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The Man Who Murdered Sherlock Holmes

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"If this man was murdered, how was it done?" [STUD]</h4>
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There's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOix4QgTCi8">a trailer available on YouTube</a> for the hour-long documentary <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003NVZGQG?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakstrblo-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=B003NVZGQG"><b><i>The Man Who Murdered Sherlock Holmes</i></b></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.co.uk/e/ir?t=thebakstrblo-21&l=as2&o=2&a=B003NVZGQG" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />. As you may have surmised, the title refers to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and his rather contentious relationship with his most famous creation.<br />
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According to the description of the video:<br />
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<i>In the lead up to the launch of the SHERLOCK HOLMES movie, this 60 minute drama documentary uncovers the secrets behind the real Sherlock Holmes, looks at the possible codes within the stories, and finds that the real Holmes is more of an action hero and a surprise than most would imagine.</i></blockquote>
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<i>Interviews with Surgeons from the Royal College, literary experts and Holmes' officionados this really is a fascinating journey of discovery into the heart of one of the greatest mysteries of all time - why and who killed SHERLOCK HOLMES.</i></blockquote>
Those of you in the know may recognize a few Holmes and Doyle experts:  Owen Dudley Edwards, who edited portions of the 9-volume set <b><i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Oxford-Sherlock-Holmes-set/dp/0192123297?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">The Oxford Sherlock Holmes</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">; Roger Johnson, BSI ("The Pall Mall Gazette"), editor of <i><b><a href="http://www.sherlock-holmes.org.uk/journal.php">The Sherlock Holmes Society Journal</a></b></i>; and Catherine Cooke, BSI ("The 'Book of Life'"), Curator of the Sherlock Holmes Collection at the Marylebone Library in Westminster, London.</span></span></i></b><br />
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Interesting piece of trivia: when we first watched it, the video had 221 views on it. We're not sure if that was purely a Canonical coincidence or if the creators artificially set it at that number.<br />
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If you're interested in this documentary, <b><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003NVZGQG?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakstrblo-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=B003NVZGQG">you can buy a copy of the DVD here:</a> <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003NVZGQG?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakstrblo-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=B003NVZGQG">The Man Who Murdered Sherlock Holmes</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.co.uk/e/ir?t=thebakstrblo-21&l=as2&o=2&a=B003NVZGQG" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /></b>.<br />
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The Man Who Murdered Sherlock Holmes

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Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes

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We've seen the meetings of greats before: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Seven-Per-Cent-Solution-Reprint-Reminiscences-Paperback/dp/0393311198?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes and Sigmund Freud</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=0393311198" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/West-End-Horror-Posthumous-Memoir/dp/0393311538?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes and Oscar Wilde</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=0393311538" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Abbott-Costello-Meet-Frankenstein-Bud/dp/0783233582?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Abbott and Costello and Frankenstein</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=0783233582" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />. The list goes on.<br />
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Now, if your inner MGM child wants to connect with your inner Universal adult, you have the opportunity to see <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Tom-Jerry-Meet-Sherlock-Holmes/dp/B003N1Z70Q?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes</b></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=B003N1Z70Q" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></i>. Because <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Great-Mouse-Detective-Mystery-Mist/dp/B0034GK74G?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Basil of Baker Street</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=B0034GK74G" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /> wasn't enough of a murine tribute to Holmes, and because evidently Tom needs to wrack his brain with deducing clues in addition to chasing a wily little mouse, the felonious feline is becoming a Holmesian suck-up in this family-friendly animated feature film. I could summarize the plot here, but would it really matter? If you'd like an official plot summary, <a href="http://www.awn.com/news/home-entertainment/tom-and-jerry-meet-sherlock-holmes-comes-dvd">Animation World Network has it</a>.<br />
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You can take a look at the trailer below:<br />
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Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes

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Leonard Nimoy's Sherlock Holmes Connections

