I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere

Episode 209: Aboriginals

<h4 style="text-align: center;">"a group of people who seemed to be intensely amused" [BLAN]</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/AVvXsEgr188sQjYKTtXC7-MHwnDelQObgvYj0xYMsYqE_62jw2Fl3gH-womacteDcraUc6IdHbbw3uolPhV_o6dwUdy6Jcuf5YS8wSB2WXhe-KdAlepjiuCNoe3PdYnyubXtaKh0HuhyhIM7i762/s640/1940+BSI+Dinner.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="457" data-original-width="640" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr188sQjYKTtXC7-MHwnDelQObgvYj0xYMsYqE_62jw2Fl3gH-womacteDcraUc6IdHbbw3uolPhV_o6dwUdy6Jcuf5YS8wSB2WXhe-KdAlepjiuCNoe3PdYnyubXtaKh0HuhyhIM7i762/w640-h456/1940+BSI+Dinner.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Image credit: <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/03/the-1940-bsi-dinner.html" target="_blank">The BSI Trust</a></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><p>Once upon a time, a man invited a group of his friends to join him for lunch and conversation about his favorite literary figure. Eighty-seven years later, the Baker Street Irregulars continues, but what about that early set of people?</p><p>Thanks to the incredible research skills of Linda and Terry Hunt, we know more about these 60+ people than we have in quite a while.</p><p>Terry Hunt, BSI ("The Something Hunt") joined us to talk about the inspiration for <i>Aboriginals</i>, the book in which he and Linda outlined the lives of these people, from the insiders to the irregular Irregulars. These were fascinating people in a half-remembered, half-forgotten time, and a window into their worlds make ours that much richer.</p><p>The <b>Canonical Couplet</b> quiz takes on a new form this time around. Our prize is a copy of <i>Performing Arts</i> magazine from January 1981. 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Episode 209: Aboriginals

"a group of people who seemed to be intensely amused" [BLAN] Image credit: The BSI Trust Once upon a time, a man invited a group o...

