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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>

Unique Letters to Douglas Wilmer Offered for Sale

“there are points which make it quite unique” [MUSG] Longtime readers of I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere and true fans of Sherlock Holmes o...

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Episode 292: This Work of Storytelling

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“we have our story-teller here” [SIGN] </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_1Y8cFPLVzIG1vDHKjeZGNIxD44xKQuvOY38B7UoJLPru79XeSHteSsHB_1t8z_GRDv9r-fRy7cmsrU44sLr8FfThUoQMe19o1KoBTzLfBvGCciuDR2YQtg2PIA9RI3O7Ev_bTKke1qux68zVcZ3xxBNDHry5RSigsBONIhYTkjhdtApVpHy2bxwod7cC/s1427/ihearofsherlock292-wide.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="888" data-original-width="1427" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_1Y8cFPLVzIG1vDHKjeZGNIxD44xKQuvOY38B7UoJLPru79XeSHteSsHB_1t8z_GRDv9r-fRy7cmsrU44sLr8FfThUoQMe19o1KoBTzLfBvGCciuDR2YQtg2PIA9RI3O7Ev_bTKke1qux68zVcZ3xxBNDHry5RSigsBONIhYTkjhdtApVpHy2bxwod7cC/w640-h398/ihearofsherlock292-wide.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div><p>Glen Miranker is always good for a story. And more times than not, his stories involve fascinating items from his extensive collection.</p><p>In this episode, we had a chance to talk with Glen about <i>This Work of Storytelling: Arthur Conan Doyle's speech to the Authors' Club, London, June 29, 1896</i>, published by Wessex Press. The book consists of a facsimile manuscript of the speech, together with other letters and documents, essays, and commentary from a variety of Sherlockians.</p><p>Along the way, a mystery is solved and we have the added pleasure of the writing of Cathy Miranker, Glen's wife and co-conspirator in this and the traveling exhibition of 221 objects from his collection.</p><p>Also, we have Sherlockian news, Madeline Quinones' segment "A Chance of Listening," and another <b>Canonical Couplet</b> quiz. The winner, chosen at random from all correct answers, will receive a piece of Sherlockiana from our vaults, Send your answer to comment @ ihearofsherlock .com by August 14, 2024 at 11:59 a.m. EDT. 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Episode 292: This Work of Storytelling

“we have our story-teller here” [SIGN] Glen Miranker is always good for a story. And more times than not, his stories involve fascinating i...

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Episode 283: Canonical Cornerstones

