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"Dark Rumours Gathered Round Him" [FINA]

<a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2642/4181732741_724a46fc2d_m.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2642/4181732741_724a46fc2d_m.jpg" style="float: right; height: 240px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; width: 191px;" /></a>Many of us are aware of the events of Reichenbach Falls - of that final clash between Holmes and Moriarty as chronicled in <a href="http://sherlockholmes.stanford.edu/readings12.html">"The Adventure of the Final Problem" [FINA]</a> and <a href="http://sherlockholmes.stanford.edu/2007/notes1_1.html">"The Adventure of the Empty House" [EMPT]</a>. But for many Sherlockians, there is a darker variation that they will not - or dare not - consider:<br />
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<i>What if Moriarty was the victor at Reichenbach Falls? What if the Great Detective fell that fateful day and the Napoleon of Crime stood triumphant?</i></div>
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That is the premise behind <a href="http://www.imagecomics.com/">Image Comics'</a> new <b><a href="http://www.professorjamesmoriarty.com/">Moriarty</a> </b>series, written by Daniel Corey and drawn by Anthony Diecidue, and is now three issues into its inaugural arc, "The Dark Chamber".  It is also, for Sherlockians, a great modern style "what if" take not on Holmes, but on his nemesis.</div>
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We begin the story twenty years after Moriarty's triumph - he is living in relative seclusion, preferring to remain in the shadows. He is recruited by British intelligence on a unique mission - to locate the missing Mycroft Holmes....and if you think this is going to be another Holmesian pastiche, think again. Corey's writing provides a great mix of modern storytelling style with a working knowledge of the canon, creating a fully plausible "what if" scenario. (There is a scene of deduction in the first issue that not only connotes Moriarty's standing with Holmes, but is also one of the best written sequences I have read in awhile). There are some interesting twists and turns (without spoiling, there's a surprise cameo in # 2), and although the series takes a more science fiction-style turn, this is a pretty solidly written comic. For traditional Sherlockians, it may not have an easy appeal, but may be good for transitioning younger members into the canon.</div>
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My only real objection is with Diecidue's art - perhaps it's a bias on my part, but it looks <i>too</i> modern. (Moriarty appears to have jumped out of modern production). It tends to have a slightly jarring effect - unlike Moffatt's Victorian-character-in-modern-times, a modern-take-on-Victorian-character, art wise, doesn't quite seem to fit. It is a slightly acquired taste, admittedly, but Diecidue does have a great ability to drive atmosphere forward in his art.</div>
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Writer Corey is no stranger to the canon - for more information, please listen<a href="http://comicrelated.com/news/12534/panel-discussions-10"> his podcast interview with my fellow Comic Related scribe Russell Burlingame.</a> With <b>Moriarty, </b>he uses the canon as a jumping-off point to tell a more modern story....and quite frankly, it's one of the better Holmes pastiches.</div>
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The first three issues have been released, and can be found at your local comics store.</div>
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<i>Editor's note: Gordon regularly covers the intersection of Sherlock Holmes and the entertainment industry. You can also find him at <a href="http://www.blogthispal.com/">Blog THIS, Pal!</a> and <a href="http://www.comicrelated.com/">Comic Related</a>.</i></div>
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"Dark Rumours Gathered Round Him" [FINA]

Many of us are aware of the events of Reichenbach Falls - of that final clash between Holmes and Moriarty as chronicled in "The Adventu...

