I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere

Episode 311: The Digital Archive at the Toronto Public Library

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“You can file it in our archives, Watson” [RETI] </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB68g8FQRRi8054InJVIbZf_MidoSWPowUGPdBIviAqNGpMT881IYBgxkJavBPBC8DlCAgAq6iP6AOLnPvC2oA4Zw-t36yAVeVuk21DPx9MEYvMcxPEWBJc1SF13FvM2gEdNW-_0tEKjueRD2ZcfzTY0BAJrUX3p6ynXnwwd8AnAi1z_VjwwQhWuclX9OK/s800/ihearofsherlock311-header.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB68g8FQRRi8054InJVIbZf_MidoSWPowUGPdBIviAqNGpMT881IYBgxkJavBPBC8DlCAgAq6iP6AOLnPvC2oA4Zw-t36yAVeVuk21DPx9MEYvMcxPEWBJc1SF13FvM2gEdNW-_0tEKjueRD2ZcfzTY0BAJrUX3p6ynXnwwd8AnAi1z_VjwwQhWuclX9OK/w640-h360/ihearofsherlock311-header.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><p>North America is home to a number of public collections, libraries, museums, and archives that hold treasures related to Sherlock Holmes and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Not least among them is the Toronto Public Library.</p><p>Home to the famed Arthur Conan Doyle Collection, the TPL is a great friend to Sherlockians and Doyleans everywhere and regularly welcomes visitors to view and research its more than 25,000 items related to Conan Doyle. And curator Jessie Amalo joined us to talk about the digital offerings of the collection.</p><p>What can an online researcher find in the Arthur Conan Doyle Collection? What's been digitized already and what's coming up? Jessie talks about all of this, plus some of unique and wonderful surroundings of the Toronto Public Library.</p><p>Speaking of Sherlockian gatherings, we share June events in "<b>The Learned Societies</b>" segment, Madeline Quinones is back with <b>A Chance of Listening</b>, and the <b>Canonical Couplet</b> quiz tests your Sherlock Holmes knowledge, with something from the vaults for the winner.  Send your answer to comment @ ihearofsherlock .com by June 14, 2025 at 11:59 a.m. EST. All listeners are eligible to play.</p><p>Don't forget to become a <a href="https://ihose.co/ihosepatron" target="_blank"><b>supporter</b></a> of the show on the platform of your choice (<a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/122378915" target="_blank">Patreon</a> | <a href="https://ihearofsherlock.substack.com/p/episode-305-bonus-content" target="_blank">Substack</a>). 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Episode 311: The Digital Archive at the Toronto Public Library

“You can file it in our archives, Watson” [RETI] North America is home to a number of public collections, libraries, museums, and archives ...

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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

Baker Street Elementary – Rebellion!

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“the revolting business” [CARD] </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3OMd3hGP5oZKWEHei_vFiT5ECQUVxvma9xiG0gq5iMgXYOHXBH_hj_1Rsc9ToH267h1V-7ei1AJ499_X9P1KrfdEiqPZrDK4MR_W0HC8sFqxP3xEx735Rn408rUaJ_cxvkPYvuQgOI40XdHm58FxDkGWgz8VueQ09TvDZSkDtFt3cDDQ2C7YtbIan9Mk/s1365/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20202.1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1365" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3OMd3hGP5oZKWEHei_vFiT5ECQUVxvma9xiG0gq5iMgXYOHXBH_hj_1Rsc9ToH267h1V-7ei1AJ499_X9P1KrfdEiqPZrDK4MR_W0HC8sFqxP3xEx735Rn408rUaJ_cxvkPYvuQgOI40XdHm58FxDkGWgz8VueQ09TvDZSkDtFt3cDDQ2C7YtbIan9Mk/w640-h360/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20202.1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>It's always pleasant to get along with others. It is, of course, how all great things are accomplished: through collaboration, pooling of resources, and scale.</div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>Not everyone is able to get along, though. When ancient man turned to an agricultural society rather than a hunt-and-gather society, it required working with others. This not only led to conflicts with other growing societies, but to squabbles from within.</div><div><br /></div><div>Rebellion typically arises when one group feels oppressed under a harsh leadership, with certain rights having been stripped from them. They organize, rise up, and see the results of their work (either negative or positive).</div><div><br /></div><div>A couple of rebellions in the Sherlock Holmes stories come to mind:</div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>"The<i> Gloria Scott</i>": a mutiny aboard a ship of prisoners that led to the ship's demise and the delivery of incognito survivors to their destination.</li><li><i>The Hound of the Baskervilles</i>: Sir Hugo held the Baskerville seat during "the Great Rebellion," meaning the English Civil War (1642 –1651)</li><li><i>A Study in Scarlet</i>: John Ferrier and Jefferson Hope were considered rebels against the church's authority</li><li><i>The Sign of Four</i>: Jonathan Small tells of the 3d Bengal Fusiliers at the Fort of Agra and how, when the Great Mutiny broke out, he joined them "to meet the rebels at Shahgunge," and upon returning to the fort, the Four used the existence of rebels to mask their heist.</li><li>"The Crooked Man": Corporal Henry Wood was sent into battle amid "ten thousand rebels round us, and they were as keen as a set of terriers round a rat-cage," before being captured by a group of them.</li></ol></div><div><div>But perhaps it is the would-be mutineer John H. Watson we should have kept our eyes on the whole time — an Army man with experience in India and Afghanistan. He told us early on that he was considering rising up against Sherlock Holmes:</div><blockquote><div>"I might have rebelled against these exasperating solos..." (STUD)</div></blockquote></div><div>For more on the mutiny in "The<i> Gloria Scott</i>" listen to <a href="https:/ihose.co/trifles27" target="_blank">Episode 27</a> of <i>Trifles</i>:</div><div><br /></div><iframe title="Embed Player" src="https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5507799/height/192/theme/modern/size/large/thumbnail/yes/custom-color/d0161c/time-start/00:00:00/playlist-height/200/direction/backward/download/yes/font-color/FFFFFF" height="192" width="100%" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen="" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true" style="border: none;" data-dashlane-rid="dafc758a03056d6e" data-dashlane-classification="other" data-dashlane-frameid="440"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Meanwhile, let's see if we can keep in check the instinct of the boys at Baker Street Elementary...</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9hpeZnIQWnxQUcP0vBhiDQrp0xZ6H14QOMEEOVFQHsC-R88CsrCXXiwWk1XzgCS40UlS4tnMHlRcFjrFTVVeGxtB-83PFDv2MS88dixIOe6SySJEk81Kyn-W0EczKpm2A0PlyHp7_dnVF6cV_9fbG6pMuMmrMiJFL0yekM_Hjm7AakCtAOqvKui7Yhxs/s1365/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20202.2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1365" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9hpeZnIQWnxQUcP0vBhiDQrp0xZ6H14QOMEEOVFQHsC-R88CsrCXXiwWk1XzgCS40UlS4tnMHlRcFjrFTVVeGxtB-83PFDv2MS88dixIOe6SySJEk81Kyn-W0EczKpm2A0PlyHp7_dnVF6cV_9fbG6pMuMmrMiJFL0yekM_Hjm7AakCtAOqvKui7Yhxs/w640-h360/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20202.2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp_5LBTyiyKFNEZV2huSZmRQTsjEGeu6o1ypQOWckgTArxO83c4yrUXP-dczt76UGHGExEaaIdLF5P72MY80qCF2e6edZpPQrxjGRZO3e_c3vGx7VyErM5VOEizhMlEHV2uPnW17cxVPsGJZWTbHLbKEkUFmkEbSfEti3WPOtDxuDEt196rgKq_uUYcVo/s1365/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20202.3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1365" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp_5LBTyiyKFNEZV2huSZmRQTsjEGeu6o1ypQOWckgTArxO83c4yrUXP-dczt76UGHGExEaaIdLF5P72MY80qCF2e6edZpPQrxjGRZO3e_c3vGx7VyErM5VOEizhMlEHV2uPnW17cxVPsGJZWTbHLbKEkUFmkEbSfEti3WPOtDxuDEt196rgKq_uUYcVo/w640-h360/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20202.3.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><i>Baker Street Elementary</i></b><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> follows the original adventures of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson, as they and their friends work through the issues of elementary school in Victorian London. An archive of all previous episodes can be viewed at the <a href="https://www.dfw-sherlock.org/baker-street-elementary.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Baker Street Elementary website</a></span><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">.</span></div><div><div><br /></div><div><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyHxoov2AdCNzI-sA382WHyzmCYKmU5vuVxxUUbwgmzd_zESpxNTWBoDo-0BOUVmZPf0EpIOXFT9y59il288HBvx1-_JJJXxHhZAn2orzWJPWbYZasKlLBplbQMHDaY9thgs_w1diI7ch/s1600/Baker+Street+Elementary.jpg" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyHxoov2AdCNzI-sA382WHyzmCYKmU5vuVxxUUbwgmzd_zESpxNTWBoDo-0BOUVmZPf0EpIOXFT9y59il288HBvx1-_JJJXxHhZAn2orzWJPWbYZasKlLBplbQMHDaY9thgs_w1diI7ch/s640/Baker+Street+Elementary.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><br />

