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Episode 108: Becoming a Sherlockian

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One of the perennially favorite sets of episodes is the Sherlockian 101 series we did (originally Episode 4 and Episode 5). Many of our longtime listeners may have heard these, but some may not have listened to them in a while. And we recognize that we may have new listeners who may not have gone through our extensive back catalog.<br />
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Therefore, we decided to resurrect and combine these episodes into one larger show to help you understand just what goes in to this little hobby of ours. From the original stories, to the advent of Sherlock Holmes as a pop culture figure, our love of all things Victorian and just getting started, you'll get a good grounding in the language and customs of our hobby.<br />
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Then, we'll help you understand the community of people that we call Sherlockians (or is that Holmesians?) who have been at this for over 100 years. From the publications they produce to the meetings they hold, we'll give you a grounding of the language, names and even traditions at some of these groups.<br />
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We'll cap it off with a tribute to none other than Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who got this whole party started. We hope you enjoy it.<br />
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<li>Listener mail - how do I get into a Sherlockian society?</li>
<li>What do we mean by Canonical?</li>
<li>Which are the best Sherlock Holmes stories to read? Where should I begin?</li>
<li>Holmes and Watson as real people - the beginnings of Sherlockian scholarship</li>
<li>Some details about Baker Street - particularly 221B</li>
<li>How we use short-hand to refer to the stories</li>
<li>Close connection with and nostalgia for the Victorian/Ewardian era when the Baker Street Irregulars was founded in 1934</li>
<li>You say Sherlockian / I say Holmesian</li>
<li>The Baker Street Irregulars and the origins of Sherlock Holmes societies</li>
<li>The Baker Street Journal Christmas Annuals</li>
<li>Some society proceedings</li>
<li>Overview of the past and present heads of the Baker Street Irregulars</li>
<li>Why the "Baker Street Irregulars"?</li>
<li>Some international groups, including the U.K., Canada, Japan, Australia, Denmark, Germany, Italy and France</li>
<li>How to join a Sherlockian society / what goes on at meetings</li>
<li>How to find out when the meetings are</li>
<li>Answering the age-old question: "How can I become a member of the BSI?"</li>
<li>The BSI Weekend activities</li>
<li>Other online resources for your edification</li>
<li>And some offline resources</li>
<li>The Editor's Gas Lamp, from Vol. 9, No. 4, 1959</li>
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<li><a data-amzn-asin="B0006BR56K" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006BR56K?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0006BR56K" rel="nofollow" style="color: #006f85; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><i>The Annotated Sherlock Holmes</i></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B0006BR56K" style="border: medium none !important; height: auto; margin: 0px !important; max-width: 100%;" width="1" /> (William S. Baring-Gould)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.sherlockian.net/world/chronology.html" style="color: #006f85; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The leading problems of chronology</a></li>
<li><a href="http://webpages.charter.net/lklinger/Chrotabl.htm" style="color: #006f85; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">A table of major events in the stories</a></li>
<li><a data-amzn-asin="B000SIKOAU" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000SIKOAU/103-9734229-0952650?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=B000SIKOAU" rel="nofollow" style="color: #006f85; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><i>The Date Being -- ?</i></a> (Andrew Jay Peck)</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Morley" style="color: #006f85; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Christopher Morley</a></li>
<li>Ronald A. Knox's <a href="http://www.diogenes-club.com/studies.htm" style="color: #006f85; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Studies in the Literature of Sherlock Holmes</a></li>
<li><a data-amzn-asin="0140070354" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0140070354/103-9734229-0952650?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0140070354" rel="nofollow" style="color: #006f85; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><i>Letters to Sherlock Holmes</i></a></li>
