The Date of the Sign of Four

<h4 data-blogger-escaped-style="text-align: center;">“As to your dates, that is the biggest mystification of all.” [CREE]  </h4> <p>With Season 4, we're starting a new monthly series that we're calling "Mr. Sherlock Holmes the Theorist." Each month, we'll be taking a look at what some early Sherlockian scholars had to say about certain trifling elements in the Sherlock Holmes stories.</p> <p>In this case, we're looking at "The Date of <em>The Sign of Four</em>" from H.W. Bell's <a href= "https://amzn.to/2FN8CWd"><em>Baker Street Studies</em></a>, first published in 1934.  It's more than a trifle.</p> <div data-blogger-escaped-style="margin: 0px;"> <div data-blogger-escaped-style="text-align: center;"> <p> </p> <p>Have you left us a rating and review on <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/sherlock-holmes-trifles/id1198869691?mt=2" data-blogger-escaped-target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> yet? You don't need to own an Apple device, and every review helps more people find the show. </p> </div> <div data-blogger-escaped-style= "font-weight: 700; text-align: center;"> <p>We're available everywhere you listen to podcasts, including <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/sherlock-holmes-trifles/id1198869691?mt=2">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3RyaWZsZXNwb2RjYXN0LmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/6SF8y5sXSfWPBnH2W7WmKc">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://soundcloud.com/sherlockholmes-trifles">SoundCloud</a>, and <a href= "https://play.radiopublic.com/sherlock-holmes-trifles-GqnV0O">RadioPublic</a>.</p> </div> <div data-blogger-escaped-style="text-align: center;"> <div data-blogger-escaped-style="font-weight: 700;"> </div> </div> <p>And please consider supporting our efforts through <a href= "https://patreon.com/trifles" data-blogger-escaped-style= "font-weight: normal;" data-blogger-escaped-target= "_blank">Patreon</a> or <a href= "https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=bhUDy2roW_3n5LZwv5duCDwvWFIVBL71jtY0R-IhfZ0jZ2fTPRf