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If you happen to be in the Cleveland, Ohio area this fall, you might want to check out what's happening at the <a href="http://www.clevelandplayhouse.com/">Cleveland Playhouse</a>. From November 25 - December 18, the troupe will be presenting <a href="http://www.clevelandplayhouse.com/main-stage/the-games-afoot"><i>The Game's Afoot - or, Holmes for the Holidays</i></a>, written by Ken Ludwig and starring Aaron Posner.<br />
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The city of Cleveland made only one appearance in the Sherlock Holmes stories: it was listed on Enoch J. Drebber's business card in <i>A Study in Scarlet</i>. But in this case, it plays home to an important event - the world premiere of Ken Ludwig's play.<br />
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According the the description of their website:<br />
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Acclaimed actor of the 1930s, William Gillette, invites his Sherlock Holmes co-stars to his eccentric Connecticut mansion for a Christmas Eve celebration. When one of the guests is murdered, Gillette employs the persona of the master detective he’s made famous on the stage. A murder mystery comedy from the author of <i>Lend Me A Tenor</i>.</blockquote>
If you're planning to be in the area, we're certain that this will prove to be an evening of fun that will tickle your Sherlockian funny bone.<br />
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Related: <a href="http://ihose.co/ihose73" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ken Ludwig interview on IHOSE Episode 73</a>.<br />
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Holmes for the Holidays Comes to Cleveland

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"have you sent to Cleveland?" [STUD] If you happen to be in the Cleveland, Ohio area this fall, you might want to check out w...

Episode 34: William Gillette, America's Sherlock Holmes

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Every generation has its Sherlock Holmes. Currently, it's a pitched battle between Robert Downey, Jr. on the big screen and Benedict Cumberbatch on the small screen. A generation ago, it was Jeremy Brett; prior to that it was Douglas Wilmer and Peter Cushing. Certainly one of the monuments of all time was Basil Rathbone.<br />
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But before Rathbone - even before <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Triumph-Sherlock-Holmes-Arthur-Wontner/dp/B000098ZRR?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Wontner</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=B000098ZRR" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Boscombe-Valley-Mystery-Eille-Norwood/dp/B00008N74Z?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Norwood</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=B00008N74Z" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /> - stood a giant of the stage: William Gillette. Gillette was a respectable gentleman who made a respectable living from the stage, not least of which were his 1,300 appearances as Sherlock Holmes, after close contact with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in the late 1890s.<br />
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In this episode, we have an opportunity to speak with Henry Zecher, author of the first definitive biography of Gillette, titled <a href="http://www.amazon.com/William-Gillette-Americas-Sherlock-Holmes/dp/1453555803?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank"><b><i>William Gillette, America's Sherlock Holmes</i></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=1453555803" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />. Mr. Zecher is a former award-winning sports journalist and editor who has written on a wide variety of topics. He has had a lifelong love of Sherlock Holmes and has followed his passion in writing about William Gillette over the last 14 years. You can read his <a href="http://www.henryzecher.com/zecherbio.htm">full bio on his website</a>.<br />
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We go inside the book and trace the early beginnings of Gillette as an aspiring actor, a stage manager and a playwright, learning how he took what was a questionable profession and turned it into one that would not only be palatable for his family but also for his fellow thespians, who ultimately conferred upon Will the title "Dean of the American Theatre." We'll also hear about his association with Helen Hayes.<br />
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Rather than a traditional reading of the Editor's Gas-Lamp, we're treated to a reading of Frederic Dorr Steele's tribute to Gillette upon Gillette's death, as well as a poem by Richard Burton, originally recounted in a special supplement to Vol. 3, No.3 (New Series) of the <a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/"><i>Baker Street Journal</i></a>.<br />
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Episode 34: William Gillette, America's Sherlock Holmes

Episode 34: William Gillette, America's Sherlock Holmes

Every generation has its Sherlock Holmes. Currently, it's a pitched battle between Robert Downey, Jr. on the big screen and Benedict C...

The Sherlock Holmes Drinking Game — The Copper Beeches

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[Guest post by Jill Brumer]<br />
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The Sherlock Holmes Drinking Game is back, fresh with a brand-new installment. This time, we drink along to “The Adventure of the Copper Beeches,” a truly terrifying tale for all the characters involved, but especially tough for the women who reside in the building of the title. <br />
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Lucky for us, dear reader, we have the inestimable Violet Hunter to lead us through the story, and to prove that smart women really are something to be reckoned with, even in Victorian times. In fact, in honor of Miss Hunter and how plucky she is, we will be raising a glass not only for the original rules of The Sherlock Holmes Drinking Game (which can be found here: <a href="http://www.examiner.com/sherlock-holmes-in-national/sherlck-holmes-fans-21-up-the-sherlock-holmes-drinking-game-has-arrived">The Sherlock Holmes Drinking Game</a>), but also every time Violet Hunter does something awesome.<br />
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For the drink itself, I wanted to stir up something special, because it’s not everyday we meet a female character in the Canon who can hold her own like Violet Hunter can. And also, it needed to be coppered-colored (of course). Here’s what I’ve come up with:</div>
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Now, yes, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creme_de_violette">violet liqueur</a> can be hard to come by (although with the amount of flavored spirits nowadays, it shouldn’t give you too much trouble). If you are feeling slightly adventurous like our friend Miss Hunter, and you have access to actual real violets, I say try making your own! There are a lot of great tutorials out there for making flavored liqueurs, but my old stand-by is to put my ingredient (in this case, violets) in a jar with vodka and let it sit for a few weeks in the dark. Strain it and enjoy your very own, personally-made flavored liqueur!<br />
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Now, on to the tale!<br />
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<b>Number of Drinks Taken: 13</b><br />
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<li>Take one drink for Violet entering 221B Baker Street.</li>
<li>Take one drink for Holmes and Watson dashing off in a cab (this time a trap, going out to meet Miss Hunter).</li>
<li>Take one drink for Holmes letting the villain go free (but not without tussling with the giant dog, first, of course).</li>
<li>Take ten drinks for Violet Hunter being incredibly smart, willing and able throughout the entire piece, and also for Holmes to take notice of her abilities, which is really something. Gems include concealing a piece of glass in her handkerchief so she could see through the window behind her; her investigation of the extra wing in the house, and, something that makes me smile, Holmes telling her “I should not ask it of you if I did not think you a quite exceptional woman.” </li>
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Bonus: if you enjoy the women of the Canon - particularly the flowery Violets, you might like to pick up a copy of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Violets-Vitriol-Essays-Sherlock-Holmes/dp/1553100611?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>Violets & Vitriol</i></a><img border="0" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1553100611" />. <br />
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<i><b>Editor's note</b>:  Jill Brumer is a small business owner, college drama professor, and all around creative type who has lived all over the States. She has her father to thank for purchasing her first Sherlock Holmes story when she was twelve years old- the fascination has never stopped!<br /><br /><b>NB: I Hear of Sherlock neither advocates nor discourages the consumption of alcohol. Please behave responsibly and take heed of all local laws and ordinances. Know your limits and don't overimbibe.</b></i><br />
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The Sherlock Holmes Drinking Game — The Copper Beeches

The Sherlock Holmes Drinking Game — The Copper Beeches

“your good man should have no want of drink” [COPP] [Guest post by Jill Brumer] The Sherlock Holmes Drinking Game is back, fresh w...