Baker Street Elementary – Rebellion!

“the revolting business” [CARD] It's always pleasant to get along with others. It is, of course, how all great things are accomplished:...

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by I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere

Baker Street Elementary – I'll Drink to That

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“Is alcohol permitted?” [MAZA] </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUQQ93JuHay6whUELJrWd1dwJygw-_aKyx-6vikTro0kI-vi8X2ENq18onHP-BQKJPu5VEtPXhynbwFNYulwHq4D2GqfY12Ykydc7z__EvmPyzOgr-xJh2Wku3Uvkj3z0of4ZWwV7ZcL4sM9HuKO3kJUPW_De73WidcqVhcs3IQPAiPV8tCV2cr_NBoeYK/s1365/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20201.1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1365" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUQQ93JuHay6whUELJrWd1dwJygw-_aKyx-6vikTro0kI-vi8X2ENq18onHP-BQKJPu5VEtPXhynbwFNYulwHq4D2GqfY12Ykydc7z__EvmPyzOgr-xJh2Wku3Uvkj3z0of4ZWwV7ZcL4sM9HuKO3kJUPW_De73WidcqVhcs3IQPAiPV8tCV2cr_NBoeYK/w640-h360/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20201.1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div> In the Sherlockian world, the saying made famous by John Bennett Shaw, BSI ("The Hans Sloane of My Age") is "All you need for a Sherlockian meeting is two Sherlockians and a bottle. In a pinch, dispense with the other Sherlockian."</div><div><br /></div><div>But alcohol can be bit of a touchy subject. It's not everyone's thing, and for some, there may be negative connotations. Arthur Conan Doyle's father Charles Doyle was an alcoholic, and there's no doubt that the effects (some of which resulted in the elder Doyle being institutionalized) had a lasting effect.</div><div><br /></div><div>We see it crop up in certain stories, such as in "The Cardboard Box," in which Jim Browner, an reformed alcoholic, went on a bender and killed his wife and her lover:</div><div><blockquote><div>“I broke my blue ribbon and began to drink again”</div></blockquote></div><div>We also saw tinges of the evil spirits in Henry Baker's hat, as evidenced by Holmes's characterization:</div><div><blockquote><div>“He had foresight, but has less now than formerly, pointing to a moral retrogression, which, when taken with the decline of his fortunes, seems to indicate some evil influence, probably drink, at work upon him. This may account also for the obvious fact that his wife has ceased to love him.”</div></blockquote></div><div>Watson's brother was an alcoholic, as we learned in <i>The Sign of Four</i>, which led to Watson's erroneous diagnosis of the Dundas separation case in "A Case of Identity":</div><div><blockquote><div>“There is, of course, the other woman, the drink, the push, the blow, the bruise, the sympathetic sister or landlady.”</div></blockquote></div><div>Holmes was quick to disprove Watson's theory: </div><div><div>“The husband was a teetotaler, there was no other woman, and the conduct complained of was that he had drifted into the habit of winding up every meal by taking out his false teeth and hurling them at his wife,”</div></div><div><br /></div><div>So much for the evil influence of drink.</div><div><br /></div><div>For a deeper dive on this, see <i>Trifles</i> <a href="https://ihose.co/trifles335" target="_blank">Episode 335 -Alcoholism</a>) and <a href="https://ihose.co/trifles21" target="_blank">Episode 21</a> and <a href="https://ihose.co/trifles22" target="_blank">Episode 22</a> - Pubs  & Taverns.  </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Meanwhile, let's see what the boys at Baker Street Elementary are learning about it...</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoxUFX7xvWfjk6NWZaPc8tIkBDGo6-J4M_TOOHo33HDbOr9jBFB5IXWS-HJpQ2RaBJVGLDnCrG7txP-QKWvOWOoFceUypeujnPMGSLJFSla4nLrttwXuPL8A1yoF9vn588OyCxWcepV7qwieEtJeyVmsq6cc__JMYOwLiAU_sFla4II9ujvUs0ceCMqwY/s1365/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20201.2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1365" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoxUFX7xvWfjk6NWZaPc8tIkBDGo6-J4M_TOOHo33HDbOr9jBFB5IXWS-HJpQ2RaBJVGLDnCrG7txP-QKWvOWOoFceUypeujnPMGSLJFSla4nLrttwXuPL8A1yoF9vn588OyCxWcepV7qwieEtJeyVmsq6cc__JMYOwLiAU_sFla4II9ujvUs0ceCMqwY/w640-h360/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20201.2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCkUN9bqPSgQIQhCvC_yjFsUQNcvTgZvczEjjb_SJe0DKQQ9LNbIeUWAy1ZqbDk4IX_Hd4rmXuiDXtg6k8w9etT4zv_-oIzWwTqaoJEU-OllPUyCuqF3O-vIPaO4SzqaTnE0eyw_FTDRIIZdUodjcJ1ruli4_5BEzxGyDAULFEgs_6MZXJu89Y64EqqKk/s1365/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20201.3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1365" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCkUN9bqPSgQIQhCvC_yjFsUQNcvTgZvczEjjb_SJe0DKQQ9LNbIeUWAy1ZqbDk4IX_Hd4rmXuiDXtg6k8w9etT4zv_-oIzWwTqaoJEU-OllPUyCuqF3O-vIPaO4SzqaTnE0eyw_FTDRIIZdUodjcJ1ruli4_5BEzxGyDAULFEgs_6MZXJu89Y64EqqKk/w640-h360/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20201.3.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><i>Baker Street Elementary</i></b><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> follows the original adventures of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson, as they and their friends work through the issues of elementary school in Victorian London. An archive of all previous episodes can be viewed at the <a href="https://www.dfw-sherlock.org/baker-street-elementary.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Baker Street Elementary website</a></span><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">.</span></div><div><div><br /></div><div><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyHxoov2AdCNzI-sA382WHyzmCYKmU5vuVxxUUbwgmzd_zESpxNTWBoDo-0BOUVmZPf0EpIOXFT9y59il288HBvx1-_JJJXxHhZAn2orzWJPWbYZasKlLBplbQMHDaY9thgs_w1diI7ch/s1600/Baker+Street+Elementary.jpg" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyHxoov2AdCNzI-sA382WHyzmCYKmU5vuVxxUUbwgmzd_zESpxNTWBoDo-0BOUVmZPf0EpIOXFT9y59il288HBvx1-_JJJXxHhZAn2orzWJPWbYZasKlLBplbQMHDaY9thgs_w1diI7ch/s640/Baker+Street+Elementary.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><br /><br />

