I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere

Baker Street Elementary – A Universal Prayer

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“What would ye think of offering up prayer?” [STUD] </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ue3ioGfQwuo/Ya4rXCDfphI/AAAAAAABX34/Xe-evnMVlachzJHRj3j1haajE95kHCRUQCNcBGAsYHQ/s768/Baker%2BStreet%2BElementary%2B120.1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="768" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ue3ioGfQwuo/Ya4rXCDfphI/AAAAAAABX34/Xe-evnMVlachzJHRj3j1haajE95kHCRUQCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/Baker%2BStreet%2BElementary%2B120.1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div><div><br /></div><div>Sherlock Holmes was not what you'd call a religious man. Nor even spiritual, for that matter. He was driven by logic.</div><div><br /></div><div>Remember in "The Sussex Vampire," he said "The world is big enough for us. No ghosts need apply."</div><div><br /></div><div>We could assume that he would place the Holy Ghost into that category as well. </div><div><br /></div><div>However, he acknowledges that there is a higher power than any human can ascertain, and his famous "moss ross" soliloquy in "The Naval Treaty" is often cited as evidence of that: </div><blockquote><div>"Our highest assurance of the goodness of Providence seems to me to rest in the flowers."</div></blockquote><div><br /></div><div>And Sherlock Holmes was at least familiar with the Bible (from his school days, no doubt), as he was able to dig up the reference to David and Bathsheba in "The Creeping Man":</div><blockquote><div>"My biblical knowledge is a trifle rusty, I fear, but you will find the story in the first or second of Samuel."</div></blockquote><div>While he wasn't likely to say prayers — even when on the brink of the Reichenbach Falls — Christopher Morley, founder of the Baker Street Irregulars, wrote one that transcends all religious beliefs. A prayer that we can all enjoy this holiday season, or year-round.</div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Sherlock Holmes's Prayer</h2><div>by Christopher Morley</div><div><br /></div><div><div>[1] Grant me, O spirit of Reason, matter for Deduction, Intuition, and Analysis; plenty of three-pipe problems, that I may avoid the cowardice of seven percent cocaine, or at least substitute something a little special in white wines.</div><div><br /></div><div>[2] Grant me newspapers, telegrams, and the grind of carriage wheels against the kerb; the meditative breakfast at morning; the unexpected client in the night-time. And, occasionally, the alerting word grotesque.</div><div><br /></div><div> [3] Strengthen me not to astonish the good Watson merely for theatrical pleasure; yet always to be impatient of Unmitigated Bleat; and of Guessing, which rots the logical faculty.</div><div><br /></div><div>[4] If in hours of dullness neither the Turkish bath nor mediaeval charters, nor my scrapbooks nor my fiddle avail to soothe, turn my attention to the infallible reactions of chemistry—or to that rational and edifying insect the Bee.</div><div><br /></div><div>[5] Remind me that there is a season of forgiveness for misfortune; but never for the incredible imbecility of bunglers(from LeCoq to Lestrade).</div><div><br /></div><div>[6] In all the joys of action let me not forget the intellectual achievements of lethargy; to wit, Mycroft; and, slightly less to wit, Moriarty.</div><div><br /></div><div>[7] Burden me not with unrelated facts, but encourage the habit of synthetic observation, collating the distinctions between the various. As the hand of the lithotyper is to that of the cork-cutter, so are the types of the Morning Mercury to those of the Yorkshire Post.</div><div><br /></div><div>[8] Remember, O spirit, to Segregate the Queen. Viz., the fair sex is Watson’s department. For me, the Mind is All. But one confession in remembrance: the pistol-shot initials on the sitting-room wall were not what Watson thought. In the name of that Gracious Lady my favorite letters were the last two. I was writing not VR but IA. The Baker Street Underground shook my aim.</div><div><br /></div><div>[9] Hold fast the doctrine: When all impossibles are eliminated, what remains, however improbable, must be the Truth.</div><div><br /></div><div>[10] Then, O spirit, be the Game Afoot!</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And here we arrive back at Baker Street Elementary, one last time in 2021...</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VRlEE-mHSac/Ya4tv-jK7II/AAAAAAABX4E/fWp5qE4_MbwLGAQkz4Y_bBUDdbEfZIN6ACNcBGAsYHQ/s768/Baker%2BStreet%2BElementary%2B120.2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="768" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VRlEE-mHSac/Ya4tv-jK7II/AAAAAAABX4E/fWp5qE4_MbwLGAQkz4Y_bBUDdbEfZIN6ACNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/Baker%2BStreet%2BElementary%2B120.2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Baker Street Elementary – A Universal Prayer