Family Guy and The Simspons Do Sherlock Holmes

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The refrain "<a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/">I hear of Sherlock everywhere</a>" was first muttered by Sherlock Holmes's elder brother Mycroft, who possessed the deductive faculty to an even greater degree than his younger sibling.<br />
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And while it may be that we do in fact hear of Sherlock everywhere these days, thanks to a resurgence of interest in the character and with new works on television, screen and on the printed page, there are other areas we can point to as well.<br />
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In this case it would be in fan-generated art. And when you have a fan who combines two interests, the result can be fascinating, macabre or even fun. In this case, it's definitely the case of fun, as <a href="http://lalunatique.deviantart.com/">LaLunatique</a> from DeviantArt.com has created a <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Family-Guy-One-Seasons-1-2/dp/B000083C6V?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank"><i>Family Guy</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=B000083C6V" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></b> version of Sherlock Holmes characters. You can see <a href="http://lalunatique.deviantart.com/art/Sherlock-Family-Guy-178428350">the original Family Guy artwork here</a>. If you're not familiar with the show, pop over to <a href="http://www.hulu.com/family-guy">Hulu</a> and check it out, or click on the Amazon links to purchase a copy for yourself (disclosure: I earn money when you buy through my links).<br />
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This is not the first association between <i>Family Guy</i> and Sherlock Holmes. In November 2009, <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2009/10/sherlock-holmes-to-help-out-foxs-family-guyseth-macfarlane-special.html">Warner Bros stepped up as the main sponsor</a> for Family Guy Presents: Seth and Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show, which featured the latest trailer for <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Holmes-Robert-Downey-Jr/dp/B001OQCV6A?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">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=B001OQCV6A" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></b>.<br />
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We're delighted to see the inspired casting for the Griffin family. We'd be even more thrilled to see it brought to the small screen, as the Simpsons did in the Treehouse of Horror XV episode "Four Beheadings and a Funeral," featuring Lisa as Eliza Simpson and Bart as Dr. Bartley. The plot concerned the Mutton-Chop Murderer, who was killing prostitutes; it also included such gems as eel pie, steampunk and an opium den. Not yet available for purchase on DVD, it was part of Season 16.<br />
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Family Guy and The Simspons Do Sherlock Holmes

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Why Batman Hates Sherlock Holmes

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Why Batman Hates Sherlock Holmes

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Remembering Peter Wood, BSI

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Peter Harry Wood, BSI (“The Second Stain”) died in Vancouver on July 31, 2011 at the age of 80. He was born on the Isle of Man and immigrated to Canada in the 60’s where he was a secondary school teacher, working in both Saskatchewan and Alberta. He retired from teaching approximately 12 years ago and moved to the west coast of Canada, where he served as chairman of many committees in different fields, only stepping down in the last year.<br />
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Mr. Wood’s many passions included vintage British cars and motorcycles, jazz and folk music, and writing fiction and science-fiction. He wrote many articles for various Sherlockian journals. His major opus, <b><i><a href="http://www.amazon.ca/winged-wheel-Peter-Wood/dp/1896032273">The Winged Wheel<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=" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></a></i></b>, is set on the Isle of Man and has Dr. Watson taking part in a motorcycle race.<br />
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Mr. Wood was a Sherlockian since the age of 10 and was a founding member of The CPR Stockholders, the Edmonton Deerstalkers, and the <a href="http://www.acdfriends.org/">Friends of the ACD Collection</a>. He belonged to societies in Canada, the US, UK, and Australia, and was prominent in the Hounds of the Internet. In 1983 he was Toronto’s Master Bootmaker and was Priory Schoolmaster of <a href="http://thestormypetrels.com/">The Stormy Petrels of British Columbia</a>, guiding the group through a ten-year program of study of the entire Canon and two apocryphal tales. The program was completed in May 2011.<br />
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Mr. Wood was invested into The Baker Street Irregulars in 1985 as “The Second Stain.” His official obituary <a href="http://www.legacy.com/can-vancouver/Obituaries.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=152884812">can be found here</a>.<br />
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Remembering Peter Wood, BSI

Remembering Peter Wood, BSI

"from this wood the cycle must have emerged" [PRIO] Peter Harry Wood, BSI (“The Second Stain”) died in Vancouver on July 31, 2...