Baker Street Elementary – I'll Drink to That

“Is alcohol permitted?” [MAZA] In the Sherlockian world, the saying made famous by John Bennett Shaw, BSI ("The Hans Sloane of My Age...

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by Scott Monty

Episode 310: White Smoke

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“we can bring it to a successful conclusion” [EMPT] </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSIUaL4UNVTe4_dltDZGUlvAefQBDgWZdtrZkP3KNR9scLA_FAVECBUGI9WSCh1Yr3buN9kdj74cnRRJIpHotHegIIwkkwV6M-W-g6S5PfCd6AA8H0YwKQMAqIPORZM2h6phW9U1AI0ygCHCCz1uQAL9JopOCTAIIfQ2zGcoeJQHnU14rRqNYePxhPVig/s1501/ihearofsherlock310-header.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="891" data-original-width="1501" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSIUaL4UNVTe4_dltDZGUlvAefQBDgWZdtrZkP3KNR9scLA_FAVECBUGI9WSCh1Yr3buN9kdj74cnRRJIpHotHegIIwkkwV6M-W-g6S5PfCd6AA8H0YwKQMAqIPORZM2h6phW9U1AI0ygCHCCz1uQAL9JopOCTAIIfQ2zGcoeJQHnU14rRqNYePxhPVig/w640-h380/ihearofsherlock310-header.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><p>When we discussed the Midwest Canonical Conclave in Episode 308, we weren't exactly sure what to expect. Organizer Steve Doyle, BSI ("<i>The Western Morning News</i>") gave us a general idea of what the aim was and what we might see there, but our expectations were blown away.</p><p>Unlike any other Sherlockian event we've attended, the inaugural BSI Canonical Conclave (this of the Midwest variety) was a true delight. Burt and Scott reflect on the event and their experiences, consider the benefits of having attended, and muse on the future of Sherlockian gatherings.</p><p>Speaking of Sherlockian gatherings, we share June events in "<b>The Learned Societies</b>" segment, Madeline Quinones is back with <b>A Chance of Listening</b>, and the <b>Canonical Couplet</b> quiz tests your Sherlock Holmes knowledge, with something from the vaults for the winner.  Send your answer to comment @ ihearofsherlock .com by May 14, 2025 at 11:59 a.m. EST. All listeners are eligible to play.</p><p>Don't forget to become a <a href="https://ihose.co/ihosepatron" target="_blank"><b>supporter</b></a> of the show on the platform of your choice (<a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/122378915" target="_blank">Patreon</a> | <a href="https://ihearofsherlock.substack.com/p/episode-305-bonus-content" target="_blank">Substack</a>).</p><p>Supporters can see photos from the event <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/episode-310-127863812?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="https://ihearofsherlock.substack.com/p/episode-310-white-smoke" target="_blank">here</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;"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://traffic.libsyn.com/ihearofsherlock/ihearofsherlock310.mp3" target="_blank">Download</a> [Save As] | File size: 52 MB, 52:47</h3><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe title="Embed Player" src="https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/36382965/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" height="192" width="100%" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen="" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true" style="border: none;" data-dashlane-rid="baf1fee0d91c83b8" data-dashlane-classification="other" data-dashlane-frameid="9432"></iframe></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><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><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee; text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://www.episodes.fm/258126625" target="_blank">Listen to I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere anywhere you get podcasts<br /></a></span><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: center;">Leave I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere a five-star rating on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-hear-of-sherlock-everywhere/id258126625?ls=1">Apple Podcasts</a> and <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/30WtRn1mnXfAtX7YaeRY5Y">Spotify</a>; listen to us <a href="https://www.episodes.fm/1198869691">wherever you listen to podcasts</a>.</h3></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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> is hosting a special event at Undershaw on <b>May 17</b>, with a livestream component. 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Episode 310: White Smoke

“we can bring it to a successful conclusion” [EMPT] When we discussed the Midwest Canonical Conclave in Episode 308, we weren't exactly...