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In <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2010/07/search-of-glor_3.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">one of our last posts</a>, we asked for connections between Leonard Nimoy and Sherlock Holmes, and you graciously submitted yours. Thank you for that!<br />
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To those of you who were wondering what the connections are, we'll start with our own - we were thinking of three.<br />
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1. After completing his run on the <a href="https://amzn.to/3tquWgf" target="_blank"><b><i>Star Trek</i></b></a><b><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=B001DHXT6G" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="1" /></b> television series, Mr. Nimoy returned to the stage. In 1974, he played the title character in the U.S. tour of <a href="https://amzn.to/38SeOKR" target="_blank">William Gillette's play "Sherlock Holmes."</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=B001PDLR6M" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="1" /><br />
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2. Around that same time, Nimoy starred in a 15-minute short educational film called "Sherlock Holmes: Interior Motive," in which the origins of the Earth were explained. Here we have a short clip from it. Thankfully, it's not a long clip.<br />
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3. In <a href="https://amzn.to/3DZUWDW" target="_blank"><b>Star Trek VI</b></a><b><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=B0000UJL96" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="1" /></b>, Nimoy (as Mr. Spock) used the quote, "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." He credited "an ancestor of mine" with saying it first.<br />
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Thank you so much for playing along! We'll see if we can develop similar quizzes and fun items for the future.<br />
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Leonard Nimoy's Sherlock Holmes Connections

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Episode 27: A Sherlockian Potpourri

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In this episode we cover a few sundry items, which we're calling a potpourri of Sherlockian material - tidbits of information about a number of topics that themselves may not require en entire show. Topics include:<br />
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<li>News coverage of the conference Sherlock Holmes and His Worlds in Bennington, VT</li>
<li><a href="http://www.norwegianexplorers.org/2010_conference.html">The Spirits of Sherlock Holmes</a> conference at the University of Minnesota August 6-8, 2010</li>
<li><a href="http://mysite.verizon.net/resxb1oi/id13.html">A Scintillation of Scions III</a> in Clarksville, MD</li>
<li>A new book from Jon Lellenberg, <i><a href="http://www.bsiarchivalhistory.org/BSI_Archival_History/Novel.html">Baker Street Irregular</a></i></li>
<li>Books about the BSI: <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0786702214?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0786702214">The Case of the Baker Street Irregulars</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0786702214" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> </i>by Anthony Boucher, <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000JD2SZ8?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000JD2SZ8">Murder Most Irregular</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B000JD2SZ8" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> </i>by H. Paul Jeffers, <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000NPRM1W?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000NPRM1W">Copper Beeches</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B000NPRM1W" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br />
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This episode's reading comes from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BB7JPC?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000BB7JPC"><i>Profile By Gaslight</i></a><i><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B000BB7JPC" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /></i>: "Ballad of Watson in the Morning" by Belden Wigglesworth.<br />
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Episode 27: A Sherlockian Potpourri

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Graphic Adventure of Moriarty on Kickstarter

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Here's an interesting project that might be worthy of your support. <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/">Kickstarter</a> is a site that allows you to peruse small budget creative ideas that need funding. The notion is, if enough people chip in, the project will become a reality.<br />
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We've been made aware of a Sherlockian project that needs funding: <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dangerkatt/moriarty-the-dark-chambera-graphic-adventure"><b>Moriarty: The Dark Chamber</b></a> is a "graphic adventure" that is being proposed on Kickstarter. The publication is an upcoming graphic novel from DangerKatt Creative Studio, written by Daniel Corey, with art by Anthony Diecidue and letters and graphics by Dave Lanphear. <br />
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MORIARTY is going to be a three-chapter trade publication. Chapter #1 is complete, but we need your help to fund Chapter #2. The money received from backers will aid in production, covering the cost of art, letters and final assembly. The individual chapters of MORIARTY will debut online, and will go to print when the entire book is complete.</blockquote>
Here's the trailer for the project:<br />
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MORIARTY follows the misadventures of Professor James Moriarty, arch nemesis of Sherlock Holmes, and poses the question: Can an outdated supervillain find new life?<br />
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It is the dawn of World War I, and Sherlock Holmes has been dead for twenty years. Professor James Moriarty is a lost man when he is approached by MI5 and blackmailed into finding Holmes' long-lost brother, Mycroft. What at first appears to be a routine case leads to a web of intrigue that involves a psychic box, a woman from his past, and a new villain that threatens to be greater than he ever was.<br />
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Will he unravel this complex mystery and reclaim his former glory as the world's greatest criminal mastermind, or will he fade into obscurity?</blockquote>
If you're interested in seeing some of the sample art, their <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=52498&id=1533090052&l=3f40a46699"><b>Facebook Page has an album</b></a> full of it.<br />
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<b>Here's where you come in:</b> the team needs to raise <b><i>$3,700</i></b> in the next 40 days or so. So far, there have been 11 contributions made and $400 raised. If this is a project that you would like to see succeed, please consider contributing. There are great incentives if you volunteer a donation, including copies of the final graphic novel, downloadable artwork, and signed sketches by artist Anthony Diecidue.<br />
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In addition to donating, let's do something remarkable: let's see how viral we can make this effort. Share this link with everyone you know. Email it. Tweet it. Put it on Facebook, discussion boards, forums, etc. Let's see how far and wide we can spread the word to help get these guys off the ground. That "plus" sign in the bottom bar or the green "Share This" icon below will help you with that.<br />
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A Copy of A Study in Scarlet at Auction