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“some short sketch of the essentials” [BLAC]  </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBIVzicCfDgLC5tGbJg_GaZXY3rTbwenW-abmZ8cKnUO9fqRwA8ymk3Bq3J-34LCsIWf5B2AMgFZnkQBluXskdsjUOEIq47OKVnhIuYkOcYNcbaTUgHkeAMAL6JphS_Vhe3MYLLMQppO2h-M0Lxh-w-XrV9w4Q6iBMTmqiHnPV3tQ_yVMZ1q-ZGNv6mF_J/s1216/ihearofsherlock283%20header.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="947" data-original-width="1216" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBIVzicCfDgLC5tGbJg_GaZXY3rTbwenW-abmZ8cKnUO9fqRwA8ymk3Bq3J-34LCsIWf5B2AMgFZnkQBluXskdsjUOEIq47OKVnhIuYkOcYNcbaTUgHkeAMAL6JphS_Vhe3MYLLMQppO2h-M0Lxh-w-XrV9w4Q6iBMTmqiHnPV3tQ_yVMZ1q-ZGNv6mF_J/w640-h498/ihearofsherlock283%20header.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div><p>What are the essential volumes that every Sherlockian should have in their library? John Bennett Shaw had an idea with what became known as <a href="https://ihose.co/ihose224" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Shaw 100</a>. But a more modest and attainable version was needed.</p><p>In stepped Peter Eckrich and Rob Nunn, BSI (“Elementary”). IHOSE listeners may recall Peter and Rob from their previous work, <i><a href="https://ihose.co/ihose244" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Finest Assorted Collection</a></i>. This time, they collected individuals who had a strong view as to which Sherlockian books ought to be part of every Sherlockian's library to develop 17 recommendations that make up <i><a href="https://wessexpress.com/html/Canonical.html" target="_blank">Canonical Cornerstones: Foundational Books of a Sherlockian Library</a></i>.</p><p>The 17 essays (a Canonically-appropriate number) are each a window into the interests, passion, and knowledge that the authors bring to their subjects, which range from some early Sherlockian scholarship to some latter-day must-haves.</p><p>We have the <b>Canonical Couplet</b> quiz again. The winner, chosen at random from all correct answers, will win a copy <i>Canonical Cornerstones</i>. Send your answer to comment @ ihearofsherlock .com by March 29, 2024 at 11:59 a.m. EST. All listeners are eligible to play.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_mFsiBsj8tQS0YOzKLAUEqkYwitXic1c0V34X5hIE1R8rGTxGamyK9ljdNk-YGQb3M8IpIKMWFI9rpDuqQZ5Zc556JvULHX_nKXfRQ4DGyqgiaJZSKWYIVdrdaw9VslbOjHgaPEL8bRwivP7AuqwHmCc5OKiuBn7yKBlyHqONhh5Mf5_OckVqAcQObk5/s1869/IMG_4060.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1869" data-original-width="1219" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_mFsiBsj8tQS0YOzKLAUEqkYwitXic1c0V34X5hIE1R8rGTxGamyK9ljdNk-YGQb3M8IpIKMWFI9rpDuqQZ5Zc556JvULHX_nKXfRQ4DGyqgiaJZSKWYIVdrdaw9VslbOjHgaPEL8bRwivP7AuqwHmCc5OKiuBn7yKBlyHqONhh5Mf5_OckVqAcQObk5/s320/IMG_4060.jpeg" width="209" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>If you become a <a href="https://ihose.co/ihosepatron" target="_blank">supporter</a>, not only will you help to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and transcription services, but we have thank-you gifts at certain tiers and ad-free versions of the episodes for all patrons.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a data-patreon-widget-type="become-patron-button" href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=2318606">Become a Patron!</a></p><div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h3><a href="https://traffic.libsyn.com/ihearofsherlock/ihearofsherlock283.mp3" target="_blank">Download</a> [Save As] | File size: 74.9 MB, 54:34</h3><iframe allowfullscreen="" data-dashlane-frameid="6465" data-dashlane-rid="a3e30cba65d89819" data-form-type="other" height="192" mozallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" src="https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/30396493/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 style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Interstate, "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Garuda, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-break: anywhere; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; text-wrap: nowrap; word-break: normal;"><br /></div><div style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Interstate, "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Garuda, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-break: anywhere; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; text-wrap: nowrap; word-break: normal;"></div><div style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Interstate, "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Garuda, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-break: anywhere; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; text-wrap: nowrap; word-break: normal;"><br /></div><h4 style="line-break: anywhere; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; word-break: normal;"><span style="color: #0000ee; text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://pod.link/ihearofsherlock" target="_blank">Listen to I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere anywhere</a></span></h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://pod.link/ihearofsherlock" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="232" data-original-width="639" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIyAfMy7WsxQV7D-7YxXoJ7uyOK4l3ZKzNMFZT0_e2g_3u8z2Gbtn4x3WQzTw0OqaSsP-k13-QHde9EnFgO3uzikjHmQ3rK2_0Xmvb_v6ggUV32CnZ2ZeqiSrAkGL0SUYMvr0JEiMJupjFvq8dQL8CuZqAWTTbMcYBZVV1NHgYP4X5XME7qekOhj2fZg/w400-h145/Pod%20Link.png" width="400" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div></div></div><h2 style="margin: 0px;">Sponsors</h2><div style="margin: 0px;"><ul><li><a href="https://mxpublishing.com" target="_blank">MX Publishing</a> regularly issues a <b>Thank Holmes It's Friday</b> newsletter, filled with first-to-know information and discounts for regular subscribers. 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Episode 283: Canonical Cornerstones

“some short sketch of the essentials” [BLAC] What are the essential volumes that every Sherlockian should have in their library? John Benn...

