Episode 290: Legends of the BSJ: James Montgomery

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“remarkably rich tenor voice” [VALL]  </h4><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ_WYbhTbK4zUtKYDDOe4bBf9992bu56KnD8Lun0i3nmoApyOtV6XO0pwGnhqLliDW41razw1xnwdQB8YhUDoqhYdQqmTADeZlRjwsQUrP9r4-UFYyIegZWxhW5XGPkJXNwmn3iHW131DmKAzwD9is5C0tYLjVwpNN1n1xGfMEKbYii_PZJguJofOAPsIp/s1936/ihearofsherlock290-wide.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1936" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ_WYbhTbK4zUtKYDDOe4bBf9992bu56KnD8Lun0i3nmoApyOtV6XO0pwGnhqLliDW41razw1xnwdQB8YhUDoqhYdQqmTADeZlRjwsQUrP9r4-UFYyIegZWxhW5XGPkJXNwmn3iHW131DmKAzwD9is5C0tYLjVwpNN1n1xGfMEKbYii_PZJguJofOAPsIp/w640-h462/ihearofsherlock290-wide.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div><p>Following the feedback we got from our previous <a href="https://bit.ly/ihose287" target="_blank">Legends of the BSJ episode on Edgar W. Smith</a>, we thought we'd continue with another. This time, it's James Montgomery, BSI ("The Red Circle"), who was a frequent correspondent with Smith.</p><p>Montgomery played an important role in the development of the <i><a href="https://ihose.co/BSJ" target="_blank">Baker Street Journal</a> </i> — a role whose effects are still felt until this day. His tenor voice graced many dinners of the Baker Street Irregulars and other Sherlock Holmes societies, and his scholarship still stands strong today.</p><p>In addition to the audio clips of Montgomery, we have Sherlockian news, listener comments, Madeline Quinones' segment "A Chance of Listening," and of course the <b>Canonical Couplet</b> quiz. The winner, chosen at random from all correct answers, will receive a piece of Sherlockiana from our vaults, Send your answer to comment @ ihearofsherlock .com by July 14, 2024 at 11:59 a.m. EDT. 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Episode 290: Legends of the BSJ: James Montgomery

“remarkably rich tenor voice” [VALL]   Following the feedback we got from our previous Legends of the BSJ episode on Edgar W. Smith , we tho...

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Episode 287: Legends of the BSJ: Edgar W. Smith

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“I wanted to speak with Mr. Smith” [SIGN]  </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS47CLw-O1jFn12-mjU3qZZeZhWMtYTpoWj27YHD9spUFQxWjPHOM0ME16nf92N1gZTNxqPA9mLRLL9fyvvLWIJQ_GbggMFRPyeKKCtGyh6kzU75pq_BS2HB6WsBfLr4qvjAN5QuuSv6J_zt6XaEEkoF7zEx1Rbu5srEUrA_mHn_1aPwYZMqKXh-i9CPQm/s1200/Edgar%20Smith%20-%20wide.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="785" data-original-width="1200" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS47CLw-O1jFn12-mjU3qZZeZhWMtYTpoWj27YHD9spUFQxWjPHOM0ME16nf92N1gZTNxqPA9mLRLL9fyvvLWIJQ_GbggMFRPyeKKCtGyh6kzU75pq_BS2HB6WsBfLr4qvjAN5QuuSv6J_zt6XaEEkoF7zEx1Rbu5srEUrA_mHn_1aPwYZMqKXh-i9CPQm/w640-h418/Edgar%20Smith%20-%20wide.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div><p>This is the third in our series on Legends of the Baker Street Journal; we've previously explored publisher Ben Abramson (Episode 269) and BSI founder Christopher Morley (Episode 272).</p><p>This time, we'll be looking at wordsmith and able administrator, Edgar W. Smith. It was Smith who deftly managed the operations of the Baker Street Irregulars and whose own interest in Sherlockian scholarship (his own and others) caused him to promote books and eventually found <i>The Baker Street Journal</i>.</p><p>We follow Edgar's Sherlockian journey from his early correspondence with Vincent Starrett and Christopher Morley, to the 1940 dinner that brought the BSI roaring back to life, the Trilogy Dinner where three significant Sherlockian books were launched, the founding of the BSJ, and the addition of the Christmas Annual tradition.</p><p>We have Sherlockian news, a special announcement, and of course the <b>Canonical Couplet</b> quiz. We thought last episode's was easy, but it looks like we tripped some people up. The winner, chosen at random from all correct answers, will receive one of the Old Series BSJs from the 1940s. Send your answer to comment @ ihearofsherlock .com by May 29, 2024 at 11:59 a.m. EDT. 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Being Facts and Fancies of Medical Life. Arthur Conan Doyle</a></i>, edited by Roger Luckhurst</li><li><i><a href="https://amzn.to/3UBbj2Q" target="_blank">This Here is Your Life, Sherlock Holmes: Parody from the Voice of Yogi Bear</a></i> </li><li><a href="https://goodpods.com/podcasts/i-hear-of-sherlock-everywhere-201854" target="_blank"><i>I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere</i> on <b>Goodpods</b></a></li></ul><li>Find all of our relevant links and social accounts at <a href="http://linktr.ee/ihearofsherlock">linktr.ee/ihearofsherlock</a>.</li></ul><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center;"> <a href="https://goodpods.com/leaderboard/top-100-shows-by-category/fiction/mystery?indie=false&period=month#37883168" target="_blank"> <img alt="goodpods top 100 mystery podcasts" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/goodpods-images-bucket/leaderboard_badges/fiction_mystery_top50_month.png" style="width: 250px; height: 77px;" /> </a> <a href="https://goodpods.com/leaderboard/top-100-shows-by-category/fiction/mystery" style="text-decoration: none; color: #6F6F6F; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 4px;" target="_blank"> Goodpods Top 100 Mystery Podcasts </a> <a href="https://goodpods.com/podcasts/i-hear-of-sherlock-everywhere-201854" style="text-decoration: none; color: #6F6F6F; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 4px;" target="_blank"> Listen now to I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere podcast </a> </div> <div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? 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Episode 287: Legends of the BSJ: Edgar W. Smith