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Next week there is an event on the calendar that every Sherlockian collector should mark well. It has nothing to do with when a particular story took place or an event of the past that has significance.<br />
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No, one week from today is when one of the rarest items of modern fiction - and certainly the rarest of Holmesian works - goes under the hammer at Sotheby's in London. For on July 15, 2010, an inscribed copy of <b><i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/New-Annotated-Sherlock-Holmes-Baskervilles/dp/039305800X?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">A Study in Scarlet</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=039305800X" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></i></b> will be up for auction. The expected sale price? £250,000 to £400,000.<br />
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This story marks the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes in print, and this is the only known inscribed copy of the original work. Randall Stock's excellent website <a href="http://www.bestofsherlock.com/ref/sothebys-2010-beetons.htm">The Best of Sherlock</a> has the comprehensive writeup about this particular item (as well as many others). Sotheby's itself has <a href="http://www.sothebys.com/video/privateview/L10404/index.html"><b>a video preview of the item</b></a> as well. Please click through to view it.<br />
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From Randall's website comes a description of the item:<br />
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This copy, the property of a private collector in New England, is bound in three-quarter morocco gilt that was probably done at the same time as Conan Doyle's inscription.  That inscription, "This is the very first independent book of mine which ever was published" appears on an extra leaf bound-in at front and is signed "Arthur Conan Doyle. | Jan 9 / 14."  Following the original cover are 26 pages of front-matter, including advertisements, the title page, table of contents, and frontispiece illustration.  The complete text of the original magazine (pp. [1]-138) then appears along with all the back-matter advertisements (pp. 139-168) and the original back cover.  It is in very fine condition.</blockquote>
We have the distinct pleasure of once having held that very copy in our hands when the collector showed it to us. To say that it made us a little weak in he knees would be an accurate statement. It was a direct connection to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who also once held it in his hands, and it was a marvelous specimen of the near-perfect acquisition.<br />
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Below you can take a look at the 5-page section of the Sotheby's catalog relevant to our interest.<br />
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If you're interested in more information, we suggest you use <b><a href="http://www.bestofsherlock.com/ref/sothebys-2010-beetons.htm">Randall's site as the main point of reference</a></b>. In addition to everything regarding the provenance of the book (including previous owners and their affiliation with the Baker Street Irregulars) and the proceedings of the auction, he also has a good deal of press clippings about the event. It should be interesting to see how much this item sells for and whether it winds up in the hands of another private collector or in an institution's collections.<br />
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"Back From the Theatre" [RETI]