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by Scott Monty

He Huli ʻUlaʻula - A Study in Scarlet

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> "the lady's story was complete"<i> </i>[ABBE]</h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEsjLsoG2JhWU2amBbcV9mYLbyhKhRNnvKiL1CkrSi1JenmB4I1F12YpPI06ORu2pClVJqxo6GSbbovNSenrRQ0eJoiIK2YaRbp5UzO-jJ5OvXZQbK-9ISVu7JtZjUgDAu__-9rWUmdk7H/s863/He+Huli+Ula+Ula+-+crop.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="519" data-original-width="863" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEsjLsoG2JhWU2amBbcV9mYLbyhKhRNnvKiL1CkrSi1JenmB4I1F12YpPI06ORu2pClVJqxo6GSbbovNSenrRQ0eJoiIK2YaRbp5UzO-jJ5OvXZQbK-9ISVu7JtZjUgDAu__-9rWUmdk7H/w640-h385/He+Huli+Ula+Ula+-+crop.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Sherlockian pastiche in the past ten years has gained a higher profile through contextualizing canon in a variety of contemporary cultures. Whether events occur in 21st century London (<b><i><a href="https://amzn.to/3tbLyYo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sherlock</a></i></b>), New York (<b><i><a href="https://amzn.to/3akdzV4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Elementary</a></i>)</b><i> </i>or Japan (<b><i><a href="https://amzn.to/3j0rxzl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Miss Sherlock</a></i></b>), Sherlockian pastiches tend to reflect a contemporary mindset.</p><p>One recently released pastiche, <b><i><a href="https://amzn.to/2Yp4PYk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">He Huli ʻUlaʻula -  A Study in Scarlet</a></i> </b>by Leilehua Yuen, does an exceptional job by setting her pastiche in 19th century Hawaii. Although intended for the Young Adult audience, there are some really clever touches and insights that can appeal to Sherlockians of all ages.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhd7-5e-ujqBI2l4a3TId-Qi7ZB20B7xkij07NkU75cQNPxGfZJqlyTDovqMKaZSIPpdeL89riJ2VRdkHf-ZbGUUwCQyXuEYPcvN7T3hlgzC140RG9-DEIiyfnB5xSNMlctymgunVaAVS6/s1360/He+Huli+Ula+Ula.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="893" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhd7-5e-ujqBI2l4a3TId-Qi7ZB20B7xkij07NkU75cQNPxGfZJqlyTDovqMKaZSIPpdeL89riJ2VRdkHf-ZbGUUwCQyXuEYPcvN7T3hlgzC140RG9-DEIiyfnB5xSNMlctymgunVaAVS6/w131-h200/He+Huli+Ula+Ula.jpg" width="131" /></a></div>Our "Watson" character is Fevronia Watkins, a young woman who loses her family and moves to Hawaii to stay with her uncle and his family. (The introductory sequence alone, highlighting her travels to the island, provide an equivalent context to her character as the original <i>A Study in Scarlet</i><b> </b>[STUD] gave Watson.) When she arrives, she meets her cousin Kamaka Holmes, whose desire to become the first consulting detective in Hawaii is inspired by the methods and thinking of the Great Detective himself. <p></p><p>(This aspect is one of the joys of this volume; it is not just a simple transference of characters into this context, but also the fact that Holmes has an influence as a fictional character. Many of the story beats parallel the original <i>A </i><i>Study in Scarlet</i>, but also manage to find unique twists and perspectives which are not usually found in most pastiches). </p><p><b><i>He Huli ʻUlaʻula</i> </b>also provides a very engaging mystery within a unique historical context. With its intentions to educate as well as entertain, this volume contains several appendices which include a glossary, some historical insights, and a poem by Alexander Pope. Various maps and photos strewn throughout the volume also provide a greater sense of time and place, and are used judiciously to engage the reader. Given that Hawaii's history transitioning from a kingdom to a republic is not common knowledge, <b><i>He Huli ʻUlaʻula</i> </b>serves as a great entry point for further historical exploration.</p><p>As the first in a (hopeful) series of novels, <b><i>He Huli ʻUlaʻula</i> </b>is an enjoyable work that reflects the Sherlockian canon in multiple ways. Leilehua Yuen has started a unique series of Sherlockian pastiches, and I cannot wait for the further adventures of Fevronia Watkins and Kamaka Holmes.</p><p>Highly recommended.</p><p>Available on Amazon in <a href="https://amzn.to/3pAxZzy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">paperback</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/2Mk598a" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kindle version</a>.</p><p><i>(An electronic copy was provided for review purposes) </i></p><p><i><br /></i><script type="text/javascript">
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by Gordon D

