Nominate Someone for the 2027 Susan Rice Mentorship Award

<h4 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">“A friendly native will surely guide us” [CREE]  </h4><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGNsgCY2JRMohz42NAtuVTQXg8WSSN8Hf4peDxiox5RWJOeJ2AS6tlyNMsQJVrNi5Ff9MdNw6PeZ7w0--Bg7bpxzouCLqGCEBhAYe_uXv1kyGoKHgvDeI8Hi3pXWWjeyO-gouPG6cbojhQ7UdI9XjtT98NM-q9zHsL6_mccy4ajEzRrQsxlSP2l3Onaw/s960/Blau-Rice.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="641" data-original-width="960" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGNsgCY2JRMohz42NAtuVTQXg8WSSN8Hf4peDxiox5RWJOeJ2AS6tlyNMsQJVrNi5Ff9MdNw6PeZ7w0--Bg7bpxzouCLqGCEBhAYe_uXv1kyGoKHgvDeI8Hi3pXWWjeyO-gouPG6cbojhQ7UdI9XjtT98NM-q9zHsL6_mccy4ajEzRrQsxlSP2l3Onaw/w640-h428/Blau-Rice.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Photo courtesy of Will Walsh, BSI</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div>Every profession, every hobby needs mentors. A mentor's job is to help new arrivals understand the context and meaning of the organization they're stepping into. Mentors helpfully point out the guardrails, endlessly encourage curiosity, and consistently communicate the worth and potential of those in their charge.</div><div><br /></div><div>Mentors are leaders.</div><div><br /></div><div>And we were blessed to have such a leader in <b>Susan Rice, ASH, BSI, 2s.</b> ("Beeswing") as part of the Sherlockian movement. You can read <a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2020/10/remembering-susan-rice-ash-bsi-2s.html#.Y0VupXZKjb0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">what our peers had to say about Susan</a> upon her passing four years ago.</div><div><br /></div><div>Susan was an exceptional writer, and one of her specialties was <a class="b-tooltip-container" data-preview="" href="https://www.google.com/search?ved=1t:260882&q=Vincent+Starrett&bbid=6321981775136876837&bpid=5075907601162330622" target="_blank"><span class="b-tooltip" style="display: none;"><iframe src="/share-widget?w=poi&o=t&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fsearch%3Fved%3D1t%3A260882%26q%3DVincent%2BStarrett%26bbid%3D6321981775136876837%26bpid%3D5075907601162330622"></iframe></span>Vincent Starrett</a>. We had the opportunity to speak with her and <b>Ray Betzner, BSI</b> ("The Agony Column") about Starrett on <a href="https://ihose.co/ihose61" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 61</a>:</div><div><br /></div><div><iframe allowfullscreen="" data-dashlane-frameid="4677" data-dashlane-rid="7bd3e822dd64a1ca" data-form-type="" height="192" mozallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" src="https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/2671427/height/192/theme/modern/size/large/thumbnail/yes/custom-color/000000/time-start/00:00:00/playlist-height/200/direction/backward/download/yes" style="border: none;" title="Embed Player" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="100%"></iframe><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And there could be no better example of Susan's mentorship than her involvement with the <a class="b-tooltip-container" data-preview="" href="https://www.google.com/search?ved=1t:260882&q=Adventuresses+of+Sherlock+Holmes&bbid=6321981775136876837&bpid=5075907601162330622" target="_blank"><span class="b-tooltip" style="display: none;"><iframe src="/share-widget?w=poi&o=t&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fsearch%3Fved%3D1t%3A260882%26q%3DAdventuresses%2Bof%2BSherlock%2BHolmes%26bbid%3D6321981775136876837%26bpid%3D5075907601162330622"></iframe></span>Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes</a> and the quiet yet determined effort to see women admitted to the <a class="b-tooltip-container" data-preview="" href="https://www.google.com/search?ved=1t:260882&q=Baker+Street+Irregulars&bbid=6321981775136876837&bpid=5075907601162330622" target="_blank"><span class="b-tooltip" style="display: none;"><iframe src="/share-widget?w=poi&o=t&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fsearch%3Fved%3D1t%3A260882%26q%3DBaker%2BStreet%2BIrregulars%26bbid%3D6321981775136876837%26bpid%3D5075907601162330622"></iframe></span>Baker Street Irregulars</a>, which we discussed with her and <b>Evelyn Herzog, BSI</b> ("The Daintiest Thing Under a Bonnet") in <a href="https://ihose.co/ihose89" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 89</a>:</div><div><br /></div><div><iframe title="Embed Player" src="https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/4113629/height/192/theme/modern/size/large/thumbnail/yes/custom-color/414851/time-start/00:00:00/playlist-height/200/direction/backward/download/yes/font-color/FFFFFF" height="192" width="100%" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen="" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true" style="border-width: medium; border-style: none; border-color: currentcolor; border-image: none;" data-dashlane-rid="e9b752d27bbd9dc0" data-dashlane-classification="other" data-dashlane-frameid="593"></iframe><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>So when the <b><a class="b-tooltip-container" data-preview="" href="https://www.google.com/search?ved=1t:260882&q=Susan+Rice+Mentorship+Award&bbid=6321981775136876837&bpid=5075907601162330622" target="_blank"><span class="b-tooltip" style="display: none;"><iframe src="/share-widget?w=poi&o=t&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fsearch%3Fved%3D1t%3A260882%26q%3DSusan%2BRice%2BMentorship%2BAward%26bbid%3D6321981775136876837%26bpid%3D5075907601162330622"></iframe></span>Susan Rice Mentorship Award</a></b> was announced at the 2022 BSI Weekend, it was no surprise that stalwart <b><a class="b-tooltip-container" data-preview="" href="https://www.google.com/search?ved=1t:260882&q=Peter+Blau+Sherlock+Holmes&bbid=6321981775136876837&bpid=5075907601162330622" target="_blank"><span class="b-tooltip" style="display: none;"><iframe src="/share-widget?w=poi&o=t&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fsearch%3Fved%3D1t%3A260882%26q%3DPeter%2BBlau%2BSherlock%2BHolmes%26bbid%3D6321981775136876837%26bpid%3D5075907601162330622"></iframe></span>Peter Blau, BSI</a></b> ("<a class="b-tooltip-container" data-preview="" href="https://www.google.com/search?ved=1t:260882&q=Black+Peter+Sherlock+Holmes+story&bbid=6321981775136876837&bpid=5075907601162330622" target="_blank"><span class="b-tooltip" style="display: none;"><iframe src="/share-widget?w=poi&o=t&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fsearch%3Fved%3D1t%3A260882%26q%3DBlack%2BPeter%2BSherlock%2BHolmes%2Bstory%26bbid%3D6321981775136876837%26bpid%3D5075907601162330622"></iframe></span>Black Peter</a>") was announced as the inaugural recipient. [That's Peter pictured above with Susan.]</div><div><br /></div><div>Other recipients:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Evelyn Herzog, BSI, ASH</b> ("The Daintiest Thing Under a Bonnet") in 2023.</li><li><b>Francine Kitts, BSI, ASH</b> ("Lady Hilda Trelawney Hope") in 2024.</li><li><b>Julie McKuras, BSI, ASH</b> ("The Dutchess of Devonshire") in 2025.</li><li><b>Burt Wolder, BSI</b> ("The Third Pillar From the Left") in 2026.</li></ul></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Nominations for the 2027 Susan Rice Mentorship Award are open until November 13.</b> The winner will be announced and presented with the award during the 2027 BSI Weekend.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiiCpSpbiiE2FsgbDYvbm0v02lWsvhdyXfttSd96Wk0q9McHQAJlTvYHLxaR3YX9ny4f1N5D-U9lrqQxYZ0Lio9qCtjzRf3CICgEPDlmwxkIw3Do620m0FzD4RqPzYD08HXeS_4zmN32Z2zNkT1qln8VqS2cD1Jzb57kFtgsKkHqOltz85Aijer4dEvhstm" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1035" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiiCpSpbiiE2FsgbDYvbm0v02lWsvhdyXfttSd96Wk0q9McHQAJlTvYHLxaR3YX9ny4f1N5D-U9lrqQxYZ0Lio9qCtjzRf3CICgEPDlmwxkIw3Do620m0FzD4RqPzYD08HXeS_4zmN32Z2zNkT1qln8VqS2cD1Jzb57kFtgsKkHqOltz85Aijer4dEvhstm=w640-h494" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><h3>What is the Susan Rice Mentorship Award?</h3><div><div>The award is to recognize the activities of a member of the Sherlock Holmes community who has been a mentor to others, in the spirit of Susan Rice. The award will be judged on the mentor’s commitment to bringing aspiring Sherlockians into the cause and encouraging them to find ways to keep green the memory of Sherlock Holmes. While those activities could be in the traditional realm of trifling monographs and playing The Game, we would also recognize that the effort could take place in other media and activities. </div><div><br /></div><div>To sum up who we are looking for in a few words: Someone who is generous, welcoming, and offers encouragement.</div><p><br /></p><h3>Who Is Eligible For The Award?</h3><p>The Susan Rice Mentorship Award is open to all living Sherlockians who are generous, welcoming, and offer encouragement. They will also need to have a proven record that supports that definition. No current judges or previous winners may be considered for the award. The award is not limited to members of the Baker Street Irregulars.</p><p><br /></p><h3>How Is Someone Nominated?</h3><p>The award will be given based on nominations. The nominator should complete an essay of <b>750 words or fewer </b>that answers this question: “Who do you believe should be recognized for their work in mentoring aspiring Sherlockians and why? Please provide specific examples of their guidance, encouragement, and welcoming spirit.” </p><p>Qualities to consider when nominating: Welcoming to all Sherlockians; looking out for new Sherlockians to join the ranks; encouraging involvement and guiding people through their participation; connecting new Sherlockians to current members of the BSI; believing in someone even if they don’t believe in themselves; leaving the organization better than when they joined it. </p><p>Should someone be nominated in one year and not win, they would need to be re-nominated for consideration in succeeding years.</p><p><br /></p><h3>Where Should Nominations Be Sent?</h3><p>Nominations should be sent to <a href="mailto:ricementorshipaward@gmail.com">ricementorshipaward@gmail.com</a>. An acknowledgment email will be sent in reply. </p><p><br /></p><h3>Who Are The Judges?</h3><p>The current judges are <b>Curtis Armstrong</b>, <b>Jenn Eaker</b>, <b>Ashley Polasek</b>, <b>Rob Nunn</b>, and <b>Madeline Quinones</b>. Again, judges are not eligible for the award.</p><p><br /></p><p>For a heartfelt reminiscence on Susan Rice's impact from a former mentee of hers, read <a href="http://www.vincentstarrett.com/blog/susan-rice-mentorship-award" target="_blank">Curtis Armstrong's essay on the Studies in Starrett blog</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>We hope you nominate someone worthy of the award.</p><p><br /></p><p>--</p><p><br /></p></div>