“I wanted to speak with Mr. Smith” [SIGN]   This is the third in our series on Legends of the Baker Street Journal; we've previously exp...

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Episode 272: Legends of the BSJ - Christopher Morley

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“For three hours we strolled about together” [RESI] </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwtUayXlFz-ROVGDciWmJV8Hztm4FzGo0WngThVvNZFqoRgfz99z4XmlF5pd1XAzFSXOcxHTZC_D3JdsJOgtscnYadWCib6O4q8gQNG-kWE078PuSAgE27SlOqSEiTKV9L0qDvf6IJdO06PClU7WQNTOuut4tAREZWMpDnlTlOTVx38lKyzGtQbuhh9Ape/s1245/ihearofsherlcok272-widescreen.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="826" data-original-width="1245" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwtUayXlFz-ROVGDciWmJV8Hztm4FzGo0WngThVvNZFqoRgfz99z4XmlF5pd1XAzFSXOcxHTZC_D3JdsJOgtscnYadWCib6O4q8gQNG-kWE078PuSAgE27SlOqSEiTKV9L0qDvf6IJdO06PClU7WQNTOuut4tAREZWMpDnlTlOTVx38lKyzGtQbuhh9Ape/w640-h424/ihearofsherlcok272-widescreen.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div><p>As we continue our look at some of the early Baker Street Irregulars associated with <i>The Baker Street Journal</i> (we began with its publisher Ben Abramson in Episode 269), we turn to Christopher Morley.</p><p>Morley was the right man at the right time with the right attitude, and Steven Rothman, BSI, 2s. ("<i>The Valley of Fear</i>") is the foremost expert on this legend of the <i>BSJ</i>.</p><p>We look at Morley's early life, his influences, his literary works, and his popularity leading up to and through the time of the establishment of Sherlockian societies.</p><p>There are Sherlockian news headlines and the ever-present <b>Canonical Couplet</b>. Did you win last time? Will you win this time? The winner will receive something Morley-esque. </p><p>Send your answer to comment @ ihearofsherlock .com by September 29, 2023 at 11:59 a.m. EST. 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Episode 272: Legends of the BSJ - Christopher Morley

“For three hours we strolled about together” [RESI]  As we continue our look at some of the early Baker Street Irregulars associated with Th...

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Episode 269: Legends of the BSJ: Ben Abramson Speaks