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2488/4181741937_4568a83a69.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2488/4181741937_4568a83a69.jpg" width="211" /></a></div>We suppose you could call this "The Return of the Secret of Sherlock Holmes." After a 20-year hiatus, Jeremy Paul's play <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Secret-Sherlock-Holmes-Jeremy-Paul/dp/0887347088?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">The Secret of Sherlock Holmes</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=0887347088" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /> is back.<br /><br />You may recall that Jeremy Brett and Edward Hardwicke took to the stage in 1988-89 to play the roles they became so renowned for in the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Holmes-Complete-Granada-Television/dp/B000RPCJB6?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Granada Television series</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=B000RPCJB6" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />. The play ran for approximately 400 episodes in London's West End, and its run was an obvious strain on the Brett, who had already begun a decline in health that would end in his untimely death in 1995.<br /><br />It's only been recently that the play has managed to see a resurgence in interest. We wrote about Shakespeare & Company's reprisal in the fall of 2007 (<a href="http://www.bakerstreetblog.com/2007/09/their-secret-was-out-gree.html">"Their Secret Was Out" [GREE]</a>) and also covered it on <a href="http://www.bakerstreetblog.com/2007/09/their-secret-was-out-gree.html">Episode 10 of I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere</a>. Check out those two links for full coverage of that version.<br /><br />There can be no doubt that the recent <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Holmes-Special-Exclusive-Artwork/dp/B003EMFC04?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes film with Robert Downey, Jr.</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=B003EMFC04" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /> has also increased the attention on our favorite detective. It's no surprise then that the theatrical world should also be interested in seeing Holmes return to the stage. After all, it was William Gillette who used the stage to make Sherlock Holmes an even more integrated role in popular culture some 100 years ago.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/28772/sherlock-holmes-play-to-replace-the">The Stage recently reported</a> that Jeremy Paul's The Secret of Sherlock Holmes would be returning to London's West End beginning on July 20, replacing the Fantasticks at the Duchess Theatre. In the role of Sherlock Holmes will be Peter Egan, and his friend and colleague Dr. Watson will be played by Robert Daws. Egan recently played Holmes in <a href="http://draft.blogger.com/goog_1136637127">a stage edition of </a><i><a href="http://www.whatsonsouthwest.co.uk/article.php?id=13843">The Hound of the Baskervilles</a></i> and you may recall Daws from his days as Bertie Wooster's brainless pal Tuppy Glossop in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Jeeves-Wooster-Complete-Hugh-Laurie/dp/B001V7UXG2?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Jeeves & Wooster</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=B001V7UXG2" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />.<br /><br />There's no indication on the length of run of this show; it's likely to be fueled by the sequel to the recent film as well. If you do see it, please pop by and let us know what you thought, or drop us a line  at bakerstreetblog AT gmail DOT com and let us know if you'd care to do a guest post with a full review.<br /><br />Related items of interest:<br /><br /><iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=thebakerstree-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B001V7UXG2&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe> <iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=thebakerstree-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=0887347088&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe> <iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=thebakerstree-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B003EMFC04&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe>  <iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=thebakerstree-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B000RPCJB6&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe>

"Back From the Theatre" [RETI]

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"This Account of You We Have From All Quarters Received" [SCAN]

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-tNuYCEV56_Lab7EB168Gmu6Ovp97CjqOUJ3fpmEpTQEUkqAORMZFZC5j5XgffbNcUIKF6dLVAgn4yuXEisSYVHIWYn8IM8tElpZnFOOB_r-oIS-FQB_nf9ERgp195Y8WchaJIex87si5/s1600/lz_SHM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-tNuYCEV56_Lab7EB168Gmu6Ovp97CjqOUJ3fpmEpTQEUkqAORMZFZC5j5XgffbNcUIKF6dLVAgn4yuXEisSYVHIWYn8IM8tElpZnFOOB_r-oIS-FQB_nf9ERgp195Y8WchaJIex87si5/s200/lz_SHM.jpg" width="192" /></a></div>In our inbox over the weekend, we found a note from the publishers of <i><a href="http://shm.deutsche-sherlock-holmes-gesellschaft.de/">Sherlock Holmes Magazin</a></i>, a German publication. We're pleased to say that they were a little more courteous to their verbs than the legendary Count von Kramm as they reminded us of the existence of their publication and of the latest installment.<br /><br />The <b><a href="http://shm.deutsche-sherlock-holmes-gesellschaft.de/">German Sherlock Holmes magazine</a></b> is now in its fourth issue and is clearly popular, as the first issue from August 2009 has sold out, and the second issue is nearly sold out. To give you an idea of what made it so popular (aside from the notion of a first issue being something of a collector's item), here are some of the topics from that first appearance (very loosely translated - forgive our crude skills):<br /><ul><li>What do we really know about Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson?</li><li>The Victorians and the love of money</li><li>Ongoing thoughts on the Canon</li><li>Events in the anniversary year</li><li>Reviews </li><li>From the press</li><li>Pastiche</li></ul><br />In the June 2010 edition, comprising 32 pages of full color, we have the following to look forward to:<br /><br /><ul><li>Theater: The Hound of the Baskervilles in Hamburg</li><li>Baker Street: the new comic series</li><li>Sherlock Holmes and the movement of death</li><li>From the research:</li><li>Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - War of the Ghosts</li><li>Scotland Yard</li><li>from the press</li><li>Pastiche</li></ul><br />There is sure to be something for everyone here - both collectors and active Holmesians in Germany as well. The publishers are the Deutsche Sherlock Holmes Gesellschaft and the subscription rates are as follows: 19 € to the UK, 27 € within the EU, 32 € worldwide. You can <a href="http://shm.deutsche-sherlock-holmes-gesellschaft.de/bestellen.php">order here</a>.<br /><br /><br />Related items for you Germanophiles:<br /><iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=thebakerstree-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B001KGDNDO&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe><br /><iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=thebakerstree-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B0031ERD5C&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe>  <iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=thebakerstree-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B00022GI8Y&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe>  <iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=thebakerstree-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B002WC9B18&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe>

