The Boscombe Valley Mystery

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“That sounds a little paradoxical.” [BOSC] </h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" href= "https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIABQ3GdWqqoC5mfbZFwceS3LRJ4uZ-MNbxUPz6qNgRR4tXp-3hjfx441G3ufqnQZyB-ccpemMnpq7TGdibhoJjuCf0-oWBmiDR5MyaMu1pugRekbfk2dR5IeDcSAla5G1RALzfLmvM7NLTKXHSrbc5MEPks3q8XhBeCZ8nwTgCcii4asjU5MocCSd/s1280/307%20-%20BOSC.jpg"> <img src= "https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIABQ3GdWqqoC5mfbZFwceS3LRJ4uZ-MNbxUPz6qNgRR4tXp-3hjfx441G3ufqnQZyB-ccpemMnpq7TGdibhoJjuCf0-oWBmiDR5MyaMu1pugRekbfk2dR5IeDcSAla5G1RALzfLmvM7NLTKXHSrbc5MEPks3q8XhBeCZ8nwTgCcii4asjU5MocCSd/w640-h390/307%20-%20BOSC.jpg" width="640" height="390" border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="1280" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">  </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">  </div> <div>The fourth short story in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, "The Boscombe Valley Mystery," gives us a host of sayings and tenets of Sherlock Holmes's philosophy. But there are also a number of things that seem contradictory. </div> <div> </div> <div>In this Masters Class episode, Nick Utechin's look at another mystery within this story serves as an exemplary bit of scholarship that deserves a deeper look. It's just a Trifle.</div> <div> </div> <div><em>If you have a suggestion for a Trifles episode, let us know at trifles @ ihearofsherlock.com. If you use your idea on the air, we'll send you some Sherlockian goodies.</em></div> <div> </div> <p>Our Patreon supporters can listen to our shows ad-free and every one of them is eligible for our monthly and quarterly drawings for<em> Baker Street Journals</em>. <a href= "https://patreon.com/trifles">Join our community of patrons today</a>.</p> <div> <div> <div> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <h3><strong>Links / Notes</stron