I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere

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500. That's a nice round number. Or half-round if you consider the Roman numeral (D).<br />
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It also happens to be the number of entries we've posted on this site. This is our 500th posting since we opened for business in August 2005 with <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2005/08/the-baker-street-blog_10.html">this little entry</a>. Over the course of the last five years, we've had busy months as well as times of relative drought (mostly related to work duties that kept us otherwise occupied). Now that <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/p/aboutcontribute.html">we have a system in place for contributors</a>, we're confident that we can keep a steady stream of Sherlockian / Holmesian news on its way for you.<br />
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We recently heard from one of our email subscribers that he wasn't aware that he could click in the email. Every time we present a link - whether it's the headline in the email or a hyperlinked bit of text in the entry on the site - it's meant to provide you, dear reader, with more information and context to help bring the article to life. Please feel free to click through.<br />
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<b>"My old favourite" [3GAR]</b><br />
In keeping with the notion of clicking through, we thought we would provide a Baker's [Street] Dozen of our favorite posts from the first 500, in chronological order.<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2006/12/second-morning-after-christmas-blue_27.html"><b>"The Second Morning After Christmas" [BLUE]</b></a> - 29 December 2006: the first installment of our annual Christmas greeting.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2006/05/is-hobby-of-mine-to-have-exact_24.html"><b>"It Is a Hobby of Mine to Have an Exact Knowledge of London" [REDH]</b></a> - 18 May 2006: a great collection of resources for the Sherlock Holmes fan visiting London.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2006/10/in-music-soli_1.html"><b>"Rejoicing in the Music..." [SOLI]</b></a> - 1 October 2006: music is a passion of ours, and this entry is a look at three soundtracks for Sherlockian works, including stage, screen and television.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2007/02/watson-very-odd-soli_14.html"><b>"Odd, Watson - Very Odd!" [SOLI]</b></a> - 14 February 2007: the discovery of Ernie Gilbert's (an animator for <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fairly-Odd-Parents-Season-2-Disc/dp/B001JAHS7S?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">The Fairly Odd Parents</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B001JAHS7S" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></i> on Nickelodeon) sketches of Sherlock Holmes and the integration of the finished artwork into this site's branding.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2007/04/is-long-row-veil_1.html"><b>"There Is the Long Row..." [VEIL]</b></a> - 1 April 2007: the date should have given it away, but this April Fools Day "news" item was picked up by a handful of entertainment blogs who didn't think to click on the final embedded link in the article.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2007/06/episode-01-welcome-and-introduction.html"><b>"I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere" [GREE]</b></a> - 18 June 2007: the premiere of "the first podcast for Sherlock Holmes devotees, where it's always 1895."</li>
<li><a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2007/07/july-7-hum-sign_7.html"><b>"Date, July 7. Hum!" [SIGN]</b></a> - 7 July 2007: an auspicious day that involved the number 7 and some interesting facts about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The fact that we were able to find a Canonical quote with the date in question was even better.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2008/06/passed-over-little-ford-last_19.html"><b>"We Nearly Passed Over a Little Ford" [LAST]</b></a> - 19 June 2008: a more personal one that noted our transition to working for the global company that made one of two automobiles mentioned in the Canon.</li>
<li><b><a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2010/05/fresh-spec_31.html">"Perfectly Fresh" [SPEC]</a></b> - 31 May 2010: the historic transition of the <i><a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/">Baker Street Journal</a></i> to a new printer with a new format.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2010/10/to-me-than-twitter-illu_25.html"><b>"More To Me Than the Twitter" [ILLU]</b></a> - 25 October 2010: the first use of Twitter as part of a collective viewing experience of a Sherlock Holmes item. In this case, PBS Masterpiece Mystery asked us to host a chat on Twitter while the BBC series "<i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Season-Blu-ray-Benedict-Cumberbatch/dp/B004132I20?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Sherlock</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B004132I20" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></i>" aired. It was an unrivaled success.</li>
<li><b><a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2011/01/all-gossip-is-welcome-vall_31.html">"Where All Gossip Is Welcome" [VALL]</a></b> - 31 January 2011: the official start of our integration of Peter Blau's "Scuttlebutt from the Spermaceti Press," in which we provide a visual of the newsletter as well as links to the sites mentioned within it.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2011/02/little-village-of-meiringen-fina_27.html"><b>"The Little Village of Meiringen" [FINA]</b></a> - 27 February 2011: Sherlockian travel comes of age when Michael Meer, BSI ("The Englisher Hof") creates an interactive Google Map with points of interest for Sherlockians visiting the Meiringen/Interlaken area of Switzerland.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2011/03/intelligence-of-your-correspondent-vall_6.html"><b>"The Intelligence of Your Correspondent" [VALL]</b></a> - 6 March 2011: the announcement that our site would be collectively authored by anyone who presents appropriate credentials. This was supported with the appearance of the <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/p/our-contributors.html" target="_blank">About page</a> at the top of the site, as well as <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/p/new-here.html">New Here?</a> and <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/p/resources.html">Resources</a>.</li>
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We're sure there are many more, but these are just the first few that came to mind. But what about you? Is there a past entry here that you particularly enjoyed? If you can't think of one off the top of your head, you can always browse through the Archives section ("File It in Our Archives") over in the right column of the site, or click on the Random button in the toolbar the bottom of your screen, or simply click through some of the boxes at the end of each article captioned "<b>You might also like...</b>"<br />
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"I Would Willingly Give Five Hundred" [REIG]

