"Is alcohol permitted?" [MAZA] We've explored a number of angles around alcohol in the Sherlock Holmes stories, but it recently struck us that there are glimpses of alcoholism in the Canon. Victorians were no different in their struggles with alcohol, although the disease wasn't recognized as one at the time. Where in the stories can we find evidence or mentions of alcoholics? Why did Holmes ask Watson for permission to drink? And who drank like a fish? It's just a Trifle. 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.

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• Drinking in Victorian and Edwardian Britain: Beyond the Spectre of the Drunkard by Thora Hands (PDF)
• The Blue Ribbon Army: Gospel Temperance in England by Lilian Lewis Shiman (Historical Magazine of the Protestant Episcopal Church)
• Playlist: Alcohol (SoundCloud)
• Episode 21 - Pubs and Taverns, Part 1
• Episode 22 - Pubs and Taverns, Part 2
• Episode 63 - Inside 221B: Drink Up!
• Episode 86 - Wine and Spirits
• Episode 87 - The Good Doctor
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