<li>Jay Finley Christ's <a href="http://ihose.co/ABREV" rel="nofollow" style="color: #006f85; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">list of four-letter abbreviations of the 60 stories</a></li>
<li>Writings about the writings - <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2007/05/the-lord-harry-illu_14.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #006f85; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">the Harry Potter and Sherlock Holmes phenomena</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dickens.stanford.edu/sherlockholmes/index.html" style="color: #006f85; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Discovering Sherlock Holmes</a> (Stanford University)</li>
<li><a data-amzn-asin="0393059162" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0393059162/103-9734229-0952650?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0393059162" rel="nofollow" style="color: #006f85; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><i>The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes</i></a> (Leslie S. Klinger)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.bestofsherlock.com/story/storyhm.htm" style="color: #006f85; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The best Sherlock Holmes stories</a>, from Randall Stock and originally in the <i style="color: #006f85; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/" style="color: #006f85; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Baker Street Journal</a></i></li>
<li>The Baker Street Journal <a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com//christmasannuals.html" style="color: #006f85; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Christmas Annuals</a></li>
<li>A list of <a href="http://www.sherlockian.net/societies/index.html" style="color: #006f85; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Sherlockian societies worldwide</a></li>
<li><a href="https://prioryscholarsnyc.wordpress.com/manual/" style="color: #006f85; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">How to Start and Run a Sherlockian Group</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.sherlock-holmes.org.uk/" style="color: #006f85; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The Sherlock Holmes Society of London</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/" style="color: #006f85; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The Baker Street Journal</a></li>
<li>The entire <a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com//ebooks/ebsj.html" style="color: #006f85; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The eBSJ</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.torontobootmakers.com/" style="color: #006f85; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The Bootmakers of Toronto</a> and the <a href="http://www.torontobootmakers.com/canadian-holmes/" style="color: #006f85; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Canadian Holmes</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ash-tree.bc.ca/acdsocy.html" style="color: #006f85; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The Arthur Conan Doyle Society</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sherlockiancalendar.homestead.com/" style="color: #006f85; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The Sherlockian Calendar of Events</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.sherlock-holmes.org.uk/newsletter/" style="color: #006f85; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The District Messenger</a></li>
<li><a href="http://redcircledc.org/index.php?id=39" style="color: #006f85; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Scuttlebutt from the Spermaceti Press</a></li>
<li><a data-amzn-asin="0865531870" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0865531870?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=as3&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=0865531870" style="color: #006f85; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The Baker Street Dozen</a> by p.j. Doyle</li>
<li>What goes on at <a href="http://bsiweekend.com/" style="color: #006f85; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">the BSI Weekend</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.sherlockian.net/" style="color: #006f85; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Sherlockian.net</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.sh-whoswho.com/" style="color: #006f85; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The Sherlockian Who's Who</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sherlockpeoria.blogspot.com/" style="color: #006f85; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">SherlockPeoria</a></li>
<li><a href="https://ash-nyc.com/the-serpentine-muse/current-issue-sample/" style="color: #006f85; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The Serpentine Muse</a></li>
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Episode 108: Becoming a Sherlockian

