Arsenical Wallpapers and the Victorian Capitalist Machine | Historical/Literary Deep Dive

This video discusses the literary and historical context baked into my short story, "Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Luminous Rooms," detailing how the upper-class Victorian home actually contained many invisible killers, as well as the destitute working conditions of Victorian factories, both attributable to the Victorian capitalist machine that prioritized profits over human health. This case is the third of my broader short story cycle, "The Necessary Fictions of Sherlock Holmes," in which Sherlock Holmes evolves from a rationalist hero to an empirical myth, as he investigates the wicked problems of the British Empire. About the Author: Gabriel Stroup is a scientist and writer exploring the intersections of science, history, and the human experience. Listen to the story:    • Sherlock Holmes & the Case of the Luminous...   Get the Book: https://a.co/d/0hWcdx7n Produced with AI-assisted tools.