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by Scott Monty

"Where the Prospectors Had Been at Work" [SIGN]

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ktjEedyqHRo/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAk/kcRlchiVqu8/photo.jpg?sz=200" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ktjEedyqHRo/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAk/kcRlchiVqu8/photo.jpg?sz=200" /></a></div>News from the southwest: Irregular Bob Stek, BSI ("The Mysterious Scientist") moved to Tucson, Arizona a few years ago and naturally took with him his love of Sherlock Holmes.<br /><br />In doing so, he founded the Desert Prospectors of Arizona and has led them on a regular cadence of meetings. In Bob's own words (submitted as a tip to our site - see the mail icon to submit yours):<br /><br /><blockquote>Still less than a year old, the DPA’s have met three times, but have already heard papers about deerstalker caps, Edith Meisner, seeing and observing, the violin in the Canon, Lillie Langtry as the model for Irene Adler, and have heard two violinists with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra play the theme to the BBC Jeremy Brett series – transcribed for two violins by ear!   At our last meeting we heard from the artistic manager of the Arizona Theater Company who informed us about the world premiere of “Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Suicide Club” to be presented in Tucson on September 23rd and later in Phoenix.  Naturally the Prospectors will attend the opening night en masse.</blockquote><br />Bob was kind enough to share <a href="http://www.tucsonweekly.com/TheRange/archives/2011/07/13/tucsonweeklytvcom-the-sherlock-holmes-scion-society">an article from the Tucson Weekly</a> which also incorporated this video featuring an interview with Bob and other members:<br /><br /><br /><center><object height="349" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dYBQ8eDPkZg?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dYBQ8eDPkZg?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="560" height="349" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></center><br /><br />Is there a society near you that has recently done something you'd care to share? Please feel free to submit an item or sign up as a correspondent by <a href="http://www.bakerstreetblog.com/p/about-me.html"><b>filling out the short form on the About tab</b></a>.<br /><br />If you're looking for an organization near you, there are a few resources you might want to check out:<br /><br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.sherlockian.net/societies/index.html">Sherlockian.net has a complete set of resources</a> about societies</li><li><a href="http://www.sh-whoswho.com/">The Sherlockian Who's-Who</a> is a global directory</li><li>Peter Blau's <a href="http://members.cox.net/sherlock1/three.txt">comprehensive list of societies can be found on Sherlocktron</a>.</li></ul><br />We also have a number of other links available on the <a href="http://www.bakerstreetblog.com/p/resources.html"><b>Resources tab</b></a> at the top of the page and an ever-growing list of <a href="http://www.bakerstreetblog.com/p/holmes-on-facebook.html"><b>Sherlock Holmes entities on Facebook</b></a> which you might want to check out, not to mention the <a href="http://sherlockholmes.ning.com/">Sherlock Holmes Social Network</a>. You're not alone in your singular pursuit; there's lots of support from like-minded individuals.<br /><br /><i>Please consider visiting our sponsors (in the right column and footer of the site) from time to time. It helps defray the costs associated with running this site.</i> <br />--

"Where the Prospectors Had Been at Work" [SIGN]

News from the southwest: Irregular Bob Stek, BSI ("The Mysterious Scientist") moved to Tucson, Arizona a few years ago and natural...

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by Scott Monty

"His Head Girt with Bloody Bandages" [ILLU]