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Episode 267: Sherlock Holmes Re-Imagined

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“a cascade of children's bricks” [TWIS] </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYup36_I0PW3swbrUefrOYxpanu2TdU_hZZeLNYkRPfBC4br0kEBpo9-Q1cWWS4xlFOussWLei0CStD_wmRNo8RdfQIIUjZfaD9i0y-opcnoqwx5xIYijDbmLVGcjEve8iNmVSuaCdPcqT0vCWxN_yAiUof85ri9TgXZjn3U2qlsMWeQC16LL8flT0hY_P/s1511/ihose267%20widescreen.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1511" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYup36_I0PW3swbrUefrOYxpanu2TdU_hZZeLNYkRPfBC4br0kEBpo9-Q1cWWS4xlFOussWLei0CStD_wmRNo8RdfQIIUjZfaD9i0y-opcnoqwx5xIYijDbmLVGcjEve8iNmVSuaCdPcqT0vCWxN_yAiUof85ri9TgXZjn3U2qlsMWeQC16LL8flT0hY_P/w640-h406/ihose267%20widescreen.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div><p>Sherlock Holmes has been given form thanks to artists like Sidney Paget, Frederic Dorr Steele, Howard Elcock, Frank Wiles, and Arthur Twidle. He has sprung to life from the stage and screen through the magic of William Gillette, Eille Norwood, Basil Rathbone, Peter Cushing, Jeremy Brett, and Benedict Cumberbatch.</p><p>But James Macaluso has made a world where Sherlock Holmes is universally relatable: through the <b>Re-Imagined Sherlock Holmes</b> in LEGO building bricks.</p><p>His imagination and ingenuity have combined to transform some of Sidney Paget's iconic illustrations into LEGO scenes that are remarkably faithful to the original. How did he do it? Where did he find the pieces?</p><p>James tells us his story and takes us through his creations which include works inspired by Edward Gorey, other non-Sherlockian stories that he has similarly illustrated, and what we might expect next.</p><p>We have a straightforward <b>Canonical Couplet</b> this time. You ought to play, because the winner, who'll be randomly chosen from all correct responses, will receive not only a copy of one of James's books, but also a Sherlockian LEGO figure.</p><p>Send your answer to comment @ ihearofsherlock .com by July 14, 2023 at 11:59 a.m. EST. All listeners are eligible to play.</p><p><strong>Special bonus content:</strong> Our Patreon supporters can <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/85397461" target="_blank">see some of the artwork</a> from James's books.</p><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a data-patreon-widget-type="become-patron-button" href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=2318606">Become a Patron!</a></div><script async="" src="https://c6.patreon.com/becomePatronButton.bundle.js"></script><p></p><div><div><div style="margin: 0px;">If you become a <a href="https://ihose.co/ihosepatron" target="_blank">Patron of the Arts</a>, not only will you help to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and transcription services, but we have thank-you gifts at certain tiers and ad-free versions of the episodes for all patrons.</div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h3><a href="https://traffic.libsyn.com/ihearofsherlock/ihearofsherlock267.mp3" target="_blank">Download</a> [Save As] | File size: 82 MB, 59:43</h3><iframe allowfullscreen="" data-dashlane-frameid="4505" data-dashlane-rid="05ee76d40320b8dc" data-form-type="other" height="192" mozallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" src="https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/27340443/height/192/theme/modern/size/large/thumbnail/yes/custom-color/f5f5f5/time-start/00:00:00/playlist-height/200/direction/backward/download/yes" style="border: none;" title="Embed Player" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="100%"></iframe>><div style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Interstate, "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Garuda, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-break: anywhere; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; text-wrap: nowrap; word-break: normal;"><br /></div><div style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Interstate, "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Garuda, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-break: anywhere; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; text-wrap: nowrap; word-break: normal;"></div><div style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Interstate, "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Garuda, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-break: anywhere; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; text-wrap: nowrap; word-break: normal;"><br /></div><h4 style="line-break: anywhere; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; word-break: normal;"><span style="color: #0000ee; text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://pod.link/ihearofsherlock" target="_blank">Listen to I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere anywhere</a></span></h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://pod.link/ihearofsherlock" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="232" data-original-width="639" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIyAfMy7WsxQV7D-7YxXoJ7uyOK4l3ZKzNMFZT0_e2g_3u8z2Gbtn4x3WQzTw0OqaSsP-k13-QHde9EnFgO3uzikjHmQ3rK2_0Xmvb_v6ggUV32CnZ2ZeqiSrAkGL0SUYMvr0JEiMJupjFvq8dQL8CuZqAWTTbMcYBZVV1NHgYP4X5XME7qekOhj2fZg/w400-h145/Pod%20Link.png" width="400" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div></div></div><h2 style="margin: 0px;">Sponsors</h2><div style="margin: 0px;"><ul><li><a href="https://www.wessexpress.com/" target="_blank">Wessex Press</a><a href="https://www.wessexpress.com/" target="_blank">/Gasogene Books</a> is the premier publisher of books about Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle.</li><li><a href="https://www.mxpublishing.com" target="_blank">MX Publishing</a> brings the best in new Sherlock Holmes novels, biographies, graphic novels and short story collections every month. 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Episode 267: Sherlock Holmes Re-Imagined

