USA Today's 10 Best: The Mysterious Bookshop

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“Who do you give your casting vote to?” [ENGR] </h4><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFqKUS1bGQov2b4Z7eFde4Y8YPIoFcI7HkYwPzaFSTZomchv-As94atiHMepZvjUymtanVIoK8tjG7grnGzmjUHnr5jKUkkoNSOX059J-pWvRys7MHgFs2oc1xLVDy8Yn3SQrPO3PrZHW3VRD3RH7CvrF7JBMhIE1fhifFmwLR9y67G6WVxwXhBmDOl3I" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1464" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFqKUS1bGQov2b4Z7eFde4Y8YPIoFcI7HkYwPzaFSTZomchv-As94atiHMepZvjUymtanVIoK8tjG7grnGzmjUHnr5jKUkkoNSOX059J-pWvRys7MHgFs2oc1xLVDy8Yn3SQrPO3PrZHW3VRD3RH7CvrF7JBMhIE1fhifFmwLR9y67G6WVxwXhBmDOl3I=w640-h448" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>The Mysterious Bookshop is an independent bookstore in New York City and is one of the oldest mystery bookstores in the United States. Founded by Otto Penzler, BSI ("The King of Bohemia"), it has been in business for over 45 years.</p><p><b>And it needs your vote.</b></p><p>Established at 129 West 56th Street, its charm included a cast iron spiral staircase, a whole wall of Sherlock Holmes-related material, and a sign that read: "Nobody shoplifts from a store that knows 3,214 ways to murder someone." After 25 years at that location, Otto moved the store to 58 Warren Street in the TriBeCa neighborhood. And the sign went with him.</p><p>After 20 years in the new location, business is as strong as ever and is a nominee in <a href="https://10best.usatoday.com/" target="_blank">USA Today's 10 Best Awards</a>:</p><p></p><blockquote>It's no mystery why book lovers have flocked to The Mysterious Bookshop since 1979. Located in the heart of Tribeca, The Mysterious Bookshop is the nation's oldest mystery specialist bookstore, and that includes all its sub-genres, such as detective, crime, thrillers, and suspense. Mystery lovers can browse the store's comprehensive collection of rare collectibles, Sherlockiana, and modern first editions. The Mysterious Bookshop also produces its own Bibliomystery series of novellas by some of the biggest authors in the genre.</blockquote><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Here's all you have to do: </h3><p><a href="https://10best.usatoday.com/awards/mysterious-bookshop-new-york-city-new-york/?mc_cid=bcafac9970&mc_eid=19440ba0c6" target="_blank">Go to this link every day</a> and vote for <a href="https://10best.usatoday.com/awards/mysterious-bookshop-new-york-city-new-york/?mc_cid=bcafac9970&mc_eid=19440ba0c6" target="_blank">The Mysterious Bookshop</a> as your favorite independent bookstore. Vote early, vote often (voting refreshes at midnight every day). </p><p>Let's give Otto's creation the attention and accolades it deserves.</p><p><br /></p><p>Oh, and if you haven't listened to <a href="https://ihose.co/ihose87" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 87</a> of <i>I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere</i> yet, now's the perfect time:</p><p><iframe allowfullscreen="" data-dashlane-classification="other" data-dashlane-frameid="1767" data-dashlane-rid="6d1069ed74d8c2bb" height="192" mozallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" src="https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/4045502/height/192/theme/modern/size/large/thumbnail/yes/custom-color/414851/time-start/00:00:00/playlist-height/200/direction/backward/download/yes/font-color/FFFFFF" style="border: none;" title="Embed Player" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="100%"></iframe></p><p><br /></p>

USA Today's 10 Best: The Mysterious Bookshop

“Who do you give your casting vote to?” [ENGR]  The Mysterious Bookshop is an independent bookstore in New York City and is one of the oldes...

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by I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere

Celebrate World Radio Day with IHOSE

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> <b>“that strange wireless” [LAST]</b></h4><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9nR0VB6TrwNmTN3e35vnSL3-Z-TUejVHJIXbjVLg9eUQ85aSU22oqQKjWiV6zCe5I7IHa4sbRBfBEE8sOxtZ0qA-dZRMwplcDgxkfIor4XT2wzArAM2Aa7eO4gp_Bzh1EcUY3_dqSdsBHixkZc6G7Pp2ijvWm33W8HxJANTAPyxlTYI32TTBKhlZ64AKV/s2796/IHOSE%20100%20header.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1435" data-original-width="2796" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9nR0VB6TrwNmTN3e35vnSL3-Z-TUejVHJIXbjVLg9eUQ85aSU22oqQKjWiV6zCe5I7IHa4sbRBfBEE8sOxtZ0qA-dZRMwplcDgxkfIor4XT2wzArAM2Aa7eO4gp_Bzh1EcUY3_dqSdsBHixkZc6G7Pp2ijvWm33W8HxJANTAPyxlTYI32TTBKhlZ64AKV/w640-h328/IHOSE%20100%20header.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />Radio came into the world concurrently with Sherlock Holmes, so it's natural to connect the two topics, particularly on World Radio Day.</div><div><br /></div><div>According to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>,</div><blockquote><div>"The existence of radio waves was first proven by German physicist Heinrich Hertz on 11 November 1886. In the mid-1890s, building on techniques physicists were using to study electromagnetic waves, Italian physicist Guglielmo Marconi developed the first apparatus for long-distance radio communication, sending a wireless Morse Code message to a recipient over a kilometer away in 1895, and the first transatlantic signal on 12 December 1901."</div></blockquote><div><br /></div><div>In 2011, UNESCO Member States declared World Radio Day to be celebrated on February 13 and the United Nations General Assembly accepted it in 2012. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We first developed the I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere podcast as Sherlockian talk radio in 2007, recognizing that Sherlockians have enjoyed audio content related to the great detective since at least the 1930s. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Meiser#Writing_career" target="_blank">Edith Meiser</a>, who was featured in the <a href="https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/2023/02/07/bsj-2022-christmas-annual/" target="_blank">2022 BSJ Christmas Annual</a>, wrote many scripts for <i>The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes</i> on radio in the 1930s, including the very first episode that starred William Gillette.</div><div><br /></div><div>Meiser would later go on to write <i>The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes</i> for Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce from 1939 until 1943.</div><div><br /></div><div>In <a href="https://episodes.fm/258126625/episode/OGYwYmEyMjExZWFiMzQ5ZjdiNjM4ZDNmZjU5ODQ4OGM" target="_blank">Episode 122</a>, we discussed the collaboration between Rathbone and Bruce, which included spending time on their radio series:</div><div><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" data-dashlane-classification="other" data-dashlane-frameid="956" data-dashlane-rid="68136fa628a54003" height="192" mozallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" src="https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5450502/height/192/theme/modern/size/large/thumbnail/yes/custom-color/414851/time-start/00:00:00/playlist-height/200/direction/backward/download/yes/font-color/FFFFFF" style="border: none;" title="Embed Player" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="100%"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>In <a href="https://episodes.fm/258126625/episode/NWY5ODQxMjdkZmJlNDcwZWE1ZWViYzBmMWM0ODBhZjA" target="_blank">Episode 136</a>, Ian Dickerson told us about the work that Leslie Charteris did on the radio plays, which he featured in his book:</div><div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" data-dashlane-classification="other" data-dashlane-frameid="985" data-dashlane-rid="a329577c1bd4c390" height="192" mozallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" src="https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6149989/height/192/theme/modern/size/large/thumbnail/yes/custom-color/513b3c/time-start/00:00:00/playlist-height/200/direction/backward/download/yes/font-color/FFFFFF" style="border: none;" title="Embed Player" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="100%"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The glorious two-parter with writer Bert Coules in <a href="https://episodes.fm/258126625/episode/ODRmNzU1ZjhlZGM5MDNmYzY2ODYyNWVmZDI0YmIyYzg" target="_blank">Episode 68</a> and <a href="https://episodes.fm/258126625/episode/NTQ0N2IwMzY0ZjJjYjJhNGE2MDAxZjkyMGJiN2RhNzI" target="_blank">Episode 69</a> provides a glimpse into the history of British radio plays, ending of course with Bert's own contributions:</div><div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" data-dashlane-classification="other" data-dashlane-frameid="1015" data-dashlane-rid="3d2030e0b7c5b374" height="192" mozallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" src="https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/3090004/height/192/theme/modern/size/large/thumbnail/yes/custom-color/414851/time-start/00:00:00/playlist-height/200/direction/backward/download/yes/font-color/FFFFFF" style="border: none;" title="Embed Player" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="100%"></iframe></div><div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" data-dashlane-classification="other" data-dashlane-frameid="1049" data-dashlane-rid="a501ad807815c52e" height="192" mozallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" src="https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/3127050/height/192/theme/modern/size/large/thumbnail/yes/custom-color/414851/time-start/00:00:00/playlist-height/200/direction/backward/download/yes/font-color/FFFFFF" style="border: none;" title="Embed Player" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="100%"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We even spoke with his Sherlock Holmes, Clive Merrison on <a href="https://episodes.fm/258126625/episode/ZDExZTEzNDItZjJjMS00MDQyLWE0YTUtZGFhYmUyYWM4MDFl" target="_blank">Episode 202</a>:</div><div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" data-dashlane-classification="other" data-dashlane-frameid="1052" data-dashlane-rid="8474572686b7a1b0" height="192" mozallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" src="https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/16412861/height/192/theme/modern/size/large/thumbnail/yes/custom-color/6c442c/time-start/00:00:00/playlist-height/200/direction/backward/download/yes/font-color/FFFFFF" style="border: none;" title="Embed Player" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="100%"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Actor Nicholas Briggs and writer Jonathan Barnes from Big Finish Productions joined us to go behind the scenes of their series in <a href="https://episodes.fm/258126625/episode/ZGNkOTM2N2MtODRkYy00YTdlLWI1YzktMDRmN2UzYzNlODRm" target="_blank">Episode 247</a>:</div><div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" data-dashlane-classification="other" data-dashlane-frameid="1106" data-dashlane-rid="3d0af5969f23bec2" height="192" mozallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" src="https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/24222471/height/192/theme/modern/size/large/thumbnail/yes/custom-color/414851/time-start/00:00:00/playlist-height/200/direction/backward/download/yes/font-color/FFFFFF" style="border: none;" title="Embed Player" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="100%"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Charles Kindinger, writer of the Audible series <i>Moriarty: The Devil's Game</i> told us his story in <a href="https://episodes.fm/258126625/episode/MWE1MTAzODAtMGI0MC00MTlkLWFlMTItMmFiNjNlM2Y2NWU0" target="_blank">Episode 245</a>:</div><div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" data-dashlane-classification="other" data-dashlane-frameid="1087" data-dashlane-rid="f26e9362e0f13a9f" height="192" mozallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" src="https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/23909778/height/192/theme/modern/size/large/thumbnail/yes/custom-color/414851/time-start/00:00:00/playlist-height/200/direction/backward/download/yes/font-color/FFFFFF" style="border: none;" title="Embed Player" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="100%"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And the latest audio production taking audiences by storm, Sherlock & Co., features prominently in two episodes: <a href="https://episodes.fm/258126625/episode/YTE3MjcyNzEtNjNhNS00N2Y5LTlmYTEtYzdmYWE5MTk1NmYx" target="_blank">Episode 275</a> with writer Joel Emery and <a href="https://episodes.fm/258126625/episode/ZmZjNzFjYzMtMTMwMi00OTg5LTkxYWUtNzU2OTQzMDRhYjJi" target="_blank">Episode 300</a> with Harry Attwell, who plays Sherlock Holmes himself:</div><div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" data-dashlane-classification="other" data-dashlane-frameid="1113" data-dashlane-rid="25d9f5d665512721" height="192" mozallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" src="https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/28467722/height/192/theme/modern/size/large/thumbnail/yes/custom-color/414851/time-start/00:00:00/playlist-height/200/direction/backward/download/yes/font-color/FFFFFF" style="border: none;" title="Embed Player" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="100%"></iframe></div><div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" data-dashlane-classification="other" data-dashlane-frameid="1115" data-dashlane-rid="15db257ed2c4051e" height="192" mozallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" src="https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/34210895/height/192/theme/modern/size/large/thumbnail/yes/custom-color/414851/time-start/00:00:00/playlist-height/200/direction/backward/download/yes/font-color/FFFFFF" style="border: none;" title="Embed Player" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="100%"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>There are probably more episodes (we're going from memory), but it's enough to put a playlist together for this weekend at the very least...</div><div><br /></div><div>The game's afoot!</div><div> </div>