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wsmonty/4181736553/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="illu-08 by Scott Monty, on Flickr"><img alt="illu-08" height="240" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2768/4181736553_7e85ce0f5a_m.jpg" width="215" /></a><b><i>BREAKING</i></b>: We're all familiar with sight of Holmes appearing with his head bandaged, standing in a triumphant manner before Baron Gruner in "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Illustrious-Client/dp/B0037FNAVQ?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">The Illustrious Client</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B0037FNAVQ" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />."<br /><br />But now we have news that our more recent Sherlock<b><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B004132I20" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></b>, Benedict Cumberbatch, is being shown as bloody and being rushed to the hospital.<br /><br />As reported by the <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2016767/Sherlock-Benedict-Cumberbatch-rushed-hospital-scenes-new-series.html"><i>Daily Mail</i></a>, the filming was taking place for the upcoming second season of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Season-Blu-ray-Benedict-Cumberbatch/dp/B004132I20?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Sherlock</a>, which you may recall last saw Holmes meeting his archenemy Professor Moriarty face to face at St. Bart's Hospital. The scenes reported in the <i>Daily Mail</i> took place 70 feet up on the roof of the building being used as the hospital, when Sherlock fell (or was pushed?) off the roof to the street below. According to the paper:<br /><blockquote>Pictures taken on set of the new series, due for broadcast this autumn, show actor Benedict Cumberbatch with a bloody head as he is put on a stretcher and taken away by paramedics.</blockquote>And here you can see one of the images:<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJM61kTKP7kB1Uw4qcdQwnF6eIXwS3M_rb1PR8h5d8qQYWGZ4orBFMs1Vm188Rwyk7LfkEG5DVFB7KEchl6hvPY65tdhZmokcOmxaadX1-OgEYLloHyeAbf8WqcMl6laVI3r-yblUjkIy4/s1600/bloodybenny.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJM61kTKP7kB1Uw4qcdQwnF6eIXwS3M_rb1PR8h5d8qQYWGZ4orBFMs1Vm188Rwyk7LfkEG5DVFB7KEchl6hvPY65tdhZmokcOmxaadX1-OgEYLloHyeAbf8WqcMl6laVI3r-yblUjkIy4/s1600/bloodybenny.PNG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Screen capture of the Daily Mail website.</i></td></tr></tbody></table>What will become of Sherlock in this next season? Will we see him return to active practice after such a devastating injury? We've seen it before in "The Illustrious Client" and "The Dying Detective." But since this particular episode, titled "A Scandal in Belgravia" is based on "A Scandal in Bohemia," we'll simply point out what happened to the non-conformist clergyman when he was "injured" by the crowd at Briony Lodge...<br /><br /><br /><i>Please consider visiting our sponsors (in the right column and footer of the site) from time to time. It helps defray the costs associated with running this site.</i> <br />--

"His Head Girt with Bloody Bandages" [ILLU]

BREAKING : We're all familiar with sight of Holmes appearing with his head bandaged, standing in a triumphant manner before Baron Gruner...

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by Scott Monty

"Collection of Strange Episodes" [WIST]

<a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2534/4182466190_3865d233f7_o.gif" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2534/4182466190_3865d233f7_o.gif" style="float: left; height: 293px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0pt; width: 300px;" /></a>Sometimes, the best thing you can do to a treasured character is to show them in their worst light - to take an unflattering look at a character and in doing so, and show how much you revere them.<br />
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<a href="http://www.omahaperez.com/">Omaha Perez's</a> graphic novel <span style="font-weight: bold;">Holmes: Haydn's Head</span> (published by <a href="http://www.ait-planetlar.com/holmes.shtml">Ait/PlanetLar</a>) does precisely that - it takes a darkly humorous look at Holmes and Watson, and tells a very compelling (if rather unique) Holmes story.<br />
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Imagine, if you will, Holmes as a high-functioning addict, with Dr. Watson as his willing enabler. A high profile theft that is meant to be kept secret (and based on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haydn%27s_head">actual historical events</a>). A collection of strange episodes that somehow reach an inevitable climax....Although much of this sounds sacrilegious to the canon...it's actually quite a humorous tale that juxtaposes canon (and canon-sounding) narration with "real" events that make this a pretty solid read.<br />
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(Of course, let me be very clear - much of the humor is definitely adult-oriented, and the book contains much profanity and nudity. This may not be the best gift for those Sherlockians who are more sensitive or thin-skinned. But I happen to like adult-oriented humor, and even Perez himself admits that there is <a href="http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&old=1&id=10617">a specific 20th century influence on <span style="font-weight: bold;">Haydn's Head</span></a>).<br />
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Perez's story - and his art - really drive home the Victorian period setting without seemingly forced, and his woodcut-style covers are extremely evocative. (Interior art is similar to Eddie Campbell's work on Alan Moore's <span style="font-weight: bold;">From Hell</span> graphic novel.) The narrative is relatively straightforward, and the book is a very simple read. Quite frankly, it's a pretty solid addition to any collection of Holmesian pastiche.<br />
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However, the humor is not for everyone, but quite frankly, Perez's  unique take on the Holmes/Watson dynamic is well worth checking out. It may not be everyone's Holmes, but for a small group (like myself) it's <span style="font-weight: bold;">their</span> kind of Holmes.<br />
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<i>Editor's note: Gordon regularly covers the intersection of Sherlock Holmes and the entertainment industry. You can also find him at <a href="http://www.blogthispal.com/">Blog THIS, Pal!</a> and <a href="http://www.comicrelated.com/">Comic Related</a>.</i><br />
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"Collection of Strange Episodes" [WIST]

Sometimes, the best thing you can do to a treasured character is to show them in their worst light - to take an unflattering look at a chara...