Baker Street Elementary – The Sign of Lore

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> <span style="text-align: center;">“</span>in the vain hope of seeing some signs” [STUD] </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipEL5mIYF6SXSTw1pPql4otosCr6zC-ilj3y9-4xtEpDOOsjxH_6Uesv0WpeGWPc5AFuh2LsPSb8w-IaWgFXeaJZ_npF3NkB1uJgrjkZ8KbYGejh4qc5gQ9TOm7RSJ56Bme6E4mNOuu-b6/s768/Baker+Street+Elementary+98.1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="768" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipEL5mIYF6SXSTw1pPql4otosCr6zC-ilj3y9-4xtEpDOOsjxH_6Uesv0WpeGWPc5AFuh2LsPSb8w-IaWgFXeaJZ_npF3NkB1uJgrjkZ8KbYGejh4qc5gQ9TOm7RSJ56Bme6E4mNOuu-b6/w640-h480/Baker+Street+Elementary+98.1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>One topic that has fascinated Sherlockians for years is the date of Sherlock Holmes's birthday. The year is fairly well established, as he was referred to as "a tall, a gaunt man of sixty" in "His Last Bow," set squarely in 1914. But the day and month are less certain.</div><div><br /></div><div>We discussed Sherlock Holmes's birthday on <a href="http://ihose.co/trifles210" target="_blank">a recent episode of Trifles</a>:</div><div><br /><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/960247957&color=947454" width="100%"></iframe><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/sherlockholmes-trifles" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Sherlock Holmes: Trifles">Sherlock Holmes: Trifles</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/sherlockholmes-trifles/sherlock-holmess-birthday" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Sherlock Holmes's Birthday">Sherlock Holmes's Birthday</a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Christopher Morley, in "Clinical Notes by a Resident Patient," (<i>The Baker Street Journal</i>, Vol. 1, Nov. 3, 1946), described the selection of January 6:</div><div><blockquote><div>"So the B.S.I. never had any strictly formal organization; and since the disappearance of the early memoranda, no one remembers who were the founding fathers. It is sad to record that Miss B. married a man who, so far as we know, has no special interest in Sherlock. The first dinner was held June 5, 1934. Mr. H. G. Wells, who had been in New York about that time, should have been there, but admitted that he could not pass the examination. One member, of a horoscopic bent, announced that zodiacal and astrological study indicated Sherlock’s birthday as probably January 6, 1854. This pleased me as it coincided with the birthday, in 1894, of the 2nd Garrideb, Dr. Felix Morley. So we decided to hold the annual meeting, if possible, some time during January."</div></blockquote></div><div><br /></div><div>But when it comes to Holmes's zodiacal sign, Nathan Bengis took a different view ("What Was the Month?" <i>The Baker Street Journal</i>, Vol. 7, No. 4, 1957):</div><div><br /></div><blockquote><div>"For consider: if Sherlock Holmes was born on January 6, he comes under the sign of Capricorn; but if in May or June, he must be assigned to Taurus, Gemini, or Cancer. Now to denominate the Master as a Goat is simply ludicrous; a Bull, patently absurd, and a Crab, a rank insult. So that, by the end of the much vaunted Sherlockian process of elimination, he most be a son of Gemini, the very sign within which Mr. Boswell's date of June 17 falls! What is more, Sherlock Holmes has precisely — with possibly one exception — the virtues commonly attributed to this most amicable of the signs: to quote from a book on the subject, "Scientific, judicious, fond of reading, ambitious of fame, moderate and temperate in eating and drinking, generally respected and good members of society."