Nominate Someone for the 2027 Susan Rice Mentorship Award

“A friendly native will surely guide us” [CREE]   Photo courtesy of Will Walsh, BSI   Every profession, every hobby needs mentors. A mentor...

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Crushed in Time: Mobile Release Announced

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> “crushed in the press” [ENGR] </h4><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEja5q5JG2k--6zGNNKH8s-CsFDbD4d_NBO-bVYgoKcCO8CQmZlwmr3K4CCL4nrQDWkbyy4gy10LYKS78-x_Y_IxeKmKeqIjF1_3TsKCkHR85-i7IOwl4rZP1VXFUynVLZZoyldFLRvwZYP6NSLmjE_0zIhlG0nzNuRi8MIDHrH5gdJztZ8OT2LZrdqm61ye" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1899" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEja5q5JG2k--6zGNNKH8s-CsFDbD4d_NBO-bVYgoKcCO8CQmZlwmr3K4CCL4nrQDWkbyy4gy10LYKS78-x_Y_IxeKmKeqIjF1_3TsKCkHR85-i7IOwl4rZP1VXFUynVLZZoyldFLRvwZYP6NSLmjE_0zIhlG0nzNuRi8MIDHrH5gdJztZ8OT2LZrdqm61ye=w640-h364" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Draw Me A Pixel studio has revealed the mobile release date of the Sherlock Holmes comedy adventure <i><a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/crushed-in-time/id6788326582" target="_blank">Crushed in Time</a></i>. According to the game's page on the App Store, iPhone and iPad owners will be able to start an investigation on October 19, 2026. </div><div><br /></div><div>The game is also announced for Android and Nintendo Switch, but the developers have not yet confirmed whether these versions will be released at the same time as iOS.</div><div><br /></div><div><i>Crushed in Time</i> follows the absurd adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson within the gaming industry. Shortly before the release of their new game, one of the characters mysteriously disappears, so the detectives have to study different stages of development, moving through space and time. The gameplay is based on the "grab, pull and release" mechanic: users interact with elements of the environment and solve puzzles.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://youtu.be/0YJ8U_v-PKc?si=ckM-Task1qFQ6Z_o" target="_blank">The trailer</a> gives us a sense of the zany adventures afoot:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="301" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0YJ8U_v-PKc" width="547" youtube-src-id="0YJ8U_v-PKc"></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>These are the details from the app store:</div><div><div></div><blockquote><div>Panic at the development studio! </div><div><br /></div><div>Just as the new Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson video game hit the market, one of its characters mysteriously went missing. </div><div><br /></div><div>After their memorable appearance in <i>There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension</i>, the extravagant investigators return in their own adventure.</div><div><br /></div><div>Armed with their iconic ineptitude, they must solve a mystery that transcends the space‑time boundaries of their world — and they won’t succeed without your help.</div><div><br /></div><div>Travel to the heart of the game’s creation and explore its development stages to unravel the threads of this strange case.</div><div><br /></div><div>Welcome to a wildly elastic and infinitely meta experience.</div><div><br /></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Rediscover Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson, joined by new endearing characters.</li><li>Dialogue recorded by real humans — natural, non‑GMO, additive‑free.</li><li>A completely meta time‑travel story exploring the game’s design stages.</li><li>Humor, surprises… and probably bugs.</li><li>Offbeat point‑and‑click adventure with elastic gameplay.</li><li>Loads of puzzles requiring “up to three neurons.”</li><li>Beautiful 2D graphics — or was it 3D?</li></ul></div></blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Crushed in Time</i> was released on PC in June 2026 and received 90% positive reviews based on 1276 user reviews. Read more at <a href="https://thereisnogame.fandom.com/wiki/Crushed_In_Time" target="_blank">There Is No Game Wiki</a>.</div><div><br /></div></div><p></p>

Crushed in Time: Mobile Release Announced

 “crushed in the press” [ENGR]  Draw Me A Pixel studio has revealed the mobile release date of the Sherlock Holmes comedy adventure Crushed ...