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"London to Chatham" [GOLD]

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2570/4181733241_68fa54ab1c_m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2570/4181733241_68fa54ab1c_m.jpg" /></a></div>For those of you vacationing on Cape Cod or within a reasonable drive to the Lower Cape, you might be interested in this piece of news shared with us by reader Jared McNabb, concerning a theatrical production of William Gillette's famous play.<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>SHERLOCK HOLMES</i></b></span><br />William Gillette / Arthur Conan Doyle<br />Monomoy Theatre, Chatham, MA July 19-23<br /><br /><blockquote>The great American actor and playwright <a href="http://www.amazon.com/William-Gillette-Americas-Sherlock-Holmes/dp/1453555803?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">William Gillette</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1453555803" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /> revised a five-act drama about the exploits of Sherlock Holmes written by Arthur Conan Doyle, and new era of the Holmes legend was born. Loosely based on the Holmes tales A Scandal in Bohemia and The Final Problem, Gillette extensively rewrote the script tailoring the part of Holmes to suit his own personality. After Gillette received Conan Doyle's approval of the final draft of Sherlock Holmes in 1899, he played the part for over 30 years, touring across America, Europe, and England.</blockquote><blockquote>British director and actor, Richard Mangan is coming back again from London to direct this thrilling, romantic adventure that pits Holmes and Dr. Watson against their greatest adversary, romance all playing a part in the mystery. Monomoy favorite Bill Kux is also returning and will display his remarkable versatility moving effortlessly from playing last summer's Queen Aggravaine to this year's Sherlock Holmes. Chatham and London's own Bernard Cornwell also joins the cast playing Dr. Watson<br /><br />The greatest of all “who done its” set in the tradition of the English Victorian music hall.<br />Tickets $28.00 Evenings $23.00 Matinees</blockquote>For more information on the theatre or to purchase tickets online please visit the <a href="http://www.monomoytheatre.org/index_files/wwwmonomoytheatreorg2009season.htm"><b>Monomoy Theatre website</b></a>.<br /><br /><i>Please consider visiting our sponsors (in the right column and footer of the site) from time to time. It helps defray the costs associated with running this site.</i> <br />--<br /><iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=thebakerstree-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=1453555803&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe>  <iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=thebakerstree-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=057361606X&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe>  <iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=thebakerstree-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=0786179910&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe>

"London to Chatham" [GOLD]

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Stephen Fry to Play Mycroft Holmes