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“my strange old book-collector” [EMPT] </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEist8JlK-MH2E60XiAIRR69r0WL99xh7omgEUIGRI6OYC1Q7BdTzKA6G01XhFoL6lo26rVfm-_Z4gPQ9zWA3_OVu82H6ftyEYwNFCkGXO1pCKVGdu2Rok7gjp9NTeN-jIKgGZI60g1HDIzC8ik7oaiWb3vGbt7LDEpIoR5AiGOLIJ5Qnbl9QpnGmr51hu7S/s1988/ihearofsherlock269%20widescreen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1391" data-original-width="1988" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEist8JlK-MH2E60XiAIRR69r0WL99xh7omgEUIGRI6OYC1Q7BdTzKA6G01XhFoL6lo26rVfm-_Z4gPQ9zWA3_OVu82H6ftyEYwNFCkGXO1pCKVGdu2Rok7gjp9NTeN-jIKgGZI60g1HDIzC8ik7oaiWb3vGbt7LDEpIoR5AiGOLIJ5Qnbl9QpnGmr51hu7S/w640-h448/ihearofsherlock269%20widescreen.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Ben Abramson with Vincent Starrett at a signing event for ‘Books Alive’ Circa 1940. Location Unknown / Photographer Unknown (Source: <a href="https://intangibleinclinations.wordpress.com/2023/06/15/ben-abramson-speaks-about-the-bsi/" target="_blank">A Road of Intangible Inclinations</a>)</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><p>There are some Sherlockians we wish we could have interviewed for this program — individuals long gone but fondly remembered — whose unique perspectives would be a boon to our listeners. Unfortunately, most of them are beyond our reach.</p><p>In this case however, we have one who is available to us but comes to us in a prepackaged interview. Ben Abramson, BSI ("The Beryl Coronet") was a bookseller and the first publisher of <i>The Baker Street Journal</i>. And he sat for an interview on the radio in 1954.</p><p>We share Ben's background, his early days as a bookseller, his move from Chicago to New York City, his association with some of the Sherlockian greats such as Vincent Starrett, Edgar W. Smith, and Peter Blau, and trace the rise and tragic fall of the <i>BSJ</i> and of Ben himself. </p><p>The winner of the previous episode's <b>Canonical Couplet</b> is revealed and we share yet another couplet for your identification. The winner will receive a copy of an Old Series BSJ as published by Ben.</p><p>Send your answer to comment @ ihearofsherlock .com by August 14, 2023 at 11:59 a.m. EST. 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Episode 269: Legends of the BSJ: Ben Abramson Speaks

“my strange old book-collector” [EMPT]  Ben Abramson with Vincent Starrett at a signing event for ‘Books Alive’ Circa 1940. Location Unknown...

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by Scott Monty

Episode 264: The Baker Street Journal's New Editor

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“some stuff that would suit my editor” [VALL] </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAUe2QBM0Nt1E3u34tPB6GcRCPv1VjI4Cng9S9d5ZvexaTJQT4aChQLtito2Vk6f1OJKYDGbQ9cd8XRuhUK3b4cvBX1uO5JbEqae76S-xyWpRSUV4q990Vt26_8gDGz_0jFiq1oSMXo06IseXYlw_Ve1BIwzFFVhQhjhaj_q3Trn3qr_epF4H4BvogDg/s2726/ihose264%20widescreen.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2726" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAUe2QBM0Nt1E3u34tPB6GcRCPv1VjI4Cng9S9d5ZvexaTJQT4aChQLtito2Vk6f1OJKYDGbQ9cd8XRuhUK3b4cvBX1uO5JbEqae76S-xyWpRSUV4q990Vt26_8gDGz_0jFiq1oSMXo06IseXYlw_Ve1BIwzFFVhQhjhaj_q3Trn3qr_epF4H4BvogDg/w640-h480/ihose264%20widescreen.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div><p>It's not that often that editor's door at <i>The Baker Street Journal</i> swings open. In fact, the last time it happened was at the turn of the century. But this January, Dan Andriacco, BSI ("St. Saviour’s, Near King’s Cross") was announced as the newest editor of the BSJ.</p><p>Dan assumes the seat that Steve Rothman, BSI, 2s. ("The Valley of Fear") has aptly occupied for 23 years (hear our interview with Steve in Episode 221), but he is not alone. Dan has brought not only a cadre of people to fill various roles, but he has also brought a lifetime of writing and editing.</p><p>What are Dan's priorities for the <i>Journal</i>? How will its pages change and possibly appeal to a wider audience? What can we expect in the next issue? And most importantly, what is the Christmas Annual about this year? The answers await. </p><p>The <b>Canonical Couplet</b> is here for a chance to win BIG! If you submit a correct answer and we choose your name randomly chosen, you'll get a copy of Dan's very first issue of the BSJ.</p><p>Send your answer to comment @ ihearofsherlock .com by May 29, 2023 at 11:59 a.m. EST. 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Episode 264: The Baker Street Journal's New Editor

“some stuff that would suit my editor” [VALL]  It's not that often that editor's door at The Baker Street Journal swings open. In f...