"If a man has a hobby, he follows it up" [ILLU] One of the perennially favorite sets of episodes is the Sherlockian ...

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by Scott Monty

Holmes Away From Home: Tales From the Great Hiatus

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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">"The Great Hiatus!" Those three words conjure wonderful and powerful images in the minds of all Sherlockians," writes author and editor David Marcum in <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1306925656/holmes-away-from-home-adventures-from-the-great-hi" target="_blank"><i>Holmes Away From Home: Tales From the Great Hiatus</i></a>, a two volume collection of stories where authors speculate on the whereabouts of Holmes from Reichenbach Day, May 4th 1891 til his return on April 5th, 1894. While Doyle did give us a somewhat brief explanation of Holmes's activities during those missing three years, it has been up to fans of the great detective to fill in the gaps.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">In "The Adventure of the Empty House," Holmes explains to Watson how he spent his time after surviving his fight with Professor Moriarty:</span><br />

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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">"I travelled for two years in Tibet, therefore, and amused myself by visiting Lhassa, and spending some days with the head Llama. You may have read of the remarkable explorations of a Norwegian named Sigerson, but I am sure that it never occurred to you that you were receiving news of your friend. I then passed through Persia, looked in at Mecca, and paid a short but interesting visit to the Khalifa at Khartoum, the results of which I have communicated to the Foreign Office. Returning to France, I spent some months in a research into the coal-tar derivatives, which I conducted in a laboratory at Montpellier, in the South of France." </span></blockquote>
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Holmes then returns to London. But is that all there is to the story?  A paragraph seems an awfully brief way to sum up the whereabouts of the great detective for three years of his life. This "was a period of nearly three whole years, from May 1891 to April 1894 – that’s over a thousand days! The tiny amount of information related in “The Empty House” is clearly not the whole story," argues Marcum in the <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1306925656/holmes-away-from-home-adventures-from-the-great-hi" target="_blank"><i>Holmes Away from Hom</i>e</a> introduction. This argument led to the two volume anthology.<br />
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Where was Holmes during those missing years?<br />
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There is a general consensus among pastiche writers. After his victory at the Reichenbach Falls, Holmes returns to London briefly in disguise, then travels to Europe, takes passage by sea to India, and spends the winter in Tibet. Holmes leaves Tibet in the spring of 1892 until his return to London in 1894, Holmes spends his time on secret missions guided by his brother. These missions take Holmes to the Middle and Far East, to the North American continent, and then back to Europe.<br />
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If this consensus already exists then why the need for a new Hiatus collection? Editor David Marcum himself shares his logic:<br />
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"The most important reason is that there can never be enough traditional Sherlock Holmes adventures. We find out some more about what Holmes did in Europe before he set out for Tibet, and how Watson filled some of his time back in London. Details of Holmes’s missions in India and traveling in the Middle East are revealed, some with long-reaching consequences. Details of more than one trip to the United States are addressed, with visits to places that have previously been unidentified in Holmes’s itinerary. Finally, we learn what he was doing in the days and even hours leading up to the events of 'The Empty House.' If you’ve already journeyed with Holmes on some of his Hiatus investigations, you’ll appreciate the chance to do so again. And if this is your first time setting out on the journey with him, you couldn’t be in better hands."</blockquote>
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<a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1306925656/holmes-away-from-home-adventures-from-the-great-hi" target="_blank"><i>Holmes Away From Home</i></a> is a <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1306925656/holmes-away-from-home-adventures-from-the-great-hi" target="_blank">Kickstarter</a>-backed project, open until November 25th.<br />
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Holmes Away From Home: Tales From the Great Hiatus

"had finally been called away" [BLUE] "The Great Hiatus!" Those three words conjure wonderful and powerful images i...

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by Belanger Books

An Honest Look at BBC's Sherlock

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We're all aware that Season 4 of <i>Sherlock</i> arrives on January 1. (At least we hope we are.)<br />
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After the last season, there was some commentary that the series had jumped the shark — it was too self-aware, the plot twists were unrealistic with regard to the characters, and pandered to fans too much. Then of course, there were fans who couldn't get enough and eagerly awaited whatever bits of information were available about the new season.<br />
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Well, whatever your personal conclusion is about the show, the bottom line is this is Sherlock Holmes like we've never experienced him before. And leave it to the folks at Screen Junkies, makers of Honest Trailers, to come up with — wait for it — <a href="https://youtu.be/38_c6dh6Y6M" target="_blank">an honest trailer about Sherlock Holmes</a>.<br />
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It opens with:<br />
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"The world's most famous detective returns to the screen...for like the 200th time. But this time, the show is more than a rehash of public domain stories from the 1890s. Now...they BLOG!"</blockquote>
That should give you a sense of the tongue-in-cheek approach that the trailer takes, as it launches into a series of observations about the show.<br />
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Never letting us forget that he's "a high-functioning sociopath," it doesn't take long before the video begins a no holds barred, ruthless summary of the updated character and plot devices:<br />
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“Meet Sherlock Holmes, consulting detective, obsessive-compulsive and high-functioning sociopath — which is all just Sherlock speak for, 'he’s a ginormous d—k to everyone'... Thrill as he solves London’s toughest crimes armed only with the ability to make helpful words float in thin air and the power of knowing whatever the script needs him to know.”</blockquote>
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One line in particular sums up the complaints of many who have tired of the show:<br />
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"Enjoy a witty, smart, clever show that's obnoxiously aware of how witty, smart and clever it is."</blockquote>
And yet, we'll keep coming back for more.<br />
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Looking forward to screening "The Six Thatchers" on January 1 on MASTERPIECE in the United States.<br />
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An Honest Look at BBC's Sherlock