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Reader Al Gregory, BSI ("The Grimpen Postmaster") has shared an image of Stephen Fry from the set of <i><a href="https://amzn.to/34cv0D5" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows</a></i>. <br />
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Fry is playing Mycroft Holmes (<a href="http://www.ihearfosherlock.com/2010/09/mycroft-one-of-queerest-men-gree.html" target="_blank">reported on these pages last September</a>), who as you know was Sherlock Holmes's older (and larger) brother. Here we bring you the exchange between Holmes and Watson in "The Greek Interpreter" on the way to see Mycroft:<br />
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"I said that he was my superior in observation and deduction. If the art of the detective began and ended in reasoning from an armchair, my brother would be the greatest criminal agent that ever lived. But he has no ambition and no energy. He would not even go out of his way to verify his own solutions, and would rather be considered wrong than take the trouble to prove himself right. Again and again I have taken a problem to him, and have received an explanation which has afterwards proved to be the correct one. And yet he was absolutely incapable of working out the practical points which must be gone into before a case could be laid before a judge or jury."</blockquote>
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"By no means. What is to me a means of livelihood is to him the merest hobby of a dilettante. He has an extraordinary faculty for figures, and audits the books in some of the Government departments. Mycroft lodges in Pall Mall, and he walks round the corner into Whitehall every morning and back every evening. From year's end to year's end he takes no other exercise, and is seen nowhere else, except only in the Diogenes Club, which is just opposite his rooms."</blockquote>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="http://www.splashnewsonline.com/2010-11-25/robert-downey-jr-stephen-fry-jude-law-film-sherlock-holmes-in-london/">Splash News Online</a></td></tr>
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There have been a handful of other Mycroft impersonators on the screen, from the stately via <a href="https://amzn.to/2ZyPkuY" target="_blank">Christopher Lee</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B00005JKHF" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /> and <a href="https://amzn.to/34crsB2" target="_blank">Charles Gray</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B00005YTR8" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />, to the relatively lean <a href="https://amzn.to/2L4j3YC" target="_blank">Mark Gatiss</a> (with the exception of "The Abominable Bride)<img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B004132HZS" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /> and <a href="https://amzn.to/2L38Go1" target="_blank">Richard E. Grant</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B0000CERP3" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />, and probably the most visually correct <a href="https://amzn.to/2UjA1FI" target="_blank">Robert Morley</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B0048NRQH0" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />. We wonder how Mr. Fry, who in his Mycroftian Jeeves from the celebrated <a href="https://amzn.to/2L6aCw4" target="_blank">Jeeves and Wooster</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B001V7UXG2" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /> series, will stack up.<br />
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"Long Shadows Trailed Down" [HOUN]

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT1199SCRx9J-0aebDo1UQSLQQn4edAIXww0gFIR5nCVtUr6dPgGh-HVPg6JY97aMRjQNYVfehHCfpd_G0PSwbtbRAdGg3bxq_1rbf5rbE3QCSXKt7MQpN8bBEI-YXsH5e0DBxOY9rnf7m/s1600/GAME-Poster1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT1199SCRx9J-0aebDo1UQSLQQn4edAIXww0gFIR5nCVtUr6dPgGh-HVPg6JY97aMRjQNYVfehHCfpd_G0PSwbtbRAdGg3bxq_1rbf5rbE3QCSXKt7MQpN8bBEI-YXsH5e0DBxOY9rnf7m/s320/GAME-Poster1.jpg" width="199" /></a></div>It's here.<br /><br />The first full trailer for <a href="http://sherlockholmes2.warnerbros.com/">Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows</a>, the long-awaited sequel to the original <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Holmes-Blu-ray-Robert-Downey/dp/B001OQCV6K?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B001OQCV6K" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></b> starring Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law, has arrived.<br /><br />Some key points from the plot description on <a href="http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/wb/sherlockholmesagameofshadows/">iTunes Trailers</a> (click for various sizes), edited for our audience:<br /><blockquote>The duo return as the intrepid sleuth and his faithful friend and colleague, but this time face a more menacing villain: none other than the criminal mastermind Professor Moriarty (Jared Harris). When the Crown Prince of Austria is found dead, Inspector Lestrade (Eddie Marsan), suggests suicide. But Holmes knows better, deducing that the prince has been  murdered.  Holmes tracks the clues to the Diogenes Club, where - you guessed it - he and his brother, Mycroft (Stephen Fry) are toasting Dr. Watson on the night before his marriage. Enter the non-Canonical Sim (Noomi Rapace), a Gypsy fortune teller, who becomes another target in a the larger puzzle that Moriarty has crafted.  </blockquote><blockquote>The investigation becomes ever more dangerous as it leads Holmes, Watson and Sim across the continent, from England to France to Germany and finally to Switzerland (!). But the cunning Moriarty is always one step ahead as he spins a web of death and destruction--all part of a greater plan that, if he succeeds, will change the course of history. </blockquote>We're pleased to be able to bring you <a href="http://youtu.be/lNxhpNpnAkk">the first trailer of the sequel</a> - a trailer, incidentally, where we're able to see Moriarty for the first time - with a beard. If you thought there were an overabundance of explosions in the first film, then hang onto your mouse.<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><object height="349" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lNxhpNpnAkk?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lNxhpNpnAkk?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="560" height="349" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></center><br /><br /><br />And if you'd like a look at the posters, here are the current ones, courtesy of <a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/photos/movie-stills/gallery/3086/sherlock-holmes-ii-stills#photo0">Yahoo! Movies</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><iframe align="center" frameborder="0" height="500" scrolling="no" src="http://www.flickr.com/slideShow/index.gne?group_id=&user_id=39297597@N00&set_id=72157627058381653&text=" width="500"></iframe><br /><small>Created with <a href="http://www.admarket.se/" title="Admarket.se">Admarket's</a> <a href="http://flickrslidr.com/" title="flickrSLiDR">flickrSLiDR</a>.</small></center><br /><br /><i>Please consider visiting our sponsors (in the right column and footer of the site) from time to time. It helps defray the costs associated with running this site.</i> <br />--