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by Scott Monty

Episode 210: The Unique Hamlet

<h4 style="text-align: center;">"Unique, perfectly unique" [BRUC]</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/AVvXsEgpAoCq635txqCJWY0WZmoAV99LFgH4j4t_EkgIKDnettuPm-HsFPpaEqp1xoGeq8xcmKJXQlnMdJL6ty4_lOKwyaC0GcjvXyjkBDkY9tytLVz10UPWmRo80CQsbKwS098LKa24HlF0NZfg/s2048/ihearofsherlock210+Header.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1301" data-original-width="2048" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpAoCq635txqCJWY0WZmoAV99LFgH4j4t_EkgIKDnettuPm-HsFPpaEqp1xoGeq8xcmKJXQlnMdJL6ty4_lOKwyaC0GcjvXyjkBDkY9tytLVz10UPWmRo80CQsbKwS098LKa24HlF0NZfg/w640-h406/ihearofsherlock210+Header.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>When Vincent Starrett set out to write his cornerstone pastiche in 1920, it wasn't intended for an audience of Sherlock Holmes fans. For one, he didn't know of any others who were as fixated on Holmes as he was.</p><p>Fortunately, Richard Sveum, BSI ("Dr. Hill Barton") is well connected in the Sherlockian world and was able to tap the talents of other Starrett experts and enthusiasts to assist him in creating the <i>2020 Baker Street Journal Christmas Annual: The 100-Year Adventure of The Unique Hamlet</i>. This look at Vincent Starrett's classic work will bring you new understanding of the man and his contribution to the world of book collectors and Sherlock Holmes.</p><p>The <b>Canonical Couplet</b> quiz winner this time will receive a copy of the <i>2020 Baker Street Journal Christmas Annual: The 100-Year Adventure of The Unique Hamlet</i>. Answers are due by February 27, 2021 at 11:59 a.m.</p><p>Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below.</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;">Please do consider becoming a <a href="https://ihose.co/ihosepatron" target="_blank">Patron of the Arts</a>. We have a new structure for 2021, with support on a monthly (rather than per-episode) basis, and a community just for our supporters! 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Let's chat!<br /><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><h2><b>Links</b></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><ul><li>This episode: <a href="https://ihose.co/ihose210">ihose.co/ihose210</a></li><li><a href="https://ihose.co/BSJ" target="_blank">Subscribe to <i>The Baker Street Journal</i></a> to be sure you get this year's Christmas Annual</li><li><a href="https://www.lib.umn.edu/pdf/holmes/Shaw100.pdf" target="_blank">The Shaw 100</a> (University of Minnesota Libraries)</li><li>Randall Stock's <a href="http://bestofsherlock.com/unique-hamlet.htm" target="_blank">census of "The Unique Hamlet"</a> (Best of Sherlock)</li><li>Ray Betzner's <a href="http://www.vincentstarrett.com/" target="_blank">Vincent Starrett blog</a> (Studies in Starrett)</li><li><i><a href="https://amzn.to/3dhmmdt" target="_blank">The Somnambulist and the Detective</a></i> by Susan Rice (Amazon)</li><li><a href="https://fourthgarrideb.com/2020/04/14/faces-of-holmes-charlie-mccarthy-detective/" target="_blank">The Charlie McCarthy connection to Sherlock Holmes</a></li><li>Previous episodes mentioned:</li><ul><li><a href="https://ihose.co/ihose61" target="_blank">Episode 61: Vincent Starrett</a> (Ray Betzner and Susan Rice)</li><li><a href="https://ihose.co/ihose89" target="_blank">Episode 89: The Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes</a> (Evelyn Herzog and Susan Rice)</li><li><a href="https://ihose.co/ihose169" target="_blank">Episode 169: Studies in Starrett</a> (Ray Betzner)</li><li><a href="https://ihose.co/trifles46" target="_blank">Trifles Episode 46: A History of Pince-Nez</a></li></ul></ul><div><div style="margin: 0px;">Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at <a href="https://ihose.co/flipsherlock" target="_blank">ihose.co/flipsherlock</a> as well as through our accounts on <a href="https://facebook.com/ihearofsherlock" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://youtube.com/ihearofsherlock" target="_blank">YouTube</a>, <a href="https://instagram.com/ihearofsherlock" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/ihearofsherlock" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.</div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><b>Please subscribe on the podcast provider of your choosing:</b></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://pod.link/258126625" target="_blank">Listen to I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere</a></div><br />And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? 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Episode 210: The Unique Hamlet

"Unique, perfectly unique" [BRUC] When Vincent Starrett set out to write his cornerstone pastiche in 1920, it wasn't intended ...

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Episode 198: The Baker Street Irregulars' New Wiggins