“What would ye think of offering up prayer?” [STUD] Sherlock Holmes was not what you'd call a religious man. Nor even spiritual, for th...

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Episode 229: Observations by Gaslight

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“draw inferences from our observations” [CARD] </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pa0HHOk5Dbk/YacARRVusvI/AAAAAAABXvk/BkI-kMhDBwMlQDjYLtgRvrYHsie4cRPbACLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/ihearofsherlock229%2Bheader.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pa0HHOk5Dbk/YacARRVusvI/AAAAAAABXvk/BkI-kMhDBwMlQDjYLtgRvrYHsie4cRPbACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/ihearofsherlock229%2Bheader.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><p>Lyndsay Faye, BSI ("Kitty Winter") has a knack for capturing the voice of John H. Watson in the style of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. But in her latest Sherlock Holmes book, she treats us to more than just one voice.</p><p><i><a href="https://amzn.to/31kyGFS" target="_blank">Observations by Gaslight: Stories from the World of Sherlock Holmes</a></i> (Mysterious Press, 2021) takes a vastly different approach. In this series of long-ish stories, Faye treats us to a series of epistolary adventures, as seen through the eyes of Inspector Lestrade, Irene Adler, Wiggins, Inspector Bradstreet, Mrs. Hudson, and none other than Lomax the sub-librarian.</p><p>It's a fresh approach with six very distinct voices that earned a starred review from <i><a href="https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-61316-261-3" target="_blank">Publishers Weekly</a></i>, who lauded the "nuance, wit, and clever plotting" of the stories. 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A transcript will be here soon.</div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a data-patreon-widget-type="become-patron-button" href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=2318606">Become a Patron!</a></div><script async="" src="https://c6.patreon.com/becomePatronButton.bundle.js"></script><p></p><div><div></div></div><p style="-x-system-font: none; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 14px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 12px auto 6px;"><br /></p></div><p style="-x-system-font: none; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 14px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 12px auto 6px;">--</p><p style="-x-system-font: none; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 14px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 12px auto 6px;"><br /></p></div></div></div>

Episode 229: Observations by Gaslight

“draw inferences from our observations” [CARD] Lyndsay Faye, BSI ("Kitty Winter") has a knack for capturing the voice of John H. ...

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The #BSIWeekend Site Is Updated