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by I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere

Granada Sherlock Holmes Starring Jeremy Brett Remastered in 4K

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> “even more highly” [SCAN] </h4><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrkv18lSBTrZ1-6z8vfHiPi7LCtAo1CO92pPLunLnfIlZfMY3HibqACaEYiZIk57qLek6ycWhQVXkTd7BlInEhNDS9dytWWhGxnTU-YYiD-2E4KQrsgiMpt3UMnqqutXxemzX30QSTFQgKhM9BxN3S39yiAkaRcl73mmvbjn_QLGOkYggdueIqAT5zG7g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrkv18lSBTrZ1-6z8vfHiPi7LCtAo1CO92pPLunLnfIlZfMY3HibqACaEYiZIk57qLek6ycWhQVXkTd7BlInEhNDS9dytWWhGxnTU-YYiD-2E4KQrsgiMpt3UMnqqutXxemzX30QSTFQgKhM9BxN3S39yiAkaRcl73mmvbjn_QLGOkYggdueIqAT5zG7g=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div>The early days of watching the Granada/ITV production of <i>The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes</i>, starring Jeremy Brett and David Burke, happened in the mid-1980s, when television sets were cathode-ray tube affairs and the primary recording devices were VHS machines.</div><div><br /></div><div>As a result, viewing and re-viewing of these classic episodes meant a low-resolution experience that lacked the color and crispness that we have come to enjoy in modern television viewing.</div><div><br /></div><div>The advent of DVDs and Blu-ray have resulted in high-definition (HD) viewings that have led to amazing details (such as subtle patterns in clothing or more visible props) to pop for modern viewers. And 4K technology is the latest in that evolution.</div><div><br /></div><div>4K resolution refers to a display with a horizontal resolution of roughly 4,000 pixels, or 3840 x 2160 pixels. This means that 4K displays have a significantly higher pixel density than Full HD (1080p) displays, resulting in sharper images, more detailed textures, and improved color accuracy. </div><div><br /></div><div>And that's precisely what we've got with the latest iteration of the Jeremy Brett / Granada series.</div><div><br /></div><div>YouTube channel Owen Davies has created <a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMD9ghErEvtwRx0Cspiim_GWPL5Mu18s8&si=CWMiTqQT9gAUX6Rr" target="_blank">a playlist of the Granada Sherlock Holmes series remastered in 4K</a>, thanks to the advances in artificial intelligence.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>He writes:</div><blockquote><div>“Ultimately, this playlist will contain every episode of every season (The Adventures of, Return of, Casebook of and Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes), plus the feature-length TV movies, AI remastered to 4K.”</div></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>You can find the videos on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ODavies" target="_blank">his YouTube channel</a> and embedded below: </p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?si=I39pD3I3rYJC80cg&list=PLMD9ghErEvtwRx0Cspiim_GWPL5Mu18s8" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The game's afoot!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>

Granada Sherlock Holmes Starring Jeremy Brett Remastered in 4K

“even more highly” [SCAN] The early days of watching the Granada/ITV production of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes , starring Jeremy Bre...

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by I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere

Baker Street Elementary – Flowery Language

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“What a lovely thing a rose is” [NAVA] </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVKNVge84-PjzyYZ_74O_Twx0xb2ZgHiFBhL-dEMZx7VMKdAshSlJvyoqCWCTIfmOZ6xHgxsh_VnxwjY53X-QDfLDncfKxs42LBcDU43dixdqwgiLWEbhN1NYfgk45dVFwkXZlzl0R8guW9Nekgphb6qP03MlQ4p5wqA2ZjmYXYhr2Lec9xys3R2CloBM/s1365/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20200.1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1365" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVKNVge84-PjzyYZ_74O_Twx0xb2ZgHiFBhL-dEMZx7VMKdAshSlJvyoqCWCTIfmOZ6xHgxsh_VnxwjY53X-QDfLDncfKxs42LBcDU43dixdqwgiLWEbhN1NYfgk45dVFwkXZlzl0R8guW9Nekgphb6qP03MlQ4p5wqA2ZjmYXYhr2Lec9xys3R2CloBM/w640-h360/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20200.1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Sherlock Holmes was not a fan of emotions, particularly when it came to his work. In <i>The Sign of Four</i>, he reacted to Watson's write-up of <i>A Study in Scarlet</i>:<blockquote><div>“Honestly, I cannot congratulate you upon it. Detection is, or ought to be, an exact science, and should be treated in the same cold and unemotional manner. You have attempted to tinge it with romanticism, which produces much the same effect as if you worked a love-story or an elopement into the fifth proposition of Euclid.” </div></blockquote><div>In "The Greek Interpreter," Watson tells us:</div><div><blockquote><div>“His aversion to women and his disinclination to form new friendships were both typical of his unemotional character...” </div></blockquote></div><div>And in "A Scandal in Bohemia, he related just how foreign it would be for Holmes to feel deeply:</div><div><blockquote><div>“Grit in a sensitive instrument, or a crack in one of his own high-power lenses, would not be more disturbing than a strong emotion in a nature such as his.”</div></blockquote></div><div><br /></div><div>So the famous "rose" speech in "The Naval Treaty" seems particularly striking in contrast, where we find Holmes getting sentimental, perhaps driven by intense contemplation and a philosophical mood.</div><div><blockquote><div>“There is nothing in which deduction is so necessary as in religion,” said he, leaning with his back against the shutters. “It can be built up as an exact science by the reasoner. Our highest assurance of the goodness of Providence seems to me to rest in the flowers. All other things, our powers our desires, our food, are all really necessary for our existence in the first instance. But this rose is an extra. Its smell and its color are an embellishment of life, not a condition of it. It is only goodness which gives extras, and so I say again that we have much to hope from the flowers.”</div></blockquote></div><div>Of course, Providence created all kinds of flowers — even those that don't smell quite a sweet as a rose. Does that qualify as "goodness"?</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The Baker Street Elementary team might just be saying OMG...</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW_Lp4f-c7BaPKi7BcVX1gazp32-3ezA0swRjBa7jneak3a1134x5XXUAdTHkRMPoR0tQF6HJP13fvl5m32Z-bZ77N3ZHfSteDQZMHbIViXvY8hoED8RS4cMLyM-nbY2VO6ALS1nREy_tgqjsMwBYqWLpSXzttt3ooeGu_WzHsz1uLF1-i4WVG8AwfDtc/s1365/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20200.2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1365" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW_Lp4f-c7BaPKi7BcVX1gazp32-3ezA0swRjBa7jneak3a1134x5XXUAdTHkRMPoR0tQF6HJP13fvl5m32Z-bZ77N3ZHfSteDQZMHbIViXvY8hoED8RS4cMLyM-nbY2VO6ALS1nREy_tgqjsMwBYqWLpSXzttt3ooeGu_WzHsz1uLF1-i4WVG8AwfDtc/w640-h360/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20200.2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdN3_PSF3fXxePZcE8DBsGIEO0bKWVpRfuL2FjgJMr6sSdQFdbSrFbvxDiChYdZTGFdaga07K9EPnEKagi7BC7-U1AXRu-txuwNaL5fq63TxpAWupuNjFtYpZaYBCumDbWogkE6HnXvGm2YHXaBou1vVZJjCQdQN56kLnNu6XOZNhq_wuJ2w8cnSu-bVE/s1365/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20200.3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1365" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdN3_PSF3fXxePZcE8DBsGIEO0bKWVpRfuL2FjgJMr6sSdQFdbSrFbvxDiChYdZTGFdaga07K9EPnEKagi7BC7-U1AXRu-txuwNaL5fq63TxpAWupuNjFtYpZaYBCumDbWogkE6HnXvGm2YHXaBou1vVZJjCQdQN56kLnNu6XOZNhq_wuJ2w8cnSu-bVE/w640-h360/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20200.3.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMbZzFvt2wX173vkiS0vCtHqek_YvqifAu2uiHx6wK_vhBE5c3H_RyQKxoOR3XJhpMwj59it5w49A8qlkBEmaqWmTcphCLX4_2SmsetwgQFr2mVNBMwhEH0XFh893S6w2LJLgq_Aj_N_D8KnRVP-BqvoSN9VvPMy2NShSNRxNfXBCH4ix-5ZR843nM4S8/s1365/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20200.4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1365" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMbZzFvt2wX173vkiS0vCtHqek_YvqifAu2uiHx6wK_vhBE5c3H_RyQKxoOR3XJhpMwj59it5w49A8qlkBEmaqWmTcphCLX4_2SmsetwgQFr2mVNBMwhEH0XFh893S6w2LJLgq_Aj_N_D8KnRVP-BqvoSN9VvPMy2NShSNRxNfXBCH4ix-5ZR843nM4S8/w640-h360/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20200.4.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><i>Baker Street Elementary</i></b><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> follows the original adventures of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson, as they and their friends work through the issues of elementary school in Victorian London. 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Baker Street Elementary – Flowery Language