<h4 style="text-align: center;"><b>"step up, Wiggins" [STUD]  </b></h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqj-N2MTCIpG33ek2496X-pBNzVk1OurLVQDgqbS37oQDZrhcbhsgYsxNC1jzYbpn8BjCGBNDDFUmbI69Y1KNG7I-5F_e66t1vVkzzo-7y-DfJjkACz-JhnUFd5E6r-H6oshTnYboNoOsNI-P0S2O_ihyMGxJZrST-grAPUyABXapXnIIYVOMXZfjHsdGt/s1262/ihearofsherlock198%20cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1110" data-original-width="1262" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqj-N2MTCIpG33ek2496X-pBNzVk1OurLVQDgqbS37oQDZrhcbhsgYsxNC1jzYbpn8BjCGBNDDFUmbI69Y1KNG7I-5F_e66t1vVkzzo-7y-DfJjkACz-JhnUFd5E6r-H6oshTnYboNoOsNI-P0S2O_ihyMGxJZrST-grAPUyABXapXnIIYVOMXZfjHsdGt/w640-h562/ihearofsherlock198%20cover.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>Earlier this year, Mike Whelan, BSI ("Vincent Spaulding") passed the gavel to Michael Kean, BSI ("General Gordon") as the latter assumed the position of "Wiggins," or head administrator of the Baker Street Irregulars. It was a momentous occasion, as Kean is only the sixth head of the BSI since its founding in 1934.</p><p>Burt and Scott had an opportunity to speak with Michael on a wide range of topics, including his Sherlockian origins (which were induced rather than pursued), his career in the publishing industry, early days in Sherlockian scions, and his role with the BSI Press.</p><p>Michael also takes us behind the scenes to give us the story of his selection as the next BSI, going back a number of years. We discuss his vision for the role of a literary society in the twenty-first century and more pointedly, the difficult decision to make the 2021 BSI Weekend a virtual affair.</p><p>Also covered is our upcoming 200th episode: we are looking for your feedback. And of course, the latest round of <b>Canonical Couplets</b>. We had a record number of submissions in the last episode; the prize this time is a copy of <i>Sherlock Holmes: The Writings of John H. Watson, M.D.</i>, compiled by Edgar W. Smith and printed in 1962 by the Baker Street Irregulars. 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Episode 198: The Baker Street Irregulars' New Wiggins

"step up, Wiggins" [STUD]   Earlier this year, Mike Whelan, BSI ("Vincent Spaulding") passed the gavel to Michael Kean, ...

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Episode 185: William S. Baring-Gould

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> “pursuing some laborious researches” [3STU] </h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9WOfLpvBfHW7apIcDgWk3oeUpSPsabs5ajCggsEsU0rOtZYgflU95ieBMdydgwmaXR-OrsT7Vbf5Ypy9cDafuOXmFxfdl4cQ_Or5n4PK61RauXdQp_Jn8HeB93cZqUbp4PrzVb9RPLyml/s1600/Baring-Gould+header.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1400" height="457" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9WOfLpvBfHW7apIcDgWk3oeUpSPsabs5ajCggsEsU0rOtZYgflU95ieBMdydgwmaXR-OrsT7Vbf5Ypy9cDafuOXmFxfdl4cQ_Or5n4PK61RauXdQp_Jn8HeB93cZqUbp4PrzVb9RPLyml/s640/Baring-Gould+header.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> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" height="90" mozallowfullscreen="" msallowfullscreen="" oallowfullscreen="" scrolling="no" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/12933056/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/backward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/b21111/" style="border: none;" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="100%"></iframe><br /></div> <br /> <br /> The name William S. Baring-Gould is one of a hallowed few in the pantheon of Sherlockian scholars. He is one of the handful of chronologists who has attempted to put the stories in a particular order, using a number of research techniques.<br /> <br /> He also wrote the first unofficial "biography" of Sherlock Holmes with his <i>Sherlock Holmes of Baker Street: A Life of the World's First Consulting Detective</i>. And his name is synonymous with his magnum opus from 1967, <i>The Annotated Sherlock Holmes</i>.<br /> <br /> The 2019 <i>Baker Street Journal Christmas Annual</i> looks at all of these things and more, making this legend come to life as a fully-formed and high achieving individual. Julie McKuras, Tim Johnson, Richard Sveum, and Gary Thaden joined forces to bring us this well-deserved biography of this hero of so many Sherlockians.<br /> <br /> We spoke to Julie and Tim to hear what went into writing this book and special discoveries they made about Baring-Gould along the way.<br /> <br /> While you can't buy a copy of the Christmas Annual (it comes bundled with every annual BSJ subscription), we are giving you a chance to get a copy: the prize we're giving away for this episode's <b>Canonical Couplet</b> is a copy of the Baring-Gould Christmas Annual. 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Episode 185: William S. Baring-Gould

“pursuing some laborious researches” [3STU]  The name William S. Baring-Gould is one of a hallowed few in the pantheon of Sher...