Celebrate World Radio Day with IHOSE

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by Scott Monty

Unique Letters to Douglas Wilmer Offered for Sale

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> <b>“there are points which make it quite unique” [MUSG]</b></h4><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8vlksqloXLGqo7mkJ3EZDHGKhzJSfOqWadd-qS4ZQKsmXc_sVKW_73moBbterXTGwZosUFMvgae8UUsb541B_6mwK2ZZ0d4-eSpQgdQYWeQ-rPQSwxn3SpEX9oWPehhJfc5l-OeTSkQ8kmxNs3oKzZW0cw6v_2utI8PYVSNITA_yOPSxUDbLJn1b85eAD/s680/Douglas%20Wilmer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="509" data-original-width="680" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8vlksqloXLGqo7mkJ3EZDHGKhzJSfOqWadd-qS4ZQKsmXc_sVKW_73moBbterXTGwZosUFMvgae8UUsb541B_6mwK2ZZ0d4-eSpQgdQYWeQ-rPQSwxn3SpEX9oWPehhJfc5l-OeTSkQ8kmxNs3oKzZW0cw6v_2utI8PYVSNITA_yOPSxUDbLJn1b85eAD/w640-h480/Douglas%20Wilmer.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Longtime readers of <i>I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere</i> and true fans of Sherlock Holmes on the screen will recall that in the 1960s, Douglas Wilmer was Sherlock Holmes on <a href="https://amzn.to/3WJZnOi" target="_blank">the BBC television series</a>.</p><p>A decade ago, we celebrated <a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2015/02/celebrating-50-years-of-douglas-wilmer.html#.Vv0wK6QrLb1" target="_blank">his golden anniversary of taking that role</a>, including stories about him riding in your editor's car, <i>The Baker Street Journal</i> Christmas Annual dedicated to him, the grand exhibition in London, and Wilmer's investiture into the Baker Street Irregulars (in 2000, as "The Lyceum Theatre").</p><p><br /></p><p>As mentioned in the latest edition of "<b>A Most Valuable Institution</b>," the Sherlockian news segment for IHOSE supporters (<a href="https://ihearofsherlock.substack.com" target="_blank">Substack</a> | <a href="https://patreon.com/ihearofsherlock" target="_blank">Patreon</a>), serious collectors now have an opportunity to acquire a unique set of Wilmer items. These are not rare—they are one of a kind.</p><p>Al Gregory is offering four letters written by King Charles III, between 2013 and 2016, when he was still the Prince of Wales. They were sent from Highgrove House, Llwynywermod Carmarthenshire, and Birkhall.</p><p>Three of them were to Douglas Wilmer, of whose portrayal of Holmes the King speaks very highly. </p><p>The fourth one was a very warm letter of condolence to Wilmer's widow. </p><p>All are personally signed and marked up by Charles, who penned each greeting, underlined certain words, and signed each "Yours most sincerely".</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiDHI029tOM_l-t1TK6xb6vHpqHv_cl3baM8OF-nJTiSycsuyfI_4nxgiHMYoziWxUHQgqjkGCR6In7GK9DHxmBYcs6fDxZzv6tUxS66MySmlbHN2PCYBwrq_9cErnH0xGpWnxO0k0PHxGwgpSA8Mg0tw-RG1mUg3jTIx2Yy8rJIW5A1IKI5uNI5hhbXba/s2560/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="2560" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiDHI029tOM_l-t1TK6xb6vHpqHv_cl3baM8OF-nJTiSycsuyfI_4nxgiHMYoziWxUHQgqjkGCR6In7GK9DHxmBYcs6fDxZzv6tUxS66MySmlbHN2PCYBwrq_9cErnH0xGpWnxO0k0PHxGwgpSA8Mg0tw-RG1mUg3jTIx2Yy8rJIW5A1IKI5uNI5hhbXba/w640-h480/1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;">27th July, 2013</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Dear Mr. Wilmer,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was so kind of you to go to all the trouble of tracking down the Sherlock Holmes D.V.D.'s—in France! I never understood why the B.B.C. is so cavalier about its remarkable archive of such treasures... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I shall watch these films with the greatest pleasure, and I suspect I shall remember seeing them on the television years ago, when I was much younger, as the moment I saw your face (and Dr. Watson's) on the cover it brought the whole series back to me! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thank you so much for your great generosity and I send my kindest possible wishes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Yours most sincerely,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Charles</div></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1uzne2WWsDrqiNZQ8hENgmDPbx_1j0F8xNkF1YkPgEtZbSpnqqd9wtIW0Qy5ijmzmRtqUYJ25-LKWoigG2Ga59M6SLNvfQAotapVwnozz1rmKSA4bhT0ooEiQMf-usTaewLOerjjaC_u-6J7Yt_Bu3-QpBOwVf-EmNQYITKhxW_eL5BzNHkcmZYPbBNjH/s2027/P1140827TWO.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2027" data-original-width="1521" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1uzne2WWsDrqiNZQ8hENgmDPbx_1j0F8xNkF1YkPgEtZbSpnqqd9wtIW0Qy5ijmzmRtqUYJ25-LKWoigG2Ga59M6SLNvfQAotapVwnozz1rmKSA4bhT0ooEiQMf-usTaewLOerjjaC_u-6J7Yt_Bu3-QpBOwVf-EmNQYITKhxW_eL5BzNHkcmZYPbBNjH/w480-h640/P1140827TWO.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;"></div><blockquote><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;">14th December, 2014</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;">Dear Mr. Wilmer,</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;">A "little bird" has told me that you will reach a milestone birthday on 8th January, and I did not want to let this pass without sending you my warmest possible congratulations on such a special occasion. </div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;">I need hardly say how enormously touched I was that you should have thought of sending me your marvellous memoirs. What splendid characters you encountered during your career, and how well you have managed to recall everything! I do hope you can take great satisfaction in knowing what immense pleasure you have given to so many people — myself included — in your work over so many years.</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;">This comes with my warmest birthday wishes.</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;">Yours most sincerely,</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;">Charles</div></blockquote><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLx-j7OXpZqfl3GrMFl_zimlIhngXk4FXaujNxKoL6UEwVFLxi5kWpsEjAYsZuF7vI-bUwK0VWjSmR6JdVKhEYOnGAWwYF5aUutKNGad_XJQpJ1CFevHXwbRd5qCHGcbhmSdhgE63gSdJ5A1MOkbXbN1a35QqYPxuTPdADWTCowpCnKSIiedRD1ESXo-Bp/s2560/4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="2560" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLx-j7OXpZqfl3GrMFl_zimlIhngXk4FXaujNxKoL6UEwVFLxi5kWpsEjAYsZuF7vI-bUwK0VWjSmR6JdVKhEYOnGAWwYF5aUutKNGad_XJQpJ1CFevHXwbRd5qCHGcbhmSdhgE63gSdJ5A1MOkbXbN1a35QqYPxuTPdADWTCowpCnKSIiedRD1ESXo-Bp/w640-h480/4.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"></div><blockquote><div style="text-align: right;">12th April 2016</div><div>Dear Mrs. Wilmer,<br />I just wanted to write and say how [terribly] sorry I was to hear the very sad news about your husband's passing. You have my <u>deepest</u> sympathy. I can only begin to imagine what an immense emptiness there must now be in your life and my heart goes out to you all.</div><div>I was so very touched when your husband sent me his marvellous memoirs only a couple of years ago and I much enjoyed our subsequent correspondence! His memoirs were such a splendid account of the personalities he had come across during his career, and I was astonished at the way he was able to recall so much detail...</div><div>I am glad to say that I can just recall his brilliant portrayal of Sherlock Holmes on television during the 1960s and I shall now make absolutely certain I get a hold of that series to watch it again. I need hardly tell you that I can't help thinking that they did these things so much better in those days!</div><div>I cannot bear it that yet another wonderful figure from that remarkable generation has now left us. We are all so much the poorer for his absence and while I am only too aware that this letter is hopelessly inadequate under the circumstances, and will probably be of very little comfort in making your sense of loss any easer to bear, I did so want you to know just how much you are in my special thoughts and prayers at such a heartbreaking time.</div><div>Yours most sincerely,</div><div>Charles</div></blockquote><div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijEzJ5Slhb01nZQhN1Dig9qYIjcnYRcEXOK0EzF_O3v2lZ1JRTBUp7bOCGnvETaTnV9I4CvKaaWsFeTHGlNXQHuHvLubaIWIvDaktQ9NBE_Y_O8AvHyApPjcXqDV3zdSiDghyOUgbg79LvCFAPW_oNYP7H1LGil6tT5FLJ4Q9TtyXKKFE-Ep8-DSC2tAX2/s1507/P1140835TWO.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1464" data-original-width="1507" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijEzJ5Slhb01nZQhN1Dig9qYIjcnYRcEXOK0EzF_O3v2lZ1JRTBUp7bOCGnvETaTnV9I4CvKaaWsFeTHGlNXQHuHvLubaIWIvDaktQ9NBE_Y_O8AvHyApPjcXqDV3zdSiDghyOUgbg79LvCFAPW_oNYP7H1LGil6tT5FLJ4Q9TtyXKKFE-Ep8-DSC2tAX2/w640-h622/P1140835TWO.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The four are matted and framed together as pictured above.<p><br /></p><p>Please direct questions and serious offers to Al Gregory at <a href="mailto:gaslightandfog@verizon.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">gaslightandfog@verizon.net</a>.</p><br /><br /></div>

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The 2025 BSI Weekend – Awards and Honors

