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Episode 171: John Bennett Shaw

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There are a handful of names in the pantheon of Sherlockians that are legendary: Morley. Bell. Smith. Starrett. Baring-Gould. And Shaw.<br />
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For as much as John Bennett Shaw influenced modern-day Sherlockians, we haven't spent much time discussing him or his impact. Fortunately, Jim Hawkins does just that. And he does it in a most wonderful way, both in this interview and more comprehensively on the website <a href="https://johnbennettshaw.com/">JohnBennettShaw.com</a> that he created.</div>
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Explore with us how Jim first became aware of Shaw and how he managed to find his way into that legendary library in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It's a journey that includes a group as eclectic and wonderful as the Norman Nerudas, the oil fields of Oklahoma, a funeral home, and much more.</div>
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<li>This episode: <a href="https://ihose.co/ihose171" target="_blank">ihose.co/ihose171</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.johnbennettshaw.com/">John Bennett Shaw</a>: Collector, Mentor, Humorist, Friend</li>
<li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/friendsofshaw/">Friends of John Bennett Shaw</a> (Facebook Group)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.nashvillescholars.com/jbshawbio.html">Nashville Scholars of the Three Pipe Problem</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.diogenes-club.com/shlibrary9.htm">The Shaw 100</a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2014/08/episode-67-sherlock-holmes-collections.html" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #006f85; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Episode 67: The Sherlock Holmes Collections</a><span face=""verdana" , "geneva" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px;"> (Tim Johnson)</span></li>
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Episode 171: John Bennett Shaw

“all the enthusiasm of a man fresh from the fogs of Baker Street.” [COPP] There are a handful of names in the pantheon of Sh...

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Baker Street Elementary — Numerically Speaking

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“I could tell by numerous subtle signs” [WIST] </h4>
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Sherlock Holmes once said, “Do you know, Watson, that it is one of the curses of a mind with a turn like mine that I must look at everything with reference to my own special subject.” ("The Copper Beeches")<br />
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And so it goes for each of us. We all have a particular way of looking at the world—an expertise in one area or another that forever colors our way of perceiving things. It can indeed be a curse. Or it can be a superpower.<br />
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When it comes to deciphering riddles or quizzes of a spatial or logical nature, a decided point of view may make solving them that much easier. Or it may make them seem as if they're insurmountable. It's all in how you look at it.<br />
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The challenge, of course, is trying to "unlook" at it once you've set your mind in one direction. The answer may be Elementary, but the brain-work needed to get there is something else...<br />
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Baker Street Elementary — Numerically Speaking

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Episode 170: Three Authors in Search of a Character

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It isn't every day that one has an opportunity to chat with someone who owns an intimate piece of clothing that belonged to "a certain gracious lady." Barbara Rusch, BSI ("The Mazarin Stone") is a collector of Victoriana and ephemera, and more importantly is the author of the play "The Crossing: or Three Authors in Search of a Character."<br />
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In a barren antechamber three titans meet unexpectedly. Oscar Wilde, Edgar Allan Poe, and Harry Houdini are not pleased to be spending the afterlife in each other's company, and a clash of egos is the result. A mystery interloper only seems to add fuel to the fire. Ultimately, the connection is revealed: they all have unresolved issues with Arthur Conan Doyle, and their mission at last becomes clear. The resolution is only achieved with the assistance of a surprising yet familiar figure.<br />
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Episode 170: Three Authors in Search of a Character

“these characters convey a message” [DANC] It isn't every day that one has an opportunity to chat with someone who owns a...

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May Flowered Brightly in These Parts

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"This is the Devon County Chronicle of May" [HOUN] Over the weekend we (quietly) celebrated the 12th anniversary of our p...

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Baker Street Elementary – Not Quite the Solution He Expected

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Baker Street Elementary – Not Quite the Solution He Expected

“I could tell by numerous subtle signs” [WIST] Young children are not purveyors of or dabblers in subtlety. When it comes to sarcas...

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