</div></blockquote><div><br /></div><div>It's highly unlikely that Holmes himself subscribed to (or was even aware of) the "science" or superstitions of the zodiac, as his knowledge of astronomy was "Nil." and he didn't take things like spectral hounds or blood-drinking vampires seriously.</div><div><br /></div><div>Then again, things at Baker Street Elementary are always a little different...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy9eIMM7eP8GJ2vBkhK7wUEqpb_Wy6SXf1Ns9EBWNBRfVFF5FPuKHDXPxIpqiNICUK69Eh6j01b1cKZdmIo7DNpYaQo4cxaj-7rvL-vOPUThKS3V7BbZq27rahQQQ2ENiBMMnu362UoF_6/s768/Baker+Street+Elementary+98.2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="768" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy9eIMM7eP8GJ2vBkhK7wUEqpb_Wy6SXf1Ns9EBWNBRfVFF5FPuKHDXPxIpqiNICUK69Eh6j01b1cKZdmIo7DNpYaQo4cxaj-7rvL-vOPUThKS3V7BbZq27rahQQQ2ENiBMMnu362UoF_6/w640-h480/Baker+Street+Elementary+98.2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLT_oY7uAnz9AkvYRrjwzn3dwq70hXzAyNMZ9_R7RR6zPey_mQVKHT0cd8mdZ-ZYjuPJelAsZ85Bbv6Mx-H8yOBLlnM7EU39FYGl7LMa339EsgA0G3qCRWjR5vM_LrUa2pZxZ_2Yfp6w9A/s768/Baker+Street+Elementary+98.3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="768" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLT_oY7uAnz9AkvYRrjwzn3dwq70hXzAyNMZ9_R7RR6zPey_mQVKHT0cd8mdZ-ZYjuPJelAsZ85Bbv6Mx-H8yOBLlnM7EU39FYGl7LMa339EsgA0G3qCRWjR5vM_LrUa2pZxZ_2Yfp6w9A/w640-h480/Baker+Street+Elementary+98.3.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUGy6vkze6jA75x6q73rhC9Au28fkZXUImpGmhKMxQROwqlOmsM19CcaP99FFyJcMxOf5wMwvgdFqOveLdHJvJ41IDxjMyAPh-tSfoNJ_LvB4p1iU2JDyJAAe-UAhAoA5oiJD0CV84Kehv/s768/Baker+Street+Elementary+98.4.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="768" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUGy6vkze6jA75x6q73rhC9Au28fkZXUImpGmhKMxQROwqlOmsM19CcaP99FFyJcMxOf5wMwvgdFqOveLdHJvJ41IDxjMyAPh-tSfoNJ_LvB4p1iU2JDyJAAe-UAhAoA5oiJD0CV84Kehv/w640-h480/Baker+Street+Elementary+98.4.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeb4xVg28gBWJMTZ-oSyc8wkSnlRklLUGySwTHb1hKL5k83-bkIdUjELLoU6KNQGVpj5GCM2vxnRJAB_lIvL2dnr49uO44JoYZIIEvecvK0l33eylfSI-2623ANc1H5oymtiTIGd51Hh_x/s768/Baker+Street+Elementary+98.5.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="768" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeb4xVg28gBWJMTZ-oSyc8wkSnlRklLUGySwTHb1hKL5k83-bkIdUjELLoU6KNQGVpj5GCM2vxnRJAB_lIvL2dnr49uO44JoYZIIEvecvK0l33eylfSI-2623ANc1H5oymtiTIGd51Hh_x/w640-h480/Baker+Street+Elementary+98.5.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM3fOGS6f_xabQJgCZ5d9b7uNUGgT4hLXZvhZLXGCuPxEwHm2j1Du5whuQ5DP1eqXJoIxJz-pRAsYyh_rZfUPeGx4ghYVgZqIHS50_gU9KrEhYdhmhyzWbS0sK-pA7XCi3C7QO64AZvjDl/s768/Baker+Street+Elementary+98.6.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="768" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM3fOGS6f_xabQJgCZ5d9b7uNUGgT4hLXZvhZLXGCuPxEwHm2j1Du5whuQ5DP1eqXJoIxJz-pRAsYyh_rZfUPeGx4ghYVgZqIHS50_gU9KrEhYdhmhyzWbS0sK-pA7XCi3C7QO64AZvjDl/w640-h480/Baker+Street+Elementary+98.6.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><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://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyHxoov2AdCNzI-sA382WHyzmCYKmU5vuVxxUUbwgmzd_zESpxNTWBoDo-0BOUVmZPf0EpIOXFT9y59il288HBvx1-_JJJXxHhZAn2orzWJPWbYZasKlLBplbQMHDaY9thgs_w1diI7ch/s1600/Baker+Street+Elementary.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://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyHxoov2AdCNzI-sA382WHyzmCYKmU5vuVxxUUbwgmzd_zESpxNTWBoDo-0BOUVmZPf0EpIOXFT9y59il288HBvx1-_JJJXxHhZAn2orzWJPWbYZasKlLBplbQMHDaY9thgs_w1diI7ch/s640/Baker+Street+Elementary.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><br />--</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Baker Street Elementary – The Sign of Lore

