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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Urban Isolation

Author: Arthur Conan Doyle (Gutenberg) | Themes: capitalism, urban life, isolation, intellect vs. physicality, victorian anxieties | Source: Project Gutenberg | Published: 2026-02-17

I came to Baker Street by the Underground and hurried from there on foot, for the cabs go slowly through this snow. That is why I was so out of breath...