<h4 style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: merriweather; font-size: 18.2px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;">"I was invited to a week-end gathering" [LAST]</h4><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fLgV299L3s4/WhZmui14SJI/AAAAAAAA0PE/YGZDFBhGxIghrSmpLx1-6W3JtkDc_hDOgCLcBGAs/s1600/2017%2BBSI%2BWeekend.jpg" style="color: #006f85; font-weight: bold; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fLgV299L3s4/WhZmui14SJI/AAAAAAAA0PE/YGZDFBhGxIghrSmpLx1-6W3JtkDc_hDOgCLcBGAs/s640/2017%2BBSI%2BWeekend.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"></div><br style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span face=""verdana" , "geneva" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span><div><span face=""verdana" , "geneva" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px;">After a one-year hiatus from in-person events, the <a href="http://www.bsiweekend.com/#sthash.gkIxwO76.dpbs" target="_blank">BSI Weekend</a> is back. But it's going to look and feel different this year</span><span face=""verdana" , "geneva" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px;">.</span></div><div><span style="color: #0e0e0e;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #0e0e0e;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">First, you're likely to see people wearing masks indoors. And all BSI events (as well as restaurants in New York City) require patrons to show proof of vaccination.</span></span><br /></div><div><span style="color: #0e0e0e;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #0e0e0e;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">But there are also changes to the lineup of events and venues.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #0e0e0e;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #0e0e0e;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">First, the iconic <a href="https://www.theroosevelthotel.com/" target="_blank">Roosevelt Hotel</a>, nearly 100 years old and which served as the unofficial headquarters of the weekend, closed its doors permanently during the pandemic. Taking its place is the Westin New York Grand Central Hotel. </span></span></div><div><span style="color: #0e0e0e;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #0e0e0e;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">You'll find two events have been added on Thursday: a brief awards ceremony for the ACD Society and a special reception for the <a href="https://ihose.co/ihose227" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes in 221 Objects</a> exhibition at The Grolier Club.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #0e0e0e;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #0e0e0e;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Sadly, the William Gillette Memorial Luncheon is on hiatus this year due to a lack of space given Covid considerations.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #0e0e0e;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #0e0e0e;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Please check the <a href="http://www.bsiweekend.com/#sthash.gkIxwO76.dpbs" target="_blank">BSI Weekend site</a> for comprehensive information about the weekend. The <a href="https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/bsi-weekend/" target="_blank">BSI site</a> has information and registration forms for all of the official BSI-hosted events.</span></span></div><div><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span face=""verdana" , "geneva" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px;">A few other things to note:</span><br /><ol style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><li>If you're sharing this on social media, please use the hashtag <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23BSIWeekend&src=typd" style="color: #006f85; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">#BSIWeekend</a>. This makes it easier to follow the topic (despite <i>who</i> you're following), makes photos easier to find, and increases the chances of creating a trending topic that could get media attention.</li><li>This year, accommodations are only at the <b>Westin New York Grand Central Hotel</b>, which is also the site of the <b>Distinguished Speaker Lecture</b> for the first time.</li><li>If you have any suggestions for people attending for the first time, <b>please email us or leave a comment below</b>; we'll be posting our annual <a href="http://ihose.co/bsi2020tips" rel="nofollow" style="color: #006f85; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">tips for getting the most out of the BSI Weekend</a> next week, and it would be great to include yours.</li><li>Please stay tuned for another post about information on helping to make the BSI Weekend enjoyable and as stress-free as possible.</li></ol><div style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br />And don't miss <a href="http://ihose.co/ihose74" style="color: #006f85; font-weight: bold;">Episode 74</a> of I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere <a href="http://ihose.co/ihose74" rel="nofollow" style="color: #006f85; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">recapping the 2015 BSI Weekend</a>:<br /><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><iframe frameborder="no" height="166" kwframeid="1" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/191368218&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" style="max-width: 100%;" width="100%"></iframe><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div></div>

The #BSIWeekend Site Is Updated

"I was invited to a week-end gathering" [LAST] After a one-year hiatus from in-person events, the BSI Weekend is back. But it'...

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Episode 228: The Return of the Pharaoh

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“those sacred writings, drawn in Egyptian letters” [STUD] </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8QU3pkv2854/YZMvKxX0TuI/AAAAAAABXgE/8wKam6XnfUcBY9fxE6kj4BvrGCliCTvzACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/ihearofsherlock228%2Bheader.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8QU3pkv2854/YZMvKxX0TuI/AAAAAAABXgE/8wKam6XnfUcBY9fxE6kj4BvrGCliCTvzACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/ihearofsherlock228%2Bheader.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><p>If there is one author to whom we owe the rise in popularity of Sherlock Holmes in the mid-1970s, it is Nicholas Meyer, BSI ("A Fine Morocco Case"). It was his novel <i>The Seven Per-Cent Solution</i> (which spent 40 weeks on the <i>New York Times</i> Bestseller List) and his screenplay for the film version of the book that put Sherlock Holmes back in mainstream consciousness.</p><p>Meyer and Holmes have returned with <i><a href="https://amzn.to/3ci4dKU" target="_blank">The Return of the Pharaoh</a></i>, another Holmes adventure tale that takes us to Egypt in 1910 amid the Egyptomania craze that was running high in Europe at the time. </p><p>As The Return takes Holmes and Watson on a journey to North Africa, our conversation with Nick takes us on a literary journey spanning 45 years as he looks at how his writing has (or hasn't) changed over that time. We also point out the timely nature of his topics, homages to Conan Doyle, and even get nods to Homer, Edgar Allan Poe, and Agatha Christie.</p><p>It's an interview you won't want to miss with the master of latter-day Sherlock Holmes novels.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please be sure to play our <b>Canonical Couplet</b> quiz: the winner will receive a copy of T<i>he Return of the Pharaoh</i>. If you've already read it, play anyway and choose someone to give it to! Answers are due by November 29, 2021 at 11:59 a.m. EDT.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a data-patreon-widget-type="become-patron-button" href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=2318606">Become a Patron!</a></div><script async="" src="https://c6.patreon.com/becomePatronButton.bundle.js"></script><p></p><div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;">Please do consider becoming a <a href="https://ihose.co/ihosepatron" target="_blank">Patron of the Arts</a>. 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Episode 228: The Return of the Pharaoh