"Where All Gossip Is Welcome" [VALL] - July 2011

<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDN_PS7Fjc41uB79BLQ7V_9MUcAzaUgY50Pl3zfplavu2ka1sEl6c88Nqdhop4jZRNr14Y_J2iWvPbL6e264UwY5znxdMv2ReH3xVdaNSknlKuFqhchFncT8qv6Ws4NhZSlFFWvhmP2VPI/s1600/blackpeter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDN_PS7Fjc41uB79BLQ7V_9MUcAzaUgY50Pl3zfplavu2ka1sEl6c88Nqdhop4jZRNr14Y_J2iWvPbL6e264UwY5znxdMv2ReH3xVdaNSknlKuFqhchFncT8qv6Ws4NhZSlFFWvhmP2VPI/s1600/blackpeter.jpg" /></a></div>This is the latest issue of Scuttlebutt from the Spermaceti Press, Peter Blau's ("Black Peter") monthly newsletter of Sherlockian or Doylean gossip, published in print form since 1971 and as <a href="http://members.cox.net/sherlock1/scuttle.htm">a text-only digital archive on Sherlocktron</a> since 1985. In agreement with Peter Blau, we've arranged to publish facsimiles of the print newsletter here, so online readers can see what the newsletter looks like. Below the scan you can find links to the sites mentioned in the text - in most cases, directly to the article, video or publication, to save you from having to search for the terms.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">The following is the July 2011 issue; please feel free to share it via email, social network, or embed it on your own site.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/63623543/Scuttlebutt-from-the-Spermaceti-Press-July-2011" style="-x-system-font: none; display: block; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 12px auto 6px auto; text-decoration: underline;" title="View Scuttlebutt from the Spermaceti Press July 2011 on Scribd">Scuttlebutt from the Spermaceti Press July 2011</a><iframe class="scribd_iframe_embed" data-aspect-ratio="0.772727272727273" data-auto-height="true" frameborder="0" height="600" id="doc_91962" scrolling="no" src="http://www.scribd.com/embeds/63623543/content?start_page=1&view_mode=list&access_key=key-o4dwgb123at0l95qsf9" width="100%"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">(function() { var scribd = document.createElement("script"); scribd.type = "text/javascript"; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = "http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js"; var s = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s); })(); </script><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><br /></b><br /><b>Links (in order of mention):</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><ul><li>Daniel Corey's <a href="http://www.professorjamesmoriarty.com/DangerKatt/Moriarty.html">Moriarty</a> comic book</li><li><a href="http://www.laurierking.com/author/lrk-newsletter">Laurie R. King's newsletter</a></li><li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2L7s7ZDJDQ">Pirate King</a> [video] by Laurie R. King</li><li><a href="http://www.bakerstreetastro.org.uk/">Baker Street Irregular Astronomers</a></li><li><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/crimefighting-vultures-what-could-go-wrong-2305064.html">Crime-fighting vultures? What could go wrong?</a> from <i>The Independent</i></li><li><a href="http://www.bestofsherlock.com/ref/australia-2011-beetons.htm"><i>Beeton's Christmas Annual</i> for sale in Australia</a></li><li><a href="http://www.cbsrmt.info/charlie/">CBS Radio Mystery Theatre</a></li><li><a href="http://www.criminalelement.com/blogs/2011/07/the-plushest-sherlock-ever">The plushest Sherlock ever</a> - Sherlock Holmes plush dolls</li><li><i>The Independent</i> - <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/johann-hari/johann-hari-how-to-survive-the-age-of-distraction-2301851.html">How to survive the age of distraction</a></li><li><a href="http://moonstonebooks.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=755">Sherlock Holmes & Kolchak</a></li><li><a href="http://www.sherlock-holmes.org.uk/shop_item.php?item_id=22">'A Golden Day'</a> - celebrating the meeting of Oscar Wilde and Arthur Conan Doyle</li><li><a href="http://www.mxpublishing.com/product/9781908218810/The+Case+of+The+Grave+Accusation"><i>The Case of the Grave Accusation</i></a></li><li><a href="http://www.spiesonline.net/">Spies Online</a></li><li><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8663000/8663139.stm">A bittern booming</a> [video]</li><li>Suvudu's <a href="http://suvudu.com/tag/suvudu-cage-match">Cage Match: Villains!</a></li><li><a href="http://oasis.lib.harvard.edu/oasis/deliver/deepLink?_collection=oasis&uniqueId=hou02178">Houghton Library's online catalog for the Baker Street Irregulars Trust</a></li><li><a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/">Baker Street Irregulars Trust</a></li><li><a href="http://www.bakerstreetbabes.com/">Baker Street Babes</a></li><li><a href="http://www.lickingcountyplayers.org/">Licking County Players</a></li><li><a href="http://www.shopknuckleheads.com/The-Three-Stooges-CSI-T-Shirt-P1372.aspx">Three Stooges CSI t-shirt</a></li><li><a href="http://www.shopknuckleheads.com/The-Three-Stooges-Magnet-Miracle-Detective-Agency-P1061.aspx">Three Stooges magnet: Miracle Detective Agency</a></li></ul><br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/h2L7s7ZDJDQ" width="420"></iframe></center><br /><i><br /></i><br /><i><br /></i><br /><i>Please consider visiting our sponsors (in the right column and footer of the site) from time to time. 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"Where All Gossip Is Welcome" [VALL] - July 2011

"Where All Gossip Is Welcome" [VALL] - July 2011

This is the latest issue of Scuttlebutt from the Spermaceti Press, Peter Blau's ("Black Peter") monthly newsletter of Sherlock...

"Dark Rumours Gathered Round Him" [FINA]

<a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2642/4181732741_724a46fc2d_m.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2642/4181732741_724a46fc2d_m.jpg" style="float: right; height: 240px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; width: 191px;" /></a>Many of us are aware of the events of Reichenbach Falls - of that final clash between Holmes and Moriarty as chronicled in <a href="http://sherlockholmes.stanford.edu/readings12.html">"The Adventure of the Final Problem" [FINA]</a> and <a href="http://sherlockholmes.stanford.edu/2007/notes1_1.html">"The Adventure of the Empty House" [EMPT]</a>. But for many Sherlockians, there is a darker variation that they will not - or dare not - consider:<br />
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That is the premise behind <a href="http://www.imagecomics.com/">Image Comics'</a> new <b><a href="http://www.professorjamesmoriarty.com/">Moriarty</a> </b>series, written by Daniel Corey and drawn by Anthony Diecidue, and is now three issues into its inaugural arc, "The Dark Chamber".  It is also, for Sherlockians, a great modern style "what if" take not on Holmes, but on his nemesis.</div>
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We begin the story twenty years after Moriarty's triumph - he is living in relative seclusion, preferring to remain in the shadows. He is recruited by British intelligence on a unique mission - to locate the missing Mycroft Holmes....and if you think this is going to be another Holmesian pastiche, think again. Corey's writing provides a great mix of modern storytelling style with a working knowledge of the canon, creating a fully plausible "what if" scenario. (There is a scene of deduction in the first issue that not only connotes Moriarty's standing with Holmes, but is also one of the best written sequences I have read in awhile). There are some interesting twists and turns (without spoiling, there's a surprise cameo in # 2), and although the series takes a more science fiction-style turn, this is a pretty solidly written comic. For traditional Sherlockians, it may not have an easy appeal, but may be good for transitioning younger members into the canon.</div>
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My only real objection is with Diecidue's art - perhaps it's a bias on my part, but it looks <i>too</i> modern. (Moriarty appears to have jumped out of modern production). It tends to have a slightly jarring effect - unlike Moffatt's Victorian-character-in-modern-times, a modern-take-on-Victorian-character, art wise, doesn't quite seem to fit. It is a slightly acquired taste, admittedly, but Diecidue does have a great ability to drive atmosphere forward in his art.</div>
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Writer Corey is no stranger to the canon - for more information, please listen<a href="http://comicrelated.com/news/12534/panel-discussions-10"> his podcast interview with my fellow Comic Related scribe Russell Burlingame.</a> With <b>Moriarty, </b>he uses the canon as a jumping-off point to tell a more modern story....and quite frankly, it's one of the better Holmes pastiches.</div>
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The first three issues have been released, and can be found at your local comics store.</div>
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"Dark Rumours Gathered Round Him" [FINA]

"Dark Rumours Gathered Round Him" [FINA]

Many of us are aware of the events of Reichenbach Falls - of that final clash between Holmes and Moriarty as chronicled in "The Adventu...

"Where the Prospectors Had Been at Work" [SIGN]