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An Ancestor of Mine

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“as brilliant a record as his famous ancestor” [SILV] </h4><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOxnA4mKc111xfBmFpBLs1QB7SIZBhCGVrJe1JLa-J4ap0opXKsxTMl-5BZKat3nQexI_adU30iE9AwgHvYjrOwKeHSu-beyB9wDdU8dE_kJd3IJWcKbiogsCcdQ_-DZwL60aoY3GIAF-ItGZLQ-ZWq8S6Gcqad89_KAjmw2SohWEF-CJGs3MhjZ2U_EYv" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="216" data-original-width="500" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOxnA4mKc111xfBmFpBLs1QB7SIZBhCGVrJe1JLa-J4ap0opXKsxTMl-5BZKat3nQexI_adU30iE9AwgHvYjrOwKeHSu-beyB9wDdU8dE_kJd3IJWcKbiogsCcdQ_-DZwL60aoY3GIAF-ItGZLQ-ZWq8S6Gcqad89_KAjmw2SohWEF-CJGs3MhjZ2U_EYv=w640-h276" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>In 2022, Bob Stek, BSI (“The Mysterious Scientist”) wrote a pastiche that connected the worlds of Star Trek and Sherlock Holmes. He wasn't alone in this thinking; as the lone Vulcan on the <i>Enterprise</i>, Spock consistently reminded others that he was governed by logic and did not allow emotions to affect his judgment.</p><p>Nicholas Meyer, BSI (<span style="text-align: center;">“A Fine Morocco Case”</span>), author of <i>The Seven Per-Cent Solution</i> and director of <i>Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan</i> and <i>Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country</i>, previously made connections between Holmes and Spock, as the latter referenced "an ancestor of mine" when using the famous impossible/improbable quote. </p><h4 style="text-align: center;"><i>More about Spock, Star Trek, and Meyer below.</i></h4><p><br /></p><p>Meanwhile, Bob Stek's novella, titled <i>An Ancestor of Mine</i>, was <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/works/43526379" target="_blank">originally posted on AO3</a> (Archive of Our Own) and has been downloaded many hundreds of times. The plot is as follows: </p><p>Can Professor Moriarty blackmail Sherlock Holmes? He has evidence that the examination of a cosmic string by <i>Star Trek</i>’s Mr. Spock went horribly awry, and stranded him in Victorian England. In his new home, a surprise onset of Pon Farr leads to an encounter with a Wold Newton descendant — Violet Rutherford, a progressive English adventuress with eclectic interests and friends. Their relationship stretches the Prime Directive to the breaking point and leads to the birth of both Mycroft and Sherlock Holmes. </p><p>It could explain so much. Logic in the blood is liable to take the strangest forms.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bob has kindly agreed to have the volume published on I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere, so we include it here: </p><p><br /></p><div><hr /><p><br /></p> <center><div class="pdf-wrapper"> <div class="pdf-container"> <iframe class="pdf-viewer" frameborder="0" src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HzKZoLiUemeLAAV6AYowulU68X0MfM8K/view?usp=drive_link"></iframe> </div> </div> <div class="download-wrapper"> <button class="pdfdownload-btn">Download</button> </div></center> <p> </p> <br /> <script> const downloadBtns = document.querySelectorAll(".pdfdownload-btn"); downloadBtns.forEach(function (btn, index) { btn.addEventListener("click", function () { const pdfViewer = document.querySelectorAll(".pdf-viewer")[index]; const pdfSrc = pdfViewer.src; const fileId = pdfSrc.match(/\/file\/d\/(.+)\/preview/)[1]; const downloadUrl = `https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=${fileId}`; window.open(downloadUrl, "_blank"); }); }); </script> <p></p></div><div><br /></div><div><hr /><h3><br /></h3><h3>Related reading:</h3><div>We have four entries related to Star Trek and Leonard Nimoy, for those interested:</div><div><ol><li><a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2010/07/search-of-glor_3.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leonard Nimoy Goes In Search of... Sherlock Holmes</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2010/08/have-figured-out-your-connections-3gar_27.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leonard Nimoy's Sherlock Holmes Connections</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2015/02/remembering-leonard-nimoy.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Remembering Leonard Nimoy</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2015/03/the-earliest-sherlock-holmes-star-trek.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Earliest Sherlock Holmes - Star Trek Crossovers</a></li></ol></div><div><br /><hr /><h3><br /></h3><h3>Related episodes:</h3></div><div>Nicholas Meyer has been a frequent guest on I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere. You can find him featured in the following episodes.</div><div><ol><li><a href="http://ihose.co/ihose85" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #013fd3; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Episode 85: Nicholas Meyer</a></li><li><a href="https://ihose.co/ihose178" style="background-color: white; color: #013fd3; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Episode 178: The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols</a></li><li><a href="https://ihose.co/ihose228" style="background-color: white; color: #013fd3; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Episode 228: The Return of the Pharaoh</a></li><li><a href="https://bit.ly/ihose294" style="background-color: white; color: #013fd3; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Episode 294: Sherlock Holmes and the Telegram From Hell</a><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px;"> </span></li><li><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2025/08/episode-317-sherlock-holmes-and-real.html" style="color: #013fd3; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Episode 317: Sherlock Holmes and the Real Thing</a></span></li></ol><div><br /></div></div></div>

An Ancestor of Mine

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Baker Street Elementary – Say Cheese

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“filled with photographs” [CHAS]<span> </span></h4><h4 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIXEXyQPYE1LJ4tsFY9O2esQEvMUjw2lfqn0LCPpFj0jVWjkirlqi7ui6Udb9lU2cKmx_V4u2N2s56CJ8XRNSeL4Bn0h_hWZ8hwZuSwe8IQCqK01YOS64bIuG8XflDwvgXSIFm5rVXHCqldNPUzmv4azLoSzS5G7k4S0kX75esmTycZwsH5KvNnF7EIV_g/s1365/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20235.1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1365" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIXEXyQPYE1LJ4tsFY9O2esQEvMUjw2lfqn0LCPpFj0jVWjkirlqi7ui6Udb9lU2cKmx_V4u2N2s56CJ8XRNSeL4Bn0h_hWZ8hwZuSwe8IQCqK01YOS64bIuG8XflDwvgXSIFm5rVXHCqldNPUzmv4azLoSzS5G7k4S0kX75esmTycZwsH5KvNnF7EIV_g/w640-h360/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20235.1.JPG" width="640" /></a></h4><div>Quick — name two canonical villains who claimed photography was a hobby of theirs.</div><div><br /></div><div>We'll hazard a guess that one came to you quite easily, but you may have had to struggle to think of the other.</div><div><br /></div><div>If you answered Vincent Spaulding, who kept darting into the basement of Jabez Wilson's pawnshop to develop his photos (why didn't Wilson ever ask to see those photos?) in "The Red-Headed League," you were correct.</div><div><br /></div><div>And if you also answered Jephro Rucastle, who in "The Copper Beeches," told Violent Hunter that the locked turret contained his dark room, you were also right.</div><div><br /></div><div>Two villains. One handy excuse to cover up activity they wanted well hidden.</div><div><br /></div><div>Photography was handy to Sherlock Holmes as well. In "The Second Stain," the identity of Eduardo Lucas and M. Henri Fournaye were determined to be one and the same through "a comparison of photographs."</div><div><br /></div><div>It was in this same story too that Watson discovered that Lady Hilda Trelawney Hope was much more impressive than her photographs:</div><div><blockquote><div>“I had often heard of the beauty of the youngest daughter of the Duke of Belminster, but no description of it, and no contemplation of colourless photographs, had prepared me for the subtle, delicate charm and the beautiful colouring of that exquisite head.”</div></blockquote></div><div>Let's not forget that it was Baron Gruner's "beastly book" that contained photographic evidence against him:</div><div><blockquote><div>“He had it all in that book. Snapshot photographs, names, details, everything about them.”</div></blockquote></div><div>For Sherlock Holmes, photography was much more useful than as a hobby. 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Baker Street Elementary – Say Cheese

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June Wyndham Davies, Producer of Granada Sherlock Holmes Series, Aged 97

