A few facts.  The Jack the Ripper murders occurred in 1888.   Sherlock Holmes made his first appearance, in 1877’s A Study in Scarlet, the year before.  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle opened his practice in London in 1891, three years after.  So, it’s not a stretch to imagine that the author followed the widely publicized murders.   Nor is it inconceivable that, arguably, the two most … Continue reading Sherlock Holmes At Large!