning: This episode is filled to the brim with Holmes's misogyny, and also the threats of blackmail and arson.
A transcript of this episode is available here: https://www.howeverimprobablepodcast.com/transcripts
Find recommended reading, more stories, info about the show and more on our website:
https://www.howeverimprobablepodcast.com
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Thanks to Natalie, Madeline, Jamie, Madison, Robert and Sara for sending in their thoughts about all things Irene Adler!
Content warning: This episode is filled to the brim with Holmes's misogyny, and also the threats of blackmail and arson.
A transcript of this episode is available here: https://www.howeverimprobablepodcast.com/transcripts
Find recommended reading, more stories, info about the show and more on our website:
https://www.howeverimprobablepodcast.com
https://twitter.com/improbablepod
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