“those sacred writings, drawn in Egyptian letters” [STUD] If there is one author to whom we owe the rise in popularity of Sherlock Holmes i...

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Baker Street Elementary – The Age of Information

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“the hope of getting some information” [SILV] </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J5v34ewk__w/YZEh0hKIMUI/AAAAAAABXfQ/hscGAXQf3fIZvvOXS3URAfW6HzwJcYg3wCLcBGAsYHQ/s768/Baker%2BStreet%2BElementary%2B119.1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="768" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J5v34ewk__w/YZEh0hKIMUI/AAAAAAABXfQ/hscGAXQf3fIZvvOXS3URAfW6HzwJcYg3wCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/Baker%2BStreet%2BElementary%2B119.1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div><div>Libraries are fascinating places. And while the modern library is a wonder of digital access and interconnectedness like never before, libraries have their origins in ancient history. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Alexandria" target="_blank">The Library of Alexandria</a> was the center of the ancient world, containing scrolls and documents of knowledge accumulated and created up until that time. We often wonder how the world might have been different had the Library of Alexandria survived.</div><div><br /></div><div>By the mid-1800s, <a href="http://www.mebondbooks.com/2016/02/15/victorian-lending-libraries/" target="_blank">Victorian lending libraries </a>had come into existence, giving the populace an opportunity to expand their knowledge with access to books they might not otherwise have in their households.</div><div><br /></div><div>Throughout the Sherlock Holmes stories, we catch glimpses of private libraries that appear in country houses, university libraries, and other references to books in collections.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's a little quiz: see if you can identify which Sherlock Holmes story is associated with these quotes about libraries.  Answers are at the bottom of the page.</div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>“...a man should keep his little brain-attic stocked with all the furniture that he is likely to use, and the rest he can put away in the lumber-room of his library, where he can get it if he wants it.” </li><li>“I regret that I have kept you waiting,” said I, sitting down in my library-chair. </li><li>“There was excellent wild-duck shooting in the fens, remarkably good fishing, a small but select library, taken over, as I understood, from a former occupant, and a tolerable cook, so that he would be a fastidious man who could not put in a pleasant month there.” </li><li>“ ‘Brunton, the butler, was in the library. He was sitting, fully dressed, in an easy-chair, with a slip of paper which looked like a map upon his knee, and his forehead sunk forward upon his hand in deep thought.”</li><li>“The thieves ransacked the library and got very little for their pains. The whole place was turned upside down, drawers burst open, and presses ransacked, with the result that an odd volume of Pope’s <i>Homer</i>, two plated candlesticks, an ivory letter-weight, a small oak barometer, and a ball of twine are all that have vanished.” </li><li>“We were residing at the time in furnished lodgings close to a library where Sherlock Holmes was pursuing some laborious researches in early English charters.” </li><li>“Mortimer had stayed to dinner, and he and the baronet played écarté afterwards. The butler brought me my coffee into the library, and I took the chance to ask him a few questions.”