Sherlock Holmes? Och, Aye!

After spending a gorgeous couple of days in Edinburgh absorbing the cultural atmosphere, one cannot help but notice and be gratified by the respect and attention with which they treat writers of the Scottish persuasion. There's a glorious Writers' Museum that honors Scott, Stevenson, and Burns, a Scottish Storytelling Centre, and a Poetry Library in addition to the lovely National Library of Scotland. A veritable English major's paradise. Now, some of you who know me also know about my interest in (cough*obsessionwith*cough) all things Sherlock Holmes. Ok, so I've pretty much wanted to have his fictional babies since I was about ten. Whatever. I also am enormously proud of my adopted country, Scotland. Which is why this article is so interesting (though is is from a couple of years ago). I most heartily concur.