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by Scott Monty

Episode 107: A Scintillation of Scions

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"Excellent, Watson! You scintillate today." [ILLU] </h4>
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In 2017, we'll celebrate the 10th anniversary of <a href="http://www.scintillation.org/" target="_blank">A Scintillation of Scions</a>, appropriately called "a family reunion for Sherlockians." In this episode, we're fortunate to be able to speak with the founder of the event, Jacquelynn Morris, BSI ("The Lion's Mane").<br />
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From an AOL discussion board to membership in one of Maryland's finest Sherlockian societies, we hear about Jacquelynn's first meeting with Sherlock Holmes and the many people who have influenced her along the way. Hers is a story that typifies the magnificent power of friendship and colleagues as one finds one's way into the world of Sherlock Holmes fans. It includes the encouragement of outsiders and younger individuals, a fine tradition which Jacquelynn herself carries on today.<br />
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We also touch on topics such as Undershaw and <a href="http://ihose.co/ihose99" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chris Redmond</a>'s latest publication <i><a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2016/10/about-sixty-eliminates-improbable.html" target="_blank">About Sixty: Why Every Sherlock Holmes Story is the Best</a></i>. Much like an onion, the more layers we peel back from Jacquelynn, the more we discover — and she's fascinating!<br />
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Listen in to find out what a wedding, a sword fight, Vincent Wright and a deli platter all have in common.<br />
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1:35 Introduction<br />
3:24 Sponsor — Wessex Press<br />
4:45 Welcome Jacquelynn Morris, BSI, ASH<br />
10:30 Remembering alt.fan.holmes, the Hounds of the Internet and Steve Clarkson<br />
12:01 Watson's Tin Box of Ellicott City, Maryland<br />
14:58 If you own a restaurant, be wary of Watson's Tin Box<br />
18:08 Saturdays with Sherlock Holmes at the Pratt Library<br />
20:23 The origins of A Scintillation of Scions<br />
26:34 Essay contest for 7th graders in Howard County, Maryland<br />
32:30 The stand-out speaker of all of the Scintillations<br />
33:22 Other memorable events at Scintillation<br />
35:48 Upcoming features at A Scintillation of Scions X<br />
38:09 Getting involved with Undershaw<br />
42:57 Jacquelynn's contribution to <i>About Sixty</i><br />
50:00 A chapter in <i>The Wrong Passage</i> about which poison Anna Coram took<br />
57:53 Sponsor — The Baker Street Journal<br />
1:00:09 Contact information and review<br />
1:01:36 Sherlock Holmes Brand ad<br />
1:02:43 Special news announcement<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.scintillation.org/" target="_blank">A Scintillation of Scions</a> (website)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/A-Scintillation-of-Scions-266787909052/?fref=ts" target="_blank">A Scintillation of Scions</a> (Facebook)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.watsonstinbox.org/" target="_blank">Watson's Tin Box</a> (website)</li>
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<li><a href="http://sherlockinmaryland.com/2016/10/sherlockian-program-returns-to-pratt-library-for-37th-year/" target="_blank">A Saturday with Sherlock Holmes</a> at the Enoch Pratt Free Library</li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/saturdayspratt.html" target="_blank">Sherlockian Saturdays at the Pratt</a></i> by William Hyder (book)</li>
<li><a href="http://hclibrary.org/a-students-teachers/sherlock-holmes-essay-contest/" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes Essay Contest</a> for 7th graders in Howard County, MD</li>
<li><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Arthur-Sherlock-Conan-Creation-Holmes/dp/1632860392" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Arthur and Sherlock: Conan Doyle and the Creation of Holmes</a></i> by Michael Sims (pre-order on Amazon)</li>
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<li><i><a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/wrongpassage.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Wrong Passage</a></i> from the BSI Manuscript Series</li>
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