W20T Sherlock Holmes’s Selective Justice: Letting the Perpetrator Go (Hybrid/In-Person)

In-Person | Registration opens 12/16/2025 10:00 AM EST

1/13/2026-3/17/2026
9:30 AM-11:00 AM EST on Tue
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W20T Sherlock Holmes’s Selective Justice: Letting the Perpetrator Go (Hybrid/In-Person)

In-Person | Registration opens 12/16/2025 10:00 AM EST

[NEW COURSE] We’ll consider eight short Sherlock Holmes stories in which Holmes decides to let the perpetrator go free. Holmes claims “I think there are certain crimes which the law cannot touch.” We’ll consider his personal sense of morality and its implications for the tradition of detective fiction. Stories will include A Scandal in Bohemia, Silver Blaze, The Abbey Grange, and The Blue Carbuncle. The course leader will provide PDFs of the stories so no book purchase is necessary. Audio/Visual, Discussion, Lecture, Reading

  • *This registration item is HYBRID/IN-PERSON, which means that you can attend either in-person or via Zoom. DO NOT also register for the Zoom section of this course.*

Lisa Jadwin

Lisa Jadwin, Ph.D. (English, Princeton University), has 35 years of teaching experience, has won teaching awards, and has taught college-level courses on detective fiction for more than two decades. She is a retired professor from St. John Fisher University.