“What a lovely thing a rose is” [NAVA] Sherlock Holmes was not a fan of emotions, particularly when it came to his work. In The Sign of Fou...

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Episode 309: Holmes In an Hour or Two

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“good enough to chronicle one or two of my trifling experiences” [SCAN] </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaqnCe9ODTa_zY0IzmcsZNs41Xb2S4MdTzK5_LmkH6g6dkrXI7Dfy10_LZbfdx1BjxIIGhb90bqJL4gq2DLNDJUQi57UMBLDjahUK3vhyphenhyphennBwUN_8oCm5gDfa8DkvHEBltvVuR6_Lxdn1EVZGL76uIsnitcmdOddQcsYW_WrKIUjFVpABehux20WKAZOI28/s1333/ihearofsherlock309-header.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaqnCe9ODTa_zY0IzmcsZNs41Xb2S4MdTzK5_LmkH6g6dkrXI7Dfy10_LZbfdx1BjxIIGhb90bqJL4gq2DLNDJUQi57UMBLDjahUK3vhyphenhyphennBwUN_8oCm5gDfa8DkvHEBltvVuR6_Lxdn1EVZGL76uIsnitcmdOddQcsYW_WrKIUjFVpABehux20WKAZOI28/w640-h480/ihearofsherlock309-header.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><p>Don't care for Sherlockian chronologies? Well, you're not alone! Neither did our guest today, and he's written a number of books on the subject.</p><p>Brad Keefauver, BSI ("Winwood Reade") is a member of the Sherlockian Chronologist Guild and author of <i>Holmes In an Hour or Two: A Sherlock Holmes Fan's First Sherlockian Chronology, or Create Your Own Timeline of Sherlock Holmes's Life in the Shortest Time Possible</i>. It's not a matter of simply picking dates or looking for discrepancies; creating a chronology can take into account all sorts of data, and trying to put it all together is truly a thinker's puzzle.</p><p>We have some Sherlockian society events we share in "<b>The Learned Societies</b>" segment, and the <b>Canonical Couplet</b> quiz tests your Sherlock Holmes knowledge, with a copy of Brad's book for one lucky winner.  Send your answer to comment @ ihearofsherlock .com by April 29, 2025 at 11:59 a.m. EST. 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Episode 309: Holmes In an Hour or Two

“good enough to chronicle one or two of my trifling experiences” [SCAN] Don't care for Sherlockian chronologies? Well, you're not a...