“a cascade of children's bricks” [TWIS] Sherlock Holmes has been given form thanks to artists like Sidney Paget, Frederic Dorr Steele, ...

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Episode 244: The Finest Assorted Collection

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“Maybe you collect yourself” [EMPT]  </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGzwZ87cLH4dYPlzi2AG-KWRqcgMaXxKbJz_YIISqLLsdsyIekV54yMBCoUMd4KylT5nt1CJPjAQU2hfVBaHt1L8hINFy3B3SiotmqBzszUgRAy1dHG-0E3ZXDLi7R3kt3iYT6_ZKf_yY4Lu3y1P2zL3P2_20F5s0pmo30nqNGODdn2U0RovCKvTxoXQ/s1128/The%20Finest%20Assorted%20Collection.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="1128" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGzwZ87cLH4dYPlzi2AG-KWRqcgMaXxKbJz_YIISqLLsdsyIekV54yMBCoUMd4KylT5nt1CJPjAQU2hfVBaHt1L8hINFy3B3SiotmqBzszUgRAy1dHG-0E3ZXDLi7R3kt3iYT6_ZKf_yY4Lu3y1P2zL3P2_20F5s0pmo30nqNGODdn2U0RovCKvTxoXQ/w640-h400/The%20Finest%20Assorted%20Collection.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><p>Many Sherlockians are collectors. Most of those collect books or related written material. But collectors are an interesting breed, as widely varied as the general population.</p><p>Peter Eckrich and Rob Nunn discovered this fact as they set out to put together <i>The Finest Assorted Collection: Essays on Collecting Sherlock Holmes</i>. In essays written by 27 Sherlockians, they take us on a journey of collecting that highlights the eccentricities of the collections and collectors alike. It's a book that's all about passion, as our interview makes abundantly clear.</p><p>The <b>Canonical Couplet</b> follows the interview; try matching wits with our poetical representation of a Sherlock Holmes story. If you correctly guess the story we're referring to, you'll be eligible for a drawing for a copy of <i>The Finest Assorted Collection</i>.</p><p>Send your answer to comment @ ihearofsherlock .com by July 29, 2022 at 11:59 a.m. EST. The winner will be chosen at random from among all the correct answers. 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Episode 244: The Finest Assorted Collection

“Maybe you collect yourself” [EMPT] Many Sherlockians are collectors. Most of those collect books or related written material. But collect...

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A Virtual Conversation on Sherlock Holmes and Collecting