</li><li>“Finally I drove to the London Library in St. James’s Square, put the matter to my friend Lomax, the sublibrarian, and departed to my rooms with a goodly volume under my arm.”</li></ol></div><div><br /></div><div>Now let's hit the books at Baker Street Elementary...</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UX8JMfLMN9E/YZEh_cZ1YiI/AAAAAAABXfU/pHqyhDC1PKUAis3UvdtK6FquUjKgRfKYgCLcBGAsYHQ/s768/Baker%2BStreet%2BElementary%2B119.2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="768" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UX8JMfLMN9E/YZEh_cZ1YiI/AAAAAAABXfU/pHqyhDC1PKUAis3UvdtK6FquUjKgRfKYgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/Baker%2BStreet%2BElementary%2B119.2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SJL_E-Bdaqk/YZEh_SIcxTI/AAAAAAABXfY/OVNsxL4_zRc4MqO0Jr-6Kp84eaGr-PjWgCLcBGAsYHQ/s768/Baker%2BStreet%2BElementary%2B119.3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="768" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SJL_E-Bdaqk/YZEh_SIcxTI/AAAAAAABXfY/OVNsxL4_zRc4MqO0Jr-6Kp84eaGr-PjWgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/Baker%2BStreet%2BElementary%2B119.3.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EvKlJy_y3mk/YZEh_Xxy7KI/AAAAAAABXfc/iZ8RB2xgtjQVy_mdDDtOp7ndACzNJZYIACLcBGAsYHQ/s768/Baker%2BStreet%2BElementary%2B119.4.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="768" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EvKlJy_y3mk/YZEh_Xxy7KI/AAAAAAABXfc/iZ8RB2xgtjQVy_mdDDtOp7ndACzNJZYIACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/Baker%2BStreet%2BElementary%2B119.4.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-axIXmYLev2U/YZEh_ifK1hI/AAAAAAABXfg/-_tG84khkuE8r0DYCV1ly4-r7pBzcv5UQCLcBGAsYHQ/s768/Baker%2BStreet%2BElementary%2B119.5.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="768" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-axIXmYLev2U/YZEh_ifK1hI/AAAAAAABXfg/-_tG84khkuE8r0DYCV1ly4-r7pBzcv5UQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/Baker%2BStreet%2BElementary%2B119.5.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Quiz answers</h4><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>"The Five Orange Pips" </li><li>"The Engineer's Thumb"</li><li>"The <i>Gloria Scott</i>"</li><li>"The Musgrave Ritual"</li><li>"The Reigate Squires"</li><li>"The Three Students"</li><li><i>The Hound of the Baskervilles</i></li><li>"The Illustrious Client"</li></ol></div><div><br /><div><div><b style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><i>Baker Street Elementary</i></b><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px;"> follows the original adventures of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson, as they and their friends work through the issues of elementary school in Victorian London. An archive of all previous episodes can be viewed at </span><a href="http://www.bakerstreetelementary.org/" style="background-color: white; color: #006f85; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold;">www.bakerstreetelementary.org</a><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px;">.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F-VumJdilF0/WJa_9TrpA3I/AAAAAAAAuO8/52U-hZ7WY4Qz2Oqo84lF8KQnF0zynZ5YQCPcB/s1600/Baker%2BStreet%2BElementary.jpg" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F-VumJdilF0/WJa_9TrpA3I/AAAAAAAAuO8/52U-hZ7WY4Qz2Oqo84lF8KQnF0zynZ5YQCPcB/s640/Baker%2BStreet%2BElementary.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><br />--</div></div></div></div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div>

Baker Street Elementary – The Age of Information

“the hope of getting some information” [SILV] Libraries are fascinating places. And while the modern library is a wonder of digital access ...