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Leonard Nimoy Goes in Search of Sherlock Holmes

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Something a little fun and lighthearted for this weekend. In the 1970s in the United States, there was a television show called "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Search_Of..._(TV_series)">In Search Of</a>," a documentary series hosted by Leonard Nimoy, who was coming off of his <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Star-Trek-Original-Remastered-Season/dp/B001DHXT6G?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank"><b>Star Trek</b></a><b><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=B001DHXT6G" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="1" /></b> days as Mr. Spock.</div>
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The show would regularly investigate mysteries such as the Bermuda Triangle, Bigfoot, UFOs and the like. But we were able to find the original episode that went in search of...<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS1yZFm6X-0&feature=related">Sherlock Holmes</a>. We'll forgive Mr. Nimoy his misquoting of Holmes in the introduction as we present the first of three episodes from the third season of the show.<br />
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Are you aware of any other Sherlock Holmes connections with Leonard Nimoy? We can think of at least <b><i>three</i></b>. Leave a comment below to share your knowledge (or guesses). We'll follow up in a couple of days with our answers and yours.<br />
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Here's <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2010/08/have-figured-out-your-connections-3gar_27.html#.VPE-4fnF9gR" target="_blank">the link to the answers</a>.<br />
And here's <a href="http://ihose.co/SpockHolmes" target="_blank">our remembrance of Leonard Nimoy</a>.<br />
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Leonard Nimoy Goes in Search of Sherlock Holmes

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The Baker Street Irregulars — A New Graphical Series

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We <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2010/05/comic-interlude-3gab_30.html" rel="nofollow">recently reported</a> on a pending series of graphic novels from Tony Lee & Dan Boultwood, titled "The Baker Street Irregulars" (<a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2010/05/comic-interlude-3gab_30.html" rel="nofollow">"News About Sherlock Holmes in the Comics"</a>). Today, we understand that the series has been green-lighted by Franklin Watts / EDGE Books.<br />
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The press release makes things sound ominous:<br />
"Sherlock Holmes is dead – and the streets of London are awash with crime. And with no great detective to save them – who will the common people of London turn to?"<br />
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We're confident that the authors will be able to answer that question, and as a member of the Baker Street Irregulars, we're glad to see our name being used in a creative and engaging way. And as we understand it, one of our members has been advising Mssrs. Lee and Boultwood.<br />
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Even more interesting, Mr. Tony Lee himself has dropped by <a href="http://www.facebook.com/ihearofsherlock">our Facebook Page</a> to let us know that he got approval to move forward with the project. We'd appreciate it if you stopped over there and pushed that big "Like" button on the top of the page, if you haven't yet.<br />
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<i>This is the question asked in Sherlock Holmes: The Baker Street Irregulars, a series of four graphic novel stories released by Franklin Watts / EDGE books, a division of Hachette Children’s Books this coming Spring.<br /><br />Written by New York Times List #1 Bestselling Graphic Novelist and Anthony Horowitz’s ‘Horowitz Graphic Horror’ adaptor Tony Lee, and with art by critically acclaimed ‘Prince Of Baghdad’ and ‘Horowitz Graphic Horror’ artist Dan Boultwood, these four books chronicle the adventures of the Baker Street Irregulars, characters mentioned in Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes books ‘A Study In Scarlet’ and ‘The Sign Of Four’ as they take up the challenge of defending the Victorian city against the forces of evil; facing kidnappers, thieves, murderers and a criminal mastermind believed to be the notorious Moriarty, the man also believed to have killed Sherlock Holmes at the Reichenbach Falls several months earlier.<br /><br />But the Irregulars aren’t alone – helping them are the reluctant Inspector Lestrade, the mysterious débutante Irene Adler and the steadfast Doctor John Watson, who uses his years of study under Holmes to assist this new generation of crime-solvers.<br /><br />Set in the three ‘missing years’ between ‘The Adventure Of The Final Problem’ and ‘The Adventure Of The The Empty House’, the series concentrates on Wiggins, the only Baker Street Irregular named in any of Sir Arthur Conan-Doyles books, and his gang of detectives, including the female pickpocket ‘Pockets’, the chimney sweep apprentice ‘Ash’, the Chinatown inventor ‘Chen’ and the butcher’s assistant ‘Tiny’. Alongside the Irish Wolfhound ‘Fluffy’ and their mysterious first client ‘Eliza’, they find themselves in a variety of adventures that fans of the genre of any age can enjoy.<br /><br />In the last few years there have been a multitude of child-friendly Sherlock Holmes spin-off books available, but these stories of the Baker Street Irregulars are unique; in addition to the fact that they are told in a graphical comic format, for one of the first times ever they are ‘canonical’ within the Sherlock Holmes universe, with perhaps the most acclaimed Sherlock Holmes expert alive today, Leslie S. Klinger coming on board as consulting expert for all four stories.<br /><br />The editor of countless award winning academic books on Sherlock Holmes, including the ‘New Annotated Sherlock Holmes’ and the ten volume ‘Sherlock Holmes Reference Library’, Leslie S. Klinger is so respected in the industry that even the makers of the Sherlock Holmes movies starring Robert Downey, Jr and Jude Law have consulted his advice. And with Leslie involved, The Baker Street Irregulars moves from a simple series to a storytelling event that every self respecting ‘Sherlockian’ will want on their bookshelf.<br /><br />With four stories, ‘The Adventure Of The Missing Detective’, ‘The Adventure Of The Phantom Of Drury Lane’, ‘The Adventure Of The Charge Of The Old Brigade’ and ‘The Adventure Of The Family Reunion’ released in March 2011, Sherlock Holmes: The Baker Street Irregulars is a series for both reluctant and confident readers of all ages.</i></blockquote>
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What do you think? does this interest you? Will you be placing an order?<br />
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The Baker Street Irregulars — A New Graphical Series