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by Scott Monty

Baker Street Elementary - A Quarter for Your Thoughts

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“It is late in March, so quarter-day is at hand” [WIST] </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Ya_QDAG4LYaoJLUr8eoTIwL_EIJFM3spceHb6sdOhqemdJeyD4woab4llrrfKp4J6xv1KggQYgaxbIMaOdz1pV06UlO7JaIqBpvlv1faIbgpR5ANbdXhkAWKXJvEjyFvIpIZDvdyUXvZ5JIRmGtRYJ7Be1K1D4As0ASH4mx7ds-wI-NN_MiFmn6SwFU/s1365/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20199.1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1365" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Ya_QDAG4LYaoJLUr8eoTIwL_EIJFM3spceHb6sdOhqemdJeyD4woab4llrrfKp4J6xv1KggQYgaxbIMaOdz1pV06UlO7JaIqBpvlv1faIbgpR5ANbdXhkAWKXJvEjyFvIpIZDvdyUXvZ5JIRmGtRYJ7Be1K1D4As0ASH4mx7ds-wI-NN_MiFmn6SwFU/w640-h360/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20199.1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>In "Wisteria Lodge," John Scott Eccles tells Sherlock Holmes about his strange experience of waking up in a host's house completely alone. In his desire to discover more, he visits the office of a real estate agent. <br /><div><blockquote><div>“I called at Allan Brothers’, the chief land agents in the village, and found that it was from this firm that the villa had been rented. It struck me that the whole proceeding could hardly be for the purpose of making a fool of me, and that the main object must be to get out of the rent. It is late in March, so quarter-day is at hand.”</div></blockquote></div><div>What is quarter day and what does it have to do with real estate?</div><div><br /></div><div>The short answer is there are four quarter days in a year: one each in March, June, September, and December. And rent was always due at the end of the quarter.</div><div><br /></div><div>The longer answer is each of these quarter days has a special significance tied to a religious holiday or celebration:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><b>March:</b> Lady Day (the Annunciation)</li><li><b>June:</b> Midsummer Day (the Nativity of John the Baptist)</li><li><b>September:</b> Michaelmas (St. Michael and the Angels)</li><li><b>December:</b> Christmas (the Nativity of Jesus)</li></ol></div><div><br /></div><div>It is only Lady Day that gets mentioned in the Canon, though. We've already mentioned "Wisteria Lodge." The other is "The Resident Patient," when Percy Trevelyan recounted Mr. Blessington's offer:</div><div><blockquote>“This was the strange proposal, Mr. Holmes, with which the man Blessington approached me. I won’t weary you with the account of how we bargained and negotiated. It ended in my moving into the house next Lady Day, and starting in practice on very much the same conditions as he had suggested.”</blockquote></div><div><br /></div><div>In the very first season of <i>Trifles</i>, we discussed <a href="https://www.sherlockholmespodcast.com/2017/03/13-quarter-day-is-at-hand.html" target="_blank">the significance of quarter days</a>: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" data-dashlane-classification="other" data-dashlane-frameid="7506" data-dashlane-rid="38094c7cd0071a92" height="192" mozallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" src="https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/35555380/height/192/theme/modern/size/large/thumbnail/yes/custom-color/1a1f21/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 class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Meanwhile, at Baker Street Elementary, the dates seem to be the biggest mystification of all...</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgQsYJ8Y2ZE-Z08Td94n0uuQjO_2TYd69nnitzYE1IWJjnJ8jzO0UZHlW1OqREPMKl0v5EqV4mgkFy-M9M4F5rQiXmlvRQHBnBblmwBmwmk__AxnbjZk8vO4bOKbbTBEA_-IOixvIxh0GwIgYe0Q0WQB4KXjB_l8TKfjJnNwH1R4jmKjnklEsu78B5DFM/s1365/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20199.2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1365" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgQsYJ8Y2ZE-Z08Td94n0uuQjO_2TYd69nnitzYE1IWJjnJ8jzO0UZHlW1OqREPMKl0v5EqV4mgkFy-M9M4F5rQiXmlvRQHBnBblmwBmwmk__AxnbjZk8vO4bOKbbTBEA_-IOixvIxh0GwIgYe0Q0WQB4KXjB_l8TKfjJnNwH1R4jmKjnklEsu78B5DFM/w640-h360/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20199.2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimXJuO4u-AQQP_aMYDPYXlIMkQwPAhNUbS-pHICOFXEl10VSZXkG_VCd0mx7z-K27qtd0wZlZi4RhXgvlClKuliUaA_NUzHVqaRshlzw1U_Ao-rGd7D0Q_-YVarxw08czO7b6ZTrbgKoVlH6BnOcj1WaSXxSiN8ZiiQKIVwpPPS3NMH4h-tV7QYz5ome4/s1365/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20199.3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1365" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimXJuO4u-AQQP_aMYDPYXlIMkQwPAhNUbS-pHICOFXEl10VSZXkG_VCd0mx7z-K27qtd0wZlZi4RhXgvlClKuliUaA_NUzHVqaRshlzw1U_Ao-rGd7D0Q_-YVarxw08czO7b6ZTrbgKoVlH6BnOcj1WaSXxSiN8ZiiQKIVwpPPS3NMH4h-tV7QYz5ome4/w640-h360/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20199.3.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpNTLAfAfMKDZYhwak_E9pxjPkhUCwxmAQdeGC_t9JOHdILMoe9_0LlR3jpnqUU6Ejjr5rfupHEefRAVrdvuYTu1zzfzj7Q7XxQjoWec1icUmGy9CM6dbAlew7Ke111OpHFdWVZvInJMzIMfFEmrw39sNRr0F_KwUkCGSK30MwSHnPO_roG8_Suh9nE14/s1365/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20199.4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1365" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpNTLAfAfMKDZYhwak_E9pxjPkhUCwxmAQdeGC_t9JOHdILMoe9_0LlR3jpnqUU6Ejjr5rfupHEefRAVrdvuYTu1zzfzj7Q7XxQjoWec1icUmGy9CM6dbAlew7Ke111OpHFdWVZvInJMzIMfFEmrw39sNRr0F_KwUkCGSK30MwSHnPO_roG8_Suh9nE14/w640-h360/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20199.4.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><i>Baker Street Elementary</i></b><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> follows the original adventures of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson, as they and their friends work through the issues of elementary school in Victorian London. 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Baker Street Elementary - A Quarter for Your Thoughts

“It is late in March, so quarter-day is at hand” [WIST] In "Wisteria Lodge," John Scott Eccles tells Sherlock Holmes about his st...

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Episode 308: The BSI Midwest Canonical Conclave

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“grazed the subclavian artery” [STUD] </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnyQwB0-ElktBQRsNEeEr-ycjYLW9fteOKAgonc002ISIA4F0YErZnVqmL641-Jnvi-gDwgY4MxaupuHLnbtNfwP-FYS_yqYd-Hh3EDkfAkO0-rJnTH3hhCbPd6NceILo8uKkDwwVcG0pZhKTgroVTOqzDRmRmHski0ueO27DNhJ85JQ599Gqo_adT8Gif/s1200/ihearofsherlock308%20header.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="813" data-original-width="1200" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnyQwB0-ElktBQRsNEeEr-ycjYLW9fteOKAgonc002ISIA4F0YErZnVqmL641-Jnvi-gDwgY4MxaupuHLnbtNfwP-FYS_yqYd-Hh3EDkfAkO0-rJnTH3hhCbPd6NceILo8uKkDwwVcG0pZhKTgroVTOqzDRmRmHski0ueO27DNhJ85JQ599Gqo_adT8Gif/w640-h434/ihearofsherlock308%20header.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><p>While the Baker Street Irregulars is the most well-known of Sherlockian societies, it is by no means the only one — nor even the most important. There are gatherings happening every week, in person and virtually, of Sherlockian societies.</p><p>And just like the Sherlockian societies that sprouted up in those early years of the hobby, Steve Doyle, BSI ("<i>The Western Morning News</i>") thought it might be helpful to bring some of them together in a spirit of building Sherlockian community and creating connections.</p><p>And that's taking the form of the inaugural BSI Canonical Conclave, taking place in Indianapolis on April 26, 2025. We talk with Steve about what we might expect there and what he expects to come from this unique gathering. Whether you're attending or not, he shares vital information for your own activities.</p><p>We have some Sherlockian society events we share in "<b>The Learned Societies</b>" segment, Madeline Quiñones tells us about another Sherlock Holmes podcast in "<b>A Chance of Listening</b>," and the <b>Canonical Couplet</b> quiz tests your Sherlock Holmes knowledge with something from the IHOSE vaults for one lucky winner.  Send your answer to comment @ ihearofsherlock .com by April 14, 2025 at 11:59 a.m. EST. 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Episode 308: The BSI Midwest Canonical Conclave

“grazed the subclavian artery” [STUD] While the Baker Street Irregulars is the most well-known of Sherlockian societies, it is by no means ...

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by Scott Monty

Baker Street Elementary – I Swear to God...