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by Scott Monty

Book Review: A Study in Crimson: Sherlock Holmes 1942

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“a ghastly crimson halo of blood” [REDC]</h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wMbMVD7RjY8/YYvLnjdwkWI/AAAAAAABXd8/WJkDnjA5168Z1dHxXy73ytGfgy0WVsKWwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1400/a%2Bstudy%2Bin%2Bcrimson%2Bheader.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1036" data-original-width="1400" height="474" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wMbMVD7RjY8/YYvLnjdwkWI/AAAAAAABXd8/WJkDnjA5168Z1dHxXy73ytGfgy0WVsKWwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h474/a%2Bstudy%2Bin%2Bcrimson%2Bheader.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>There have been many Sherlock Holmes stories and pastiches set in both the classic (1890 <span face="Roboto, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px;">– </span>1910, or thereabouts) and modern eras. <i><a href="https://amzn.to/3qpOyl2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Study in Crimson: Sherlock Holmes 1942</a> </i>takes a different approach, with a setting inspired by the 1940s Universal Pictures film series starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. </p><p>As told by Robert J. Harris, someone calling himself "Crimson Jack" is recreating the murders of Jack the Ripper. The book beautifully sets the stage with a minor case that introduces us to a Sherlock Holmes, who's been taking up government work and a John Watson who's volunteering at a hospital to do his part for the war effort. They're in their fifties, shaped by their service in the previous conflict (where Watson was wounded, as their backstories have been updated in time). </p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k8NRyP1bH18/YYvK7LdcHBI/AAAAAAABXdw/5zek31buYmMtsRTwhwaz4z9D6JyLzbBCgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a%2Bstudy%2Bin%2Bcrimson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k8NRyP1bH18/YYvK7LdcHBI/AAAAAAABXdw/5zek31buYmMtsRTwhwaz4z9D6JyLzbBCgCLcBGAsYHQ/w133-h200/a%2Bstudy%2Bin%2Bcrimson.jpg" width="133" /></a></div>In a world of blackouts and sandbagged buildings and missing young men who have gone off to war, Holmes and Watson hunt a serial killer. The immediate mystery takes place against larger political questions: about supporting a fading empire, maintaining public morale, and changing professions and roles. <p></p><p>That's best seen with one of the new characters, Gail Preston, an American radio journalist. She's brash, smart, and puts Watson quite off-balance. She plays "charming and eccentric" quite well, manipulating suspects into divulging information. Then there's Commander Phil Rayner of military intelligence, sent to work with the group by Mycroft Holmes, and of course, old friend Inspector Lestrade.  </p><p>The language nicely gives a historic flavor while still being immensely readable. The Holmes we see here is witty and a bit prickly. He tends to investigate in disguise and keep his cards close, while Watson (our narrator) doggedly follows along where instructed. Harris does a nice job keeping Watson baffled without descending into the idiocy that has been the public perception of Bruce's portrayal. </p><p>I blush to admit that I haven't actually seen those movies (yet!), so I had some concern about how much I'd enjoy this version (coupled with a feeling that Jack the Ripper is as overdone as Moriarty), but I was surprised at just how much I enjoyed it! The characters work whenever you set them, I believe, but the wartime environment plays up the drama. I'm eager to see the films that inspired this novel, now, as well as more in this series. A recommended read. </p><p><br /></p><p>Find <i>A Study in Crimson: Sherlock Holmes 1942</i> on <a href="https://amzn.to/3qpOyl2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a> or wherever books are sold.</p><p>--</p><p><script type="text/javascript">
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Book Review: A Study in Crimson: Sherlock Holmes 1942

“a ghastly crimson halo of blood” [REDC] There have been many Sherlock Holmes stories and pastiches set in both the classic (1890 – 1910, ...