"with full approval" [CREE] We recently reported on a pending series of graphic novels from Tony Lee & Dan Boultwood, ti...

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Celebrating Sidney Paget's 150th Birthday

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Last year, we celebrated a landmark event: the <a href="http://www.bakerstreetblog.com/2009/05/man-of-excellent-birth-and-education.html">150th anniversary of the birth of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle</a>. Now in 2010, we have another sesquicentennial to highlight: the 150th anniversary of the birth of famed illustrator Sidney Paget.<br />
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Paget's influence cannot be underestimated, as he gave Sherlock Holmes life through the visual medium. His illustrations were the first - and likely the most impressionable - images of Holmes that many readers saw, as they helped to visually tell the stories in the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Strand/dp/B000062XRV?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank"><i>Strand Magazine</i></a><i><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=B000062XRV" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></i>. To many, just as Basil Rathbone is held in the mind as the definitive Holmes of film, Paget's Holmes is the definitive Holmes of illustrations.<br />
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And now to celebrate the anniversary of the birth of this influential artist, the Toronto Public Library is holding a virtual exhibit titled <a href="http://ve.torontopubliclibrary.ca/sidney_paget/index.html"><b>Sidney Paget: Iconic Illustrator of Sherlock Holmes</b></a>. The online exhibit is truly well done, as it takes the visitor through various displays and highlights Paget's career and non-Sherlockian work - work that inspired Conan Doyle to collaborate with Paget on other projects such as <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Desert-Drama-Being-Tragedy-Korasko/dp/B000GLQGPQ?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">T<i>he Tragedy of the Korasko</i></a><i><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=B000GLQGPQ" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></i> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Rodney-Stone-Authors-Works-Arthur/dp/B00088DHA4?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank"><i>Rodney Stone</i></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=B00088DHA4" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /> (both seen below).<br />
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In addition to his non-Sherlockian work, there is also non-Doylean work that the TPL calls out, such as other detective stories and current events in illustrated newspapers. But the images that struck us as the most interesting are those that show Paget's work on Sherlock Holmes spilling over into other illustrations. Here are two that could simply be Sherlock Holmes wearing a bad toupee:<br />
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We highly recommend checking out the full exhibit. And if that captures your interest, the Toronto Public Library has <a href="http://ve.torontopubliclibrary.ca/"><b>a full listing of all of their virtual exhibits to date</b></a>. Included therein are two that you might be particularly interested in:<br />
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<li><a href="http://ve.torontopubliclibrary.ca/case_of_considerable_interest/index.html"><b>A Case of Considerable Interest</b></a>: An exhibition celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Arthur Conan Doyle Collection of the Toronto Public Library</li>
<li><a href="http://ve.torontopubliclibrary.ca/FOTH/index.html"><b>Footprints of the Hound</b></a>: Celebrating the centenary of return of Sherlock Holmes in The Hound of the Baskervilles and the 30th anniversary of the Arthur Conan Doyle Collection.</li>
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Celebrating Sidney Paget's 150th Birthday