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“ These clever fellows have always a touch of madness.” [3GAB] </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigv7gfx7MI6WjGQe5G0Y36V4Xptd_kYAEMQOSm6-MAxUXOz-ONJ6a3_KB7i2V8wrn24BkRFdt40CZPAgYcIbM_AdudxKigLVymQCixcMmkgxq-0slwJA2IcAJIjuYizYR8_psL7z-aqa7NahawEFUsM9M5EdADyn4acbn_BNlCFUcsgRTv9iPJHzQbIQ=s854" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="854" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigv7gfx7MI6WjGQe5G0Y36V4Xptd_kYAEMQOSm6-MAxUXOz-ONJ6a3_KB7i2V8wrn24BkRFdt40CZPAgYcIbM_AdudxKigLVymQCixcMmkgxq-0slwJA2IcAJIjuYizYR8_psL7z-aqa7NahawEFUsM9M5EdADyn4acbn_BNlCFUcsgRTv9iPJHzQbIQ=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Earlier this week, The Grolier Club hosted a chat between two eminent bibliomanes as a live-streamed video.</p><p><b>Glen Miranker, BSI</b> (“The Origin of Tree Worship”) sat down with <b>Nicholas Basbanes</b>, author of books about bibliomania and bibliophiles (<i><a href="https://amzn.to/3fZkTJi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books</a></i>, <i><a href="https://amzn.to/33Tvdjs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patience & Fortitude: A Roving Chronicle of Book People, Book Places, and Book Culture</a></i>, and <i><a href="https://amzn.to/35so4Hl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Among the Gently Mad: Strategies and Perspectives for the Book-Hunter in the 21st Century</a></i>).</p><p>The two were there to discuss Miranker's collection, a portion of which is the featured exhibition on the ground floor of the Grolier Club, titled <span style="text-align: center;">“<a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2022/01/the-opening-of-sherlock-holmes-in-221.html#.YfF6y-pKjb0" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes in 221 Objects</a>.</span><span style="text-align: center;">”</span></p><p><span style="text-align: center;">The exhibition has been getting a good deal of press (deservedly so) that goes beyond the bookish:</span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/07/arts/design/sherlock-holmes-exhibition-grolier.html?referringSource=articleShare" target="_blank">The New York Times</a></i> (paywall lifted)</span></li><li><span style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2022/01/19/sherlock-holmes-in-221-objects-grolier-club" target="_blank">NY1</a> (video)</span></li><li><span style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://crimereads.com/221-pieces-of-sherlock-holmes-history-on-view-in-nyc/" target="_blank">CrimeReads</a></span></li><li><a href="https://www.timeout.com/newyork/things-to-do/sherlock-holmes-in-221-objects" target="_blank">TimeOut</a></li><li><a href="https://www.finebooksmagazine.com/issue/winter-2022" target="_blank">Fine Books & Collections</a></li><li><a href="https://www.bestofsherlock.com/rare/sherlock-221-objects-miranker.htm" target="_blank">The Best of Sherlock Holmes</a></li></ul><div style="text-align: left;">We'll continue to add to the press coverage in our curated <a href="http://ihose.co/flipsherlock" target="_blank">Flipboard magazine</a>, which you can find at <a href="https://ihose.co/flipsherlock">https://ihose.co/flipsherlock</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://youtu.be/PEWeHufjmKM?t=1680" target="_blank">The conversation between Miranker and Basbanes</a> lasted roughly 90 minutes (begins at the 28:00 mark) and includes questions from the audience, which Glen graciously answers. You can watch here:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PEWeHufjmKM?start=1680" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">A reminder that the exhibition runs through April 16, 2022 at The Grolier Club. Due to Covid-19 precautions, reservations are required. Arrangements to visit can be made at <a href="https://www.grolierclub.org/Default.aspx?p=DynamicModule&pageid=384827&ssid=322448&vnf=1" target="_blank">the Grolier Club website</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px;">The Grolier has launched </span><a href="https://grolierclub.omeka.net/exhibits/show/sherlock-holmes" style="background-color: white; color: #013fd3; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">a site to explore the exhibition virtually</a><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px;"> as well.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And don't forget to pick up a copy of <a href="https://amzn.to/3ID8yGF" target="_blank">the exhibition catalog</a> by Cathy and Glen Miranker, <i><a href="https://amzn.to/3ID8yGF" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes in 221 Objects</a></i>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">--</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><script type="text/javascript">
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A Virtual Conversation on Sherlock Holmes and Collecting

“ These clever fellows have always a touch of madness.” [3GAB] Earlier this week, The Grolier Club hosted a chat between two eminent biblio...