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“a brief review of what had passed” [THOR]  </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/AVvXsEg55TSJVpx2Nm22Qsqy_AtuEGvbYKCnBGd_z61RD7Ka3z374ozwQ-A8jkR_zrhrs9hT9FwLuBQsM3Odj1F_vDcxlV9TBFWxH-z-dtbCkUjceQBo3wuIhBj6oeAkiR9-xRc8CMlK5dw4sfx69RZd8w67vhSlLc5PCI3V4bG42FugSG443a0JKTNmOwic82JL/s2048/BSI25%20Class%20of%202025.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1227" data-original-width="2048" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg55TSJVpx2Nm22Qsqy_AtuEGvbYKCnBGd_z61RD7Ka3z374ozwQ-A8jkR_zrhrs9hT9FwLuBQsM3Odj1F_vDcxlV9TBFWxH-z-dtbCkUjceQBo3wuIhBj6oeAkiR9-xRc8CMlK5dw4sfx69RZd8w67vhSlLc5PCI3V4bG42FugSG443a0JKTNmOwic82JL/w640-h384/BSI25%20Class%20of%202025.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Photo credit: Will Walsh  </span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>In the <a href="https://episodes.fm/258126625" target="_blank">next episode of I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere</a>, we'll be covering our own personal experiences at the 2025 BSI Weekend that ran from January 15 – January 19, 2025, during which some 300+ Sherlockians descended on Midtown Manhattan to celebrate the 171st birthday of Sherlock Holmes.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>For the purposes of this update, we're focused on the accolades from the weekend, which happened over a series of events.</div><div><br /></div><div>On Thursday, January 16, the <a href="http://acdsociety.com/">ACD Society</a> held its annual meeting at the Mysterious Bookshop, which once again included the running of the Wessex Cup, with 16 entered horses, all designed by Peggy McFarlane, BSI ("Violet Westbury").</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div></div><div><h3>Doylean Honors</h3></div><div>The ACD Society also had a more august role, which was the conferring of its annual <a href="http://acdsociety.com/" target="_blank">Doylean Honors</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfVaY99UFtbUg5oqgBeqpnMSkNMHDGFDhKh9HsAXQDaui3lWckPjceIACjChc4My3jMx-soyHqlHBDUNVknElDz6Q4iVUwswtmXp-ygz7LujNevjUUwYTRVWaiHmSA2llMtg0uCuPzFRJoTW5UY4mp8lbHFCkUPjki3WrJaZnp5vs-HhBe-o3jk1IRLw/s616/ACD%20Society%20Doylean%20Honors%202022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="616" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfVaY99UFtbUg5oqgBeqpnMSkNMHDGFDhKh9HsAXQDaui3lWckPjceIACjChc4My3jMx-soyHqlHBDUNVknElDz6Q4iVUwswtmXp-ygz7LujNevjUUwYTRVWaiHmSA2llMtg0uCuPzFRJoTW5UY4mp8lbHFCkUPjki3WrJaZnp5vs-HhBe-o3jk1IRLw/s320/ACD%20Society%20Doylean%20Honors%202022.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><br /><b>For Lifetime Service:</b><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/about-us/our-alumni/for-alumni/alumni-news/catherine-cooke-bem/&source=gmail&ust=1738029046288000&usg=AOvVaw1-SIKHVnTp17u3T3CqUgb-" href="https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/about-us/our-alumni/for-alumni/alumni-news/catherine-cooke-bem/" style="background-color: white; color: blue;" target="_blank"><b>Catherine Cooke</b></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">, a leading figure in the world of Arthur Conan Doyle scholarship and cultural activity, including management of the Sherlock Holmes Collection at the Westminster Libraries.</span></li></ul><b><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div>For excellence in the "Fiction and Poetry" category:</b><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://margiedeck.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Margie Deck</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">for the story collection</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.com/Genius-Place-Gothic-Inspired-Magazine-ebook/dp/B0CQGKDCLQ&source=gmail&ust=1738029046288000&usg=AOvVaw0OJ7I_kDymlWlLkflQ_B_6" href="https://amzn.to/3CeIUe7" style="color: blue;" target="_blank"><i>The Genius of the Place</i></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> (Belanger Books 2023).</span></li><li><span style="color: #222222;"><b>Daniel Friedman and Eugene Friedman</b></span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><span style="color: #222222;">for the poem,</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.com/Steel-Blade-Straight-2024-25-Annual-ebook/dp/B0DQDTMWH2&source=gmail&ust=1738029046288000&usg=AOvVaw2kV4sWHWvmgWqf3QPfoefu" href="https://amzn.to/4aQvPVf" style="color: blue;" target="_blank"><i>At the Crossroads of Fate</i></a><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><span style="color: #222222;">(Belanger Books 2024).</span></li><li><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><a href="https://www.nicholas-meyer.com/" target="_blank">Nicholas Meyer</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">for the novel,</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.mysteriousbookshop.com/products/nicholas-meyer-sherlock-holmes-and-the-telegram-from-hell-preorder&source=gmail&ust=1738029046288000&usg=AOvVaw1FBAdcIsoQE_aizVls1Z6G" href="https://bookshop.org/a/110285/9781613165331" style="background-color: white; color: blue;" target="_blank"><i>Sherlock Holmes and the Telegraph from Hell</i></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">(Mysterious Press 2024)</span></li></ul><div><br /></div><b>For excellence in the "Performing Arts" category:</b></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 32px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Mark Gatiss</b> for the film, <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2023/52/a-ghost-story-for-christmas-lot-no-249"><i>Lot 249</i></a> (Adorable Media/BBC Arts 2023).</li><li><b>Hal Glatze</b>r for the radio play, <a href="https://halglatzer.com/flatfinders/index.html"><i>Flatfinders 1881</i></a> (2024).</li></ul><p></p><b><div><b><br /></b></div><br /></b><div><b>For excellence in the "Visual Arts" category:</b><br /><ul><li><b>Megan Oldhues</b> for the painting, <i><a href="http://www.acdfriends.org/SHWalk12-Oldhues.html" target="_blank">The End of Devil Hawker</a></i> (Sherlock Holmes Walk Mural Art 2024).</li><li><b>Molly Knox Ostertag</b> for the drawing, <i><a href="https://mkobooks.bigcartel.com/product/watson-s-sketchbook-vol-1" target="_blank">Watson’s Sketchbook: Volume 1</a></i> (MKO Books 2024).</li></ul><br /><b><br /></b><div><b>For excellence in the "Scholarly Writing" category:</b><ul><li><b>Anne Chapman</b> for the article, "<a href="https://mh.bmj.com/content/49/4/565" target="_blank">Authority and medical expertise: Arthur Conan Doyle in The Idler</a>," in <i>Medical Humanities</i> (a journal of the Institute of Medical Ethics, 2023).</li><li><b>Ollie Randall</b> for the article, "<a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/transactions-of-the-royal-historical-society/article/cricket-literary-culture-and-ingroups-in-early-twentiethcentury-britain/810A677925CDE2639548A938CF0106C7" target="_blank">Cricket, Literary Culture and In-Groups in Early Twentieth-Century Britain</a>," in <i>Transactions of the Royal Historical Society</i> (Cambridge Univ. Press, 2024).</li></ul><div><div><br /></div><div>To watch the entire ceremony (about 30 minutes long), see the video on the <a href="https://youtu.be/n2I5q2r3eEw?si=WdkppjKQNEj8Y7rO" target="_blank">Doings of Doyle</a> YouTube channel.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3>Susan Rice Mentorship Award</h3><div>On Friday at the Gillette Luncheon, the assembled diners bore witness to the latest recipient of the Susan Rice Mentorship Award.</div><div><br /></div><div>The <a href="http://www.vincentstarrett.com/blog/susan-rice-mentorship-award" target="_blank">Susan Rice Mentorship Award</a> was established in 2022 to recognize the activities of a member of the Sherlock Holmes community who has been a mentor to others, in the spirit of Susan Rice.</div><div><br /></div><div>This year's honoree, announced at the William Gillette Luncheon, was <b>Julie McKuras, BSI</b> ("The Dutchess of Devonshire").</div><div><br /></div><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/AVvXsEhMmY4RCDVu7ouAyGJ0EWetXlk5vHMUukpDnP98UZ1uHLGreUDmMJ4B61tyLdPK-qz4YHyxcAq0Q-1hmbrlOVBo5iMIwcGKEKwzF6f5t-TIJffIfik7PGRs-J7Is2lQYhjtqHg99QOTaFQnS1r0y45Q09PfJWAwu0TGQRIUMSlHLyKmT8bQEoNksEOy9Pxa/s2048/Julie%20McKuras%20Ashley%20Polasek.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1312" data-original-width="2048" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMmY4RCDVu7ouAyGJ0EWetXlk5vHMUukpDnP98UZ1uHLGreUDmMJ4B61tyLdPK-qz4YHyxcAq0Q-1hmbrlOVBo5iMIwcGKEKwzF6f5t-TIJffIfik7PGRs-J7Is2lQYhjtqHg99QOTaFQnS1r0y45Q09PfJWAwu0TGQRIUMSlHLyKmT8bQEoNksEOy9Pxa/w640-h410/Julie%20McKuras%20Ashley%20Polasek.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Photo credit: Will Walsh</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Previous honorees of the Susan Rice Mentorship Award:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Peter Blau, BSI</b> ("Black Peter") </li><li><b>Evy Herzog, BSI </b>("The Daintiest Thing Under a Bonnet")</li><li><b>Francine Kitts, BSI</b> ("Lady Trelawney Hope")</li></ul></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3>Plaudits From the BSI Dinner</h3><div>As ever, the swirling curiosity and interest are centered on the Baker Street Irregulars annual investitures of new members. But before that, we were greeted with other substantial news.</div><div><br /></div><h4><i>The </i>Woman</h4><div><i>The </i>Woman, an honorific given to the spouse of a Baker Street Irregular was announced at the pre-dinner reception. This year's honoree was <b>Ellen Pfeifer</b>, wife of <b>Dan Polvere, BSI</b> ("Holloway and Steele"). She was toasted and introduced by <b>Richard Olken, BSI</b> ("Bob Carruthers"), after which Elen gave her own remarks.</div><div><br /></div><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/AVvXsEgMVCwT4B26dA8WMvmEvWjEZzNR8VdnOdm3AJbrVD6ssN7Ij7IRo-kR8yV1MzrjbTM31due4Ml_mYzynPw3Cq1phbyK4VlQMlnaBZdEAwAaJQWjgPQQJ9xJ1cLMP0acBRTxDSOR6_VO1bSEdH0tzWNdXjSzkhKCp6CK9ML9qdt6XPfrI2xsWKwEJar6R8aF/s2048/The%20Woman%20-%20Ellen%20Pfeifer%20and%20Dan%20Polvere%20and%20Richard%20Olken.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1238" data-original-width="2048" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMVCwT4B26dA8WMvmEvWjEZzNR8VdnOdm3AJbrVD6ssN7Ij7IRo-kR8yV1MzrjbTM31due4Ml_mYzynPw3Cq1phbyK4VlQMlnaBZdEAwAaJQWjgPQQJ9xJ1cLMP0acBRTxDSOR6_VO1bSEdH0tzWNdXjSzkhKCp6CK9ML9qdt6XPfrI2xsWKwEJar6R8aF/w640-h386/The%20Woman%20-%20Ellen%20Pfeifer%20and%20Dan%20Polvere%20and%20Richard%20Olken.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Photo credit: Will Walsh</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /><h4>The Morley-Montgomery Award</h4></div><div>Each year, one article in the <i><a href="https://ihose.co/BSJ" target="_blank">Baker Street Journal</a></i> (as determined by a panel of judges) is chosen for the <a href="https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/2001/05/01/morley-montgomery-award/" target="_blank">Morley-Montgomery Award</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>This year, the award was given to <b>Michael Meer, BSI</b> ("The Englischer Hof") for his article “The Methods of Sherlock Holmes: The "Examination Paper" of 1893's Author Revealed,” appearing in the Winter 2024 issue of the <i>BSJ</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3>The Honours List (Investitures)</h3><div>And then we arrived at the announcement of the latest investitures into the Baker Street Irregulars. Membership is granted by <b>Michael Kean, BSI</b> ("General Gordon"), who serves at the BSI's "Wiggins." Each member receives an investiture — a phrase from the Sherlock Holmes canon that is significant or in other ways meaningful to that person.</div><div><br /></div><div>The BSI's Class of 2025 is:</div><div><div><ul><li><b>Shana Carter</b> — "Carter"</li><li><b>Jim Cox</b> — "Coxon"</li><li><b>Judi Ellis</b> — "The Carlton Club"</li><li><b>Ron Fish</b> — "The Hon. Ronald Adair"</li><li><b>Beth Gallego</b> — "Lighthouses"</li><li><b>Bruce Harris</b> — "Harris"</li><li><b>Louise Haskett</b> — "Aurora"</li><li><b>Rosemary Herbert</b> — "A Slim Youth in an Ulster"</li><li><b>Christian Monggaard</b> — "Neville St. Clair"</li><li><b>Gary Thaden</b> —  "Augusto Barelli"</li></ul></div><div><div><br /></div><div><b>Andrew Solberg, BSI</b> ("Professor Coram") received the Two Shilling Award, for service above and beyond.</div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We're pleased to note that one of the newest Irregulars, Rosemary Herbert, previously made an appearance on<i> I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere</i> (<a href="https://ihose.co/ihose173" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 173</a>), discussing her adventure in donning male costume to crash a 1970s-era dinner of the then all-male Speckled Band of Boston:</div><div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" data-dashlane-classification="other" data-dashlane-rid="53a9e9936f6e5699" height="192" mozallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" src="https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/10669733/height/192/theme/modern/size/large/thumbnail/yes/custom-color/414851/time-start/00:00:00/playlist-height/200/direction/backward/download/yes/font-color/FFFFFF" style="border: none;" title="Embed Player" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="100%"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">The Emerald Tie Pin Society</h3><div>In a bit of an ad hoc assembly, the Emerald Tie Pin Society was formed. This group consists of Sherlockians who were fortunate enough to receive an emerald tie pin from the late Maggie Schpak, BSI ("The Soup Plate Medal"). Maggie was a designer and metallurgist, providing countless props to Hollywood productions over the years. She passed away in 2024.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-OgHYfLtmxiTiurMKptqEC1q3OuLlgfAKtT8bQxrcrdJqEbwODdqiT5cva-1GEY80vz7Tl-TY6NVlZgsTyoyIawVa_vpKs0VmHm3DMDEWrxTupLr1lwGq-pmp1MdYuMSPhkaVAoEHeDyzEu-o5Jzjs5VPs0gSKs0CBcZsG9iXIjZ0fHbcqIB8vm0dXys4/s2048/Emerald%20tie%20pin.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2005" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-OgHYfLtmxiTiurMKptqEC1q3OuLlgfAKtT8bQxrcrdJqEbwODdqiT5cva-1GEY80vz7Tl-TY6NVlZgsTyoyIawVa_vpKs0VmHm3DMDEWrxTupLr1lwGq-pmp1MdYuMSPhkaVAoEHeDyzEu-o5Jzjs5VPs0gSKs0CBcZsG9iXIjZ0fHbcqIB8vm0dXys4/s320/Emerald%20tie%20pin.jpg" width="313" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><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/AVvXsEjvk2NnWmQgriui7ZfOE8JXQswCsXSZbubkrcRypIgwdtb-UoI_-r18TjuJeAWzUmVN-YzytnSK_TSh_tWJb1gPXzxxBw8XucaJoUCULHV8enleCvZMCf7ZFWK2dougSCf2_pB8vpRTuNQDmn4mvc-by2CSo1Id3ZnuBumQaET4TqtUzr8GkHXsJQnxXlA0/s6796/BSI25%20Emerald%20Tie%20Pin%20society.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3884" data-original-width="6796" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvk2NnWmQgriui7ZfOE8JXQswCsXSZbubkrcRypIgwdtb-UoI_-r18TjuJeAWzUmVN-YzytnSK_TSh_tWJb1gPXzxxBw8XucaJoUCULHV8enleCvZMCf7ZFWK2dougSCf2_pB8vpRTuNQDmn4mvc-by2CSo1Id3ZnuBumQaET4TqtUzr8GkHXsJQnxXlA0/w640-h366/BSI25%20Emerald%20Tie%20Pin%20society.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Photo credit: Will Walsh</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>It is difficult to capture all of the activities of the BSI Weekend, due to so many small groups branching out to honor their own traditions, including named events such as ASH Wednesday, Lost in New York with a Bunch of Sherlockians, and the ASH Brunch. Not to mention other events like the Vendors Room, the BSI Reception.</div><div><br /></div><div>A comprehensive report of the events will be in the Spring issue of the <i><a href="https://ihose.co/BSJ" target="_blank">Baker Street Journal</a></i>. Check your subscription to make sure you're on the list!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>As ever, the game's afoot!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><br /><br /><br /></div></div></div><br /><br /></div>