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A Visit to the Reichenbach Falls

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For Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts, other than Baker Street in London, there is one location mentioned in the Canon that can be considered Holmesian holy land: the Reichenbach Falls in Meirengen, Switzerland.<br />
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And while some may have had the opportunity to go as part of an organized event (the <a href="http://www.sherlock-holmes.org.uk/">Sherlock Holmes Society of London</a> held an official trip in 2005 called <a href="http://www.sherlock-holmes.org.uk/beeline.php">Making a Beeline for Switzerland</a>), most of us have only had a chance to <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/01/travel/sherlock-holmes-inc.html?pagewanted=all">read about travels to and celebrations at the Falls</a>.<br />
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Here's an added opportunity to view a bit of the scene, from a Swiss railway journeys documentary. A tip of the deerstalker goes to Karen Murdock (aka "May Blunder" on the Hounds of the Internet), who discovered <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uotnru-n5zo" target="_blank">this video</a>:<br />
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Have you ever visited the Reichenbach Falls or Meirengen? What were your personal impressions? Or perhaps your're planning a trip. Please leave a comment below and share your story.<br />
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A Visit to the Reichenbach Falls

"I found myself at the falls of Reichenbach" [FINA] For Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts, other than Baker Street in London, there...

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The Baker Street Journal Gets a Makeover

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One of the mainstays of scholarship of the world of Sherlock Holmes has always been the <a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/"><b><i>The Baker Street Journal</i></b></a>. Since 1946, this "Irregular" quarterly has been consistently offering the best of Holmesian essays, commentary, news and activity. And while it is published by the Baker Street Irregulars, you don't need to be a member of the BSI to <b><i><a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/itemsforsale/subscriptions.html">subscribe</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> - it's open to anyone who has a passing interest in the world of Sherlock Holmes.</span></span></i></b><br />
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If you're a subscriber and you received your Spring 2010 issue (Vol. 60, No. 1) of the BSJ, you may find that the old cliché "the more things change, the more they stay the same" can now applies to the Journal, as a few changes were recently instituted - and change is not something that's been welcomed at the BSJ.<br />
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Last year, under the able guidance of the team at <a href="http://www.wessexpress.com/">Wessex Press</a>, the cover of the Journal got a much-needed update when the traditional profile of Holmes by Frederic Dorr Steele was replaced by an ever-rotating image that was consistent with the content inside each issue. That has been continued with the latest issue, featuring Jude Law and Robert Downey, Jr. as Watson and Holmes:<br />
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In addition, an enclosed letter from the publisher enumerates some of the differences at the <i>Baker Street Journal</i>:<br />
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As you undoubtedly realize, this Spring 2010 issue of the BSJ arrives in your mailbox approximately six weeks later than usual. We thank all our subscribers for their patience.</blockquote>
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We have been undergoing some changes here at the Journal. Times change, technology changes, and as inconvenient as this can sometimes be, these changes also bring new opportunities. This year, we have changed printers after a long 18-year run with our Sheridan Press.It seemed like a good time to make other changes as well, including returning The Baker Street Journal to the perfect binding of the Original Series, as well as an upgrade in the typesetting and production of the interior changes. This all begins with this issue at hand, but it took a little extra time to get in place. We trust you find it all worth the wait.</blockquote>
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One thing that hasn't changed is the quality of the contents. Steven Rothman is still the guiding spirit of  The Baker Street Journal and his leadership insures that the BSJ remains the Sherlockian publication of record.</blockquote>
Here you can see the difference between the Winter 2009 issue and the Spring 2010 issue:<br />
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We've also given you a side view of what a perfect binding means - something especially essential for you collectors (or accumulators) who like to put the BSJ on your bookshelf.<br />
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As to the content of the Spring 2010, you can check that out on the Baker Street Journal site (<a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/articlesandextras/currentcontents.html">Current Contents</a>). This link changes quarterly, always giving you the table of contents of the most current issue, as well as the <a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/articlesandextras/theeditorsgaslamp.html">Editor's Gas-Lamp</a> to read online. And if you'd like to see what some of the best articles have been, check out the links on the <a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/morleymontgomeryaward.html">Morley-Montgomery Award</a> section, where some of the decade's most recent highly acclaimed scholarship lives.<br />
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If all of this moves you, we encourage you to <a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/itemsforsale/subscriptions.html"><b>subscribe to the <i>Journal</i></b></a>. This is the premier publication of Sherlockian scholarship, and you get five issues - all four quarterly issues plus the Christmas Annual - for just $37.50 a year in the U.S. and $47.50 outside of the U.S.<br />
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And now the Baker Street Journal has <a href="http://www.facebook.com/BakerStreetJournal">an official Facebook page</a> at <a href="http://facebook.com/BakerStreetJournal">http://facebook.com/BakerStreetJournal</a>. If you're so inclined, please "like" it here:<br />
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News About Sherlock Holmes in the Comics