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The Baker Street Irregulars Online

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> <b>"Have you found it, Wiggins?" 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In a world where "it's always 1895," as <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2013/10/celebrate-national-poetry-day.html" target="_blank">the Vincent Starrett poem</a> goes, it's not surprising that the Baker Street Irregulars have taken their time establishing a web presence.<br /> <br /> <h3> <b>“These relics have a history then?”</b></h3> When your editor was invested into the BSI in 2001, one of our first suggestions was establishing a web presence — at least for the <i><a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/" target="_blank">Baker Street Journal</a></i>, since the organization was planning to sell CD-ROMs of the BSJ's holdings from 1946-2000. It made perfect sense to sell online something that required a computer to use.<br /> <br /> In doing so, we established and designed the site <a href="http://bakerstreetjournal.com/" target="_blank">bakerstreetjournal.com</a>, where we implemented PayPal for electronic payments, offered excerpts from previous issues, a table of contents for the current issue, and allowed subscribers to create automatically renewing subscriptions. The site first launched with the ability to purchase subscriptions, get back issues, and buy the CD-ROM. You can view <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20010717133833/http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com:80/" target="_blank">what it first looked like on July 17, 2001, via the Wayback Machine</a>.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi62hb2ZCEbaQpGyiD5Bj5pPrXNOp_BOTTlI-zyzfhr9hLiKgE8krT9KM6cvsJd-znvqUtOvM_fP8mGB0uwjzPPR89ny9GZlF6eE0vykl9j61j-xHtPbzgvhev44M0KqpVE6XW7VUuyUyEX/s1600/BSJ+online+2001-07-21.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="817" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi62hb2ZCEbaQpGyiD5Bj5pPrXNOp_BOTTlI-zyzfhr9hLiKgE8krT9KM6cvsJd-znvqUtOvM_fP8mGB0uwjzPPR89ny9GZlF6eE0vykl9j61j-xHtPbzgvhev44M0KqpVE6XW7VUuyUyEX/s640/BSJ+online+2001-07-21.JPG" width="608" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> We soon added the BSI History Series, edited by Jon Lellenberg, the BSI Manuscript Series, the BSI International Series, and entire articles that won the Morley-Montgomery Award. We played with the design a bit — electing to stay with the BSJ's canary yellow theme for a while. If you go to <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/*/bakerstreetjournal.com" target="_blank">the main Wayback Machine link,</a> you can trace it through the years, clicking on the calendars for particular points in time.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1IsWOV07WMeTGB90rsg8L7iOX01mIEbE8zJlo5fRuU7LxyVsj-iLWXwbPSeWjBNHLik-bc_8rNG8r0FXLV4Cfd_gJN_EwY4sfhXbOTIin03kUdWGWRJ1FqiVdHEbT9h1gkv6uOBwANGQV/s1600/BSJ+online+2002-11-22.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="428" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1IsWOV07WMeTGB90rsg8L7iOX01mIEbE8zJlo5fRuU7LxyVsj-iLWXwbPSeWjBNHLik-bc_8rNG8r0FXLV4Cfd_gJN_EwY4sfhXbOTIin03kUdWGWRJ1FqiVdHEbT9h1gkv6uOBwANGQV/s320/BSJ+online+2002-11-22.JPG" width="182" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1eB3P8rRFJpNZUQ2DMn2qlnltYKY1DoinWZZ9lDF-L9Q7RK_e-1ulFIZxaKXXKIdXcGDHli7vYgESIngGQRQMagRIlT29DLEbmeZk_K3DIczm-5m1lmljUap-ZuNtVUvt7Y6s7-IX2k5D/s1600/BSJ+online+2003-12-09.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="785" data-original-width="1029" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1eB3P8rRFJpNZUQ2DMn2qlnltYKY1DoinWZZ9lDF-L9Q7RK_e-1ulFIZxaKXXKIdXcGDHli7vYgESIngGQRQMagRIlT29DLEbmeZk_K3DIczm-5m1lmljUap-ZuNtVUvt7Y6s7-IX2k5D/s320/BSJ+online+2003-12-09.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> Fast forward to <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060721090045/http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com:80/" target="_blank">July, 2006</a> and you'll find that the site underwent a considerable overhaul. We adopted the BSI's colors of <a href="http://www.sherlockholmespodcast.com/2017/03/10-dressing-gown-of-many-colors.html" target="_blank">blue, purple, and mouse</a>, and added some additional navigation. We noted that change on I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere on July 13, 2006 in the article <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2006/07/makes-considerable-difference-to-me-bosc_13.html#.W1DyVtIzrb0" target="_blank">"It Makes a Considerable Difference to Me" [BOSC]</a>.