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> “a certain gracious lady” [BRUC]</h4><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1dAAmgcDoUVJkd-GE03FgaajObPv3yaP2AhBtSYMGFiu7BzjypEmDPd-ZYxvJNFe_Eds7oFK-B8NNpvSmB-op3Ge_dSzV8663M0KXviEdQo6LkkMKkJFts8A6IfZaEA6Cr4C8JXIOvbJVA8ohhC0pHc1DNCZJtVLC2io1ZRqm6zIfqchHBS_Ato0OcuGz"><img alt="" data-original-height="1451" data-original-width="2048" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1dAAmgcDoUVJkd-GE03FgaajObPv3yaP2AhBtSYMGFiu7BzjypEmDPd-ZYxvJNFe_Eds7oFK-B8NNpvSmB-op3Ge_dSzV8663M0KXviEdQo6LkkMKkJFts8A6IfZaEA6Cr4C8JXIOvbJVA8ohhC0pHc1DNCZJtVLC2io1ZRqm6zIfqchHBS_Ato0OcuGz=w640-h454" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>News reached Sherlockians today that <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0943921/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_1_nm_7_in_0_q_june%20wyndham" target="_blank">June Wyndham Davies</a>, the Granada Television producer who was a key part of the acclaimed Sherlock Holmes series, passed away on September 9 in Spain.</p><p>Fittingly, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SherlockPod/posts/june-wyndham-davies-1929-2026we-are-deeply-saddened-to-share-news-of-the-passing/1448175404037831/" target="_blank">word came</a> from our friends at <i><a href="https://pod.link/ihearofsherlock/episode/MWEzMDJkNmYtZTIzYi00YWNiLWJmNmUtMWZhNjM1ZjJiOTcx" target="_blank">The Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes Podcast</a></i>, whose producers have become close to many of the cast and crew of the series. They wrote:</p><blockquote><p> “We are deeply saddened to share news of the passing of our friend, June Wyndham Davies. Her transition was peaceful and she was with loved ones."</p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">An Eye for Holmes</h2><h4 style="text-align: left;">“Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself; but talent instantly recognizes genius.” [VALL]</h4><p>Born on June 27th in Cardiff, Wales to Mervyn and Despina Wyndham Davies, June trained at RADA and began her career as an actress before moving behind the camera. She joined the BBC as a director in 1965, working across single-play strands including <i>30 Minute Theate</i>r and <i>Sunday Afternoon Theatre</i>, then went freelance in 1969, directing for the BBC, Anglia, and Yorkshire television as well as Granada — work that included the Emmy-nominated <i>Heidi </i>(1974) and long stretches on <i>Coronation Street</i> and <i>Crown Court</i>.</p><p><br /></p><p>From 1976 she worked almost exclusively for Granada, producing dark and supernatural drama <i>Shades of Darkness</i> among it — and the Victorian-set <i>Cribb</i> series. It was against that backdrop that <a href="http://www.dunwich.org/tv/sherlock/junewynd.html" target="_blank">she made the recommendation</a> for which Sherlockians can be the most grateful: she suggested Jeremy Brett for the title role in <i>The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes</i>. By her own account, she was not even particularly fond of Sherlock Holmes. She simply knew talent when she saw it — which, as Holmes himself might have observed, is a rarer gift than it sounds.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Guiding the Canon to the Screen</h2><h4 style="text-align: left;">“A friendly native will surely guide us.” [CREE]</h4><p>Wyndham Davies went on to produce <i><a href="https://amzn.to/4A8vjxV" target="_blank">The Return of Sherlock Holmes</a></i>, taking over day-to-day running of the series when Michael Cox stepped back to his executive producing duties. When Cox resumed direct control for <i><a href="https://amzn.to/4yqUVo0" target="_blank">The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes</a></i> (1991), she returned to lead the two-hour feature films that followed — among them <b><i>The Master Blackmailer</i></b> (1992) — working with screenwriter Jeremy Paul to stretch thinner source material to feature length.</p><p><br /></p><p>Her fiercest fight came with <i><a href="https://amzn.to/4yx9kz3" target="_blank">The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes</a></i> (1994). Having initially been denied airtime, she fought for and won six one-hour episodes — then had to steer the production through Jeremy Brett's advancing illness, a circumstance that led to the decision in one episode to give Holmes this part to his brother Mycroft, rather than abandon the story. It was producing under the most difficult of circumstances, in service of a series she had helped propel.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">A Career Beyond Baker Street</h2><h4 style="text-align: left;">“Art in the blood is liable to take the strangest forms.” [GREE]</h4><p>Holmes was only ever part of her output. In 1997 she won a BAFTA Cymru for Best Drama for <i>August</i>, a Welsh-set adaptation of <i>Uncle Vanya</i>, directed by its star Anthony Hopkins. She had previously received the Chicago International Film Festival's Silver Plaque for <i>The Lady's Maid's Bell</i> (1985). Along the way, she gave early opportunities to actors including Michael Caine, Hugh Grant, and Rhys Ifans — a reminder that her eye for talent was no one time accident of casting Brett, but a career-long habit.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Granada series she helped shepherd to screen remains, for many, a fixed point in a changing age against which every subsequent Sherlock Holmes is measured. That debt is owed in no small part to a producer who knew a good thing the moment she saw it, and who spent the rest of her career proving it wasn't a fluke.</p><p><br /></p><p>You can listen to an in-depth conversation with June Wyndham Davies, conducted by <i><a href="http://sherlockpodcast.com/" target="_blank">The Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes Podcast</a></i>: </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="416" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yqiF69XzBOg" width="501" youtube-src-id="yqiF69XzBOg"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p><br /></p>

June Wyndham Davies, Producer of Granada Sherlock Holmes Series, Aged 97

 “a certain gracious lady” [BRUC] News reached Sherlockians today that June Wyndham Davies , the Granada Television producer who was a key p...

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Baker Street Elementary – That's Life

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“The ways of fate are indeed hard to understand” [VEIL]<span> </span></h4><h4 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhCpg-pmMsKoSoZzMDiv6TTVc46AISihq80MeZoPlCY68xKxA9mq5fAwn_5rPfArRD9UuBcpQF4_mj9xtWReEZjtsTgUDSuCzScUSTtlGPDZi9lzvuHDI6btj7hC_XMOtY363cPKIrtd8uCJ3r6l3FdjScqfgOmx47BReGxV8BazQmDjPudaZNhiRfRI/s1365/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20234.1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1365" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhCpg-pmMsKoSoZzMDiv6TTVc46AISihq80MeZoPlCY68xKxA9mq5fAwn_5rPfArRD9UuBcpQF4_mj9xtWReEZjtsTgUDSuCzScUSTtlGPDZi9lzvuHDI6btj7hC_XMOtY363cPKIrtd8uCJ3r6l3FdjScqfgOmx47BReGxV8BazQmDjPudaZNhiRfRI/w640-h360/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20234.1.JPG" width="640" /></a></h4><div>One of the most philosophical scenes in the Sherlock Holmes story takes place in "The Naval Treaty," when Holmes is reflecting on the existence of a higher power as he focuses on the natural beauty of a flower:</div><div><div></div><blockquote><div>“What a lovely thing a rose is!” </div><br /><div>He walked past the couch to the open window, and held up the drooping stalk of a moss-rose, looking down at the dainty blend of crimson and green. It was a new phase of his character to me, for I had never before seen him show any keen interest in natural objects. </div><br /><div>“There is nothing in which deduction is so necessary as in religion,” said he, leaning with his back against the shutters. “It can be built up as an exact science by the reasoner. Our highest assurance of the goodness of Providence seems to me to rest in the flowers. All other things, our powers our desires, our food, are all really necessary for our existence in the first instance. But this rose is an extra. Its smell and its color are an embellishment of life, not a condition of it. It is only goodness which gives extras, and so I say again that we have much to hope from the flowers.”</div></blockquote><div></div></div><div><br /></div><div>It's probably made more vivid by the accompanying Sidney Paget illustration of Holmes admiring the moss-rose, with the caption "What a lovely thing a rose is."</div><div><br /></div><div>However, there is another scene in the Canon — a more obscure one — that finds Holmes equally philosophical, although about aging, death, and the results of the way a life is lived.</div><div><br /></div><div>In this case, we find Watson entering the sitting room at 221B Baker Street after Josiah Amberley made an exit in the opening of "The Retired Colourman." Holmes asks Watson his impression of the man, before pronouncing his view of life:</div><div><div></div><blockquote><div>“A pathetic, futile, broken creature.” </div><br /><div>“Exactly, Watson. Pathetic and futile. But is not all life pathetic and futile? Is not his story a microcosm of the whole? We reach. We grasp. And what is left in our hands at the end? A shadow. Or worse than a shadow—misery.”</div></blockquote><div></div></div><div>This is a far less hopeful (dare we say "rosy"?) outlook on the universe. It's at the other end of the tales that Watson has penned: "The Retired Colourman" is the final story in the <i>Strand</i>. Could it be that Holmes was in one of his "fits of the blackest depression" that Watson told us about in <i>A Study in Scarlet</i>?</div><div><br /></div><div>Perhaps he was feeling the effects of a stinging defeat in a case or considering what he might be leaving behind as retirement loomed.</div><div><br /></div><div>Things are looking just as bleak at Baker Street Elementary...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnQi57iFSCRDvuI4N8Z3IZE1wJMYLFTqjt0HVDfYyqRVRZ__AWZbY6X6qYMhgqKLt-R5Zbtpxbl9mOejOxTUVOJljt5JmMUusKFxrLB3Lgzh3rI8E0hb8w-aFzJqzrJBxspfZMB0IMs3GpXXQfaJGi08kC5doM4WBXfml1EsH-vJLqvmJB960t-krWPQE/s1365/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20234.2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1365" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnQi57iFSCRDvuI4N8Z3IZE1wJMYLFTqjt0HVDfYyqRVRZ__AWZbY6X6qYMhgqKLt-R5Zbtpxbl9mOejOxTUVOJljt5JmMUusKFxrLB3Lgzh3rI8E0hb8w-aFzJqzrJBxspfZMB0IMs3GpXXQfaJGi08kC5doM4WBXfml1EsH-vJLqvmJB960t-krWPQE/w640-h360/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20234.2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCLZFOSynBMkj4sePK1FFUgVk6JITVRpt5ZFtGetTO9OxcQ_GLI14Qt72KPgSew-aAnq8Zoy9iMb1Ayu0PfSrcB-2_rIUIOso4qtlXKtGF1AO7gnQeSlajNDnasaRSCsEDQyIwOdynzTQ_G3QVKufLNOXBbWUgxyXTJdC0cooYauzU-lNMy2fJuZ6tyY8/s1365/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20234.3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1365" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCLZFOSynBMkj4sePK1FFUgVk6JITVRpt5ZFtGetTO9OxcQ_GLI14Qt72KPgSew-aAnq8Zoy9iMb1Ayu0PfSrcB-2_rIUIOso4qtlXKtGF1AO7gnQeSlajNDnasaRSCsEDQyIwOdynzTQ_G3QVKufLNOXBbWUgxyXTJdC0cooYauzU-lNMy2fJuZ6tyY8/w640-h360/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20234.3.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUw8ctRFr4ztpzX9mOPIrMxReeteIvuocXiLEChemTSfexcM9tyhXSksjgWDiO7dAvHF0hHbE2h4VX15TWyIPtPPABhox2YTehCDHPEgRD3GjnpvkKnWN2mYVqni179jzDEcuyuCecpAh6HY1qrOvzoVP4aL9_DVhb6MifvOFPpv2H2OhR6u4-_-p08II/s1365/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20234.4.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1365" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUw8ctRFr4ztpzX9mOPIrMxReeteIvuocXiLEChemTSfexcM9tyhXSksjgWDiO7dAvHF0hHbE2h4VX15TWyIPtPPABhox2YTehCDHPEgRD3GjnpvkKnWN2mYVqni179jzDEcuyuCecpAh6HY1qrOvzoVP4aL9_DVhb6MifvOFPpv2H2OhR6u4-_-p08II/w640-h360/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20234.4.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><i>Baker Street Elementary</i></b><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> follows the original adventures of Sherlock Holmes and <a class="b-tooltip-container" data-preview="" href="https://www.google.com/search?ved=1t:260882&q=John+Watson+Sherlock+Holmes&bbid=6321981775136876837&bpid=3408911776569555507" target="_blank"><span class="b-tooltip" style="display: none;"><iframe src="/share-widget?w=poi&o=t&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fsearch%3Fved%3D1t%3A260882%26q%3DJohn%2BWatson%2BSherlock%2BHolmes%26bbid%3D6321981775136876837%26bpid%3D3408911776569555507"></iframe></span>John Watson</a>, as they and their friends work through the issues of elementary school in <a class="b-tooltip-container" data-preview="" href="https://www.google.com/search?ved=1t:260882&q=Victorian+London&bbid=6321981775136876837&bpid=3408911776569555507" target="_blank"><span class="b-tooltip" style="display: none;"><iframe src="/share-widget?w=poi&o=t&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fsearch%3Fved%3D1t%3A260882%26q%3DVictorian%2BLondon%26bbid%3D6321981775136876837%26bpid%3D3408911776569555507"></iframe></span>Victorian London</a>. 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Baker Street Elementary – That's Life

