
Nojah, selline minupoolne
sissejuhatus on enam kui kobav, aga ei taha lugu kah spoilerdada. Igal juhul, Goss
mängib teadatuntud kirjandusmütoloogiatega, aga lisab neile omapoolse
(eba)inimliku külje. Ka Sherlock Holmes pole miski üleinimlik geenius, nagu
selgub, kulub talle neidude kogemused ja terav silm vägagi ära, et erinevaid
niidiotsakesi ühendada üheks veidraks vandenõuks.

Eks siin üheks teemaks olegi
kergelt võrdõiguslikkuse küsimus, vähe irooniliselt mõjub ühe peategelase
mitmel korral rõhutamine, et „juba on 1890. aasta ja noortele naistele on nii mõndagi
lubatud“ … aga jah.
„It was a strange experiene, dressing as a man. Everything felt diferent, everything buttoned a different way. But when she had put on the shirt and trousers, she realized what freedom they would give her. How easily she could move, without petticoats swishing around her legs! No wonder men did not want women to wear bloomers. What could women accomplish if they did not have to continually mind their skirts, keep them from dragging in the mud or getting trampled on the steps of an omnibus? If they had pockets! With pockets, women could conquer the world! And yet she felt, as though in putting off her women’s clothes, she had lost a part of herself. It was a confusing sensation.“ (lk 191)
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