Wednesday, 7 May 2025

Fiction

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
3 The Adventure of the Yellow Face

This is, generally, a poorly-regarded case, but I thought it was quite good. Accusations of racism feel misplaced given how it concludes, even if some of the language is unfortunately dated — but I think that sometimes, when the intention is right, we have to be mindful and forgiving of the time when something was written.

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