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Episode 232: A Curious Collector of Baker Street

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“a connoisseur and collector” [ILLU] </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSp3x4zeIeVDTUcAHQguQN2g84YogrnP68ntvuiuoUew9cL5o-wOep6pVGvWNGuY-jfTJLuCwy5cF48U85Iu4tMN8fJEFINfjNsnFxfas_wF8jP2OJL8sRxDl2ccICBNMNe-YwSxZDZ2g9kywLDmDPg13ntI2RfCAe0m9px8vstiDinBJJ-dy4FBrgrw=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSp3x4zeIeVDTUcAHQguQN2g84YogrnP68ntvuiuoUew9cL5o-wOep6pVGvWNGuY-jfTJLuCwy5cF48U85Iu4tMN8fJEFINfjNsnFxfas_wF8jP2OJL8sRxDl2ccICBNMNe-YwSxZDZ2g9kywLDmDPg13ntI2RfCAe0m9px8vstiDinBJJ-dy4FBrgrw=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><p>Chuck Kovacic is an artist of many dimensions. His paintings are but one of these dimensions — universally visible to those who can see his work in art galleries, or places like McSorley's Old Ale House in New York City.</p><p>But Chuck's flair for Sherlockian scholarship and collecting has taken him in a rare direction: he has a recreation of Sherlock Holmes's 221B Baker Street sitting room built in his house in California. And it contains more than reproductions or Canonical items; Chuck has taken his level of collecting to a far deeper and studious level.</p><p>Tune in as he shares his "collection mania in its most acute form" [ILLU] with us.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEje_uz58gs8d9sAZvEuh0DIhDt750K2GHMGtx5umKwXf00k3YartH6SF9J3RapwjAbom73v78ttwXWaYTKXlhOIpEPE0sZPw6M17CeJgve3q3mPLrchkAbWVg9IFjia7yUu7I3g_q5t0hf_5FomedgQRDAdSWINeqrl08lfAPOK6YAdUdYkfpmBImrH8Q=s1801" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1273" data-original-width="1801" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEje_uz58gs8d9sAZvEuh0DIhDt750K2GHMGtx5umKwXf00k3YartH6SF9J3RapwjAbom73v78ttwXWaYTKXlhOIpEPE0sZPw6M17CeJgve3q3mPLrchkAbWVg9IFjia7yUu7I3g_q5t0hf_5FomedgQRDAdSWINeqrl08lfAPOK6YAdUdYkfpmBImrH8Q=w640-h452" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>We're pleased to announce the return of the <b>Canonical Couplet</b>! We'll be accepting responses through January 29, 2022 at 11:59 a.m. EST. The winner will receive an item from the IHOSE vaults.</p><p><b>NOTE</b>: we have bonus content for our Patreon supporters: an outtake clip and more of Chuck's Sherlockian artwork, including his portrait of Christopher Morley. You can access it <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/61186002/" target="_blank">on Patreon</a>.</p><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a data-patreon-widget-type="become-patron-button" href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=2318606">Become a Patron!</a></div><script async="" src="https://c6.patreon.com/becomePatronButton.bundle.js"></script><p></p><div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;">Please do consider becoming a <a href="https://ihose.co/ihosepatron" target="_blank">Patron of the Arts</a>. 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Episode 232: A Curious Collector of Baker Street

“a connoisseur and collector” [ILLU] Chuck Kovacic is an artist of many dimensions. His paintings are but one of these dimensions — univers...