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ktjEedyqHRo/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAk/kcRlchiVqu8/photo.jpg?sz=200" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ktjEedyqHRo/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAk/kcRlchiVqu8/photo.jpg?sz=200" /></a></div>News from the southwest: Irregular Bob Stek, BSI ("The Mysterious Scientist") moved to Tucson, Arizona a few years ago and naturally took with him his love of Sherlock Holmes.<br /><br />In doing so, he founded the Desert Prospectors of Arizona and has led them on a regular cadence of meetings. In Bob's own words (submitted as a tip to our site - see the mail icon to submit yours):<br /><br /><blockquote>Still less than a year old, the DPA’s have met three times, but have already heard papers about deerstalker caps, Edith Meisner, seeing and observing, the violin in the Canon, Lillie Langtry as the model for Irene Adler, and have heard two violinists with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra play the theme to the BBC Jeremy Brett series – transcribed for two violins by ear!   At our last meeting we heard from the artistic manager of the Arizona Theater Company who informed us about the world premiere of “Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Suicide Club” to be presented in Tucson on September 23rd and later in Phoenix.  Naturally the Prospectors will attend the opening night en masse.</blockquote><br />Bob was kind enough to share <a href="http://www.tucsonweekly.com/TheRange/archives/2011/07/13/tucsonweeklytvcom-the-sherlock-holmes-scion-society">an article from the Tucson Weekly</a> which also incorporated this video featuring an interview with Bob and other members:<br /><br /><br /><center><object height="349" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dYBQ8eDPkZg?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dYBQ8eDPkZg?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="560" height="349" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></center><br /><br />Is there a society near you that has recently done something you'd care to share? Please feel free to submit an item or sign up as a correspondent by <a href="http://www.bakerstreetblog.com/p/about-me.html"><b>filling out the short form on the About tab</b></a>.<br /><br />If you're looking for an organization near you, there are a few resources you might want to check out:<br /><br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.sherlockian.net/societies/index.html">Sherlockian.net has a complete set of resources</a> about societies</li><li><a href="http://www.sh-whoswho.com/">The Sherlockian Who's-Who</a> is a global directory</li><li>Peter Blau's <a href="http://members.cox.net/sherlock1/three.txt">comprehensive list of societies can be found on Sherlocktron</a>.</li></ul><br />We also have a number of other links available on the <a href="http://www.bakerstreetblog.com/p/resources.html"><b>Resources tab</b></a> at the top of the page and an ever-growing list of <a href="http://www.bakerstreetblog.com/p/holmes-on-facebook.html"><b>Sherlock Holmes entities on Facebook</b></a> which you might want to check out, not to mention the <a href="http://sherlockholmes.ning.com/">Sherlock Holmes Social Network</a>. You're not alone in your singular pursuit; there's lots of support from like-minded individuals.<br /><br /><i>Please consider visiting our sponsors (in the right column and footer of the site) from time to time. It helps defray the costs associated with running this site.</i> <br />--

"Where the Prospectors Had Been at Work" [SIGN]

"Where the Prospectors Had Been at Work" [SIGN]

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"His Head Girt with Bloody Bandages" [ILLU]

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wsmonty/4181736553/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="illu-08 by Scott Monty, on Flickr"><img alt="illu-08" height="240" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2768/4181736553_7e85ce0f5a_m.jpg" width="215" /></a><b><i>BREAKING</i></b>: We're all familiar with sight of Holmes appearing with his head bandaged, standing in a triumphant manner before Baron Gruner in "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Illustrious-Client/dp/B0037FNAVQ?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">The Illustrious Client</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=B0037FNAVQ" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />."<br /><br />But now we have news that our more recent Sherlock<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=B004132I20" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></b>, Benedict Cumberbatch, is being shown as bloody and being rushed to the hospital.<br /><br />As reported by the <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2016767/Sherlock-Benedict-Cumberbatch-rushed-hospital-scenes-new-series.html"><i>Daily Mail</i></a>, the filming was taking place for the upcoming second season of <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" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Sherlock</a>, which you may recall last saw Holmes meeting his archenemy Professor Moriarty face to face at St. Bart's Hospital. The scenes reported in the <i>Daily Mail</i> took place 70 feet up on the roof of the building being used as the hospital, when Sherlock fell (or was pushed?) off the roof to the street below. According to the paper:<br /><blockquote>Pictures taken on set of the new series, due for broadcast this autumn, show actor Benedict Cumberbatch with a bloody head as he is put on a stretcher and taken away by paramedics.</blockquote>And here you can see one of the images:<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJM61kTKP7kB1Uw4qcdQwnF6eIXwS3M_rb1PR8h5d8qQYWGZ4orBFMs1Vm188Rwyk7LfkEG5DVFB7KEchl6hvPY65tdhZmokcOmxaadX1-OgEYLloHyeAbf8WqcMl6laVI3r-yblUjkIy4/s1600/bloodybenny.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJM61kTKP7kB1Uw4qcdQwnF6eIXwS3M_rb1PR8h5d8qQYWGZ4orBFMs1Vm188Rwyk7LfkEG5DVFB7KEchl6hvPY65tdhZmokcOmxaadX1-OgEYLloHyeAbf8WqcMl6laVI3r-yblUjkIy4/s1600/bloodybenny.PNG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Screen capture of the Daily Mail website.</i></td></tr></tbody></table>What will become of Sherlock in this next season? Will we see him return to active practice after such a devastating injury? We've seen it before in "The Illustrious Client" and "The Dying Detective." But since this particular episode, titled "A Scandal in Belgravia" is based on "A Scandal in Bohemia," we'll simply point out what happened to the non-conformist clergyman when he was "injured" by the crowd at Briony Lodge...<br /><br /><br /><i>Please consider visiting our sponsors (in the right column and footer of the site) from time to time. It helps defray the costs associated with running this site.</i> <br />--

"His Head Girt with Bloody Bandages" [ILLU]

"His Head Girt with Bloody Bandages" [ILLU]

BREAKING : We're all familiar with sight of Holmes appearing with his head bandaged, standing in a triumphant manner before Baron Gruner...

"Collection of Strange Episodes" [WIST]

<a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2534/4182466190_3865d233f7_o.gif" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2534/4182466190_3865d233f7_o.gif" style="float: left; height: 293px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0pt; width: 300px;" /></a>Sometimes, the best thing you can do to a treasured character is to show them in their worst light - to take an unflattering look at a character and in doing so, and show how much you revere them.<br />
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<a href="http://www.omahaperez.com/">Omaha Perez's</a> graphic novel <span style="font-weight: bold;">Holmes: Haydn's Head</span> (published by <a href="http://www.ait-planetlar.com/holmes.shtml">Ait/PlanetLar</a>) does precisely that - it takes a darkly humorous look at Holmes and Watson, and tells a very compelling (if rather unique) Holmes story.<br />
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Imagine, if you will, Holmes as a high-functioning addict, with Dr. Watson as his willing enabler. A high profile theft that is meant to be kept secret (and based on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haydn%27s_head">actual historical events</a>). A collection of strange episodes that somehow reach an inevitable climax....Although much of this sounds sacrilegious to the canon...it's actually quite a humorous tale that juxtaposes canon (and canon-sounding) narration with "real" events that make this a pretty solid read.<br />
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(Of course, let me be very clear - much of the humor is definitely adult-oriented, and the book contains much profanity and nudity. This may not be the best gift for those Sherlockians who are more sensitive or thin-skinned. But I happen to like adult-oriented humor, and even Perez himself admits that there is <a href="http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&old=1&id=10617">a specific 20th century influence on <span style="font-weight: bold;">Haydn's Head</span></a>).<br />
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Perez's story - and his art - really drive home the Victorian period setting without seemingly forced, and his woodcut-style covers are extremely evocative. (Interior art is similar to Eddie Campbell's work on Alan Moore's <span style="font-weight: bold;">From Hell</span> graphic novel.) The narrative is relatively straightforward, and the book is a very simple read. Quite frankly, it's a pretty solid addition to any collection of Holmesian pastiche.<br />
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However, the humor is not for everyone, but quite frankly, Perez's  unique take on the Holmes/Watson dynamic is well worth checking out. It may not be everyone's Holmes, but for a small group (like myself) it's <span style="font-weight: bold;">their</span> kind of Holmes.<br />
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<i>Editor's note: Gordon regularly covers the intersection of Sherlock Holmes and the entertainment industry. You can also find him at <a href="http://www.blogthispal.com/">Blog THIS, Pal!</a> and <a href="http://www.comicrelated.com/">Comic Related</a>.</i><br />
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"Collection of Strange Episodes" [WIST]

"Collection of Strange Episodes" [WIST]

Sometimes, the best thing you can do to a treasured character is to show them in their worst light - to take an unflattering look at a chara...