“ in the vain hope of seeing some signs” [STUD] One topic that has fascinated Sherlockians for years is the date of Sherlock Holmes's...

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Episode 208: Collectors' Corner - Charles Prepolec

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> <span style="text-align: center;">"You are a collector, this set has come your way" [ILLU]</span></h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisOz63jKYdHqbtMGgLP0ZcgJ2ZtH92aI1h4cDX8E6-lruhGHt1prugJsLoz1GmCpyGb0WM4ccm0Ri0u7_hmddHXvx6Lzu6XcebFUGGwbfwRVkDpFRzYPoEuA4YyjEyAL7vZWGVG0ZysqMi/s1901/7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="887" data-original-width="1901" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisOz63jKYdHqbtMGgLP0ZcgJ2ZtH92aI1h4cDX8E6-lruhGHt1prugJsLoz1GmCpyGb0WM4ccm0Ri0u7_hmddHXvx6Lzu6XcebFUGGwbfwRVkDpFRzYPoEuA4YyjEyAL7vZWGVG0ZysqMi/w640-h298/7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>In our previous episode, we talked about some of the items in our collection, so we thought this time, we'd give you a glimpse into the collection of another Sherlockian as we launch Season 15 of I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere.</p><p>Charles Prepolec, BSI ("The Man with the Twisted Lip") is a Sherlockian whose collecting bug has run the gamut before settling on the <i>Strand Magazine</i>. In particular, bound volumes.</p><p>He takes us on his collecting journey, from comic books to pastiches, Doc Savage to Dan & David Day, and original appearances to entertainment. We learn what motivated him to focus on the <i>Strand</i> and where his collecting bug will take him next. </p><p>Our new tiers are up on Patreon, including access to our exclusive community for supporters. Be sure to check that out - including exclusive photos from Charles' collection.</p><p>The <b>Canonical Couplet</b> quiz is back, plus a new direction for the year. Answers for this episode are due by 11:59 pm EST on January 28. 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Episode 208: Collectors' Corner - Charles Prepolec

"You are a collector, this set has come your way" [ILLU] In our previous episode, we talked about some of the items in our colle...