“The ways of fate are indeed hard to understand” [VEIL]   One of the most philosophical scenes in the Sherlock Holmes story takes place in ...

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Baker Street Elementary – What Is It Good For?

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“then so prepare for war” [SECO]<span> </span></h4><h4 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCGN_4QM4wFXAJr5Y66pFA3wzz_LyvjG6OdN4bVjBPPhJqXiwkAtSDH2LaiJAKdZsBMPjLgwK8RmkImOIoHIe8flUvKUcBqV6k9XYnyYIVwgDwUhdYCmWZRIZquHuvJCMMD2NA-qxARp7afcTe9KGAWe2dpydGt4Rq1hALjaIJ-GgXFhyphenhyphenuaqnvPgOcCV4/s1365/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20233.1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1365" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCGN_4QM4wFXAJr5Y66pFA3wzz_LyvjG6OdN4bVjBPPhJqXiwkAtSDH2LaiJAKdZsBMPjLgwK8RmkImOIoHIe8flUvKUcBqV6k9XYnyYIVwgDwUhdYCmWZRIZquHuvJCMMD2NA-qxARp7afcTe9KGAWe2dpydGt4Rq1hALjaIJ-GgXFhyphenhyphenuaqnvPgOcCV4/w640-h360/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20233.1.JPG" width="640" /></a></h4><div>General William Sherman once said, "War is hell." Partly because it's never-ending. In the mid- to late-20th century, historians Will and Ariel Durant estimated that over the past 3,421 years, humans experienced only about 268 scattered years without war.</div><div><br /></div><div>In the Sherlock Holmes stories, we open with war: Watson introduces himself to us in <i>A Study in Scarlet</i> as a veteran wounded at the Battle of Maiwand. In <i>The Sign of Four</i>, we find ourselves at the Fort of Agra during a rebellion. During another rebellion in "The Crooked Man," one officer betrays another out of jealous love. Soldiers and veterans turn up throughout the Canon. </div><div><br /></div><div>In fact, it extends to the final story (at least chronologically) in "His Last Bow," set on the very eve of the Great War in August 1914 — in which Holmes delivered his now-famous, almost prophetic line to Watson: </div><blockquote><div>"There's an east wind coming... such a wind as never blew on England yet. It will be cold and bitter, and a good many of us may wither before its blast." </div></blockquote><div><br /></div><div>Other clients carry their own war histories: a Boer War veteran searching for a missing friend in "The Blanched Soldier," an admiral's son whose father commanded a fleet in the Crimean War in "The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax," and a Confederate colonel from the American Civil War among the Openshaw family in "The Five Orange Pips," to name a few.</div><div><br /></div><div>War is always with us. As are its participants and after-effects. Let's just hope we can keep conflict from happening at Baker Street Elementary...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs9d9CIK-5NxSzWsU33Y7z-cEWS0rqs3oSY-RGBr-oGzmDhnJH-qtoQCBaStssSmXUL9QUTWS9jfEhCk2fIO01Lj8ISNB5rIW96Iq64yOk8QtlkTgNLptTsSqsCG6MnYvYRrFwqUr8dGtPawxwMFc2a-6BatdbuJGDaZc_0H-NL7A8cm7w_4InLt0GdTo/s1365/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20233.2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1365" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs9d9CIK-5NxSzWsU33Y7z-cEWS0rqs3oSY-RGBr-oGzmDhnJH-qtoQCBaStssSmXUL9QUTWS9jfEhCk2fIO01Lj8ISNB5rIW96Iq64yOk8QtlkTgNLptTsSqsCG6MnYvYRrFwqUr8dGtPawxwMFc2a-6BatdbuJGDaZc_0H-NL7A8cm7w_4InLt0GdTo/w640-h360/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20233.2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Baker Street Elementary – What Is It Good For?

“then so prepare for war” [SECO]   General William Sherman once said, "War is hell." Partly because it's never-ending. In the ...

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Baker Street Elementary – Ghostbusters

