“sinister atmosphere of forgotten nations,” [DEVI]  It's not quite a holiday for Sherlock Holmes in "The Devil's Foot," but rather a time away from London to be able to recuperate. "The villages which dotted this part of Cornwall" gave a quaint, other-worldly feeling to the setting.   But so too did the traces of "some vanished race which had passed utterly away, and left as it sole record strange monuments of stone, irregular mounds which contained the burned ashes of the dead." The Cornish coast was the perfect place for this story. And it's just a Trifle.     Find Trifles wherever you listen to podcasts: Listen to Sherlock Holmes: Trifles      Have you left us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts yet? You don't need to own an Apple device, and every review helps more people find the show.  And please consider supporting our efforts through Patreon or PayPal.     Links / Notes

• This episode: ihose.co/trifles205
• History of Cornwall (Wikipedia)
• The Game Is Afoot! by David Hamer (Amazon)
• "The Devil's Foot" episode of The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Granada (BritBox)
• Previous episodes mentioned:
• • Episode 195: The Setting of Dartmoor
  • Episode 200: The Setting of Agra

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