"London to Chatham" [GOLD]

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2570/4181733241_68fa54ab1c_m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2570/4181733241_68fa54ab1c_m.jpg" /></a></div>For those of you vacationing on Cape Cod or within a reasonable drive to the Lower Cape, you might be interested in this piece of news shared with us by reader Jared McNabb, concerning a theatrical production of William Gillette's famous play.<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>SHERLOCK HOLMES</i></b></span><br />William Gillette / Arthur Conan Doyle<br />Monomoy Theatre, Chatham, MA July 19-23<br /><br /><blockquote>The great American actor and playwright <a href="http://www.amazon.com/William-Gillette-Americas-Sherlock-Holmes/dp/1453555803?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">William Gillette</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=1453555803" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /> revised a five-act drama about the exploits of Sherlock Holmes written by Arthur Conan Doyle, and new era of the Holmes legend was born. Loosely based on the Holmes tales A Scandal in Bohemia and The Final Problem, Gillette extensively rewrote the script tailoring the part of Holmes to suit his own personality. After Gillette received Conan Doyle's approval of the final draft of Sherlock Holmes in 1899, he played the part for over 30 years, touring across America, Europe, and England.</blockquote><blockquote>British director and actor, Richard Mangan is coming back again from London to direct this thrilling, romantic adventure that pits Holmes and Dr. Watson against their greatest adversary, romance all playing a part in the mystery. Monomoy favorite Bill Kux is also returning and will display his remarkable versatility moving effortlessly from playing last summer's Queen Aggravaine to this year's Sherlock Holmes. Chatham and London's own Bernard Cornwell also joins the cast playing Dr. Watson<br /><br />The greatest of all “who done its” set in the tradition of the English Victorian music hall.<br />Tickets $28.00 Evenings $23.00 Matinees</blockquote>For more information on the theatre or to purchase tickets online please visit the <a href="http://www.monomoytheatre.org/index_files/wwwmonomoytheatreorg2009season.htm"><b>Monomoy Theatre website</b></a>.<br /><br /><i>Please consider visiting our sponsors (in the right column and footer of the site) from time to time. It helps defray the costs associated with running this site.</i> <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=1453555803&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=057361606X&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=0786179910&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>

"London to Chatham" [GOLD]

"London to Chatham" [GOLD]

For those of you vacationing on Cape Cod or within a reasonable drive to the Lower Cape, you might be interested in this piece of news share...

Stephen Fry to Play Mycroft Holmes

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Reader Al Gregory, BSI ("The Grimpen Postmaster") has shared an image of Stephen Fry from the set of <i><a href="https://amzn.to/34cv0D5" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows</a></i>. <br />
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Fry is playing Mycroft Holmes (<a href="http://www.ihearfosherlock.com/2010/09/mycroft-one-of-queerest-men-gree.html" target="_blank">reported on these pages last September</a>), who as you know was Sherlock Holmes's older (and larger) brother. Here we bring you the exchange between Holmes and Watson in "The Greek Interpreter" on the way to see Mycroft:<br />
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"I said that he was my superior in observation and deduction. If the art of the detective began and ended in reasoning from an armchair, my brother would be the greatest criminal agent that ever lived. But he has no ambition and no energy. He would not even go out of his way to verify his own solutions, and would rather be considered wrong than take the trouble to prove himself right. Again and again I have taken a problem to him, and have received an explanation which has afterwards proved to be the correct one. And yet he was absolutely incapable of working out the practical points which must be gone into before a case could be laid before a judge or jury."</blockquote>
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"It is not his profession, then?"</blockquote>
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"By no means. What is to me a means of livelihood is to him the merest hobby of a dilettante. He has an extraordinary faculty for figures, and audits the books in some of the Government departments. Mycroft lodges in Pall Mall, and he walks round the corner into Whitehall every morning and back every evening. From year's end to year's end he takes no other exercise, and is seen nowhere else, except only in the Diogenes Club, which is just opposite his rooms."</blockquote>
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And the image of Fry as Mycroft:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="http://www.splashnewsonline.com/2010-11-25/robert-downey-jr-stephen-fry-jude-law-film-sherlock-holmes-in-london/">Splash News Online</a></td></tr>
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There have been a handful of other Mycroft impersonators on the screen, from the stately via <a href="https://amzn.to/2ZyPkuY" target="_blank">Christopher Lee</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=B00005JKHF" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /> and <a href="https://amzn.to/34crsB2" target="_blank">Charles Gray</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=B00005YTR8" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />, to the relatively lean <a href="https://amzn.to/2L4j3YC" target="_blank">Mark Gatiss</a> (with the exception of "The Abominable Bride)<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=B004132HZS" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /> and <a href="https://amzn.to/2L38Go1" target="_blank">Richard E. Grant</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=B0000CERP3" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />, and probably the most visually correct <a href="https://amzn.to/2UjA1FI" target="_blank">Robert Morley</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=B0048NRQH0" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />. We wonder how Mr. Fry, who in his Mycroftian Jeeves from the celebrated <a href="https://amzn.to/2L6aCw4" target="_blank">Jeeves and 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" /> series, will stack up.<br />
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Stephen Fry to Play Mycroft Holmes

Stephen Fry to Play Mycroft Holmes

"a much larger and stouter man" [GREE] Reader Al Gregory, BSI ("The Grimpen Postmaster") has shared an image o...