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For those of you who are interested in Sherlock Holmes in the realm of comic books, this should grab your attention. As you are no doubt aware, we recently reported that the Muppets would have a role in a new Sherlock Holmes-themed comic book (<a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2010/05/were-equally-puppets-in-his-hands-soli_4.html" rel="nofollow">"The Muppets Do Sherlock Holmes"</a>). If your tastes in the graphic arts are a little more refined, fear not! We noticed some early quivers across the web that may indicate some additional publications that you may wish to note.<br />
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<b>Some History</b></h4>
There are a great many instances of Holmes in the comics over the years. While we haven't yet provided a comprehensive review or compilation of all of the titles at this point, we point you to <a href="http://bullyscomics.blogspot.com/2008_01_01_archive.html">Bully Comics, who has a nice retrospective from the month of January, 2008</a>.<br />
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The British comics blog downthetubes.net re-posted <a href="http://downthetubescomics.blogspot.com/2010/05/tony-lee-taks-zombies-and-jane-austen.html">a Del Rey interview with Tony Lee</a>, the British comics creator, who appeared at the Bristol Comics Expo last weekend. For those of you who may not know Tony, he has recently completed <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pride-Prejudice-Zombies-Graphic-Novel/dp/0345520688?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank"><b><i>Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Graphic Novel</i></b></a><b><i><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=0345520688" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></i></b>. [Side note: we mentioned the original book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pride-Prejudice-Zombies-Classic-Ultraviolent/dp/1594743347?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Pride and Prejudice and Zombies</a> in <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2010/01/episode-22-sherlock-holmes-at-movies.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 22</a> of I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere].<br />
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The reason it caught our eye is that last month, Bleeding Cool first reported Tony and his writing partner Dan Boultwood <a href="http://www.bleedingcool.com/2010/04/15/are-tony-lee-and-dan-boultwood-working-up-a-sherlock-holmes-graphic-novel/">had their photo taken</a> at the Sherlock Holmes set of the London Film Museum earlier this year. An interesting tease, for certain.<br />
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But thanks to the Del Ray interview, we have it straight from Tony that he's "<i>working on and pitching a graphic novel series of books <b>on the Baker Street Irregulars</b>, another childhood love</i>."<br />
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So we began to piece some of the other bits of the puzzle together to see if we could find more information.  It turns out we didn't have to look very far, as Bleeding Cool followed up with a post this weekend that clinched it: <a href="http://www.bleedingcool.com/2010/05/29/tony-lee-and-dan-boultwoods-irregular-graphic-novels/">Tony Lee and Dan Boultwood's Irregular Graphic Novels</a>. The only information we have is that Sherlock Holmes is dead and it looks like the Irregulars are poised to replace him; but of the assortment of ragtag street urchins, who will it be? No specifics on the plot, a publisher or anything other than a series of images from flyers that were handed out at the London MCM Expo:<br />
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We're glad to see that at least Wiggins gets an appearance.<br />
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