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"Where All Gossip is Welcome" [VALL] - June 2011

<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDN_PS7Fjc41uB79BLQ7V_9MUcAzaUgY50Pl3zfplavu2ka1sEl6c88Nqdhop4jZRNr14Y_J2iWvPbL6e264UwY5znxdMv2ReH3xVdaNSknlKuFqhchFncT8qv6Ws4NhZSlFFWvhmP2VPI/s1600/blackpeter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDN_PS7Fjc41uB79BLQ7V_9MUcAzaUgY50Pl3zfplavu2ka1sEl6c88Nqdhop4jZRNr14Y_J2iWvPbL6e264UwY5znxdMv2ReH3xVdaNSknlKuFqhchFncT8qv6Ws4NhZSlFFWvhmP2VPI/s1600/blackpeter.jpg" /></a></div>This is the latest issue of Scuttlebutt from the Spermaceti Press, Peter Blau's ("Black Peter") monthly newsletter of Sherlockian or Doylean gossip, published in print form since 1971 and as <a href="http://members.cox.net/sherlock1/scuttle.htm">a text-only digital archive on Sherlocktron</a> since 1985. In agreement with Peter Blau, we've arranged to publish facsimiles of the print newsletter here, so online readers can see what the newsletter looks like. Below the scan you can find links to the sites mentioned in the text - in most cases, directly to the article, video or publication, to save you from having to search for the terms.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">The following is the June 2011 issue; please feel free to share it via email, social network, or embed it on your own site.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/59213750/Scuttlebutt-from-the-Spermaceti-Press-June-2011" style="-x-system-font: none; display: block; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 12px auto 6px auto; text-decoration: underline;" title="View Scuttlebutt from the Spermaceti Press June 2011 on Scribd">Scuttlebutt from the Spermaceti Press June 2011</a><iframe class="scribd_iframe_embed" data-aspect-ratio="0.772727272727273" data-auto-height="true" frameborder="0" height="600" id="doc_33762" scrolling="no" src="http://www.scribd.com/embeds/59213750/content?start_page=1&view_mode=list&access_key=key-2qlikd67vp5pyv8g23x" width="100%"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">(function() { var scribd = document.createElement("script"); scribd.type = "text/javascript"; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = "http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js"; var s = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s); })(); </script><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><br /></b><br /><b>Links (in order of mention):</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><ul><li>"Sherlock Holmes and the Festival of Britain," available in <a href="http://sherlockian.net/bootmakers/ch1.html">Canadian Holmes</a></li><li><a href="http://www.wessexpress.com/html/g2b3.html">From Gillette to Brett III</a></li><li><a href="http://www.teamyellow.net/SherlockHolmesOutpost/index.html">Sherlock Holmes Outpost in Fort Davis, Texas</a></li><li><a href="http://www.sherlock-holmes.org.uk/world/radio.php">Sherlock Holmes Society of London audio recordings</a></li><li><a href="http://www.sherlock-holmes.com/e_times11-5.htm">The Sherlockian E-Times</a></li><li><a href="http://www.ehsco.org/">East Haddam Stage Company</a></li><li><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/3ulh43x">Park House, residence of Bertram Fletcher Robinson</a></li><li><a href="http://sherlockmagazine.co.uk/">Sherlock Holmes Gazette / Sherlock Magazine complete run of 68 issues</a></li><li><a href="http://www.outofprintclothing.