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by Johanna Draper Carlson

BREAKING: Hound Manuscript Leaf Sold at Auction for Record Price

<h4 style="text-align: center;">"made a record of it" [SUSS] </h4><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0OnB612IMZY/YYbWcED6QII/AAAAAAABXcI/4UkVqppG6JQlUmY7JHRCZUGtxjxFxUD9gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1216/Heritage%2BHOUN.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="784" data-original-width="1216" height="412" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0OnB612IMZY/YYbWcED6QII/AAAAAAABXcI/4UkVqppG6JQlUmY7JHRCZUGtxjxFxUD9gCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h412/Heritage%2BHOUN.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>The Heritage Auction of the first page of Chapter XIII of The Hound of the Baskervilles happened in Dallas (and online) today. And the selling price was a record.</p><p>The opening bid was set for $85,000 and the expected selling price was estimated to be $170,000. More on the history of the manuscript and previous sales can be <a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2021/11/rare-manuscript-page-from-hound-of.html#.YYbWNWDMLb0" target="_blank">found here</a>.</p><p><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px;">The last time a leaf from the </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Hound </i><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px;">manuscript sold was </span><a href="https://www.bestofsherlock.com/ref/baskervilles-ms-christies-2012.htm" style="background-color: white; color: #013fd3; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">December 2012, when it went for more than $150,000</a><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px;">. The previous sale of another leaf was for $78,000 in December 2004.</span></p><p>This time, however, all of those records were shattered.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a7HV-CWD8Qg/YYbXl6hDpgI/AAAAAAABXcQ/dqOMfe5d4l0GGFQ3UcVjtJqfkuMQ5mX7ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Heritage%2BHOUN%2BMS.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1279" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a7HV-CWD8Qg/YYbXl6hDpgI/AAAAAAABXcQ/dqOMfe5d4l0GGFQ3UcVjtJqfkuMQ5mX7ACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h640/Heritage%2BHOUN%2BMS.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>The selling price for this page of the manuscript of <i>The Hound of the Baskervilles</i> was <b>$340,000</b> (<b>$423,000</b>, including the buyer's premium)  </p><p>If you'd like to hear more from a serious collector of original manuscripts, be sure to listen to <a href="https://ihose.co/ihose227" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 227</a> of I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere: <a href="https://ihose.co/ihose227" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes in 221 Objects</a> with Glen Miranker, BSI ("<i>The Origin of Tree Worship</i>").</p><p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1151104270&color=%23ce1a21&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p><div style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Interstate, "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Garuda, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: 100; line-break: anywhere; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; word-break: normal;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/ihearofsherlock" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere">I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/ihearofsherlock/sherlock-holmes-in-221-objects" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Sherlock Holmes in 221 Objects">Sherlock Holmes in 221 Objects</a></div><br /><p></p><p>--</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>

BREAKING: Hound Manuscript Leaf Sold at Auction for Record Price

"made a record of it" [SUSS] The Heritage Auction of the first page of Chapter XIII of The Hound of the Baskervilles happened i...