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by Scott Monty

The Opening of the Sherlock Holmes in 221 Objects Exhibit

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“and his wife, to give exhibitions” [VEIL]</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/a/AVvXsEg5XCDd64hW0lNBcYlCHOr_vcObKUkX_Sak3xbO6sb3MkhBHJ_Fos5f0MIKS8pNjPHrT28SBhdnI9apFPBE68t0lyPQMiRbZmJPisM9QaOikb8vhkEn4I5tRjuNDfOCFBd2YbJXzNXKD0AI1UJ97o7yBPndmwtetBMjs95QHhsSPWtnNbRtwi4koqyd6A=s854" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="854" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5XCDd64hW0lNBcYlCHOr_vcObKUkX_Sak3xbO6sb3MkhBHJ_Fos5f0MIKS8pNjPHrT28SBhdnI9apFPBE68t0lyPQMiRbZmJPisM9QaOikb8vhkEn4I5tRjuNDfOCFBd2YbJXzNXKD0AI1UJ97o7yBPndmwtetBMjs95QHhsSPWtnNbRtwi4koqyd6A=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Credit: <a href="https://youtu.be/P6jF0d9Pty0?t=1606" target="_blank">YouTube</a></span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p>Last night, <a href="https://www.grolierclub.org/" target="_blank">The Grolier Club</a> hosted a reception for the opening of the "<a href="https://sherlockin221objects.org/" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes in 221 Objects</a>" exhibition by Cathy Miranker and Glen Miranker, BSI ("The Origin of Tree Worship").</p><p>Glen has been a collector of Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle items for decades. First <strike>enabled</strike> introduced to the hobby by his unsuspecting wife Cathy, his collection of some 8,000 objects is one of the finest of its kind in the world.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizzAvBXopkREa39Pd3NmjCFAg4AESi4KAywvxQkQ9hbJwOhwTCaLmjJfBBNQ5e9ZOy31gfNW64l_EeNGU8nWKDflXFCnltEksLypNqb4Uv-EV5RpfjOefScjwncr1fJX0wpndPqLF213xOSdpj2ZBOeD3TNCUVbAsT-kmpfxJyKKmI-dIxdOVcuL2jow=s854" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="854" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizzAvBXopkREa39Pd3NmjCFAg4AESi4KAywvxQkQ9hbJwOhwTCaLmjJfBBNQ5e9ZOy31gfNW64l_EeNGU8nWKDflXFCnltEksLypNqb4Uv-EV5RpfjOefScjwncr1fJX0wpndPqLF213xOSdpj2ZBOeD3TNCUVbAsT-kmpfxJyKKmI-dIxdOVcuL2jow=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Over the weekend <i>The New York Times</i> featured the exhibition in its pages. We've arranged for a free version of the article, "<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/07/arts/design/sherlock-holmes-exhibition-grolier.html?unlocked_article_code=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEIPuonUktbfqYhkSVUbBCbcR8Q86RGLnvnAxvsnhnLkKC-eSnNCyOAQDpPF9lfNZKBie9o02XGUXthFMbI1Avxuy-sVd2pcdz6VmLrW0pIUP3dy7oupQmI925-KAu0z-2HjNjL8IrsllPjiskyLdTG8XqPA2HNycFtm9Zdjc1H-ymVIkvmeapN93NV93f0lAJ1oF3xXNGTR4a6eW1gpM86Gbxrc9gA1R-lZPDjUltWY4L4AGx5AXROEFDgspDZht64PfY8fL639LBU_ecLhgrp3C2BgL4ihA5dZVJF7VyUe5Aa3n1Bk_nU1EIwn&smid=url-share" target="_blank">A Sherlock Holmes Mystery at the Grolier Club</a>" to be made available to our readers.</p><p><br /></p><p>Original paintings by Sidney Paget and Frederic Dorr Steele, letters from Conan Doyle, hundreds of pirated editions of the early novels, original material related to the William Gillette play, and a number of original manuscripts of the Sherlock Holmes stories — all of these are part of Glen's fabulous collection.</p><p>You can see some of the items on display at the Grolier in <a href="https://youtu.be/P6jF0d9Pty0?t=1606" target="_blank">this video, live streamed from the exhibition</a> last night (remarks begin at 26:46), and below in some images. Glen says a few words, particularly about Cathy, who did most of the writing for the displays. You can also see some of the items up close.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/P6jF0d9Pty0?start=1606" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>For a more in-depth understanding of Glen's collection, the exhibition, and how it came to life, don't miss Episode 227 of I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere, "<a href="http://ihose.co/ihose227" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes in 221 Objects</a>".