The 2025 BSI Weekend – Awards and Honors

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by Scott Monty

Tips for Making the Most of the BSI Weekend

<h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">“</span><b>Let me have the straight tip and you won't be a loser</b><span style="text-align: left;">”</span><b> [SILV] </b></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/AVvXsEitFYYwNkDcFee52TLetezTvrjJuCKXcoJ8tRTmgBBmyA6s8xbAhLwknSBTpj-Pkrx6jpEyFqM9xEg-CaN-pHP8mPZatyZtGZm8Rqasu7Kb8BZSgUSpY_ZdFEBKopS_ZrYAzONcuAGPHOHA/s1600/BSI+logo+full.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitFYYwNkDcFee52TLetezTvrjJuCKXcoJ8tRTmgBBmyA6s8xbAhLwknSBTpj-Pkrx6jpEyFqM9xEg-CaN-pHP8mPZatyZtGZm8Rqasu7Kb8BZSgUSpY_ZdFEBKopS_ZrYAzONcuAGPHOHA/s640/BSI+logo+full.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="text-align: center;">With the </span><b style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/bsi-event-dates/" target="_blank">BSI Weekend</a></b><span style="text-align: center;"> coming up next month, we thought it might be helpful to provide a series of tips for the veteran attendees and the newbies alike.</span><br /><br />The <a href="https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/2022/10/17/plans-2023-bsi-weekend/" target="_blank">Baker Street Irregulars Weekend</a> is happening January 15-19, 2025, and it's usually a pretty big deal if you're taking time out of your life to head into New York City for three or more days of activities with people you haven't seen in a year (or years!) or those you may have only known online until now.<div><br /></div><div>Whether you're making the trip for the first or twenty-first time, you know that the Weekend provides the same level of excitement, anticipation, and giddiness as Christmas morning does to a child.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha6OGNTJ9y_alsmGZ4itwvxut6FnZFBQOLkk-N2WkkKYRjWi6VhW3taPMuwHbm71ZOdynxKBFX43yxwG0F0HkBqsQx3Z1pc4kiIezeMXQG6zPdPVmG4FPv6y_wsBc8QavGdfNnOZ680d6u/s1600/TWIS+Hugh+Boone.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha6OGNTJ9y_alsmGZ4itwvxut6FnZFBQOLkk-N2WkkKYRjWi6VhW3taPMuwHbm71ZOdynxKBFX43yxwG0F0HkBqsQx3Z1pc4kiIezeMXQG6zPdPVmG4FPv6y_wsBc8QavGdfNnOZ680d6u/s320/TWIS+Hugh+Boone.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">All tips gladly accepted</td></tr></tbody></table><br />It's usually during those anxious moments that our brain-attic tends to forget some of the essentials that help make a great trip perfect. And for the uninitiated, it's just a matter of not knowing what you need to survive the BSI Weekend.<br /><br />This marks <b>12 years</b> since we began sharing these tips — the <a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2012/12/a-suggestion-perhaps-houn_28.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">first of which</a> was inspired by interviewing several members of the Baker Street Irregulars — including some newer members who might have a less distant memory of their first Weekend, and some who have been at it literally for decades. Information has been updated to reflect changes in the city as well as in technology.</div><div><br /><br />And if there are any additional tips that you think would be helpful to attendees, please feel free to add your own as a comment below. And if you'd like a sense of what it's like, listen to <a href="http://ihose.co/ihose74" target="_blank">Episode 74</a>:<br /><br /><iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/191368218&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%"></iframe><br /><br />Herewith are the suggestions:<br /><br /><h3>Health 💉</h3></div><div><ul><li>While Sherlockians like to imagine a world where "it's always 1895," the reality of the present day is that we are still fighting a global pandemic. While it's not Tapanuli fever or the black Formosa corruption, it's a good idea to take precautions.</li><li>Consistent with other New York City venues, the BSI does not expect to have mask or vaccination requirements for the BSI-hosted January 2025 events. You still might want to check the <a href="https://files.bakerstreetirregulars.com/bsi-event-covid-19.pdf" target="_blank">BSI Event COVID Policy</a> for the latest details. </li><li>When traveling in the winter months, it doesn't hurt to wear a mask when you're indoors and around a lot of people, especially if you or a loved one is immunocompromised. </li><li><b style="font-style: italic;">Remember:</b><i> Your health and the health of loved ones at home when you return are of great concern to people who like to share your company at these events. </i>❤️</li></ul></div><div><ul><li><b>PLEASE NOTE: </b>To get the latest BSI event news, go to the BSI website and sign up for the free <a href="https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/bsi-news-via-email" target="_blank">News from the BSI</a> email service.</li></ul></div><div><br /><h3>Bags 🧳</h3><ul><li>Make sure that you have plenty of room to bring home books that you buy. If you have to bring an extra bag that you can fold up and put in your suitcase, do so. </li><li>Some suggest bringing a plastic shopping bag to the BSI dinner, as it makes carrying the dinner packet around a little easier, especially if you plan to go to another venue afterward. </li><li>You might also consider <b>bringing a shopping bag to the Merchants Room</b> on Saturday to carry your various purchases. Not all merchants provide bags; carting away your haul is <i>your</i> responsibility. And you <i>do</i> want a haul, don't you?</li></ul><br /><h3>Meeting Others 📇</h3><ul><li>Bring business cards (a quaint tradition). You will be meeting a lot of new people, and you will be sharing contact information. Put as many as you think that you will need in your pack, and then double it. And be sure to include all modes of contacting you, including website, social media, etc. </li><li>If you're in need of a good card, the <a href="http://moo.com/">Moo</a> does a splendid job and <a href="http://vistaprint.com/">VistaPrint</a> has a fast turnaround time. </li><li>If you want to make sure you get your table mates to sign your menu, bring a pen to the dinner.</li><ul><li><b><i>Pro tip</i></b>: there's usually a pen in the dinner packet.</li></ul><li>Allow yourself time to schmooze with other Sherlockians. This is the fastest way to make new friends, who will quickly become old friends. </li></ul><br /><h3>Comportment / Etiquette 🤝</h3><ul><li><b>Do</b> tell people how good it is to see them again — or how lovely it is to meet them for the first time after having known them only online. </li><li><b>Do</b> tell them that you miss them in the intervening months between BSI weekends. </li><li><b>Do</b> tell them how invaluable they are to you as a Sherlockian comrade-in-arms and friend and how much you value their friendship. </li><li>If you're scheduled to speak at an event, be mindful not to overdo the alcohol beforehand. Dutch courage is usually inappropriate in such circumstances. </li><li>In this hyper-connected world, it's easy to forget that there are those attending the weekend for whom "it is always 1895" — or nearly so. When you're taking photographs, please be mindful of those who are firmly rooted in the 20th (or 19th!) century and who might not want to appear on your timeline by <u>asking their permission</u> to share your photos of them online. Common courtesy is timeless.</li></ul><div><br /></div><h3>Attire 🥿 🧥</h3><ul><li>Bring comfortable shoes. The weekend inevitably includes a lot of walking. </li><li>This one is especially for the ladies: it's useful to have a change of shoes in your handbag so the stilettos don't murder you by the end of the evening (or vice versa). </li><li>Bring warm clothes. It is winter in New York, and non-Sherlockian New York friends say they know when we are in town because we bring really bad weather. </li><li>Dress in layers. Many times, the weather can be cold, but there have been instances in New York in January when we could – and did – comfortably walk about the streets without even a jacket on. </li></ul><br /><h3>Money 💰</h3><ul><li>Bring small bills. They will come in handy as you share taxis going from place to place, and you’ll find them handy when tipping helpful service employees. </li><ul><li><b><i>Pro tip</i></b>: We prefer withdrawing $2 bills from the bank and bringing them with us to make things extra efficient.</li></ul><li>Bring a checkbook (or cash!) to the Merchants Room, as not everyone there takes credit cards and you may find an item you must have. </li><li>If you see something you're interested in at the Merchants Room and you can afford it, don't wait until your second sweep of the room – it will probably be gone by then.</li><li>Most of the vendors in the Merchants Room are very kind and understanding people, and many are also collectors or Sherlockians themselves. If you would care to haggle with them, they're likely open to it. It can't hurt to ask.</li><li>The BSI and Wessex Press tables accept <b>credit cards, PayPal and Apple Pay</b>.</li><li>Estimate, on the top side, what you expect to spend – and then double it. That might get you through. 💸</li></ul><br /><h3>Time 🕰️</h3><ul><li>If you have any health conditions, allow yourself time to go back to your hotel room for periodic rests. Many find these rests invaluable, enabling them to enjoy the weekend despite their condition. Schedule your time. </li><li>Know when you need to be places (including when you need to catch the train/plane back home). </li><li>Count on it taking some time to get a cab amongst the other Sherlockians who may be headed to the same events as you.</li><li>Alternatively, download a ride-hailing app (such as <b>Uber </b>or <b>Lyft, </b>or <b>Curb </b>for taxis) to help you avoid these waits. <b>See below for more details and a way to save money on rides</b>.</li></ul><br /><h3>Getting Around 🚕 🚇 🚶</h3><ul><li>Hey, Magellan, guess what? You have the power of a global satellite navigation system in the palm of your hand. That is, if you have a smartphone. Google Maps or Apple Maps are indispensable for getting around, by foot, taxi, or public transportation.</li><li>If you want something customized to New York, there are other apps to choose from: <a href="https://citymapper.com/nyc" target="_blank">Citymapper</a>, <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=guide.unitedstates.newyork.prod&hl=en_US&gl=US" target="_blank">New York Guide for Android</a> and iOS has the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/new-york-travel-guide-offline/id319296365?mt=8">New York Travel Guide and Offline Map</a>.</li></ul><ul><li>If you don't like using the map app on your phone, print out a street map of the city with the places you need to be circled or otherwise identified. Many things are within walking distance, but it is good to know you are starting out in the right direction (or know when to turn). </li><li>Download and print Monica Schmidt's <b><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-SRASH4lG_1rciTn59bGhCR_EDiLDF4ep5-TWufe_mU/edit?tab=t.0" target="_blank">handy schedule</a></b>, particularly if you're more visually inclined. It's a nice grid.</li></ul><div><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/a/AVvXsEgdxJKMSy6W139X7WiiU3r3Q_9ln-onca3Cp1_rETHHoHfM8zFdPSG9dW4OYjwzDuQnjvgU7XwZtWzfIk4361TdZSr8xWEn7r-4Zyb2__X1VA8WyCrD1iMF9D_KM_0m91c07NFPFMbKpc2rH5Vt13a_5akAj_4s2bdsgMSougjkBsI6hzAdFJeBs7_GwQHz" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="753" data-original-width="998" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdxJKMSy6W139X7WiiU3r3Q_9ln-onca3Cp1_rETHHoHfM8zFdPSG9dW4OYjwzDuQnjvgU7XwZtWzfIk4361TdZSr8xWEn7r-4Zyb2__X1VA8WyCrD1iMF9D_KM_0m91c07NFPFMbKpc2rH5Vt13a_5akAj_4s2bdsgMSougjkBsI6hzAdFJeBs7_GwQHz=w400-h302" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click image to enlarge; <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-SRASH4lG_1rciTn59bGhCR_EDiLDF4ep5-TWufe_mU/edit?tab=t.0" target="_blank">click here</a> to open document</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><ul><li>If you want to go to Otto Penzler's <a href="http://mysteriousbookshop.com/" target="_blank">Mysterious Bookshop</a> and are staying at The Westin Grand Central Hotel, the easiest, quickest and cheapest way to go is by subway. From Grand Central take a <b>4</b> or <b>5</b> express train <b>two</b> stops to <b>Brooklyn Bridge Station</b>; it is a very short walk over to Otto's. Don't take a local (which makes 10 stops). The express is about five minutes. </li><li>Download the <b>MYmta app</b> from the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mymta/id1297605670?mt=8">App Store</a> or <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=info.mta.mymta&hl=en">Google Play</a> for navigating the subway. </li><li>Pool funds with others to buy regular per-ride <b><a href="http://web.mta.info/metrocard/mcgtreng.htm">MetroCards</a></b>. These can be shared by up to four people on each trip and are good for one transfer between subway/bus or between buses on uptown/crosstown routes within 2 hours.</li><ul><li>If you're 65 or older, present ID for a reduced fare MetroCard – $2.75 for two rides with the same transfer provisions noted above. <b>Note:</b> a 65+ MetroCard <b><i>cannot</i></b> be shared and you must find a live 'token booth' clerk to inspect your ID – reduced fare not available in machines.</li><li>If you reach the end of the Weekend with a balance on your MetroCard, return to New York more frequently! Or give your card to local-area Sherlockians.</li></ul></ul><ul><li>Download a ride-hailing app such as <a href="https://lyft.com/i/SCOTT726787" target="_blank">Lyft</a>, Uber, or <a href="https://my.gocurb.com/invite85u83u" target="_blank">Curb</a>. </li><ul><li>If you'd like a code for <b>Lyft</b>, use <a href="https://lyft.com/i/SCOTT726787">SCOTT726787</a> to sign up and receive a $5 credit towards rides.</li><li><b>For NYC taxis, </b><a href="https://my.gocurb.com/invite85u83u" target="_blank">download the Curb app</a> and use the code <b>85U83U</b> to get $5 when you create an account. You can either request a cab with it,  or when you're in a cab simply enter a 7-digit code displayed in the cab and it will pair with your device.</li></ul></ul><br /><h3>Logistics 📝</h3><ul><li>Bring your event payment confirmations, just in case of a glitch in the system. </li><li>Also, everything is pretty centrally located, but it's a good idea to have a list of your schedule with the addresses of the venues so that you don't suddenly find yourself asking, where the devil am I supposed to be right now? </li><li>The heat during the BSI dinner has been uncomfortable in years past in the Yale Club (potentially dangerously uncomfortable a few years ago) – if this happens again, vests/waistcoats are not advised. Unless you're <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcaric/8379354330/">Mattias Bostrom</a>. </li></ul><br /><h3>The Unscheduled 📅</h3><ul><li>If possible, make breakfast plans with other Sherlockians (unless you prefer to eat breakfast alone – saving energy for later conversations).</li><li>To some, the secret to enjoying the jam-packed weekend is to find private, unpublicized events for more intimate interactions. How to find these? “<i>You know my methods. Apply them</i>.” </li></ul><br /><h3>Dining 🍽️</h3>What? You’re not getting enough food between events? Thankfully there are gaps that allow a Sherlockian to venture places on his or her own. And of course, there are plenty of restaurants in and near Grand Central Station, which is in great proximity to the Yale Club and the Westin Grand Central Hotel.<br /><ul><li>The restaurant scene in NYC has changed drastically during the pandemic. Some old favorites may no longer be there; some may have restricted hours or dining arrangements.</li><li>Check <b><a href="https://www.opentable.com/landmark/restaurants-near-grand-central-station" target="_blank">Open Table</a></b> for restaurants that take reservations; they offer free booking and allow you to see availability of tables by time and by number of seats. </li><li>Several Sherlockians like to go to the <b><a href="http://www.oysterbarny.com/">Oyster Bar</a></b> for dinner. There are a number of <b><a href="https://www.grandcentralterminal.com/restaurants/" target="_blank">Grand Central Restaurants</a></b> inside. </li><li>For a more comprehensive listing of eateries nearby, check <b><a href="https://www.tripadvisor.com/RestaurantsNear-g60763-d103371-Grand_Central_Terminal-New_York_City_New_York.html" target="_blank">TripAdvisor</a></b>, <b><a href="https://www.yelp.com/search?find_desc=Restaurants+Near+Grand+Central+Station&find_loc=New+York%2C+NY" target="_blank">Yelp</a></b>,</li><li>And heaven forbid, don't forget about the <a href="http://www.redflamenyc.com/">Red Flame</a>, the perennial favorite next door to the Algonquin Hotel on W. 44th Street.</li></ul><br /><h3>Online 📱</h3>Whether you're in New York for the festivities or sequestered at home, it might be worthwhile to follow along online. Some ways to do that:<br /><ul><li>The official hashtag of the BSI Weekend is <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23bsiweekend&src=typd">#BSIWeekend</a>.  </li><li>The Doylean Honors will be held <b>online </b>as well as in person on Thursday, January 16 at 11:15 am EST. <a href="http://acdsociety.com/Honors/Honors.html" target="_blank">Register at the ACD Society site</a>.</li></ul><br /><br /></div><div>That sums up our list. Do you have tips as well, dear readers? Please leave them in a comment below or drop us a line and let us know what your secrets are so we can all be beneficiaries.<br /><br /><br /><div style="font-family: "times new roman"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">--</div></div>

