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* Watson remembers serving time in [[Afghanistan]]. | * Watson remembers serving time in [[Afghanistan]]. | ||
* Watson has worked with Holmes for several years. He wonders if he has spent too much time with him. | * Watson has worked with Holmes for several years. He wonders if he has spent too much time with him. | ||
* Holmes mentions his brother [[Mycroft Holmes|Mycroft]] and the [[Diogenes Club]]. | |||
=== The Doctor === | === The Doctor === | ||
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* The Doctor is lodging in [[Hampstead]] with Professor [[George Litefoot]]. Watson is familiar with him as an eminent [[Pathology|pathologist]]. | * The Doctor is lodging in [[Hampstead]] with Professor [[George Litefoot]]. Watson is familiar with him as an eminent [[Pathology|pathologist]]. | ||
* The Doctor compares the spontaneous combustion to ''[[Bleak House]]'' by [[Charles Dickens]], where Krook is found burnt to death in his room. He cites supposed real-world examples including [[Grace Pett]] in [[1744]] and [[James Hamilton]] in [[1835]], but says they are unsolved mysteries rather than proving spontaneous combustion. | * The Doctor compares the spontaneous combustion to ''[[Bleak House]]'' by [[Charles Dickens]], where Krook is found burnt to death in his room. He cites supposed real-world examples including [[Grace Pett]] in [[1744]] and [[James Hamilton]] in [[1835]], but says they are unsolved mysteries rather than proving spontaneous combustion. | ||
=== Bernice Summerfield === | |||
* Bernice disguises herself in a male form under the name of 'Bernard Summerfield' in order to appear inconspicuous in [[Victorian era|Victorian]] [[India]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== Deviations from the original novel == | == Deviations from the original novel == | ||
* The audio version does not have a framing story with an [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] novel within a novel, however sections of the story are narrated as a first-person monologue from Watson's perspective. This narrative device was used in both the original novel and [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]'s original ''[[Sherlock Holmes]]'' stories. Generally, Big Finish only usually use this device in their ''[[Companion Chronicles]] ''series. | * The audio version does not have a framing story with an [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] novel within a novel, however sections of the story are narrated as a first-person monologue from Watson's perspective. This narrative device was used in both the original novel and [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]'s original ''[[Sherlock Holmes]]'' stories. Other sections of the story are narrated by Holmes (part two) and Bernice (part three). Generally, Big Finish only usually use this device in their ''[[Companion Chronicles]] ''series. | ||
* The name [[Azathoth]] was changed to [[Azazoth]]. | * The name [[Azathoth]] was changed to [[Azazoth]]. | ||