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“dared only whisper their religious opinions with bated breath” [STUD] </h4><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDuAPk9UbTTAyDPB6ffMdK0HE_ykQ1G4opIu8v5HFu2RRAPiFGqvpjym0lEOLX-y7YQlfnr4qBNCkBN6jIpT-rLLftNp0LU2l_pOZPLLCJ23jJKPBcVcs71_l2N2cenpSSrm2uhquAvW9TRnURsECYRzvNH6BXq178Ha2nSEFuu2e8AfjvVpOr-AYYP3Qx/s1365/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20198.1.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1365" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDuAPk9UbTTAyDPB6ffMdK0HE_ykQ1G4opIu8v5HFu2RRAPiFGqvpjym0lEOLX-y7YQlfnr4qBNCkBN6jIpT-rLLftNp0LU2l_pOZPLLCJ23jJKPBcVcs71_l2N2cenpSSrm2uhquAvW9TRnURsECYRzvNH6BXq178Ha2nSEFuu2e8AfjvVpOr-AYYP3Qx/w640-h360/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20198.1.PNG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Was Sherlock Holmes religious? That was something we contemplated together with Henry T. Folsom, BSI ("The Golden Pince-Nez") in <i>Trifles</i> Episode 427 on his Morley-Montgomery Award-winning article "<a href="https://www.sherlockholmespodcast.com/2025/03/episode-427-my-biblical-knowledge-is.html" target="_blank">My Biblical Knowledge is a Trifle Rusty</a>." [Listen below]</div><div><br /></div><div>In considering whether Holmes subscribed to any Eastern or Western religion, Folsom made it clear that Holmes was familiar with a number of religions, but was more of an agnostic than an atheist. And of course, his famous "rose soliloquy" was indicative of his believe in some Higher Power:</div><div><blockquote><div>“There is nothing in which deduction is so necessary as in religion,” said he, leaning with his back against the shutters. “It can be built up as an exact science by the reasoner. Our highest assurance of the goodness of Providence seems to me to rest in the flowers. All other things, our powers our desires, our food, are all really necessary for our existence in the first instance. But this rose is an extra. Its smell and its color are an embellishment of life, not a condition of it. It is only goodness which gives extras, and so I say again that we have much to hope from the flowers.”</div></blockquote></div><div>Religious aspects pop up throughout the Canon, from the heavy hand of the Mormons (STUD) to Holmes serving as a witness to a wedding in the first short story (SCAN) to his claim that “my Biblical knowledge is a trifle rusty” (CROO), it is a constant drum-beat.</div><div><br /></div><div>But isn't it interesting that of his many disguises, <i>two</i> of them were religious in nature: “an amiable and simple-minded Nonconformist clergyman” (SCAN) and “a venerable Italian priest” (FINA).</div><div><br /></div><div>Was he overly familiar with these professions? Or were was he able to get cassocks in bulk from his costume supplier? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" data-dashlane-classification="other" data-dashlane-frameid="7506" data-dashlane-rid="38094c7cd0071a92" height="192" mozallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" src="https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/35555380/height/192/theme/modern/size/large/thumbnail/yes/custom-color/1a1f21/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 class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Here's some Sunday humor from the boys at Baker Street Elementary...</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBuhGeurXn3qC9Ni9NlTGm7MVbh3tMK0maiEuJUKXKFEv5nLS4Vy_qOemNhk5OTtoRoKJONba54VVABASGJ5WyHVGSChc1j-LZwPibqV24qbRTcz1xVv_mUdntW_VqZFXuOOsoj2CQVH-sdy1r5YM9szPSrKKnjVGHW9VqLGfQThk0kqSMTuq266Bp4ikj/s1365/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20198.2.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1365" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBuhGeurXn3qC9Ni9NlTGm7MVbh3tMK0maiEuJUKXKFEv5nLS4Vy_qOemNhk5OTtoRoKJONba54VVABASGJ5WyHVGSChc1j-LZwPibqV24qbRTcz1xVv_mUdntW_VqZFXuOOsoj2CQVH-sdy1r5YM9szPSrKKnjVGHW9VqLGfQThk0kqSMTuq266Bp4ikj/w640-h360/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20198.2.PNG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD3aVTN0ZcS8z7VOXHGi1ousUxpq6h11xIkbJqCsTNIM9_9XFQNAPun-AU0N6trUQICFne2WZ1STMAEAzdh1WA8F0rUoeijW1PhA-5cnZ92NVzzFf9GLJM1mAc0szbf90DqCeBY2OdpJOytnfv4xWobyUrkaHsOUgPKlupVAxze2-QY-mP7ojjgX8nfTtu/s1365/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20198.3.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1365" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD3aVTN0ZcS8z7VOXHGi1ousUxpq6h11xIkbJqCsTNIM9_9XFQNAPun-AU0N6trUQICFne2WZ1STMAEAzdh1WA8F0rUoeijW1PhA-5cnZ92NVzzFf9GLJM1mAc0szbf90DqCeBY2OdpJOytnfv4xWobyUrkaHsOUgPKlupVAxze2-QY-mP7ojjgX8nfTtu/w640-h360/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20198.3.PNG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><i>Baker Street Elementary</i></b><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> follows the original adventures of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson, as they and their friends work through the issues of elementary school in Victorian London. An archive of all previous episodes can be viewed at the <a href="https://www.dfw-sherlock.org/baker-street-elementary.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Baker Street Elementary website</a></span><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">.</span></div><div><div><br /></div><div><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyHxoov2AdCNzI-sA382WHyzmCYKmU5vuVxxUUbwgmzd_zESpxNTWBoDo-0BOUVmZPf0EpIOXFT9y59il288HBvx1-_JJJXxHhZAn2orzWJPWbYZasKlLBplbQMHDaY9thgs_w1diI7ch/s1600/Baker+Street+Elementary.jpg" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyHxoov2AdCNzI-sA382WHyzmCYKmU5vuVxxUUbwgmzd_zESpxNTWBoDo-0BOUVmZPf0EpIOXFT9y59il288HBvx1-_JJJXxHhZAn2orzWJPWbYZasKlLBplbQMHDaY9thgs_w1diI7ch/s640/Baker+Street+Elementary.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br />

Baker Street Elementary – I Swear to God...

“dared only whisper their religious opinions with bated breath” [STUD] Was Sherlock Holmes religious? That was something we contemplated to...

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Episode 307: The Evolution of 221B Con