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“this agency stands flat-footed upon the ground” [SUSS]<span> </span></h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvfxmwmtMWy1LSCI_Ux_SGtHEO_n-uGEmzlMd5ZvsJP-tHJG-HiGYAwiMhjAMdefGIU2A16pOEq5Z2qNyzRqwfefBzCELX8y5Kss1Ok3lSbNiNksx7o3Pqxwcg4_jwWpluWp-faAVvT0aR3DYzV-9gnOGaSiCNxCpj7GCb32Uci8rwGaUvkrFYQf-hJ1UI/s1365/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20232.1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1365" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvfxmwmtMWy1LSCI_Ux_SGtHEO_n-uGEmzlMd5ZvsJP-tHJG-HiGYAwiMhjAMdefGIU2A16pOEq5Z2qNyzRqwfefBzCELX8y5Kss1Ok3lSbNiNksx7o3Pqxwcg4_jwWpluWp-faAVvT0aR3DYzV-9gnOGaSiCNxCpj7GCb32Uci8rwGaUvkrFYQf-hJ1UI/w640-h360/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20232.1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>One of the greatest ironies in literary history is that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of the most famous logic-based human thinking machine in literature, was also a committed spiritualist — a devoted believer in being able to communicate with the dead.</div><div><br /></div><div>This belief spanned his writings, his public lectures, and even crept into the world of Sherlock Holmes after Conan Doyle's death: the 1939 production of <i>The Hound of the Baskervilles</i> was infused with a seance (which was decided <i>not </i>in the book about the so-called spectral hound).</div><div><br /></div><div>He was thorough in his belief; he wasn't trying to hoodwink anyone, nor was he naively accepting. His belief was a rational and deeply personal decision shaped by childhood religious conflict, scientific inquiry, and the theological tenets of the religion he grew up with (and was conflicted about). In fact, it famously led to the dissolution of his friendship with Harry Houdini when the latter (a committed hoax-buster) felt duped by a seance to communicate with his departed mother.</div><div><br /></div><div>Conan Doyle's writing on the topic included the novel <i><a href="https://affiliates.abebooks.com/c/2670720/77416/2029?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.abebooks.com%2Fservlet%2FSearchResults%3Fan%3Dconan%2520doyle%26sts%3Dt%26tn%3Dland%2520of%2520mist%26ref_%3Dsearch_f_hp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Land of Mist</a></i>, numerous letters and articles, including "<a href="https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/wiki/The_Case_for_Spiritualism" target="_blank">The Case for Spiritualism</a>" in 1920. When one conducts a search at the Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia, it returns <a href="https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php?search=spiritualism&title=Special%3ASearch&go=Go" target="_blank">more than 700 entries for spiritualism</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>But the one item that requires additional attention is that of the seance that was held a week after Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's death in July of 1930. Held at Royal Albert Hall, the president of the Marylebone Spiritualist Association (appropriately named "Craze") hosted the event at which Mrs. Estelle Roberts, a noted clairvoyant supposedly passed along a message to Lady Conan Doyle. Read all about it <a href="https://www.royalalberthall.com/about-the-hall/building-and-history/our-history/the-seance-of-conan-doyle" target="_blank">at the Royal Albert website</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>It's almost enough to make <a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2015/08/conan-doyle-sues-own-estate-from-beyond.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Conan Doyle sue his estate from beyond the grave</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div> Let's see who's getting spooked at Baker Street Elementary...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZfmdXSi-13Sr34IMNq7uvMnaKYKXJbSsYrTvaQ2-JmDEy4VyJWJ071PUbZVKTGJvRsFFFFmIUWVopI6LnuHJSj7NH0qpRVhMJXJCvVUTDnILoe-aw4afsUZ3m_GfVDuJlWpa1W-D0RmW9tzTzX9CUpeJ5PZa5_N7fLHkYFKJ1BPp1nenMO4g6E6qWeWuX/s1365/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20232.2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1365" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZfmdXSi-13Sr34IMNq7uvMnaKYKXJbSsYrTvaQ2-JmDEy4VyJWJ071PUbZVKTGJvRsFFFFmIUWVopI6LnuHJSj7NH0qpRVhMJXJCvVUTDnILoe-aw4afsUZ3m_GfVDuJlWpa1W-D0RmW9tzTzX9CUpeJ5PZa5_N7fLHkYFKJ1BPp1nenMO4g6E6qWeWuX/w640-h360/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20232.2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br style="text-align: left;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4gnwIo53xBm_rm9W8x4CWQ3zMxg3AhXgYHRzSuwujFbMS_4xfAKfze9TRLiZteRohboeSQLVrHySetK2EL0MPsJGBQK3CfYDDoLepqn1j1mtybhukfR977cB4lauFFY9ajx1ejRXidczFRCz5VGeEKVI9yY4HPCDeGQH0lIuqqX-_9fZJb4XnyZPxNnb-/s1365/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20232.3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1365" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4gnwIo53xBm_rm9W8x4CWQ3zMxg3AhXgYHRzSuwujFbMS_4xfAKfze9TRLiZteRohboeSQLVrHySetK2EL0MPsJGBQK3CfYDDoLepqn1j1mtybhukfR977cB4lauFFY9ajx1ejRXidczFRCz5VGeEKVI9yY4HPCDeGQH0lIuqqX-_9fZJb4XnyZPxNnb-/w640-h360/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20232.3.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br style="text-align: left;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb6h1CuqY0Nm2xZAdv0uHE-e8-1_D0TuR-J1ax5O9naIwzTws8IzadScbZnOGQ0XqLgjgL2wEPGXFSgQaHO_LPJviarML0yvFfEM5eHW9EFQUJfjQ_vAT_lNVi3jg7h3UxhlzBy0QnQJ5x-vsKhyC7G2ewmTYxdCAn822OeD27uD0yaWJtltGD6e34RmTR/s1365/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20232.4.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1365" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb6h1CuqY0Nm2xZAdv0uHE-e8-1_D0TuR-J1ax5O9naIwzTws8IzadScbZnOGQ0XqLgjgL2wEPGXFSgQaHO_LPJviarML0yvFfEM5eHW9EFQUJfjQ_vAT_lNVi3jg7h3UxhlzBy0QnQJ5x-vsKhyC7G2ewmTYxdCAn822OeD27uD0yaWJtltGD6e34RmTR/w640-h360/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20232.4.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><i>Baker Street Elementary</i></b><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> follows the original adventures of Sherlock Holmes and <a class="b-tooltip-container" data-preview="" href="https://www.google.com/search?ved=1t:260882&q=John+Watson+Sherlock+Holmes&bbid=6321981775136876837&bpid=3408911776569555507" target="_blank"><span class="b-tooltip" style="display: none;"><iframe src="/share-widget?w=poi&o=t&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fsearch%3Fved%3D1t%3A260882%26q%3DJohn%2BWatson%2BSherlock%2BHolmes%26bbid%3D6321981775136876837%26bpid%3D3408911776569555507"></iframe></span>John Watson</a>, as they and their friends work through the issues of elementary school in <a class="b-tooltip-container" data-preview="" href="https://www.google.com/search?ved=1t:260882&q=Victorian+London&bbid=6321981775136876837&bpid=3408911776569555507" target="_blank"><span class="b-tooltip" style="display: none;"><iframe src="/share-widget?w=poi&o=t&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fsearch%3Fved%3D1t%3A260882%26q%3DVictorian%2BLondon%26bbid%3D6321981775136876837%26bpid%3D3408911776569555507"></iframe></span>Victorian London</a>. 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Baker Street Elementary – A Pitched Battle

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“half-sporting, half-intellectual pleasure” [CROO]<span> </span></h4><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvngylwy8hAOQXvrlYlWLVTwj4CQd-s4j4rGuk64OLaiiiiL1A2L9X80_tVUYWQy1geUMD-GdX58Z5F8q7PZ8qhQcCw6rM6CImDJqxkUO9TM-d5bbyBDZynjO1cd8Mh6_W2b4dWS8MAwrpwyRIRyykyjQ_xhbnHjUH_h_wP2gBgJ1Mncw4KMznV408lzI/s1365/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20231.1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1365" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvngylwy8hAOQXvrlYlWLVTwj4CQd-s4j4rGuk64OLaiiiiL1A2L9X80_tVUYWQy1geUMD-GdX58Z5F8q7PZ8qhQcCw6rM6CImDJqxkUO9TM-d5bbyBDZynjO1cd8Mh6_W2b4dWS8MAwrpwyRIRyykyjQ_xhbnHjUH_h_wP2gBgJ1Mncw4KMznV408lzI/w640-h360/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20231.1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>Of the prevailing number of topics we find in the Sherlock Holmes canon — from tobacco to food, the role of women to social hierarchy, weapons to money — we don't often find ourselves considering the world of sport.</div><div><br /></div><div>We do get a glimpse of sports every now and again; in the opening chapters of <i>A Study in Scarlet</i>, Watson remarks on Holmes's physical abilities: he was noted to be "an expert singlestick player, boxer, and swordsman." Notably, none of these is a team sport. All require the talents of a single participant, matched against one opponent.</div><div><br /></div><div>As far as team sports go, the Canon provides us very few glimpses, and they are quintessentially British. One —rugby — even lends one of its positions to the title of a story. "The Missing Three-Quarter" concerns the mysterious and sudden disappearance of one of Cambridge's varsity right-wingers. As we sprint through the rest of the stories, we find that Gilchrist played for the rugby team in "The Three Students," and that Watson played for Blackheath when Robert Ferguson played for Richmond in "The Sussex Vampire."</div><div><br /></div><div>For team sports originating in India, we have polo and cricket. Baron von Bork ("His Last Bow") is said to be a polo player who belongs to the Hurlingham Club. And a young Percy Phelps ("The Naval Treaty") was the victim of cricket bats over the shin and young Lord Saltire's cricket cap turned up ("The Priory School").</div><div><br /></div><div>But nowhere do we find a mention of association football (that's "soccer" for our American readers), despite England being the birthplace of the first official rules of the game in 1863. Indeed, there is a history of the game that goes back to the twelfth century in England, but it wasn't until the nineteenth century that it rose in popularity.</div><div><br /></div><div>By 1871, there was a divide in the sport, with those in favor of "hacking" (that's carrying the ball) splintering off to form the Rugby Football Union. Then there was a further split of professional and amateur teams, leading to official recognition of professionalism by the Football Association in 1885.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>For a fun look at putting together a team, you might want to listen to <a href="https://pod.link/trifles/episode/MmZmZGMwYzYtMGI5MC00YzBhLWEwZGYtMTA1M2Q3ZmFiMDBm" target="_blank">Episode 270</a> of <i>Trifles</i>: "The Missing Three-Quarter One-Third Discovered" (Listen <a href="https://pod.link/trifles/episode/MmZmZGMwYzYtMGI5MC00YzBhLWEwZGYtMTA1M2Q3ZmFiMDBm" target="_blank">wherever you get podcasts</a>). And check out the the full <b>Games & Sports</b> collections on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/collection/372702" target="_blank">Patreon</a> and <a href="https://trifles.substack.com/t/games-and-sports" target="_blank">Substack</a>.</div><div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" data-dashlane-classification="other" data-dashlane-frameid="6589" data-dashlane-rid="533c6bb8333aaae8" height="192" mozallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" src="https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/12529856/height/192/theme/modern/size/large/thumbnail/yes/custom-color/3a4e59/time-start/00:00:00/playlist-height/200/direction/backward/download/yes/font-color/FFFFFF" style="border-color: currentcolor; border-image: none; border-style: none; border-width: medium;" title="Embed Player" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="100%"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div> Let's see what the field looks like at Baker Street Elementary these days...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Baker Street Elementary – A Pitched Battle

