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Luke Boswell's avatar

It seems to me like Conan Doyle was always adding in exotic, wacky elements to his stories that would have captivated the reader. Things they wouldn’t have been exposed to normally. Often things or people from India

So yeah, this fits!

Michael Chambers's avatar

Good point! Like in ‘The Speckled Band’

Luke Boswell's avatar

yes. Or even in the Sign of the Four

Randy M's avatar

The idea I'm getting is that a lot of his insights will be the result of a breadth of experience with the world, rather than just a deep analytical ability.