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“able to evolve from their own inner consciousness” [STUD] </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMLPrr7cn5vTeO1I-x7TahZMoxS0qTaN4q6_synaTm1kLaqN6dLuvC6csWOXCWqlNbwGN55HFNqi2yQGWvOQxGYiYQBNAeG7kdfq5PbGNDknVN-tKyPf5Z1mx9fJ74J_hsL1xRVH1NHBHi9Ui2lg-cxOaOUiXInkX7Oe74puomJbu9D2jJ7WpLP7Zw1b8/s1000/ihearofsherlock307%20header.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMLPrr7cn5vTeO1I-x7TahZMoxS0qTaN4q6_synaTm1kLaqN6dLuvC6csWOXCWqlNbwGN55HFNqi2yQGWvOQxGYiYQBNAeG7kdfq5PbGNDknVN-tKyPf5Z1mx9fJ74J_hsL1xRVH1NHBHi9Ui2lg-cxOaOUiXInkX7Oe74puomJbu9D2jJ7WpLP7Zw1b8/w640-h480/ihearofsherlock307%20header.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><p>Now in its 12th year, 221B Con has become a mainstay of annual Sherlockian events, drawing people from all over the world to Atlanta every April. It was founded as a response to <i>Sherlock</i> on BBC, but has expanded beyond that to include the original stories as well as all forms of media.</p><p>Last year, the founders announced that this year would be the final 221B Con. As we narrow in on that date, regular attendee and volunteer Johanna Draper Carlson isn't convinced that has to be the case. But the future isn't quite clear at this point.</p><p>We talk with Johanna about what's changed over the years, how it compares to other major "Cons," what to expect in April 2025, and what she hopes the future will bring. </p><p>We have some Sherlockian society events we share in "<b>The Learned Societies</b>" segment, Madeline Quiñones tells us about another Sherlock Holmes podcast in "<b>A Chance of Listening</b>," and the <b>Canonical Couplet</b> quiz tests your Sherlock Holmes knowledge with something from the IHOSE vaults for one lucky winner.  Send your answer to comment @ ihearofsherlock .com by March 29, 2025 at 11:59 a.m. EST. 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Episode 307: The Evolution of 221B Con

“able to evolve from their own inner consciousness” [STUD] Now in its 12th year, 221B Con has become a mainstay of annual Sherlockian event...

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Baker Street Elementary – What's in a Name?

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“should you rather that I sent James off to bed?” [TWIS] </h4><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLqMhAGGSTRT96NuIPoXsauOGGJd-awcU7yxU6FjZdZGNEaPx2zFaB2_jKwAuhsTwFjEoovlT9vXJG7U1iBKm4hLx6JmCELdgbjZ7hTyEDJewGtHfzjvt7H2ONBZkZFXt59_5ik8uspHQqxWyXfM67rh6g5gcUMNLIdvX88yuvMAAiAgPO89jIECGW09Mh/s1365/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20197.1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1365" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLqMhAGGSTRT96NuIPoXsauOGGJd-awcU7yxU6FjZdZGNEaPx2zFaB2_jKwAuhsTwFjEoovlT9vXJG7U1iBKm4hLx6JmCELdgbjZ7hTyEDJewGtHfzjvt7H2ONBZkZFXt59_5ik8uspHQqxWyXfM67rh6g5gcUMNLIdvX88yuvMAAiAgPO89jIECGW09Mh/w640-h360/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20197.1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>One of the most vexing and early discrepancies in the Sherlock Holmes canon occurs in "The Man With the Twisted Lip," when Mrs. Watson refers to her husband as "James."</div><div><div></div><blockquote><div>“It was very sweet of you to come. Now, you must have some wine and water, and sit here comfortably and tell us all about it. Or should you rather that I sent James off to bed?”</div><div><br /></div><div>“Oh, no, no! I want the doctor’s advice and help, too. It’s about Isa. He has not been home for two days. I am so frightened about him!”</div></blockquote><div></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Having clearly introduced us to himself as "John H. Watson, M.D., late of the Army Medical Department" in <i>A Study in Scarlet</i>, it strains credulity that the good doctor would have misprinted his own name. So what does that leave us? </div><div><br /></div><div>Dorothy Sayers famously came up with what is probably the most clever and elegant solution when she suggested that Mrs. Watson was referring to her husband by his middle name, as something of a term of endearment.</div><div><br /></div><div>"But wait," we hear you say. "His middle name started with 'H'!"</div><div><br /></div><div>Yes, and that's where Sayers' solution is perfect. She suggested that Watson's middle name was <i>Hamish</i>, which is a Scottish version of James.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We have a companion Trifles episode on this topic: <a href="https://www.sherlockholmespodcast.com/2022/08/episode-294-james-watson-md.html" target="_blank">Episode 294 - James Watson, M.D.</a>, in which we discuss Tom Cynkin's look at the matter:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" data-dashlane-classification="other" data-dashlane-frameid="2602" data-dashlane-rid="300b77ddde01c66e" height="192" mozallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" src="https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/24086268/height/192/theme/modern/size/large/thumbnail/yes/custom-color/3a4e59/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 class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It's literally another Case of Identity. 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Baker Street Elementary – What's in a Name?

“should you rather that I sent James off to bed?” [TWIS] One of the most vexing and early discrepancies in the Sherlock Holmes canon occurs...

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by Scott Monty

Episode 306: The Golden Era of Sherlock Holmes and His Contemporaries

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“the high opinion formed of him by his contemporaries.” [VALL] </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3xaOcCvth4srV1czpVBX1Jg7RGS7MpWxBnsflQrxAT15IbarUfh6POpBK08kgKtBJ6_J80vJyWjvEUG2hm3tyTZ3JIFnZie1_UtilIs7R_gcu7OR89_XBT5SpgWbRJVhu80WUeWsqnDKEnFKvgO8kDl9nwB71_JHAZm7GN6tzM-KL94PLzbfitisgwOhz/s1706/ihearofsherlock306-header.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1706" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3xaOcCvth4srV1czpVBX1Jg7RGS7MpWxBnsflQrxAT15IbarUfh6POpBK08kgKtBJ6_J80vJyWjvEUG2hm3tyTZ3JIFnZie1_UtilIs7R_gcu7OR89_XBT5SpgWbRJVhu80WUeWsqnDKEnFKvgO8kDl9nwB71_JHAZm7GN6tzM-KL94PLzbfitisgwOhz/w640-h480/ihearofsherlock306-header.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><p>When the first Sherlock Holmes short stories came on the scene, they were something of a novelty: non-serialized, self-contained tales that put the <i>Strand Magazine</i> on the map.</p><p>As with any success story, this one inspired imitators. These contemporaries of Sherlock Holmes inhabited the pages of the <i>Strand </i>and many other magazines of the day. Author Michael Cohen has stepped forward to catalog and categorize them from the years 1891 to 1914. This surprising array of characters includes those who were consciously not trying to be Sherlock Holmes, ranging from the occult to females, bumbling detectives, doctors and scientists, the criminal class and more.</p><p>In <i>The Golden Era of Sherlock Holmes and His Contemporaries</i>, Cohen gives us a handy and valuable resource; its subtitle indicates it is a Mystery Guide and Finding List. For readers interested in detectives in this golden era, this book is an essential companion to help identify and locate these sometimes famous, sometimes obscure detectives.</p><p>We also take a quick look at Sherlockian societies in "<b>The Learned Societies</b>" segment, Madeline Quiñones tells us about her absolute favorite Sherlock Holmes podcast in "<b>A Chance of Listening</b>," and the <b>Canonical Couplet</b> quiz tests your knowledge with a reward of a copy of <i>The Golden Era of Sherlock Holmes and His Contemporaries</i> for one lucky winner.  Send your answer to comment @ ihearofsherlock .com by March 14, 2025 at 11:59 a.m. EST. 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