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by Scott Monty

Baker Street Elementary – Holy Cow

<h4 style="text-align: center;">““There is nothing in which deduction is so necessary as in religion” [NAVA] </h4><h4 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ56g-UA_Qq-DASTJk8f2BWO4hrciDWCXcZwhyjmnuJHFq2-YhVt7K_f-bYWQA-7eUkldwg-GqNILxTcpjW4_LdcPsAqgSyWpLw6KltKEjfuOOCH2BH-uD98QZAVUQSe9glYrVmSrz1Cf9/s768/Baker+Street+Elementary+97.1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="768" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ56g-UA_Qq-DASTJk8f2BWO4hrciDWCXcZwhyjmnuJHFq2-YhVt7K_f-bYWQA-7eUkldwg-GqNILxTcpjW4_LdcPsAqgSyWpLw6KltKEjfuOOCH2BH-uD98QZAVUQSe9glYrVmSrz1Cf9/w640-h480/Baker+Street+Elementary+97.1.JPG" width="640" /></a></h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>In "The Sussex Vampire," Sherlock Holmes remarks, "The world is big enough for us. No ghosts need apply." That got us to thinking: did Holmes also include the Holy Ghost? Given that this is a Sunday comic (although not yet colorized), humor us for a moment.</div><div><br /></div><div>Much has been made of Sherlock Holmes and religion over the years. First, by Edgar S. Rosenberger in "Was Sherlock Holmes Religious?" (<i>The Baker Street Journal</i>, Vol. 3, No. 2 (OS), 1948). He opens with a litany of Holmes's sins:</div><div><div></div><blockquote><div>"Was Sherlock Holmes religious? Offhand, no. He smoked, drank, swore, gambled, took dope, and pursued women of dubious virtue—the last not, as every reader knows, on the common earthly plane, but in the intellectual stratosphere in which he lived.</div><div><br /></div><div>"He once took part in a barroom brawl, once threw a man over a cliff, once threatened to horsewhip a man, gave another a black eye, five times burgled a house, and once, with the aid of Watson, shot a man dead in cold blood. There is no evidence that he danced, played cards, or told off-color stories, but he lied, cheated, and blackmailed."</div></blockquote><div></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Now, that behavior doesn't mean he didn't believe in the Almighty. He effectively demonstrated his knowledge of the Bible with his eventual recollection of the story of David and Bathsheba in "the first or second of Samuel," inferring that he must have had religious education somewhere along the way.<br /><br />But what do we make of his disguise in the very first short story? Holmes's choice of a clergyman to appeal to Irene Adler's sympathy is clever but questionable. Recall that this was a Nonconformist clergyman, not an Anglican one. He knew that impersonating a minister from the Church of England was a legal offense; he found a loophole by instead assuming the visage of a religious man from outside the Church. Legal? Yes. Ethical? You tell us.</div><div><br /></div><div>Does this tell us anything about Holmes's religious beliefs? Probably not. Knowing Sherlock Holmes as we do, he likely viewed religion through the lens of his work: something to understand, to account for, and sometimes to exploit for his purposes.</div><div><br /></div><div>He admits as much in "The Naval Treaty": </div><div><blockquote><div>“There is nothing in which deduction is so necessary as in religion,” said he.</div></blockquote></div><div><br /></div><div>Oh, and perhaps you missed an early episode of Trifles, where we talked about religion in the Canon:</div><div><br /><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/310077827&color=%23947454&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/sherlockholmes-trifles" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Sherlock Holmes: Trifles">Sherlock Holmes: Trifles</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/sherlockholmes-trifles/9-a-matter-of-faith" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="9 - A Matter of Faith">9 - A Matter of Faith</a></div><br /></div><div>Meanwhile, we have a glimpse of what the boys at Baker Street Elementary are praying for these days...</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://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR0ARqA9Yl6haFtip7wFCnPFjN9OLiJ3m5VJOTe-pWiyDlbiziy-xSbMoctkoSkdtiq36hnkbv5coP5siZXdh0b1MpLxUoYpyxAxqyVlWvyIA-PhI41yRdAq9-0YAAp35ZQxn7Q1oYf7q3/s768/Baker+Street+Elementary+97.2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="768" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR0ARqA9Yl6haFtip7wFCnPFjN9OLiJ3m5VJOTe-pWiyDlbiziy-xSbMoctkoSkdtiq36hnkbv5coP5siZXdh0b1MpLxUoYpyxAxqyVlWvyIA-PhI41yRdAq9-0YAAp35ZQxn7Q1oYf7q3/w640-h480/Baker+Street+Elementary+97.2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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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><span style="color: #0e0e0e;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #0e0e0e;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">And a special congratulations to Steve Mason, BSI ("The Fortescue Scholarship"), who just received his investiture to the Baker Street Irregulars on Friday. <br /></span></span><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://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyHxoov2AdCNzI-sA382WHyzmCYKmU5vuVxxUUbwgmzd_zESpxNTWBoDo-0BOUVmZPf0EpIOXFT9y59il288HBvx1-_JJJXxHhZAn2orzWJPWbYZasKlLBplbQMHDaY9thgs_w1diI7ch/s1600/Baker+Street+Elementary.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://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyHxoov2AdCNzI-sA382WHyzmCYKmU5vuVxxUUbwgmzd_zESpxNTWBoDo-0BOUVmZPf0EpIOXFT9y59il288HBvx1-_JJJXxHhZAn2orzWJPWbYZasKlLBplbQMHDaY9thgs_w1diI7ch/s640/Baker+Street+Elementary.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><br />--</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />

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by Scott Monty

Happy 167th Birthday, Sherlock Holmes

<h4 style="text-align: center;">"on my...birthday" [GLOR]</h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizWEdok9XdrJ23qC0v1cxqyAq_KE01d7AZ7m6DT9DfnAz3x1M6bEjo6P2YFfVwfP4uaJI_UNCV0WUohBtLu_kCjn5PRQwW7M_W5smn9a0ks49I5F7p-zSj52B7joW-rI79tPP8vQJTMXuc/s1232/Case+Notes+cake+-+Amateur+Mendicant+Society.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="924" data-original-width="1232" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizWEdok9XdrJ23qC0v1cxqyAq_KE01d7AZ7m6DT9DfnAz3x1M6bEjo6P2YFfVwfP4uaJI_UNCV0WUohBtLu_kCjn5PRQwW7M_W5smn9a0ks49I5F7p-zSj52B7joW-rI79tPP8vQJTMXuc/w640-h480/Case+Notes+cake+-+Amateur+Mendicant+Society.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Today is January 6th — and that marks the date on which we traditionally celebrate Sherlock Holmes's birthday.<br /><br />We say "traditionally," because there is no definitive statement of his actual date of birth in the Canon, but beginning with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Morley">Christopher Morley</a>, the date of January 6th has become the de facto accepted date for Holmes' birthday. Why? Well, there are a couple of reasons.<br /><br />Of all of the quotes in the Canon, William Shakespeare was the most oft-quoted author. There is but one Shakespearean play that Holmes quotes twice: <i><a href="https://amzn.to/37GCVtA">Twelfth Night</a></i>. In <i>The Sign of the Four</i>, Holmes concludes, "All is well that ends well." This is from from Act IV, Scene 4. And in "The Empty House," Holmes states "'Journeys end in lovers meetings,' as the old play says," from Act II, Scene 3.<br /><br />The reason the date was chosen is that in Christianity, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_6">January 6th</a> is the Feast of the Epiphany, or officially the twelfth day of Christmas. I suppose if we were being truly technical about it, the twelfth night of Christmas would fall on January 5th...<br /><br />In addition, William S. Baring-Gould in his <a href="https://amzn.to/2QrZ4G3"><i>The Annotated Sherlock Holmes</i></a>, posited that because Holmes was a little cranky on the morning of January 7th - the date on which <i>The Valley of Fear</i> began - he had a hangover, induced by birthday celebrations the evening prior.<br /><div><br /></div><div>And why 167? Scholars have fixed the year of Sherlock Holmes's birth to 1854 by virtue of a line in "His Last Bow" when he was described as "a tall gaunt man of sixty."<span style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: "merriweather"; font-size: 21px;"><br /></span><br /><h3><span style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: "merriweather"; font-size: 21px;">Additional Thoughts</span></h3>The latest episode of <a href="https://www.sherlockholmespodcast.com" target="_blank">Trifles</a>, our weekly show where we discuss some of the minutiae in the Sherlock Holmes stories, covers this in greater detail, and with some additional research material. Do check it out on the podcast streaming service of your choice, the embedded file below, or at <a href="https://ihose.co/trifles210">ihose.co/trifles210</a>.</div><div> <br /><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/960247957&color=%23947454&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe><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/sherlockholmes-trifles" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Sherlock Holmes: Trifles">Sherlock Holmes: Trifles</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/sherlockholmes-trifles/sherlock-holmess-birthday" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Sherlock Holmes's Birthday">Sherlock Holmes's Birthday</a></div><br /><br />And by all means, share the news that today is Sherlock Holmes's birthday. But whatever you do, don't try to throw him a surprise party. It's an exercise in futility.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" class="b-hbp-video b-uploaded" frameborder="0" height="315" id="BLOGGER-video-1d96bcd053384a14-2930" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyFUbdO0SZ-yLwLgYGVXKFE5qNkkFwsGg8qAeHGf1e4SfTXNst98Mi6hwyP2DzzYC_lOGKmqQ03NjVdVxr4a24s16UkXsTQdEvsDRnYakjz3SZ8JkUMVZvPGiT78MzwAGRvIJo" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="560"></iframe></div><br /></div><br />We hope you'll take a moment and wish Sherlock Holmes a happy birthday in your own way. If you'd like to join in here, please feel free to leave a birthday comment below.<br /><br /><br /><i>Image credit: Self</i><br />--</div>