I was a Sherlock Holmes fan long before I became a Latter-day Saint.
The first time I went to Salt Lake City, I made a special point of reading the plaque on the Brigham Young statue, where the names of the initial party of pioneers who entered the Valley are listed, and wondering why the names Drebber and Stangerson did not appear.
After I became a Latter-day Saint, I found many inaccuracies in "A Study in Scarlet."
David VanLangeveldJuly 19, 2016
Actually, _The Hound of the Baskervilles_ was a prequel to "The Final Problem". The short story "The Adventure of the Empty House" explained how Holmes survived his battle with Professor Moriarty,
Robert StarlingJuly 19, 2016
Fortunately in the 1933 movie version of "A Study in Scarlet" Mormons were replaced in the plot with a "secret society". Unfortunately the 1968 soap opera-style TV version reverted to Mormon villains. Both can be seen on the web.
Steve CorbettJuly 19, 2016
Very interesting! I had never heard of this Sherlock Holmes-LDS connection.
Don PritchardJuly 19, 2016
I have always been a fan of Sherlock Holmes, but felt badly about A Study in Scarlet. I was happy to read this account several years ago and discover Sir Arthur Conan Doyle found out the truth about Mormons later in his life. The trouble is A Study in Scarlet is still out there, confusing a new generation of Sherlock Holmes fans.
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Clifton Palmer McLendonAugust 1, 2016
I was a Sherlock Holmes fan long before I became a Latter-day Saint. The first time I went to Salt Lake City, I made a special point of reading the plaque on the Brigham Young statue, where the names of the initial party of pioneers who entered the Valley are listed, and wondering why the names Drebber and Stangerson did not appear. After I became a Latter-day Saint, I found many inaccuracies in "A Study in Scarlet."
David VanLangeveldJuly 19, 2016
Actually, _The Hound of the Baskervilles_ was a prequel to "The Final Problem". The short story "The Adventure of the Empty House" explained how Holmes survived his battle with Professor Moriarty,
Robert StarlingJuly 19, 2016
Fortunately in the 1933 movie version of "A Study in Scarlet" Mormons were replaced in the plot with a "secret society". Unfortunately the 1968 soap opera-style TV version reverted to Mormon villains. Both can be seen on the web.
Steve CorbettJuly 19, 2016
Very interesting! I had never heard of this Sherlock Holmes-LDS connection.
Don PritchardJuly 19, 2016
I have always been a fan of Sherlock Holmes, but felt badly about A Study in Scarlet. I was happy to read this account several years ago and discover Sir Arthur Conan Doyle found out the truth about Mormons later in his life. The trouble is A Study in Scarlet is still out there, confusing a new generation of Sherlock Holmes fans.
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