"Long Shadows Trailed Down" [HOUN]

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT1199SCRx9J-0aebDo1UQSLQQn4edAIXww0gFIR5nCVtUr6dPgGh-HVPg6JY97aMRjQNYVfehHCfpd_G0PSwbtbRAdGg3bxq_1rbf5rbE3QCSXKt7MQpN8bBEI-YXsH5e0DBxOY9rnf7m/s1600/GAME-Poster1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT1199SCRx9J-0aebDo1UQSLQQn4edAIXww0gFIR5nCVtUr6dPgGh-HVPg6JY97aMRjQNYVfehHCfpd_G0PSwbtbRAdGg3bxq_1rbf5rbE3QCSXKt7MQpN8bBEI-YXsH5e0DBxOY9rnf7m/s320/GAME-Poster1.jpg" width="199" /></a></div>It's here.<br /><br />The first full trailer for <a href="http://sherlockholmes2.warnerbros.com/">Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows</a>, the long-awaited sequel to the original <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Holmes-Blu-ray-Robert-Downey/dp/B001OQCV6K?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">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=B001OQCV6K" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></b> starring Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law, has arrived.<br /><br />Some key points from the plot description on <a href="http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/wb/sherlockholmesagameofshadows/">iTunes Trailers</a> (click for various sizes), edited for our audience:<br /><blockquote>The duo return as the intrepid sleuth and his faithful friend and colleague, but this time face a more menacing villain: none other than the criminal mastermind Professor Moriarty (Jared Harris). When the Crown Prince of Austria is found dead, Inspector Lestrade (Eddie Marsan), suggests suicide. But Holmes knows better, deducing that the prince has been  murdered.  Holmes tracks the clues to the Diogenes Club, where - you guessed it - he and his brother, Mycroft (Stephen Fry) are toasting Dr. Watson on the night before his marriage. Enter the non-Canonical Sim (Noomi Rapace), a Gypsy fortune teller, who becomes another target in a the larger puzzle that Moriarty has crafted.  </blockquote><blockquote>The investigation becomes ever more dangerous as it leads Holmes, Watson and Sim across the continent, from England to France to Germany and finally to Switzerland (!). But the cunning Moriarty is always one step ahead as he spins a web of death and destruction--all part of a greater plan that, if he succeeds, will change the course of history. </blockquote>We're pleased to be able to bring you <a href="http://youtu.be/lNxhpNpnAkk">the first trailer of the sequel</a> - a trailer, incidentally, where we're able to see Moriarty for the first time - with a beard. If you thought there were an overabundance of explosions in the first film, then hang onto your mouse.<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><object height="349" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lNxhpNpnAkk?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lNxhpNpnAkk?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="560" height="349" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></center><br /><br /><br />And if you'd like a look at the posters, here are the current ones, courtesy of <a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/photos/movie-stills/gallery/3086/sherlock-holmes-ii-stills#photo0">Yahoo! Movies</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><iframe align="center" frameborder="0" height="500" scrolling="no" src="http://www.flickr.com/slideShow/index.gne?group_id=&user_id=39297597@N00&set_id=72157627058381653&text=" width="500"></iframe><br /><small>Created with <a href="http://www.admarket.se/" title="Admarket.se">Admarket's</a> <a href="http://flickrslidr.com/" title="flickrSLiDR">flickrSLiDR</a>.</small></center><br /><br /><i>Please consider visiting our sponsors (in the right column and footer of the site) from time to time. It helps defray the costs associated with running this site.</i> <br />--

"Long Shadows Trailed Down" [HOUN]

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"Where All Gossip is Welcome" [VALL] - June 2011

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In agreement with Peter Blau, we've arranged to publish facsimiles of the print newsletter here, so online readers can see what the newsletter looks like. 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King website</a> and <a href="http://www.laurierking.com/pirate-ready-to-sail.html">Laurie R. King blog</a></li><li><a href="http://www.talklikeapirate.com/">Talk Like a Pirate Day</a></li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Misadventures-Sherlock-Holmes-Comedy---Rama/dp/B004ZC6HMY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1309667896&sr=8-2">The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes</a> (Amazon)</li><li><a href="http://comedyorama.com/">The Comedy-O-Rama Hour Radio Show</a> and <a href="http://www.joebev.com/">The Joe Bev Experience</a></li><li><a href="http://www.bestofsherlock.com/ref/narrative-john-smith-ms.htm">Randall Stock's report on <i>The Narrative of John Smith</i></a></li><li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/stephengaspar58#p/a/u/0/9pNT65cYOUE">The Canadian Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (YouTube)</a></li><li><a href="http://stephengaspar.blogspot.com/">Stephen Gaspar's blog</a></li><li><a href="http://omologato.blogspot.com/2011/06/case-of-grave-accusation.html">The Grave Accusation</a></li><li><a href="http://www.jadedcompass.com/ocular_helmsman">The Ocular Helmsman</a></li><li><a href="http://www.datamancer.net/laptop-preorders.htm">Victorian/Steampunk Laptop</a></li><li><a href="http://www.paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast">PapersPast</a></li><li><a href="http://www.openroadmedia.com/">Open Road Media</a> & <a href="http://mysteriousbookshop.com/">Mysterious Bookshop</a></li><li><a href="http://amazon.it/">Amazon.it</a></li><li><a href="http://fineart.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=6061&lotNo=49071">The Fighting Pair from Heritage Auctions</a></li><li><a href="http://www.schulsonautographs.com/shop/schulson/results.html?id=b2deR7dC">Conan Doyle letters at Schulson Autographs</a></li><li><a href="http://esriallbritten.wordpress.com/author/elvesamongus/">Esri Allbritten</a> - <i>Chihuahua of the Baskervilles</i></li><li><a href="http://www.sherlockholmespub.fr/">Sherlock Holmes Pub, Bordeaux</a></li><li><a href="http://www.bpipaclub.com/gourmet.htm">Barcelona Pipa Club</a></li><li><a href="http://marvel.com/comic_books/series/13555/ruse_2010_-_present">Marvel's Ruse</a></li><li><a href="http://www.obsessedwithfilm.com/film/edinburgh-film-festival-2011-review-albatross.php">Review of "Albatross"</a> (Obsessed with Film)</li><li><a href="http://www.nycsteampunk.com/bartitsu/site/index.html">Learn to Fight Like Sherlock Holmes - the Victorian Art of Self-Defence</a> (nycsteampunk.com)</li><li><a href="http://www.omnimysterynews.com/2011/06/omn-welcomes-barry-s-brown-author-of.html">Interview with Barry S. 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"Where All Gossip is Welcome" [VALL] - June 2011

"Where All Gossip is Welcome" [VALL] - June 2011

This is the latest issue of Scuttlebutt from the Spermaceti Press, Peter Blau's ("Black Peter") monthly newsletter of Sherlock...

"A Horror of Destroying Documents" [MUSG]

