Conan Doyle and Cars

“as his car swung round the village street” [LAST]    As you know, most of the Sherlock Holmes stories were set squarely in the Victorian era. Only a handful extended beyond 1900, and only one mentioned automobiles.   However, that's not to say that Conan Doyle wasn't intensely interested in the newfangled machinery, In fact, he wrote two stories that featured cars and even had a few harrowing experiences of his own. 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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• "One Crowded Hour" (Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia)
• "How It Happened" (Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia)
• Conan Doyle's near-fatal automobile accident (Mental Floss)
• The Prince Henry Tour of 1911 (Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia)
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