In ‘The Man with the Twisted Lip’ (1891), Holmes, disguised as an addict, is discovered by Watson in an East End opium den in a story highlighting Victorian social problems of opium use and begging. In ‘The Red-Headed League’ (1891), Holmes explores London both above and below from the pathways behind the “shabby genteel” square of Jephro Rucastle’s pawnshop to the subterranean vaults of the City and Suburban Bank. This masterclass on Sherlock Holmes explores two of Holmes’s ‘city’ cases. Wednesday 20 October | 18:00 | Microsoft Teams – ‘The Red-Headed League’ and ‘The Man with the Twisted Lip’ Interested in learning something new? Want to engage in an interesting conversation with a University of Hull academic and alumni with a shared interest? Or do you want to get a taste of what a postgraduate class at the University of Hull is like? Then welcome to the Alumni Masterclass series.Īlumni Masterclass: Sherlock Holmes and the City
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