<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Television-Sherlock-Holmes-Peter-Haining/dp/0863697933?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="The Television Sherlock Holmes" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=0863697933&tag=thebakerstree-20" /></a><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=0863697933" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />I've always had a fascination for television pilots - it is interesting to see the original "take" of a series, or even the unseen concepts that could have potentially led to series, but failed. For me, hearing of a pilot disappearing or not being available is like Holmes' fear of destroying documents about his cases: I enjoy viewing the details of what might have been - as well as what happened. <br /><br />For Sherlockians, a very important (and more recent) example is Stephen Moffatt's initial hour long pilot for the BBC series <b><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" />. </b>Although the pilot was scrapped, despite British press to the contrary, having an initial "take" allowed the producers to create a more full-blooded version. Thankfully, the hour long pilot is a bonus feature on disc 2 of the DVD, and is well worth watching, especially knowing that there is going to be a <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2011/05_may/16/sherlock.shtml">second season</a>. (Although there was a pilot based on <b><a href="http://www.bakerstreetblog.com/2011/06/every-modern-improvement-milv.html">Zero Effect</a></b>, sadly it is unavailable commercially or otherwise, but <a href="http://www.chronologicalsnobbery.com/2008/01/zero-effect-television-pilot-2002.html">we know something of its history</a>).<br /><br />Thankfully, however, at least one "failed" pilot exists - thanks to the <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/SherlockHolmes-TheManWhoDisappearedfailedPilot">Internet Archive</a>, there is a record of a 1951 British pilot produced by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolph_Cartier">Rudolph Cartier</a>, best known for his work on the seminal British science fiction serial <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Quatermass-Pit-Classic-Television-Starring/dp/B0038MC1FO?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Quartermass</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=B0038MC1FO" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /> </b>(itself, one would argue, influenced by Holmes).<br /><br />So for your enjoyment, here is a "lost" British pilot, loosely based on<a href="http://www.artintheblood.com/twis/twisintro.htm"> "The Man With the Twisted Lip" [TWIS]</a> And please share in the comments your thoughts and impressions of this "lost" Holmes pilot.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="506" width="425"><param value="true" name="allowfullscreen"><param value="always" name="allowscriptaccess"><param value="high" name="quality"><param value="true" name="cachebusting"><param value="#000000" name="bgcolor"><param name="movie" value="http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.commercial-3.2.1.swf"><param value="config={'key':'#$aa4baff94a9bdcafce8','playlist':['format=Thumbnail?.jpg',{'autoPlay':false,'url':'SherlockHolmes-TheManWhoDisappeared_512kb.mp4'}],'clip':{'autoPlay':true,'baseUrl':'http://www.archive.org/download/SherlockHolmes-TheManWhoDisappearedfailedPilot/','scaling':'fit','provider':'h264streaming'},'canvas':{'backgroundColor':'#000000','backgroundGradient':'none'},'plugins':{'controls':{'playlist':false,'fullscreen':true,'height':26,'backgroundColor':'#000000','autoHide':{'fullscreenOnly':true}},'h264streaming':{'url':'http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.pseudostreaming-3.2.1.swf'}},'contextMenu':[{},'-','Flowplayer v3.2.1']}" name="flashvars"><embed src="http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.commercial-3.2.1.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="506" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" cachebusting="true" bgcolor="#000000" quality="high" flashvars="config={'key':'#$aa4baff94a9bdcafce8','playlist':['format=Thumbnail?.jpg',{'autoPlay':false,'url':'SherlockHolmes-TheManWhoDisappeared_512kb.mp4'}],'clip':{'autoPlay':true,'baseUrl':'http://www.archive.org/download/SherlockHolmes-TheManWhoDisappearedfailedPilot/','scaling':'fit','provider':'h264streaming'},'canvas':{'backgroundColor':'#000000','backgroundGradient':'none'},'plugins':{'controls':{'playlist':false,'fullscreen':true,'height':26,'backgroundColor':'#000000','autoHide':{'fullscreenOnly':true}},'h264streaming':{'url':'http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.pseudostreaming-3.2.1.swf'}},'contextMenu':[{},'-','Flowplayer v3.2.1']}"> </object></center><br /><i><br /></i><br /><i>Editor's note: Gordon regularly covers the intersection of Sherlock Holmes and the entertainment industry. 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"A Horror of Destroying Documents" [MUSG]

"A Horror of Destroying Documents" [MUSG]

I've always had a fascination for television pilots - it is interesting to see the original "take" of a series, or even the un...

Episode 33: Remembering Edward Hardwicke

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Each of these gentlemen share with us their personal memories of Mr. Hardwicke, Jeremy Brett's impression of his colleague, Sir Cedric's advice to his young son, and much, much more. By the conclusion of this episode, you'll understand why one commenter wrote, "While the world could use several Sherlock Holmeses, everyone needs a Watson."<br />
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Episode 33: Remembering Edward Hardwicke

Episode 33: Remembering Edward Hardwicke

As you probably already know , Edward Hardwicke passed away in May 2011. To an entire generation of Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts, he ...

"Every Modern Improvement" [MILV]

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Recasting Holmes in a more modern context might lead to mixed results - when done right (as in <a href="http://www.bakerstreetblog.com/2011/05/i-came-away-baffled-houn.html">Steven Moffatt & Mark Gatiss' BAFTA-winning series</a>), it has the same thrill and excitement as the Canon; but some efforts have led to mixed results (for example, some people dislike the Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce movies from the 1940s, although I would argue that they do have a strong appeal)<br />
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But one of the better modern "takes" on Holmes seems more like a pastiche, but 1998's <b><a href="http://www.chronologicalsnobbery.com/2008/01/zero-effect-tenth-anniversary-of-daryl.html"></a><a href="http://www.chronologicalsnobbery.com/2008/01/zero-effect-tenth-anniversary-of-daryl.html" target="_blank">Zero Effect</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=widgetsamazon-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0780623223" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></b> is a great example of "recasting" Holmes and Watson in modern times....with "modern times" a synonym for "1990s Los Angeles & Portland".<br />
It would be easy to simply write this movie off as pastiche, with Bill Pullman's "Darryl Zero" and Ben Stiller's "Steve Arlo" as merely renamed versions of Holmes and Watson and the plot derived rather heavily from <a href="http://sherlockholmes.stanford.edu/readings1.html"><i>A Study in Scarlet</i></a>. But scratch the surface, and you will see that writer/director Jake Kasdan (in his first feature) has managed to channel Doyle's sense of atmosphere and drive into the movie, providing a great lost example of "translating" Holmes for the modern audience.<br />
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First, there's the sense of atmosphere - Kasdan makes 1990s Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon come alive visually - there's very little of the cliche "hard boiled" atmosphere within Los Angeles (although some the dialogue may reflect later Holmes works), and Portland settings (some of which are rather unique) seem visually stunning. (A key sequence at a planetarium stands out as a great cinematic moment). Throughout the movie, Kasdan is able to channel Conan Doyle's ability to create atmosphere, as well as his narrative drive. (Granted, the movie has a relatively low-key tone, but it's the kind of movie that lingers in one's consciousness after viewing).<br />
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Most importantly, however, Kasdan's script shares Conan Doyle's knack for characterization through dialogue. It's sharp, incisive, and almost seems plagiarized from Conan Doyle himself. The Internet Movie Database lists <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120906/quotes">a variety of quotes</a>: let me choose a few and let you judge for yourself: <br />
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It's an uncompromising standard of his practice. He never meets any of his clients. He doesn't speak with them, or, for that matter, communicate in any direct fashion. That's his policy. But I am his sole representative and he is my only employer; and as such, I have full authorization to speak on his behalf on all his matters of business. I have with me a signed letter to that effect. He doesn't negotiate his fee. He works at a flat rate. Under some unusual circumstances, he'll work pro bono - never in between.</blockquote>
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Passion is the enemy of precision. Forget the misnomer 'crime of passion'. All crime is passionate. It's passion that moves the criminal to act, to disrupt the static inertia of morality. The client's passion for this dead woman had facilitated his downfall. And the blackmailer's passion will facilitate hers. When you live with no passion at all, other people's passion come into glaring relief.</blockquote>
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<b>Zero Effect</b> is a movie that has great personal resonance for me - it was the last theatrical movie I saw before leaving Chicago for the first time, and was <a href="http://www.blogthispal.com/2006/02/franchise-that-shoulda-been.html">one of the first movies I blogged about</a>. Youthful enthusiasm notwithstanding, it's a film I try to see at least once a year - it not only contains some great nods towards the canon, but also contains some much deeper - and more profound - emotional truths.<br />
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This is a film that is well worth seeking out, and can be enjoyed by Sherlockians and non-Sherlockians alike. Have you seen it? Share your thoughts below.<br />
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<i>Editor's note: Gordon regularly covers the intersection of Sherlock Holmes and the entertainment industry. You can also find him at <a href="http://www.blogthispal.com/">Blog THIS, Pal!</a> and <a href="http://www.comicrelated.com/">Comic Related</a>.</i><br />
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"Every Modern Improvement" [MILV]

"Every Modern Improvement" [MILV]

Recasting Holmes in a more modern context might lead to mixed results - when done right (as in Steven Moffatt & Mark Gatiss' BAFTA-...