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by Scott Monty

Rare Manuscript Page from The Hound of the Baskervilles Up for Auction

<h4 style="text-align: center;">"a rare specimen" [CREE]  </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v_bKwzCa6_s/YYS_ZGpW1PI/AAAAAAABXbQ/XlbSbpAfabcDpFJeT2uLlaUz4ATqcbePwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1216/Heritage%2BHOUN.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="784" data-original-width="1216" height="412" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v_bKwzCa6_s/YYS_ZGpW1PI/AAAAAAABXbQ/XlbSbpAfabcDpFJeT2uLlaUz4ATqcbePwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h412/Heritage%2BHOUN.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>On Saturday, November 6, Heritage Auctions will auction off one of the rarest collectibles in the world of Sherlock Holmes: <a href="https://historical.ha.com/itm/autographs/authors/sir-arthur-conan-doyle-autograph-manuscript-leaf-from-the-hound-of-the-baskervilles/a/6243-47171.s" target="_blank">a single leaf from the manuscript of <i>The Hound of the Baskervilles</i></a>.</p><p>Arthur Conan Doyle wrote this novel in 1901 as a bridge between "The Final Problem" (1894) and "The Empty House" (1903). It was billed as a retrospection, not a resurrection. However, the public demand was so great following the serial publication of <i>The Hound</i>, and the financial offer so generous from Greenough Smith, editor of the <i>Strand Magazin</i>e, that Conan Doyle couldn't refuse.</p><p>Doyle's American publisher, McClure, Phillips & Company came up with a brilliant publicity campaign for the book: they disassembled the manuscript and offered them, as single sheets, to dealers who purchased copies of the book.</p><p>According to Heritage:</p><blockquote><p>"Unfortunately, due to the fact that this particular manuscript was written on highly acidic paper, and the individual pages were mounted with equally acidic backing material, most of the pages used in the promotion have not survived either their framing or their display conditions. Only a very small percentage exists today - and few are in as good condition as this particular leaf. This particular page is a highly desirable one — it contains actual mention of Sherlock Holmes — referred to as "Holmes"."</p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>The leaf in question is the first page of Chapter XIII, titled "Fixing the Nets". It opens thusly:</p><blockquote><p>"We're at close grips at last," said Holmes, as we walked together across the moor. "What a nerve the fellow has! How he pulled himself together in the face of what must have been a paralysing shock when he found that the wrong man had fallen a victim to his plot. I told you in London, Watson, and I tell you now again, that we have never had a foeman more worthy of our steel."</p></blockquote><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://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fKsu7woUJKk/YYTC-UP56PI/AAAAAAABXbY/cd7PYQ9sKS4U9z2PA0NCh55pWHypD3vewCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Heritage%2BHOUN%2BMS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1279" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fKsu7woUJKk/YYTC-UP56PI/AAAAAAABXbY/cd7PYQ9sKS4U9z2PA0NCh55pWHypD3vewCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h640/Heritage%2BHOUN%2BMS.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click to enlarge</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><p>This is a significant auction, as this is one of only three privately-held manuscript pages with a chapter heading. Of the estimated 185-page manuscript, there are only <a href="https://www.bestofsherlock.com/baskervilles-manuscript.htm" target="_blank">37 leaves</a> known to be in existence, according to Randall Stock's <a href="https://www.bestofsherlock.com/baskervilles-manuscript.htm" target="_blank">Best of Sherlock census</a>. Twenty-four are owned by institutions, ten are in the hands of private collectors, and the whereabouts of the other three are unknown (including <a href="http://www.bestofsherlock.com/mss/hound-manuscript-stolen.htm" target="_blank">one that was stolen</a>). </p><p>The only full chapter known to exist resides with the New York Public Library; it was the subject of the first volume of the BSI Press Manuscript Series, <i><a href="https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/2001/12/31/hound-baskervilles-ch11/" target="_blank">The Hound of the Baskervilles (Ch. XI.)</a></i>, and is the chapter titled "The Man on the Tor". </p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">“I fancy that I see your Grace’s cheque-book upon the table” [PRIO]</h3><p>Get those checkbooks ready. This isn't going to be a small affair.</p><div>The last time a leaf from the <i>Hound </i>manuscript sold was <a href="https://www.bestofsherlock.com/ref/baskervilles-ms-christies-2012.htm" target="_blank">December 2012, when it went for more than $150,000</a>. The previous sale of another leaf was for $78,000 in December 2004.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>By comparison, the opening bid for this leaf (H.31 in Randall Stock's census) is <a href="https://historical.ha.com/itm/autographs/authors/sir-arthur-conan-doyle-autograph-manuscript-leaf-from-the-hound-of-the-baskervilles/a/6243-47171.s" target="_blank">$85,000</a> ($106,250 with the buyer's premium), but estimates are pegged at $170,000. </div><div><br /></div><div>Will it sell? Will it achieve the estimate? It was offered at auction twice before: in December 2011 (pre-sale estimate: $115,00-125,000) and April 2016 (pre-sale estimate $100,000-150,000), but went unsold in both cases. Given that the opening bid is well below each of those previous estimates, we're optimistic; however, the number of likely buyers for this is exceptionally low. But perhaps the pandemic has created a some pent-up desire.</div><div><br /></div><div>More information about the auction can be found at <a href="https://historical.ha.com/itm/autographs/authors/sir-arthur-conan-doyle-autograph-manuscript-leaf-from-the-hound-of-the-baskervilles/a/6243-47171.s" target="_blank">Heritage Auctions</a>, including <a href="https://historical.ha.com/c/catalog-print.zx?saleNo=6243&ic5=CatalogHome-AucType-PrintableCatalog-071515" target="_blank">a PDF of the catalog</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>And extensive information about the manuscript, its history, and photos can be found at <a href="https://www.bestofsherlock.com/mss/hound-baskervilles-h31-2021.htm" target="_blank">Best of Sherlock</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>--</div><div><br /></div>