</p><p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1151104270&color=ce1a21" width="100%"></iframe></p><div style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Interstate, "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Garuda, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: 100; line-break: anywhere; overflow: hidden; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; word-break: normal;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/ihearofsherlock" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere">I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/ihearofsherlock/sherlock-holmes-in-221-objects" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Sherlock Holmes in 221 Objects">Sherlock Holmes in 221 Objects</a></div><div><br /></div><br /><p></p><p>Sherlockians who are in New York City this week for the BSI Weekend festivities will have an opportunity to stop by. For those not in attendance, the exhibition continues through April 16, 2022. Arrangements to visit can be made at <a href="https://www.grolierclub.org/Default.aspx?p=DynamicModule&pageid=384827&ssid=322448&vnf=1" target="_blank">the Grolier Club website</a>.</p><p>And The Grolier has launched <a href="https://grolierclub.omeka.net/exhibits/show/sherlock-holmes" target="_blank">a site to explore the exhibition virtually</a> as well.</p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Images from last night's reception</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/a/AVvXsEgxNJULGhNRLI8hyreC9I359FSO5taCpusGxmlqUarH0f5m67i-9mQRCv8bvCBrx0BER4MvsuLmv6pLKneO0T7gJIFkZkIIEjfdEHIJw_nyq4c_djoyFQ_ZnnmZTGJsdhtauoIm8MhxFEABpB7HXLBkxBjrbPsY5AkSQ8av0S860bAcwQW7EsfzKkj0YA=s854" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="854" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxNJULGhNRLI8hyreC9I359FSO5taCpusGxmlqUarH0f5m67i-9mQRCv8bvCBrx0BER4MvsuLmv6pLKneO0T7gJIFkZkIIEjfdEHIJw_nyq4c_djoyFQ_ZnnmZTGJsdhtauoIm8MhxFEABpB7HXLBkxBjrbPsY5AkSQ8av0S860bAcwQW7EsfzKkj0YA=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">The Adventures and Memoirs</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><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/AVvXsEicJPkkk_yXB_MiV4-Pv3nqg0KODLN7CxkGS-uhVbHo9107LfrJk5UNZOJT2VGkjkpnHo5I1qisWeCFdi1NICJpI2Dw8Bw42ZY5iDVG5dVSH-dFPlr5FgmCxpDsMwPB20qOyaebMMr2vJoi-hb5L5HudB2x4tGzTJ2GuArTzr3UghQeTNcCF_N9aWkETw=s854" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="854" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicJPkkk_yXB_MiV4-Pv3nqg0KODLN7CxkGS-uhVbHo9107LfrJk5UNZOJT2VGkjkpnHo5I1qisWeCFdi1NICJpI2Dw8Bw42ZY5iDVG5dVSH-dFPlr5FgmCxpDsMwPB20qOyaebMMr2vJoi-hb5L5HudB2x4tGzTJ2GuArTzr3UghQeTNcCF_N9aWkETw=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">William Gillette</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><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;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="854" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxLHNK7BJORWpSkhLCuy-I4GuPN4wGW4gDz9Q7GLNdtBnAmlVRse_HMvf0GsVnmjo7TqNIHR25ovcY2sTnkvwznPDWOQAnmGBQ0AFgMzbY7Ubm2Tw4Y5zIxqa-IVtaKs-YMbqRl8azZhJZsM7thAQV-5W6a7r6V8WOqkDziUmBcvV8WGRL9zTKeY9XhA=w640-h360" style="color: #0000ee; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Arthur Conan Doyle in His Own Hand</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><br /></span></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/AVvXsEgxYIjyKc8OhWn25WV8ri_VXXV6RwxW5yRfsZmGRcmROb_x6v945aP2GlvgUvr6P79xWH3-ODAIYw7pcVpRm6oCCd68sBndhoAlOQ6sAyqqtoEaJNXyg8cqj5z8MMwWW-zHbTulhYDFA5LMAljgoXk2vQB8r6oUFRS8uq_2hPxHLWDv1PeVLStjtHS8gQ=s854" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="854" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxYIjyKc8OhWn25WV8ri_VXXV6RwxW5yRfsZmGRcmROb_x6v945aP2GlvgUvr6P79xWH3-ODAIYw7pcVpRm6oCCd68sBndhoAlOQ6sAyqqtoEaJNXyg8cqj5z8MMwWW-zHbTulhYDFA5LMAljgoXk2vQB8r6oUFRS8uq_2hPxHLWDv1PeVLStjtHS8gQ=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">The Death of Sherlock Holmes and rebirth of Conan Doyle</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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