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by Scott Monty

A Study in Sherlock: New Sherlock Holmes Stories

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"Some really extraordinary stories" [STOC]</h4>
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<img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0812982460" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />From the <a href="http://baker-street.org.uk/2011/03/a-study-in-sherlock/">Baker Street Supper Club</a>, March 19th:<br />
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“For those of you already compiling your Christmas gift lists, Random House will be publishing a new anthology of stories inspired by Holmes canon, just in time for the holiday season.<br />
 <b><i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Study-Sherlock-Laurie-R-King/dp/0812982460?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">A Study in Sherlock</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0812982460" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></i></b> features contributions from well known authors such as Neil Gaiman, Lee Child, Alan Bradley and many more. The anthology has been compiled by Laurie R. King, award winning writer of the Mary Russell and Kate Martinelli novels, and Leslie S. Klinger, world renowned Holmes expert and editor of The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes.<br />
 The collection will be published in December 2011 and is available to pre-order from Amazon now. For more details and future teasers from the book please visit the <a href="http://astudyinsherlock.com/">A Study in Sherlock</a> blog.”</blockquote>
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The publication date above is for the UK. According to Amazon.com, it will be released in the US on October 25th, 2011. On the <a href="http://astudyinsherlock.com/">A Study in Sherlock</a> blog, Laurie R. King says this about the stories in the anthology:<br />
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“They’re all fabulous. Absolutely great.<br />
Neil Gaiman writes about bees, China, and A Certain Beekeeper. Tom Perry set his story in 1901 Buffalo, New York. SJ Rozan’s is built around “The Man With the Crooked Lip.” Dana Stabenow’s Kate Shugak meets “The Eyak Interpreter.” Colin Cotterill did us a graphic story—that’s graphic as in drawings, not as in overt gore. And the 90 files he sent his story in has given Random House a…challenge (better them than me, thank heavens.) And by way of bonus, Les Klinger and I did an introduction—plus, there’s Twinterview (an interview, in 140 characters) between Les and Mary Russell!”</blockquote>
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Interested? Head over to <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Study-Sherlock-Laurie-R-King/dp/0812982460?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Amazon.com</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0812982460" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /> for price info and to pre-order. And for more with the other co-editor Les Klinger, check out <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2011/03/episode-31-chat-with-les-klinger.html">Episode 31 of I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere</a>.<br />
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A Study in Sherlock: New Sherlock Holmes Stories

"Some really extraordinary stories" [STOC] From the Baker Street Supper Club , March 19th: “For those of you already compi...

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by Katie Magnusson

"Goaded it to Fresh Madness" [STUD]

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Well now it seems that you can have fun with the Canon by participating in <a href="http://clozedbooks.com/the-adventures-of-sherlock-holmes/"><b>The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes as Mad Libs</b></a>. Francis Cleary has started <a href="http://clozedbooks.com/">ClozedBooks.com</a>, in which you - yes, you! - can help create Mad Lib versions of the stories. He has already finished "<a href="http://clozedbooks.com/the-adventures-of-sherlock-holmes/a-scandal-in-bohemia/read/" target="_blank">A Scandal in Bohemia</a>" with the help of a handful of participants. You can read the Mad Lib version by clicking through.<br />
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Other tales are in the process of being written: "The Red-Headed League," "A Case of Identity," "The Boscombe Valley Mystery," and "The Speckled Band." If you head over there now, you can suggest nouns, verbs and adjectives to be used within the stories. Participants have the choice of logging in with Facebook or Twitter, or contributing anonymously; those who do log in will be given credits on each story's title page.<br />
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We think this is a fun way to enjoy the core of the Canon that we all know so well. While we're not certain what level of editing or screening goes into the vetting of grammatical phrases, we'll see what a crowdsourcing exercise does for it.<br />
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