Tips for Making the Most of the BSI Weekend

“ Let me have the straight tip and you won't be a loser ”  [SILV]  With the  BSI Weekend  coming up next month, we thought it might be h...

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The Sherlockian Game Gets a Word in the Dictionary

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> “we wrestled for it all” [VALL] </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeJ9U_G_WPbeuqXUHF9nR1BeRRyTvLAA-Z2s1yJ3TGE_lv6cmUAJHu0XWpcTzROCAJJWVzXRb1P6XHEe6Rl3XHOcRCWdelgnoX1HpUqMJrD3uCsB6jNaVqXy3dz_x1A7XB0QDKIaNWVimPBkowzUdE3k6L9hjLDoaldNTPSOoY1sauU68a37NXj01PO78B/s3670/FINA%20-%20Death%20of%20Sherlock%20Holmes%20color.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2753" data-original-width="3670" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeJ9U_G_WPbeuqXUHF9nR1BeRRyTvLAA-Z2s1yJ3TGE_lv6cmUAJHu0XWpcTzROCAJJWVzXRb1P6XHEe6Rl3XHOcRCWdelgnoX1HpUqMJrD3uCsB6jNaVqXy3dz_x1A7XB0QDKIaNWVimPBkowzUdE3k6L9hjLDoaldNTPSOoY1sauU68a37NXj01PO78B/w640-h480/FINA%20-%20Death%20of%20Sherlock%20Holmes%20color.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>For over a century, Sherlockians have "played the game," a tradition of applying a range of literary criticism to the Sherlock Holmes stories.</p><p>The tradition formally began with a paper delivered by Ronald A. Knox at Oxford in 1911 titled "Studies in the Literature of Sherlock Holmes." This was well covered in <i><a href="https://affiliates.abebooks.com/c/2670720/77416/2029?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.abebooks.com%2Fservlet%2FSearchResults%3Fbi%3D0%26bx%3Doff%26cm_sp%3DSearchF-_-Advs-_-Result%26ds%3D30%26prc%3DUSD%26recentlyadded%3Dall%26rgn%3Dww%26rollup%3Don%26sortby%3D17%26tn%3DRonald%2520Knox%2520and%2520Sherlock%2520Holmes%26xdesc%3Doff%26xpod%3Doff" target="_blank">Ronald Knox and Sherlock Holmes: The Origin of Sherlockian Studies</a></i> by Michael J. Crowe (Gasogene Books, 2011).</p><p>Other Sherlockian scholars followed, notably H.W. Bell, Vincent Starrett, S.C. Roberts, Christopher Morley, and others. In 1946, Dorothy L. Sayers picked up the ball and ran with it in her essays in <i><a href="https://affiliates.abebooks.com/c/2670720/77416/2029?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.abebooks.com%2Fservlet%2FSearchResults%3Fan%3DDorothy%2520L.%2520Sayers%26bi%3D0%26bx%3Doff%26cm_sp%3DSearchF-_-Advs-_-Result%26ds%3D30%26prc%3DUSD%26recentlyadded%3Dall%26rgn%3Dww%26rollup%3Don%26sortby%3D17%26tn%3DUnpopular%2520Opinions%26xdesc%3Doff%26xpod%3Doff%26yrh%3D1946%26yrl%3D1946" target="_blank">Unpopular Opinions</a></i>. Readers and collectors can still find moderately-priced editions <a href="https://affiliates.abebooks.com/c/2670720/77416/2029?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.abebooks.com%2Fservlet%2FSearchResults%3Fan%3DDorothy%2520L.%2520Sayers%26bi%3D0%26bx%3Doff%26cm_sp%3DSearchF-_-Advs-_-Result%26ds%3D30%26prc%3DUSD%26recentlyadded%3Dall%26rgn%3Dww%26rollup%3Don%26sortby%3D17%26tn%3DUnpopular%2520Opinions%26xdesc%3Doff%26xpod%3Doff%26yrh%3D1946%26yrl%3D1946" target="_blank">on Abebooks</a>.</p><p>In the Foreword, Sayers explained the game:</p><blockquote><p>"The game of applying the methods of the "Higher Criticism" to the Sherlock Holmes canon was begun, many years ago, by Monsignor Ronald Knox, with the aim of showing that, by those methods, one could disintegrate a modern classic as speciously as a certain school of critics have endeavoured to disintegrate the Bible. Since then, the thing has become a hobby among a select set of jesters here and in America. The rule of the game is that it must be played as solemnly as a county cricket match at Lord's: the slightest touch of extravagance or burlesque ruins the atmosphere."</p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>It took over 100 years and a different medium and topic, but the concept has been recognized by the dictionary.</p><p>In late 2023, Merriam-Webster officially added "<a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kayfabe" target="_blank">kayfabe</a>" to the dictionary.</p><p></p><blockquote><p>kay·​fabe [kā-ˌfāb] </p><p>1 : the tacit agreement between professional wrestlers and their fans to pretend that overtly staged wrestling events, stories, characters, etc., are genuine</p><p><i>broadly </i>: tacit agreement to behave as if something is real, sincere, or genuine when it is not</p><p>2 : the playacting involved in maintaining kayfabe</p></blockquote><p></p><p><br /></p><p>So when someone asks you what this whole Sherlockian thing is about, you can tell them that it's a literary kayfabe.</p><p>If they laugh at you, just put them in a full nelson.</p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Further reading:</h3><p><a href="https://ihose.co/BSJ" target="_blank"><i>The Baker Street Journal</i></a><br /><i><a href="https://affiliates.abebooks.com/c/2670720/77416/2029?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.abebooks.com%2Fservlet%2FSearchResults%3Fan%3DWilliam%2520S.%2520Baring-Gould%26cm_sp%3DSearchF-_-home-_-Results%26ref_%3Dsearch_f_hp%26sts%3Dt%26tn%3DThe%2520Annotated%2520Sherlock%2520Holmes" target="_blank">The Annotated Sherlock Holmes</a></i><br /><i><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/93253/9780393058000" target="_blank">The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes</a></i> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>

The Sherlockian Game Gets a Word in the Dictionary

 “we wrestled for it all” [VALL]  For over a century, Sherlockians have "played the game," a tradition of applying a range of lite...