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil65K0K9GST9kQOvKb5thIrnesi_E1IZ4jp-9NfpkTWRSnaJeqMNDCmb5vxSAK8STboM3P0HwLo8xeJv5zF31LsEH9ZwxUMvoV_eFRUDvwJUEwInUSjEwYa7w9LDEkS6tBbFI3xK3cJ_RV/s1600/BSJ+online+2006-06.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="851" data-original-width="908" height="598" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil65K0K9GST9kQOvKb5thIrnesi_E1IZ4jp-9NfpkTWRSnaJeqMNDCmb5vxSAK8STboM3P0HwLo8xeJv5zF31LsEH9ZwxUMvoV_eFRUDvwJUEwInUSjEwYa7w9LDEkS6tBbFI3xK3cJ_RV/s640/BSJ+online+2006-06.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> When work responsibilities became too much for us in 2008, we turned over the reins to Randall Stock, BSI ("South African Securities"), who has ably guided the site through its many updates since then. He created sections for the eBSJ, the expanded Manuscript Series and associated titles, and the events that the BSI hosts as well. It became clear in recent years that the content had outgrown the site, as the BSJ domain was doing more than simply promoting the <i>Journal</i>.<br /> <br /> Not to mention the separate site that accurately and comprehensively captures the breadth of the <a href="http://bsitrust.org/" target="_blank">BSI Trust</a>, including excerpts from the BSI's Oral History project and information on every BSI Dinner since 1934. Regular visitors to our site may find the layout and navigation of the BSI Trust site slightly familiar...<br /> <br /> <h3> <b>“</b><b>a new experience</b><b>”</b><b> [LAST]</b></h3> Under the capable leadership of <a href="http://ihose.co/ihose71" target="_blank">Mike Whelan</a> as the BSI's "Wiggins," the Baker Street Irregulars have flourished in the last 20 years. The BSI Trust was established to house the BSI's archives and historical material, which has now found a new home at the Lilly Library. The BSI Press has become a publishing powerhouse, with over 60 titles in an ever-expanding set of categories. The BSI Weekend is much more than a weekend, and involves many satellite events stretching from Wednesday to Sunday of the "weekend." Plus, the BSI holds events that are more along the lines of expeditions every few years. And of course, the BSJ continues on its heralded quarterly schedule.<br /> <br /> With so much information to convey, it became clear that the BSJ site couldn't continue to shoulder it all; and frankly, the site was much more than just the Baker Street Journal — it was doubling as the BSI's website.<br /> <br /> And with that, Randall and team worked tirelessly over the last year or so to design and build the new <a href="http://www.bakerstreetirregulars.com/" target="_blank">Baker Street Irregulars website</a> at <a href="http://bakerstreetirregulars.com/" target="_blank">bakerstreetirregulars.com</a>.<br /> <br /> If you head over there, you'll see a clearly laid-out page that has links to sections like <a href="https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/the-bsi-press/" target="_blank">BSI Books</a>, including a number of series: Manuscript, International, Events and Expeditions, Professions, History and Biography, and more. There's a section for <a href="https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/bsi-event-dates/" target="_blank">BSI Events</a>, including the BSI Weekend and other special events and expeditions. And of course, the <a href="https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/the-baker-street-journal/" target="_blank">BSJ</a> has its own section as well. The BSI Trust will continue to be maintained as a separate site.<br /> <br /> As with the initial launch of the original BSJ site in 2001, this is a first pass. We're sure there will be improvements along the way. But the clarity that it brings to the Baker Street Irregulars brand is encouraging.<br /> <br /> The time was right — actually, it was downright overdue — to inform the world of all of the wonderful things for which the Baker Street Irregulars are responsible. We hope that, through the hard work of everyone associated with this project, Sherlockians everywhere will appreciate the tireless and unyielding work of keeping green the memory of Sherlock Holmes.<br /> <br /> <br />