“half-sporting, half-intellectual pleasure” [CROO]   Of the prevailing number of topics we find in the Sherlock Holmes canon — from tobacco ...

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Baker Street Elementary – FDS

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“I thought you might care to see it” [SIGN]<span> </span></h4><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ATdMG58AZtcV55bOpM3uXpjy06qO92mULxHUstDYTSLiGun_QrItYZRAgDmeN_6CMphIbNH70QyhWmZnCAsx2o6MIlj7PDTd9qRwFZ19LiKf3AOIT5yQ-MgcvTwUkYEVQH20lrNHVpopTJkaFCbQWOEbBFSZsXhBYHSQdBj9PDgN6PgHmBy179_hcB4/s1365/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20230.1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1365" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ATdMG58AZtcV55bOpM3uXpjy06qO92mULxHUstDYTSLiGun_QrItYZRAgDmeN_6CMphIbNH70QyhWmZnCAsx2o6MIlj7PDTd9qRwFZ19LiKf3AOIT5yQ-MgcvTwUkYEVQH20lrNHVpopTJkaFCbQWOEbBFSZsXhBYHSQdBj9PDgN6PgHmBy179_hcB4/w640-h360/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20230.1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><div>From Hugo Baskerville’s portrait to the neighborhood of the Priory School, maps and drawings of all sorts were of great help to Sherlock Holmes. And they were just as important to Watson’s publishers. </div><div><br /></div><div>The <i>Strand Magazine </i>impractically wanted an illustration on every page. While Sidney Paget established Holmes’s look in the United Kingdom, dozens of American artists pictured him in wildly different ways before Frederic Dorr Steele picked up his pencil.</div><div><br /></div><div>A popular illustrator, Steele was the natural choice to create the iconic American image of Sherlock Holmes when the stories in <i>The Return</i> appeared in Collier’s Magazine in 1903.</div><div><br /></div><div>William Gillette’s play had been a triumph in 1899, and while the actor never modeled for Steele, he was his inspiration. Steele captured Holmes’s charisma, his presence, his confidence, and he created the portrait that's inspired every drawing, movie, and cartoon that followed.</div><div><br /></div><div>You can find out more about Steele and see some of his work at <a href="https://fdsteele.org">fdsteele.org</a>, the website of the <a href="https://fdsteele.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Frederic Dorr Steele Memorial</a>. </div></div><div><br /></div><div> But now, let's see if young Freddy is breaking any crayons at Baker Street Elementary...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-f8Ta-B9TMb3CKuVL5ohLRqRoSpgVTcCbfXw1EX248n4jrKmpePxUrT6b9M_qWyAnf_UCzVmNBSGWZLrIOGzTeu9Z8cVAh5m6OIHbYYVv6lg012u7as7oNKqsegaIbkdyJQ-vlAS3pvxYjV1gICMJQ301CDEwB2NasC_nOncuSks1IKFk57UU0uayImI/s1365/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20230.2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1365" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-f8Ta-B9TMb3CKuVL5ohLRqRoSpgVTcCbfXw1EX248n4jrKmpePxUrT6b9M_qWyAnf_UCzVmNBSGWZLrIOGzTeu9Z8cVAh5m6OIHbYYVv6lg012u7as7oNKqsegaIbkdyJQ-vlAS3pvxYjV1gICMJQ301CDEwB2NasC_nOncuSks1IKFk57UU0uayImI/w640-h360/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20230.2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Baker Street Elementary – FDS

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Baker Street Elementary – Allow Me To Bring This To Your Attention

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“When I draw your attention” [REIG]<span> </span></h4><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmIHcELgQInJitNXmDC5e6iT-48axfcjbcVnfV_evWZJpPWbdpQTrccPnUpdR728Ey4pD7zYLlUmZq6-yeN-e3rpaN3McEzmBDFDdpTNS5sCEj70ZrAoyYDt-RJv9mB7EGl4lftN8ajgZMoGObhNDcbBqhVxL_5ABRFTqv8mFZ6ZOqFYAuHj4rS3yn25E/s1365/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20229.1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1365" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmIHcELgQInJitNXmDC5e6iT-48axfcjbcVnfV_evWZJpPWbdpQTrccPnUpdR728Ey4pD7zYLlUmZq6-yeN-e3rpaN3McEzmBDFDdpTNS5sCEj70ZrAoyYDt-RJv9mB7EGl4lftN8ajgZMoGObhNDcbBqhVxL_5ABRFTqv8mFZ6ZOqFYAuHj4rS3yn25E/w640-h360/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20229.1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div>Dr. Watson's role was much more than Sherlock Holmes's friend, colleague, and sometime-flatmate. Writ large, he was a front-man — Holmes's publicist, bringing to life <span style="text-align: center;">“</span>those interesting little problems which the complex life of London so plentifully presents.” [EMPT]</div><div><div><br /></div><div>Considering that Watson was his own man, with his own practice, and just as widely known as his detective friend, it may seem odd that Watson didn't bring more cases to Holmes's attention. Certainly, fan mail and client visits would naturally gravitate to 221B Baker Street. But shouldn't Watson's notoriety afford him more occasions to make some referrals to Holmes?</div><div><br /></div><div>The number of cases in which he did is surprisingly low.</div><div><br /></div><div>In "The Engineer's Thumb," Watson admits that <span style="text-align: center;">“</span>there were only two which I was the means of introducing” a new case to Sherlock Holmes: that story and an unpublished one (Colonel Warburton's madness).</div></div><div><br /></div><div>But there is one other...</div><div><br /></div><div>An old school associate by the name of Percy "Tadpole" Phelps wrote to Watson asking him to bring Sherlock Holmes down to Woking to hear the case that Watson ultimately wrote up as "The Naval Treaty."</div><div><br /></div><div>So there we have it. Watson introduced two of the 60 cases to Holmes, and one unpublished case (that we know of). </div><div><br /></div><div>Let's see if they're teaching common sense at Baker Street Elementary...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbxoMHINDgucPJfx5JUMKOCe3u5_iAeEivreCSmE7fgp6U6WlyVxuzyG-XbBlQqc9RkapKheCOhvJMPuaoRxjZcMtKU0FO6uQ_hCpKyzdvkdW-flZC6AJav0fn-1DoW-9LcA8lxHvC6MSkySRSMbgFW6LuYcIiXQsfOwi3BfFH89piPQRh9M-xxli3EwI/s1365/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20229.2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1365" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbxoMHINDgucPJfx5JUMKOCe3u5_iAeEivreCSmE7fgp6U6WlyVxuzyG-XbBlQqc9RkapKheCOhvJMPuaoRxjZcMtKU0FO6uQ_hCpKyzdvkdW-flZC6AJav0fn-1DoW-9LcA8lxHvC6MSkySRSMbgFW6LuYcIiXQsfOwi3BfFH89piPQRh9M-xxli3EwI/w640-h360/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20229.2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Baker Street Elementary – Allow Me To Bring This To Your Attention