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by Scott Monty

The Calendrical Holmes

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> “carry about a portable Newgate Calendar” [3GAR]</h4><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijk1TLiuYOH7aopcnPDLWU4LEVyvuEKtkSikTsLsHB0IvXyOdnx18xp5gt3zV1pCwh1yd1Mulaf0InT1QF55GY9E_VEJ8z5-6PCShOM5TyeeE_rc87WYakjmRq371azAttyQMIjqPsbCF92r3ZxojDBn88AaNr56tj4CAtSgnFnzEBZGjqfpFWwRqxbVJm/s540/2025%20Page-a-day%20calendar2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="461" data-original-width="540" height="546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijk1TLiuYOH7aopcnPDLWU4LEVyvuEKtkSikTsLsHB0IvXyOdnx18xp5gt3zV1pCwh1yd1Mulaf0InT1QF55GY9E_VEJ8z5-6PCShOM5TyeeE_rc87WYakjmRq371azAttyQMIjqPsbCF92r3ZxojDBn88AaNr56tj4CAtSgnFnzEBZGjqfpFWwRqxbVJm/w640-h546/2025%20Page-a-day%20calendar2.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>The Sherlock Holmes stories may be fixed at a certain point in time, but they are timeless classics that will forever showcase the talents of the world's first consulting detective and the friendship between him and his faithful friend and biographer, Dr. John Watson.</p><p>As much as we'd like to lose ourselves in the "half-remembered, half-forgotten times of snug Victorian illusion, of gaslit comfort and contentment, of perfect dignity and grace," <a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2014/02/what-is-it-that-we-love-in-sherlock.html" target="_blank">as Edgar Smith put it</a>, we here in the bright blue 21st century still need to track the present.</p><p>To help us with that are two options from MX Publishing:</p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3Z4BP6W" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mr. Holmes’ Advent Calendars</a> (four book series - Amazon) </h3><p>There are now four volumes of the advent calendar — each containing 24 daily mysteries: one for each day of Advent.  </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDGywGgueO2_yI7TdBsfRfilEmjBElkEVaicvikpZma1zLGASlLpD2CzghqJTs3ACqGRt1Wl-QjPwAGmRpLakO2bbRGKwG0ui_psAHQs-y44Bt-qdWC9GS6glmdC8DAUVZXc0WIJLvVuUvAwQDfqRMYw5yQzlX-z_mK2L0YuARG_7M4BNjbS8R0xGSzu4Z/s1500/Advent%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDGywGgueO2_yI7TdBsfRfilEmjBElkEVaicvikpZma1zLGASlLpD2CzghqJTs3ACqGRt1Wl-QjPwAGmRpLakO2bbRGKwG0ui_psAHQs-y44Bt-qdWC9GS6glmdC8DAUVZXc0WIJLvVuUvAwQDfqRMYw5yQzlX-z_mK2L0YuARG_7M4BNjbS8R0xGSzu4Z/w133-h200/Advent%204.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw55V1-CcLZgT_pVna0Pa8PCUFh7gvVZMu1ZhVRKj1RlaKSPQcV-PdogR3EKr4gouZm_w5jCC5IE5o53W6Aw8CVVeDjORhx9kkBFbE44fEf0pDEmj5QjdcI9hdqJi3erkmnIOzE8RnhwvXwHT7E0-LVn51XVRXy7kWbagIp4YL1vr7PLMAOXlthQubdH4T/s1500/Advent%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyquYsXGG-DYt74GWWg-mnveVnzI0h8BTeYSVQFytOieTu_vjie-FKqcU4UND7iFCSPTl8fu3XsbLgHAxT4nqsnHPZiA146r7VWJZy0ojTztqZjoHScWCjWxZgDxX7gdQqdJCpmnG5vlvu4HNLgMcKQ2ynp34XiaE87usxaRgXWq65kzMiCkDeZEwBFjHU/w133-h200/Advent%201.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Follow in the master detective’s footsteps and use the evidence available to deduce what might have happened, find vital clues, decipher codes, check alibis and solve the crime case until the next morning when you turn the page and find Mr. Holmes’ solution and another exciting case waiting for you. Are you ready to put your detective skills to the test? </p><p>Authors Joseph Reinthaler, Sebastian Frenzel, and Anja Stiller provide great fun for fans of Sherlock Holmes and detective fiction of all ages in this delightful series. <a href="https://amzn.to/3Z4BP6W" target="_blank">Available on Amazon</a>.</p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/2025-page-a-day-sherlock-holmes-calendar" target="_blank">2025 Sherlock Holmes Page A Day Calendar</a></h3><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWB663TKYZA5gASv-RHDNC6_Jb8pibrXSXjegmqD0MAhkw2RtNXXhp_Zv3ux-DBqekn6W4O5aDElxpyPsLkX5wczxKmlvo-IKEotWGAOb72w1368UKjHFOmTV5oY30mNykN7cPMQ2qysguFFdVp1M-_t1UMuGBeao8gbb7dwPyN_ZBlj4cjB3FjjBhzjCw/s480/2025%20Page-a-day%20calendar.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWB663TKYZA5gASv-RHDNC6_Jb8pibrXSXjegmqD0MAhkw2RtNXXhp_Zv3ux-DBqekn6W4O5aDElxpyPsLkX5wczxKmlvo-IKEotWGAOb72w1368UKjHFOmTV5oY30mNykN7cPMQ2qysguFFdVp1M-_t1UMuGBeao8gbb7dwPyN_ZBlj4cjB3FjjBhzjCw/s16000/2025%20Page-a-day%20calendar.jpeg" /></a></div><br />This was one of our favorite items from last year — 365 days of quotes, illustrations and fun facts about Sherlock Holmes (some surprised even us!).<p></p><p>Following the sell-out success of the 2024 Page Per Day Calendar, this popular item is back with an all-new calendar for 2025, offering you stunning (and sometimes obscure) illustrations, inspiring quotes, clever quips, and entertaining historical tidbits straight from the world of Sherlock Holmes! </p><p>This collaboration between <a href="https://mxpublishing.com/collections/sherlockian-author-profile-mike-foy" target="_blank">Mike Foy</a>, acclaimed author of four volumes of <i>A Study In Illustrations</i>, and bestselling Holmes novelist <a href="https://mxpublishing.com/collections/sherlockian-author-profile-richard-ryan" target="_blank">Richard Ryan</a> is a must-have for every true Sherlock Holmes devotee.</p><p>Hurry and <a href="https://mxpublishing.com/products/2025-page-a-day-sherlock-holmes-calendar" target="_blank">order yours</a> before the New Year arrives and more importantly, before these sell out like last year.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="327" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eMUU2xKI-XQ" width="393" youtube-src-id="eMUU2xKI-XQ"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Disclosure: MX Publishing is a sponsor of the I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere podcast.</i></div><p><br /></p><br />

The Calendrical Holmes

 “carry about a portable Newgate Calendar” [3GAR] The Sherlock Holmes stories may be fixed at a certain point in time, but they are timeless...

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Nominations Are Open for the 2025 Susan Rice Mentorship Award

<h4 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">“twinkling in front of us through the gloom to guide us” [SPEC]  </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/AVvXsEgGNsgCY2JRMohz42NAtuVTQXg8WSSN8Hf4peDxiox5RWJOeJ2AS6tlyNMsQJVrNi5Ff9MdNw6PeZ7w0--Bg7bpxzouCLqGCEBhAYe_uXv1kyGoKHgvDeI8Hi3pXWWjeyO-gouPG6cbojhQ7UdI9XjtT98NM-q9zHsL6_mccy4ajEzRrQsxlSP2l3Onaw/s960/Blau-Rice.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="641" data-original-width="960" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGNsgCY2JRMohz42NAtuVTQXg8WSSN8Hf4peDxiox5RWJOeJ2AS6tlyNMsQJVrNi5Ff9MdNw6PeZ7w0--Bg7bpxzouCLqGCEBhAYe_uXv1kyGoKHgvDeI8Hi3pXWWjeyO-gouPG6cbojhQ7UdI9XjtT98NM-q9zHsL6_mccy4ajEzRrQsxlSP2l3Onaw/w640-h428/Blau-Rice.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Photo courtesy of Will Walsh, BSI</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div>Every profession, every hobby needs mentors. A mentor's job is to help new arrivals understand the context and meaning of the organization they're stepping into. Mentors helpfully point out the guardrails, endlessly encourage curiosity, and consistently communicate the worth and potential of those in their charge.</div><div><br /></div><div>Mentors are leaders.</div><div><br /></div><div>And we were blessed to have such a leader in <b>Susan Rice, ASH, BSI, 2s.</b> ("Beeswing") as part of the Sherlockian movement. You can read <a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2020/10/remembering-susan-rice-ash-bsi-2s.html#.Y0VupXZKjb0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">what our peers had to say about Susan</a> upon her passing four years ago.</div><div><br /></div><div>Susan was an exceptional writer, and one of her specialties was Vincent Starrett. We had the opportunity to speak with her and <b>Ray Betzner, BSI</b> ("The Agony Column") about Starrett on <a href="https://ihose.co/ihose61" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 61</a>:</div><div><br /></div><div><iframe allowfullscreen="" data-dashlane-frameid="4677" data-dashlane-rid="7bd3e822dd64a1ca" data-form-type="" height="192" mozallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" src="https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/2671427/height/192/theme/modern/size/large/thumbnail/yes/custom-color/000000/time-start/00:00:00/playlist-height/200/direction/backward/download/yes" style="border: none;" title="Embed Player" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="100%"></iframe><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And there could be no better example of Susan's mentorship than her involvement with the Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes and the quiet yet determined effort to see women admitted to the Baker Street Irregulars, which we discussed with her and <b>Evelyn Herzog, BSI</b> ("The Daintiest Thing Under a Bonnet") in <a href="https://ihose.co/ihose89" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 89</a>:</div><div><br /></div><div><iframe allowfullscreen="" data-dashlane-frameid="4680" data-dashlane-rid="ef76ff83883f0b14" data-form-type="" height="192" mozallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" src="https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/4113629/height/192/theme/modern/size/large/thumbnail/yes/custom-color/a70101/time-start/00:00:00/playlist-height/200/direction/backward/download/yes" style="border: none;" title="Embed Player" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="100%"></iframe><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>So when the <b>Susan Rice Mentorship Award</b> was announced at the 2022 BSI Weekend, it was no surprise that stalwart <b>Peter Blau, BSI</b> ("Black Peter") was announced as the inaugural recipient. [That's Peter pictured above with Susan.]</div><div><br /></div><div>The second recipient, announced at the 2023 BSI Weekend was <b>Evelyn Herzog, BSI, ASH</b> ("The Daintiest Thing Under a Bonnet").</div><div><br /></div><div>And the most recent recipient in 2024 was <b>Francine Kitts, BSI, ASH</b> ("Lady Hilda Trelawney Hope").</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Nominations for the 2024 Susan Rice Mentorship Award are open until October 31.</b> The winner will be announced and presented with the award during the 2024 BSI Weekend.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQXTIK0FKFYMe2DJ3yLgFLMocXxgB2syBNincfwLQCeTX3An7QTCWcucAiHzG_6l5Q4Kyms8xJDI8hE2ml2wiaRwb09Q_nnePlZ7iGWiSyKDeGGCdjwouO_iXxTURfrsPMohGC2wGEQkGz-OTNJaFAqnSE_Qfd3w6VnUl_chkZlWgkXT3Lm6xpIyoj6A/s1500/Award.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1159" data-original-width="1500" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQXTIK0FKFYMe2DJ3yLgFLMocXxgB2syBNincfwLQCeTX3An7QTCWcucAiHzG_6l5Q4Kyms8xJDI8hE2ml2wiaRwb09Q_nnePlZ7iGWiSyKDeGGCdjwouO_iXxTURfrsPMohGC2wGEQkGz-OTNJaFAqnSE_Qfd3w6VnUl_chkZlWgkXT3Lm6xpIyoj6A/w640-h494/Award.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><h3>What is the Susan Rice Mentorship Award?</h3><div><div>The award is to recognize the activities of a member of the Sherlock Holmes community who has been a mentor to others, in the spirit of Susan Rice. The award will be judged on the mentor’s commitment to bringing aspiring Sherlockians into the cause and encouraging them to find ways to keep green the memory of Sherlock Holmes. While those activities could be in the traditional realm of trifling monographs and playing The Game, we would also recognize that the effort could take place in other media and activities. </div><div><br /></div><div>To sum up who we are looking for in a few words: Someone who is generous, welcoming, and offers encouragement.</div><p><br /></p><h3>Who Is Eligible For The Award?</h3><p>The Susan Rice Mentorship Award is open to all living Sherlockians who are generous, welcoming, and offer encouragement. They will also need to have a proven record that supports that definition. No current judges or previous winners may be considered for the award. The award is not limited to members of the Baker Street Irregulars.</p><p><br /></p><h3>How Is Someone Nominated?</h3><p>The award will be given based on nominations. The nominator should complete an essay of <b>750 words or fewer </b>that answers this question: “Who do you believe should be recognized for their work in mentoring aspiring Sherlockians and why? Please provide specific examples of their guidance, encouragement, and welcoming spirit.” </p><p>Qualities to consider when nominating: Welcoming to all Sherlockians; looking out for new Sherlockians to join the ranks; encouraging involvement and guiding people through their participation; connecting new Sherlockians to current members of the BSI; believing in someone even if they don’t believe in themselves; leaving the organization better than when they joined it. </p><p>Should someone be nominated in one year and not win, they would need to be re-nominated for consideration in succeeding years.</p><p><br /></p><h3>Where Should Nominations Be Sent?</h3><p>Nominations should be sent to <a href="mailto:SusanRiceMentorAward@gmail.com">SusanRiceMentorAward@gmail.com</a>. An acknowledgment email will be sent in reply. </p><p><br /></p><h3>Who Are The Judges?</h3><p>The current judges are <b>Curtis Armstrong</b>, <b>Francine Kitts</b>, <b>Jenn Eaker</b>, <b>Ashley Polasek</b>, and <b>Steven Rothman</b>. Again, judges are not eligible for the award.</p><p><br /></p><p>For a heartfelt reminiscence on Susan Rice's impact from a former mentee of hers, read <a href="http://www.vincentstarrett.com/blog/susan-rice-mentorship-award" target="_blank">Curtis Armstrong's essay on the Studies in Starrett blog</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>We hope you nominate someone worthy of the award.</p><p><br /></p><p>--</p><p><br /></p></div>