The Baker Street Irregulars Online

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Episode 135: Helene Yuhasova: Woman of Mystery

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> "that glamour of mystery and of experience" [VALL] </h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH5V96YY6CIum-PanTdftakXb4G-CSdtTkguz6WEetIDsY43bKDmVGQH-uzF8FnyDDq4NclrB-gIFL11XFRrCVeIAgB8uqOliRFougT0bi4-kDWm1zHvJ3lrArQ8GLjXARdWDvyfxZJGI9/s1600/ihose135+header.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="476" data-original-width="635" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH5V96YY6CIum-PanTdftakXb4G-CSdtTkguz6WEetIDsY43bKDmVGQH-uzF8FnyDDq4NclrB-gIFL11XFRrCVeIAgB8uqOliRFougT0bi4-kDWm1zHvJ3lrArQ8GLjXARdWDvyfxZJGI9/s640/ihose135+header.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" height="90" mozallowfullscreen="" msallowfullscreen="" oallowfullscreen="" scrolling="no" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6100718/height/90/theme/custom/autoplay/yes/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/backward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/000000/" style="border: none;" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="100%"></iframe><br /></div> <br /> Generations of Sherlockians are the beneficiaries of the poems penned by Helene Yuhasova. Yet this enigmatic individual has remained something of a legendary, even ethereal presence in the history of the Baker Street Irregulars.<br /> <br /> Who was Helene Yuhas(ova)? And were the poems, later ascribed to Edgar W. Smith of the Baker Street Irregulars, actually written by her? Whatever became of this this prolific poetess laureate, this Founding Mother?<br /> <br /> Sonia Fetherston, BSI ("The Solitary Cyclist") and Julie McKuras, BSI ("The Duchess of Devonshire") edited the 2017 <i>Baker Street Journal Christmas Annual, "A Woman of Mystery": Helene Yuhasova, Poetess Laureate of the Baker Street Irregulars</i> and they joined us to give us a sense of the mighty detective work that went in to tracking down the full story of a woman who left the Sherlockian movement some 70 years ago, leaving a long but thin shadow.<br /> <br /> For our Gas-Lamp this time around, Julie and Sonia treat us to some of Helene Yuhasova's Sherlockian poetry: "Sonnet: Mary Morstan to Dr. Watson" and "Ballade of the Bright Stair-Rods."<br /> <br /> <div> Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below.</div> <br /> <div style="orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; widows: 2;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="margin: 0px;"> <br /></div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="margin: 0px;">  <a href="http://ihose.co/ihosepatron" target="_blank"><img height="40" src="https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/widget-images/become-patron-widget-medium%402x.png" style="color: #0000ee; cursor: move;" width="204" /></a></div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="margin: 0px;"> <br /></div> </div> <br /> <br /> And please consider becoming a <a href="http://ihose.co/ihosepatron">Patron of the Arts</a>. 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Please support our sponsors by visiting their sites:<br /> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.wessexpress.com/">Wessex Press</a><i></i></li> <li><a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/" style="font-style: italic;">The Baker Street Journal</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJI9tc2Hk0C6hcTWDCNMUTVUzOB0GYDSxwlEMVeFxEU4UHcDnenejqG50gsBR_qurTcuuVgolVBkdIDsim7yFXJk4rB9-ISP_DIq9aTzeOFq8L_kS7PvKsu5DJrUoejo15dvak3lKbw71l/s1600/BSJ+2017+Christmas+Annual.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="638" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJI9tc2Hk0C6hcTWDCNMUTVUzOB0GYDSxwlEMVeFxEU4UHcDnenejqG50gsBR_qurTcuuVgolVBkdIDsim7yFXJk4rB9-ISP_DIq9aTzeOFq8L_kS7PvKsu5DJrUoejo15dvak3lKbw71l/s200/BSJ+2017+Christmas+Annual.jpg" width="132" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> Would you care to become a sponsor? 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Watson to Sherlock Holmes"<br /> 35:31 Yuhas's ubiquitous job reference<br /> 37:55 Yuhasova and Smith: A Case of Identity<br /> 41:42 The curious meeting between Russell Merritt and Edgar Smith<br /> 46:18 Leaving the Sherlockian world behind</div> </div> 50:50 On the connection with Ben Weingart<br /> 59:22 Any big surprises?<br /> 1:02:40 One final question<br /> 1:07:48 The Editor's Gas-Lamp<br /> 1:11:36 Sherlock Holmes Brand<br /> <br /> <h2> <b>Links</b></h2> <ul> <li><a href="http://sherlockholmespodcast.com/">Trifles podcast</a></li> <li><i><a href="http://bakerstreetjournal.com/">The Baker Street Journal</a></i> (where one may subscribe, including the Christmas Annual)</li> <li><a href="http://bakerstreetjournal.com/christmasannuals.html">Past BSJ Christmas Annuals</a> for sale</li> <li>Sonia Fetherston on <a href="http://ihose.co/ihose75">Episode 75</a></li> <li><i>Evening Fall Harp</i> by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a>)</li> </ul> <div> <div style="font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"> <div style="margin: 0px;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> </div> <br /> <br /></div> </div> Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at <a href="http://ihose.co/flipsherlock">ihose.co/flipsherlock</a> as well as through our accounts on <a href="http://facebook.com/ihearofsherlock">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://instagram.com/ihearofsherlock">Instagram</a>, and <a href="http://twitter.com/ihearofsherlock">Twitter</a>.<br /> <br /> Please <a href="http://bit.ly/ihearofsherlock">subscribe to us on iTunes</a>, <a href="https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/I2nib4h55h3cz3yxmzovj6icbmi">Google Play</a>, <a href="https://soundcloud.com/ihearofsherlock">Soundcloud</a>, <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/i-hear-of-sherlock-everywhere?refid=stpr">Stitcher</a>, <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-I-Hear-of-Sherlock-Everywh-27577121/">iHeartRadio</a> or <a href="http://www.spreaker.com/user/ihearofsherlock">Spreaker</a>—or the podcast player of your choice—and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. 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Episode 135: Helene Yuhasova: Woman of Mystery

"that glamour of mystery and of experience" [VALL]  Generations of Sherlockians are the beneficiaries of the poems penne...

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by Scott Monty