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Netflix Releases Enola Holmes 3 Trailer

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“But the money, Mr. Holmes, the money!” [COPP]</h4> <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQmu2XOzsnes-q12EPzBNC4dMIYsSH1H41x1z_jk-gjwdS-5ZdL-aeUA_q7desqpeU9aiwqcQqmpdDcCEc6ppYWgEav7EvMxzdIDIwGY5GIW0c9MkiVLsEz5Gjqxgd6beo_b7HsZkbUeA5G2n-GDE5bylbq6J5m82jwI0pTZeELbMGJKyg9AOXXRHxSmp_/s1600/enola-holmes-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQmu2XOzsnes-q12EPzBNC4dMIYsSH1H41x1z_jk-gjwdS-5ZdL-aeUA_q7desqpeU9aiwqcQqmpdDcCEc6ppYWgEav7EvMxzdIDIwGY5GIW0c9MkiVLsEz5Gjqxgd6beo_b7HsZkbUeA5G2n-GDE5bylbq6J5m82jwI0pTZeELbMGJKyg9AOXXRHxSmp_/w640-h360/enola-holmes-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />When a film's unexpected and runaway success leads to a franchise, it becomes difficult to disengage from the momentum. Arthur Conan Doyle found this out when <i>The Strand Magazine</i>, not to be robbed of more Sherlock Holmes stories following the success of <i>The Hound of the Baskervilles</i>, bid $25,000 for six new Sherlock Holmes stories, or $30,000 for eight, or $45,000 for a set of thirteen and a promise of £100 per thousand words. (Source: <i><a href="https://affiliates.abebooks.com/c/2670720/77416/2029?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.abebooks.com%2Fservlet%2FSearchResults%3Fan%3Dstashower%26cm_sp%3DSearchF-_-home-_-Results%26ref_%3Dsearch_f_hp%26sts%3Dt%26tn%3DConan%2520Doyle%2520Teller%2520of%2520Tales" target="_blank">Teller of Tales: The Life of Arthur Conan Doyle</a></i> by Daniel Stashower, 1999) <p></p><p>Buoyed by the success of the two previous entries in the Enola Holmes series, Netflix has announced that <em><strong>Enola Holmes 3</strong></em> arrives on <strong>July 1, 2026</strong>, providing an enticing trailer. </p> <p>The official summary sets the stage with characteristic economy: "Adventure chases detective Enola Holmes to Malta, where personal and professional dreams collide on a case more tangled and treacherous than any she has faced before." Sun-soaked Mediterranean intrigue, then — though the franchise's signature charm has always been less about the geography of its cases and more about the particular geography of its protagonist's interior life.</p><p><br /></p> <h2 style="text-align: left;"><strong>The Facts</strong></h2> <h4 style="text-align: left;">“the essential facts of the case” [SILV]</h4><p>Millie Bobby Brown returns as Enola alongside Henry Cavill as Sherlock Holmes, Sam Claflin as Mycroft, and Helena Bonham Carter as their mother Eudoria. Himesh Patel, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, and Louis Partridge complete the principal cast. Partridge's Lord Tewkesbury figures rather prominently in the new chapter: wedding bells are ringing for Enola and Tewkesbury, as Netflix's first-look images confirm the engagement has progressed toward the altar.</p> <p>The film is loosely based on Nancy Springer's young adult book series <em>The Enola Holmes Mysteries</em>. Philip Barantini takes the directing reins from Harry Bradbeer, who helmed the first two films. Jack Thorne returns to write the screenplay. The film runs 105 minutes and was produced by Legendary Pictures and PCMA Productions.</p> <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpYdx6bkN-JPoZgin4CQWjhKGjMQaHHTS-3L2jj1hvPFDspEFzVfrskj_m56QcSNkXdE6-AOp5rcHncrGhwu2ZlROEr_20xH2Rs0Cw3VbWsPHw1pwJj3XjBdG-nNqzE3bF3AsHOjLXMkPqHt8_nDqtN0OZUWmDuGf4iS7vzZPrgzNKLicsrpHMoA_GErp9/s1200/enola-holmes-3-tewkesbury.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpYdx6bkN-JPoZgin4CQWjhKGjMQaHHTS-3L2jj1hvPFDspEFzVfrskj_m56QcSNkXdE6-AOp5rcHncrGhwu2ZlROEr_20xH2Rs0Cw3VbWsPHw1pwJj3XjBdG-nNqzE3bF3AsHOjLXMkPqHt8_nDqtN0OZUWmDuGf4iS7vzZPrgzNKLicsrpHMoA_GErp9/w640-h360/enola-holmes-3-tewkesbury.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><hr /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><strong>Related:</strong></h3><p>Don't miss our interview with Enola Holmes author <b>Nancy Springer</b> on <a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2020/09/episode-200-enola-holmes.html" target="_blank">Episode 200</a>:</p><p><iframe allowfullscreen="" data-dashlane-classification="other" data-dashlane-frameid="4695" data-dashlane-rid="a3567c404345a582" height="192" mozallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" src="https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/16022789/height/192/theme/modern/size/large/thumbnail/yes/custom-color/414851/time-start/00:00:00/playlist-height/200/direction/backward/download/yes/font-color/FFFFFF" style="border-color: currentcolor; border-image: initial; border-style: none; border-width: medium;" title="Embed Player" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="100%"></iframe></p><hr /><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">A Darker Turn</h2><h4 style="text-align: left;">“no sister of his should ever have accepted such a situation.” [COPP]</h4> <p>Those expecting more of the breezy, fourth-wall-breaking energy of the first two films should prepare for a shift in tone. Barantini has compared the sequel to <em>Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban</em> — that telling moment when a beloved franchise acknowledges that its audience has grown up and that the story must grow with them.</p> <p>Brown herself described Enola as stepping into a version of herself that "feels much more defined but still evolving," noting that "she's built something for herself, which is amazing, but she's also questioning what she wants next." </p><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqu3ETIoPtSywcYvm05hYsQsTGP0vlwcAa8-fSDLNKlzi3JkYpgrC9djDDpw_vnYnLZoK6nXrnFf9UpORPG9RysbVrTyt2TuUSBAfYaeOXtyDNcO4Y1s2ArQRZ8kpGZCaAG__uNOkrG4dE_Tn9EwYC-Bi6nYabQotwJSLTAu5oABAg52n3qkQ0m6bjmAdd/s1200/enola-holmes-3-fire.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqu3ETIoPtSywcYvm05hYsQsTGP0vlwcAa8-fSDLNKlzi3JkYpgrC9djDDpw_vnYnLZoK6nXrnFf9UpORPG9RysbVrTyt2TuUSBAfYaeOXtyDNcO4Y1s2ArQRZ8kpGZCaAG__uNOkrG4dE_Tn9EwYC-Bi6nYabQotwJSLTAu5oABAg52n3qkQ0m6bjmAdd/w640-h426/enola-holmes-3-fire.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p> <p>The <em>Enola Holmes</em> franchise has, perhaps more than it is given credit for, done something quietly remarkable: it has taken one of literature's most celebrated figures of pure logic and reason and asked what it might mean if that same gift of observation were housed in someone for whom Victorian society had arranged a rather different set of expectations. Enola doesn't just solve cases. She insists, persistently and with considerable style, on embracing her unique talents and being seen. She <i>is</i> a Holmes, after all.</p> <p>In "The Greek Interpreter," Holmes told Watson: </p><blockquote><p>"I cannot agree with those who rank modesty among the virtues. To the logician all things should be seen exactly as they are, and to underestimate one's self is as much a departure from truth as to exaggerate one's own powers."</p></blockquote><p>Enola Holmes, in three films now, has taken that dictum to heart — and then, characteristically, gone her own way with it.</p><p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Watch the trailer:</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="347" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/g1fq327snPU" width="606" youtube-src-id="g1fq327snPU"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p> <p><em>Enola Holmes 3</em> premieres on Netflix, July 1, 2026.</p><p>Image credits: <i><a href="https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/enola-holmes-3-photos" target="_blank">John Wilson / Netflix</a></i></p><br /><br />

Netflix Releases Enola Holmes 3 Trailer

“But the money, Mr. Holmes, the money!” [COPP] When a film's unexpected and runaway success leads to a franchise, it becomes difficult ...

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