Nominations Are Open for the 2025 Susan Rice Mentorship Award

“twinkling in front of us through the gloom to guide us” [SPEC]   Photo courtesy of Will Walsh, BSI   Every profession, every hobby needs me...

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The 2024 BSI Trust Lecture

<p></p><h4 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">“a course of lectures” [COPP] </h4><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilSeQ9puf9TOJ6O6dp3Cz2MYP8wSo251TePRUcLQUijUZ2DfvMi15bVkdq4ZheTV83kyOnrNym1FbvvaxxtP1_0FG6X-si5iqntCEzrc-Im43rAFOOU55IBZ83GBD4_XaeZ8q7cCNVDbvs8e5b3xvWX3OCizj3xGlA4vN_tbz8tBYPESsj5ye70OqFN9my/s925/Mattias%20Bostrom.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="925" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilSeQ9puf9TOJ6O6dp3Cz2MYP8wSo251TePRUcLQUijUZ2DfvMi15bVkdq4ZheTV83kyOnrNym1FbvvaxxtP1_0FG6X-si5iqntCEzrc-Im43rAFOOU55IBZ83GBD4_XaeZ8q7cCNVDbvs8e5b3xvWX3OCizj3xGlA4vN_tbz8tBYPESsj5ye70OqFN9my/w640-h480/Mattias%20Bostrom.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The name Mattias Boström, BSI ("The Swedish Pathological Society") will be familiar to the I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere audience. He previously appeared on <a href="https://ihose.co/ihose127" target="_blank">Episode 127: From Holmes to Sherlock</a>.</p><p>Mattias is author of the Agatha Award-winning <i><a href="https://amzn.to/3z6yg7F" target="_blank">From Holmes to Sherlock</a></i> (2017) and serves as one of the editors for the <i><a href="https://wessexpress.com/html/newspapers6.html" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes and Conan Doyle in the Newspapers</a></i> series of books. He resides with his wife and two daughters outside of Stockholm, Sweden, and is a member of various Sherlockian societies including the BSI.</p><p>And he will be giving the fourth annual BSI Trust Lecture, titled "'The public shall know': The Impact of the Baker Street Irregulars Over 90 Years" on Zoom on Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 2:00 pm EDT.</p><p>Mattias will use an analysis of thousands of newspaper articles and a deep dive into the activities of the <a href="https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/" target="_blank">BSI</a> to shed light on how the BSI has helped to create and shape the Sherlockian landscape for nearly a century.</p><p>Registration is for this free Zoom webinar is open to everyone but does require <a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_AiJlhQLLQ8uHGdl1UUQFEA#/registration" target="_blank">advance registration</a>.</p><p><br /></p><h4 style="text-align: left;">The BSI Trust Lecture</h4><p><b>Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 2:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time (New York)</b></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Online using Zoom</li><li>Open to all Sherlockians & the public</li><li>Free – no registration fee</li><li>Advance registration required</li><li>Registration closes when event reaches capacity</li></ul><p><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_AiJlhQLLQ8uHGdl1UUQFEA#/registration" target="_blank">Register now</a> to attend what will be a comprehensive and fascinating event for fans of Sherlock Holmes and those curious about the history of the Baker Street Irregulars.</p><p><br /></p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Listen to Mattias Boström on <a href="https://ihose.co/ihose127" target="_blank">I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere Episode 127</a>:</h4> <iframe allowfullscreen="" data-dashlane-classification="other" data-dashlane-frameid="3069" data-dashlane-rid="022756b1cc1b9d0b" height="192" mozallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" src="https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5689861/height/192/theme/modern/size/large/thumbnail/yes/custom-color/3b3c3d/time-start/00:00:00/playlist-height/200/direction/backward/download/yes/font-color/FFFFFF" style="border: none;" title="Embed Player" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="100%"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>

The 2024 BSI Trust Lecture

“a course of lectures” [COPP]  The name Mattias Boström, BSI ("The Swedish Pathological Society") will be familiar to the I Hear o...

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Celebrating the Anniversary of the Oldest Sherlock Holmes Podcast

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> “seventeen years of age” [SIGN]</h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4eFmggqMZPWlQ60LYdVY7Gd_xKRd-pXQ0monRWHSsrBZdpuN9mJxahK5TlNfMbjK13OL7hm14wn9VhfEr701tm-0yffORvNg7lDs4tKsNSebe7Q0bLthffMG90RMrOtcmO9ktNLo8Cp-7CBoCR_RBpBG1zQqhWpP3i2D_Ra8VUOI35BV6StPMGKT-Ch7h/s2062/Wolff%20Atlas%20World%20Color%20-%20headphone%20logo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1171" data-original-width="2062" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4eFmggqMZPWlQ60LYdVY7Gd_xKRd-pXQ0monRWHSsrBZdpuN9mJxahK5TlNfMbjK13OL7hm14wn9VhfEr701tm-0yffORvNg7lDs4tKsNSebe7Q0bLthffMG90RMrOtcmO9ktNLo8Cp-7CBoCR_RBpBG1zQqhWpP3i2D_Ra8VUOI35BV6StPMGKT-Ch7h/w640-h364/Wolff%20Atlas%20World%20Color%20-%20headphone%20logo.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Mycroft Holmes spoke for all of us in "The Greek Interpreter" when he greeted Dr. Watson with the fateful line:</p><p><b><i>“I hear of Sherlock everywhere since you became his chronicler.”</i></b></p><p>And yes, in our minds, we'll always hear that line in the voice of the inimitable Charles Gray in the Granada series — a sound clip that serves as the opening for our podcast introduction.</p><p>Little did we know when we began the podcast <b><i><a href="https://www.episodes.fm/258126625" target="_blank">I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere</a></i></b> on June 14, 2007 — exactly 17 years ago today — that we'd have this kind of longevity.</p><p>That <a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2007/06/episode-01-welcome-and-introduction.html#.VPni0vnF8Xd" target="_blank">first episode</a> is like a young animal trying to walk immediately after being born: awkward, unsteady, and far from refined. Cringy, even.</p><p><br /></p><p>But it set the stage for what was to come, not only in nearly <a href="https://ihose.co/ihoseshows" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">300 episodes since then</a>, but in our companion show <b><i><a href="https://www.episodes.fm/1198869691" target="_blank">Trifles</a></i></b> and in numerous other Sherlock Holmes podcasts started by other passionate Sherlockians.</p><p>In Episode 289 of IHOSE, our special correspondent Madeline Quiñones will begin a segment called "A Chance of Listening," a series of short assessments of many of these Sherlock Holmes podcasts that have sprouted up since those early days of 2007. It was inspired by her presentation at the Dayton conference. We've included an except to give you a feel for it.</p><p><iframe allowfullscreen="" data-dashlane-frameid="3885" data-dashlane-rid="e7d98fe9635dec7e" data-form-type="other" height="192" mozallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" src="https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/31749557/height/192/theme/modern/size/large/thumbnail/yes/custom-color/d4ac7c/time-start/00:00:00/playlist-height/200/direction/backward/download/yes/font-color/FFFFFF" style="border: none;" title="Embed Player" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="100%"></iframe><br /></p><p>As a reminder, <b><i>I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere</i></b> is an interview show that's something like a cross between <i><a href="https://www.npr.org/programs/fresh-air/" target="_blank">Fresh Air</a></i> and <i><a href="https://www.cartalk.com/radio/our-show" target="_blank">Car Talk</a></i> for Sherlockians. It airs on the 15th and 30th of every month and you can find <a href="https://ihose.co/ihoseshows" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">a complete listing of the Archives here</a>.</p><p>We're now in our 18th season and don't see an end in sight. </p><p>We'd be interested in hearing from you, either in a comment below or in an email to comment @ ihearofsherlock [DOT] com.</p><p>And if there are Sherlock Holmes fans who still haven't discovered us, please share this with them.</p><p><br /></p><p>And until next time... the game's afoot!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7q1BRh0iXiMk0a9bssHwEXKQ8iuOU-vwYRilIj9txpRo3Gbn6Spb_nMY6lOR_8pyZQpBgGUFHs7QXkM2RFU4l2Xu8bk-ZnJGUD69yBGp_NQDwlr_ZrH6wSge-k-CWlW4qKxiE-Qd8swbfCeu_IkNwXJeL-QTpQNeMzZcPVCyjmOtnpNwnypGCrqzW_44H/s325/Sig%20-%20Scott.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="141" data-original-width="325" height="87" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7q1BRh0iXiMk0a9bssHwEXKQ8iuOU-vwYRilIj9txpRo3Gbn6Spb_nMY6lOR_8pyZQpBgGUFHs7QXkM2RFU4l2Xu8bk-ZnJGUD69yBGp_NQDwlr_ZrH6wSge-k-CWlW4qKxiE-Qd8swbfCeu_IkNwXJeL-QTpQNeMzZcPVCyjmOtnpNwnypGCrqzW_44H/w200-h87/Sig%20-%20Scott.png" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ZD7sGQB1C3zlanH9I8GPESpa6LTzTk_wB0mqTd7fisWPhnuDQt5X6OIi1GYsmhXloX8USNPNcIZPvWGFmrEzQfgCj_gxfZJrKRKe6PWZkPxUjqH1ZVmcdWyPR-532O0nVBjATs0eOyPxooSNGeYYi0Qlgus32M2NY1TlAXIECOO96X32m0VTBiS1YL9C/s193/Sig%20Burt.png" style="clear: left; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="115" data-original-width="193" height="119" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ZD7sGQB1C3zlanH9I8GPESpa6LTzTk_wB0mqTd7fisWPhnuDQt5X6OIi1GYsmhXloX8USNPNcIZPvWGFmrEzQfgCj_gxfZJrKRKe6PWZkPxUjqH1ZVmcdWyPR-532O0nVBjATs0eOyPxooSNGeYYi0Qlgus32M2NY1TlAXIECOO96X32m0VTBiS1YL9C/w200-h119/Sig%20Burt.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>

Celebrating the Anniversary of the Oldest Sherlock Holmes Podcast

 “seventeen years of age” [SIGN] Mycroft Holmes spoke for all of us in "The Greek Interpreter" when he greeted Dr. Watson with the...

