Yeah, A Study in Scarlet is pretty hyperbolic. "The Mormons will HUNT YOU ACROSS NATIONS". Part of it is anti-Mormon, part of it is the fact that Doyle was terrified of America. All the American characters are either out to get you, or running away from other Americans who they've crossed. In The Dancing Men it's Chicago Mafia, in The Five Orange Pips it's the KKK, the list goes on. Then of course there's Irene Adler, but her danger comes from her intellect. Actually, Doyle was pretty afraid of colonies in general. Upstanding English gentlemen who have spent time in India or Africa seem to come back either broken or evil (see The Crooked Man, The Speckled Band, The Sign of Four, The Devil's Foot, The Empty House, etc etc etc)
And yeah, Holmes never slept with Irene. "You remember the Grand? They gave us our old room" What'd you do, play chess for five hours? The Kate Beaton comic was a lovely touch. At least they didn't make Watson an idiot.
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Date: 2010-01-05 07:20 pm (UTC)And yeah, Holmes never slept with Irene. "You remember the Grand? They gave us our old room" What'd you do, play chess for five hours?
The Kate Beaton comic was a lovely touch. At least they didn't make Watson an idiot.