"His Eyes Kindled" [CROO]

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wsmonty/4181738033/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="musg01 by Scott Monty, on Flickr"><img alt="musg01" height="240" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2603/4181738033_a6cdac5e49_m.jpg" width="216" /></a>Now from the forums of <a href="http://www.holmesian.net/forums/">Holmesian.net</a>, a new group of writers are staking their claim on the world's first unofficial consulting detective with a new publication - a first, according to our knowledge -  <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Holmes-Celebration-Holmesian-Net-ebook/dp/B0053ZKEV2?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes: A Celebration The Holmesian.Net Collection</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=B0053ZKEV2" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></b> - an Amazon Kindle edition of a forum-based anthology.<br /><br />Inspired by a series of writing challenges and edited by Holmesian.net's own David Ruffle, author of <i><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Holmes-Lyme-Regis-Horror/dp/1844267229?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes And The Lyme Regis Horror</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=1844267229" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></b></i>, this compilation has been assembled from online submissions within the very active discussion forum on Holmesian.net.  While not Canonical, these stories take inspiration from it, as well as from the countless incarnations of Mr. Sherlock Holmes and his dear friend, Dr. John H. Watson, have experienced since their first meeting in 1881. The online forums provided a place in which to illustrate the remarkable qualities of Holmes and Watson, while at the same time offering "a fair field for [our] talents" [CARD].<br /><br />In a collection featuring the work of over a dozen different writers, we now offer to the public fresh, fun and innovative tales in the chronicles of Holmes and his Boswell.                                                                                                                                                                                                      Perhaps the Master would say that we have erred in our latest accounts by endowing them with the tinge of romanticism rather than the cold, unemotional and exact "science of deduction" [SIGN].<br /><br />But, as Watson would no doubt tell him, that does not make for good storytelling.  As Ruffle says in the introduction:                                                                                                                                      "We might be indeed guilty of degrading a course of lectures into a series of tales and ruined what might have been an instructive and even a classical series of demonstrations by looking at everything from the point of view of a story, but we make no apologies, we enjoyed every moment of it!"                                                                                                                                                                 And we hope you do, too!<br /><br />For a summary of the contributors and a table of contents, please <a href="http://www.holmesian.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=3382&view=findpost&p=126013">click on this link to the post within Holmesian.net</a>. You may purchase a copy for your Amazon Kindle - one of the most popular e-readers around - by clicking on the title of the work above or on the link below. If you do pick up a copy, be sure to let us know what you think.<br /><br /><b>UPDATE (10 June 2011):</b> It seems that this project is now on hold. Evidently<a href="http://www.holmesian.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=3382&view=findpost&p=126256"> the site administrator did not give permission</a> for the site to be mentioned, even though every author granted permission. The editor/publisher is now reconsidering his involvement in the project.<br /><br /><i><b>Editor's note:</b> Jennifer has had a life-long interest in English and American literature (particularly of the 19th century), and grew up watching both the Rathbone/Bruce & the Granada incarnations of Holmes and his Boswell.  Some of her favorite authors are Charles Dickens, George Gordon Lord Byron, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Washington Irving and Edgar Allan Poe.  One of her two current efforts include research into the Holmes Canon for a collection of short stories centered around Dr. Watson.  The other is a historic fiction novel-in-progress dealing with reform methods for London prostitutes in the Victorian Era.  She has a decade of experience in the field of 19th century living history, and enjoys <a href="http://bozwellmd.livejournal.com/">sharing little tidbits and musings on her blog</a>.</i><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=B0053ZKEV2&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=B002FQJT3Q&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=B002Y27P3M&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>

"His Eyes Kindled" [CROO]

"His Eyes Kindled" [CROO]

Now from the forums of Holmesian.net , a new group of writers are staking their claim on the world's first unofficial consulting detecti...

"There Are the Numbers" [SILV]

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/whsieh78/5183559644/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="221B Baker Street by www78, on Flickr"><img alt="221B Baker Street" height="180" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1407/5183559644_cb601b4857_m.jpg" width="240" /></a>It is our intent to be deliberate about everything we publish here. That includes the titles of each post, of course. You will have already noted that each entry on this site contains <a href="http://www.bakerstreetblog.com/p/title-abbreviations.html">an appropriate Canonical phrase</a> that somehow connects to the subject matter.<br /><br />We also try to take equal care with the numbers we choose, which you may have noticed. Every post is timed at 2:21 a.m. - obviously a nod to 221B Baker Street. We recently published the monthly "Scuttlebutt from the Spermaceti Press" at 11:22 p.m. - that being the number of pages in Doubleday edition of <i><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Sherlock-Holmes-Doubleday-Set/dp/B000KK8YC6?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">The Complete 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=B000KK8YC6" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></b></i>.<br /><br />In doing our research though, we came across another number: the number of reviews of that book on Amazon. Take a look at this screenshot.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGKIq0KcMAq0kIGzxj6pImM8bGKM5T4TthRk69kF-udc47o4a4BdgCi2vofubkjiuj7GHWub8T5GcBljk-IRIGhyphenhyphenxhXy8XcQ3mMj3JzTrccMQy6GtTxzwrK3SyNWZ-B9RW8U4baci0-HZW/s1600/CompleteSH221.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGKIq0KcMAq0kIGzxj6pImM8bGKM5T4TthRk69kF-udc47o4a4BdgCi2vofubkjiuj7GHWub8T5GcBljk-IRIGhyphenhyphenxhXy8XcQ3mMj3JzTrccMQy6GtTxzwrK3SyNWZ-B9RW8U4baci0-HZW/s640/CompleteSH221.PNG" width="640" /></a></div><br />What are the odds of that?<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40243520@N02/5183559644/">www78 (Flickr)</a></i></span><br /><br /><i>Please consider visiting our sponsors (in the right column and footer of the site) from time to time. It helps defray the costs associated with running this site.</i> <br />--

"There Are the Numbers" [SILV]

"There Are the Numbers" [SILV]

It is our intent to be deliberate about everything we publish here. That includes the titles of each post, of course. You will have already ...

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