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=B-1007">Out of Print Clothing - <i>The Hound of the Baskervilles</i> t-shirt</a></li><li><a href="http://www.shop.nextstagepress.net/searchquick-submit.sc;jsessionid=C0CE045D9B98ABB88C1BF8BE9DC43C57.qscstrfrnt05?keywords=hound">Next Stage Press - The Hound of the Baskervilles script (digital or hard copy)</a></li><li><a href="http://www.laurierking.com/">Laurie R. King website</a> and <a href="http://www.laurierking.com/pirate-ready-to-sail.html">Laurie R. King blog</a></li><li><a href="http://www.talklikeapirate.com/">Talk Like a Pirate Day</a></li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Misadventures-Sherlock-Holmes-Comedy---Rama/dp/B004ZC6HMY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1309667896&sr=8-2">The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes</a> (Amazon)</li><li><a href="http://comedyorama.com/">The Comedy-O-Rama Hour Radio Show</a> and <a href="http://www.joebev.com/">The Joe Bev Experience</a></li><li><a href="http://www.bestofsherlock.com/ref/narrative-john-smith-ms.htm">Randall Stock's report on <i>The Narrative of John Smith</i></a></li><li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/stephengaspar58#p/a/u/0/9pNT65cYOUE">The Canadian Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (YouTube)</a></li><li><a href="http://stephengaspar.blogspot.com/">Stephen Gaspar's blog</a></li><li><a href="http://omologato.blogspot.com/2011/06/case-of-grave-accusation.html">The Grave Accusation</a></li><li><a href="http://www.jadedcompass.com/ocular_helmsman">The Ocular Helmsman</a></li><li><a href="http://www.datamancer.net/laptop-preorders.htm">Victorian/Steampunk Laptop</a></li><li><a href="http://www.paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast">PapersPast</a></li><li><a href="http://www.openroadmedia.com/">Open Road Media</a> & <a href="http://mysteriousbookshop.com/">Mysterious Bookshop</a></li><li><a href="http://amazon.it/">Amazon.it</a></li><li><a href="http://fineart.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=6061&lotNo=49071">The Fighting Pair from Heritage Auctions</a></li><li><a href="http://www.schulsonautographs.com/shop/schulson/results.html?id=b2deR7dC">Conan Doyle letters at Schulson Autographs</a></li><li><a href="http://esriallbritten.wordpress.com/author/elvesamongus/">Esri Allbritten</a> - <i>Chihuahua of the Baskervilles</i></li><li><a href="http://www.sherlockholmespub.fr/">Sherlock Holmes Pub, Bordeaux</a></li><li><a href="http://www.bpipaclub.com/gourmet.htm">Barcelona Pipa Club</a></li><li><a href="http://marvel.com/comic_books/series/13555/ruse_2010_-_present">Marvel's Ruse</a></li><li><a href="http://www.obsessedwithfilm.com/film/edinburgh-film-festival-2011-review-albatross.php">Review of "Albatross"</a> (Obsessed with Film)</li><li><a href="http://www.nycsteampunk.com/bartitsu/site/index.html">Learn to Fight Like Sherlock Holmes - the Victorian Art of Self-Defence</a> (nycsteampunk.com)</li><li><a href="http://www.omnimysterynews.com/2011/06/omn-welcomes-barry-s-brown-author-of.html">Interview with Barry S. 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