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by Scott Monty

Sherlock Mondays: The Hound of the Baskervilles

<h4 style="text-align: center;"><b> “there was gathering an atmosphere of mystery” [HOUN] </b></h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPS8iq9wapsDsmEt1fk0GVhxdsnShD-9uvue0KSZ2djY9gY4BJudTKhh0X9jnTAYTI4lQ-y8GbjkBQ9hE31rv1PGT6odJqiOpaCcAa1cKm-J8jBzz_FkaYY-L2UeSYFKgVqr6nncVmQwrxsRWZKbj6vd1IYpCIUyB-QQtTN9vJskCvMvWLNbdeNRTDoVE_/s500/Sherlock%20Mondays%20-%20HOUN.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="242" data-original-width="500" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPS8iq9wapsDsmEt1fk0GVhxdsnShD-9uvue0KSZ2djY9gY4BJudTKhh0X9jnTAYTI4lQ-y8GbjkBQ9hE31rv1PGT6odJqiOpaCcAa1cKm-J8jBzz_FkaYY-L2UeSYFKgVqr6nncVmQwrxsRWZKbj6vd1IYpCIUyB-QQtTN9vJskCvMvWLNbdeNRTDoVE_/w640-h310/Sherlock%20Mondays%20-%20HOUN.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>From September 2023 to April 2024, Edward G. Pettit, the Sunstein Senior Manager of Public Programs at the Rosenbach, administered and co-hosted a set of Biblioventures at the Rosenbach under the title <a href="https://rosenbach.org/events/sherlock-mondays/" target="_blank">Sherlock Mondays</a>.</p><p>You may recall we previewed the program with Ed on <a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2023/11/episode-277-sherlock-mondays.html" target="_blank">Episode 277: Sherlock Mondays</a>.</p><p><iframe allowfullscreen="" data-dashlane-frameid="14568" data-dashlane-rid="ce23c13d63823fbd" data-form-type="" height="192" mozallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" src="https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/28878988/height/192/theme/modern/size/large/thumbnail/yes/custom-color/316176/time-start/00:00:00/playlist-height/200/direction/backward/download/yes/font-color/ffffff" style="border: none;" title="Embed Player" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="100%"></iframe></p><p>The series featured a number of co-hosts and custom cocktails for each episode, as discussion went from <i>A Study in Scarlet</i> to all of the stories in <i>The Adventures</i> and <i>The Memoirs</i>, as well as "The Empty House."</p><p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">New Sherlock Mondays Series</h2><p>Now that the program has wrapped, there is a follow-on series as Ed and even more co-hosts take on <a href="https://rosenbach.org/events/sherlock-mondays-2/" target="_blank"><i>Sherlock Mondays:</i> <i>The Hound of the Baskervilles</i></a>.</p><p>Ed and his cohosts create a “conversational annotation” about the chapters of the book, and will discuss them as they were published, serially. (Note: there will be NO spoilers for future chapters and ask viewers to refrain from spoilers, too. Some first-time readers will be joining in.) </p><p>One difference between <i>The Hound</i> series and the previous Sherlock Mondays episodes is that the panel will be taking questions from the audience during every episode — at the halfway point and at the conclusion of the discussion. </p><p>The discussions begin on May 6 and extend through June 24 as follows:</p><p><b>May 6 with cohosts Mark Jones and Paul M. Chapman from <i>Doings of Doyle</i></b></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Chapter 1: Mr. Sherlock Holmes</li><li>Chapter 2: The Curse of the Baskervilles</li></ul><p></p><p><b>May 13 with Anastasia Klimchynskaya</b></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Chapter 3: The Problem</li><li>Chapter 4: Sir Henry Baskerville</li></ul><p></p><p><b>May 20 with Monica Schmidt</b></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Chapter 5: Three Broken Threads</li><li>Chapter 6: Baskerville Hall</li></ul><p></p><p><b>May 27 with Steve Doyle of <i>The Fortnightly Dispatch</i></b></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Chapter 7: The Stapletons of Merripit House</li><li>Chapter 8: First Report of Dr. Watson</li><li>Chapter 9: The Light upon the Moor</li></ul><p></p><p><b>June 3 with Curtis Armstrong</b></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Chapter 10: Extract from the Diary of Dr. Watson</li><li>Chapter 11: The Man on the Tor</li></ul><p></p><p><b>June 10 with Scott Monty of <i>I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere</i></b></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Chapter 12: Death on the Moor</li><li>Chapter 13: Fixing the Nets</li><li>Chapter 14: The Hound of the Baskervilles</li></ul><p></p><p><b>June 17 with Mary Alcaro</b></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Chapter 14 (con): The Hound of the Baskervilles</li><li>Chapter 15: A Retrospectionpdf Hound Strand Apr 1902</li></ul><p></p><p><b>June 24 with Max Magee</b></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The Legacy of the Hound</li></ul><p></p><p><br /></p><p>Another difference is that this is a subscription-based program. Members of the Rosenbach receive a discount and the program is available for the general public to subscribe to as well. Subscribers will be able to watch live and will have access to the archived shows for 30 days following the end of the show.</p><p>See the full details, along with PDFs of the chapters and subscription information at <a href="https://rosenbach.org/events/sherlock-mondays-2/" target="_blank">the Rosenbach's <i>Sherlock Mondays: The Hound of the Baskervilles</i> site</a>. </p><p><br /></p><p>It looks to be a good deal of fun and is a wonderful model for the likes of the Rosenbach to follow. Be sure to check out there other Biblioventures, as we discussed with Ed in his episode.</p><p>And remember: "<b>As you value your life or your reason keep away from the moor</b>."</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>

Sherlock Mondays: The Hound of the Baskervilles

 “there was gathering an atmosphere of mystery” [HOUN]  From September 2023 to April 2024, Edward G. Pettit, the Sunstein Senior Manager of ...

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The Story Behind the Greatest Sherlockian Hoax of All Time

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> “wondering whether the whole thing was an elaborate hoax” [STOC] </h4><p></p><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/a/AVvXsEh4BBWBaOADsYBqcAn-OWLOQrCiRiX1LLhV-QSIMPgg_mvr59HDmBn8q-HNsds5OeR_zsGD1YE0cocC2X-BcrqkKcqEqG63DU-87S135kf8e4ZgLpqs-jSzM-mI55PrUWRn92fbJ7H1Ax9-LVYf6ibUzdLye_osuKffO2_pwMu_68q8QNWifKgHfDoXAPJZ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="866" data-original-width="1179" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4BBWBaOADsYBqcAn-OWLOQrCiRiX1LLhV-QSIMPgg_mvr59HDmBn8q-HNsds5OeR_zsGD1YE0cocC2X-BcrqkKcqEqG63DU-87S135kf8e4ZgLpqs-jSzM-mI55PrUWRn92fbJ7H1Ax9-LVYf6ibUzdLye_osuKffO2_pwMu_68q8QNWifKgHfDoXAPJZ=w640-h470" width="640" /></a></div></div><p></p><div>Today marks 17 years since one of the greatest Sherlockian hoaxes since... well, we were going to say since the Cottingley Fairies, but that wasn't strictly Sherlockian, was it?</div><div><br /></div><div>Back in 2007, the entertainment world was in a bit of a Sherlock Holmes drought. We were 13 years past "The Cardboard Box," the final episode in the Granada Sherlock Holmes series, made popular in part by Jeremy Brett in the starring role. And it was three years before <i>Sherlock</i> with Benedict Cumberbatch would debut, and five years before <i>Elementary</i> with Jonny Lee Miller would make its first appearance. </div><div><br /></div><div>The talk of the town in 2007 was a potential movie project dreamt up by former Warner Bros. producer Lionel Wigram, who had been working on a concept for about 10 years. In March, Warner Bros. finally committed to the idea and the project was announced.</div><div><br /></div><div>But who would they seek to don the deerstalker in this iconic role? What Hollywood star would have the screen presence combined with an ability to draw box office audiences?</div><div><br /></div><div>Speculation had already surfaced on some entertainment news sites and discussion forums that Russell Crowe was a candidate. Many in the Sherlockian community wrinkled their noses at such a ridiculous miscasting. Crowe was hardly the right type for Holmes.</div><div><br /></div><div>Who might be a better candidate?</div><div><br /></div><div>We immediately thought back to 1985 and Nicholas Rowe in his appearance in <i>Young Sherlock Holmes</i>. His similarity in looks to Dr. Joseph Bell, the inspiration for Sherlock Holmes, was uncanny, and he would have been the proper age in 2007 to play a true Sherlock Holmes.</div><div><br /></div><div>So we whipped up some background and convincing narrative and, on April 1, posted this item: "<a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2007/04/is-long-row-veil_1.html" target="_blank">Nicholas Rowe to Reprise His Role in Updated Sherlock Holmes Movie</a>." </div><div><br /></div><div>Of course, this was years before he'd have a cameo in the Ian McKellen-starring film <i>Mr. Holmes</i> in 2015:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgr_VN9HNy21aeBfNsH3AIevQXuWJbWKB4TtD7hOHCy0jstu5R7RxLEzLb_cOtllOFhpEDb7yQhFfC0K__pM9eXXVwAnIiXkHoIV6F2EWURFH4QJQBGOet_J80qdKPRZy_fbg9wjBmbEYTpWK9xIIj46NHvwFva3WEJIIqdiow2lpOeFtytTWWMm4qKBDe4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="337" data-original-width="599" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgr_VN9HNy21aeBfNsH3AIevQXuWJbWKB4TtD7hOHCy0jstu5R7RxLEzLb_cOtllOFhpEDb7yQhFfC0K__pM9eXXVwAnIiXkHoIV6F2EWURFH4QJQBGOet_J80qdKPRZy_fbg9wjBmbEYTpWK9xIIj46NHvwFva3WEJIIqdiow2lpOeFtytTWWMm4qKBDe4=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Since those innocent early(ish) days of the Internet, it has become customary to view news stories with incredulity or even cynicism. But we were operating on the bleeding edge of things, and aside from a link at the bottom of the story alerting readers <a href="https://hoaxes.org/aprilfool/" target="_blank">to background info</a> and the date of the byline, there was nothing to indicate foul play was afoot.</div><div><br /></div><div>Well, the public ate it up and for a brief moment, <i>I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere</i> became a source for Hollywood news. </div><div><br /></div><div>We <a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2007/04/had-fooled-us-3gar_2.html" target="_blank">came clean</a> the following day, revealing the hoax.</div><div><br /></div><div>And Robert Downey, Jr. went on to be selected to play the role in the Guy Richie-directed <i>Sherlock Holmes</i> (2009) and sequel <i>Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows</i> (2011), both of which were global box office smash hits, raking in over $500 million each.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Be careful what you read out there on April Fool's Day. The game is afoot.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>

The Story Behind the Greatest Sherlockian Hoax of All Time

 “wondering whether the whole thing was an elaborate hoax” [STOC]  Today marks 17 years since one of the greatest Sherlockian hoaxes since.....

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by Scott Monty