Sherlock Holmes and the British Empire.
Edited, with an Introduction, by
Ross E. Davies, BSI.
Whether or not you attended the BSI’s “Empire” conference in July 2022, you will be captivated by this profusely illustrated report of the event.
An international cast of Sherlockian and Doylean scholars covered nearly two dozen educational and entertaining topics including the British Empire’s impact on the publishing industry, scions and societies across the globe, a history of Canonical armaments, and the plundering of India and its riches.
Held at the Bear Mountain resort in the shadow of America’s West Point Academy, this conference examined every nearly facet of the Holmes stories and their place within British commonwealth history
This volume provides a detailed record of all of the presentations and programming, along with numerous gorgeous color photos that document the action. It’s an important addition to Sherlockian literature that won’t disappoint.
218 pages, 10″ x 7″ trade paperback, December 2023
With 78 color & 5 b/w illustrations
Sherlock Holmes and the British Empire
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Table of Contents for Sherlock Holmes and the British Empire
Introduction
by Ross E. Davies
PROCEEDINGS AND PAPERS
Saturday
Empirically Speaking: When Britain Ruled the World
by Marshall S. Berdan
The Canonical Empire
by Burt Wolder
Our Sherlockian Scionical-Societal Commonwealth
by Mike McSwiggin
Morning Break (photos)
The Sun Never Sets on Sherlock: Publishing the Canon Around the Empire
by Erika Dowell
Sherlock Holmes on Stage Across the British Empire
by Ashley D. Polasek
A Canonical Taste of Empire
by Julia Rosenblatt
Lunch (photos)
Kipling, Doyle, the Canon, and Empire
by David Alan Richards
“We Ask You to Be Rich”: The Indian Backstory in The Sign of Four
by Michael W. Homer
A Canonical Safari Through British Colonial Africa
by Peggy MacFarlane
Afternoon Break (photos)
Canada and the Canon
by Hartley R. Nathan and Donny Zaldin
Colonel Hayter’s Gun-Room: Arms Around the Empire
by Charles Blanksteen
The Wonderful World of Whist
by Susan Vizoskie and Ben Vizoskie
Book Launch: “My Scientific Methods” (photos)
Dinner (photos)
Music and Dancing at Day’s Music-Hall (photos)
Whist in the Cavendish Club (photos)
The Merchants Room (photos)
Sunday
The Might of the Empire in 1895
by Jim Webb
The Five Most Important Soldiers in the Canon
by John Linsenmeyer
“Silver Blaze,” the World of Art, and British Gentlemen of the Victorian Era
by Candace J. Lewis
Morning Break (photos)
The Great Agra Treasure and the Canonical Plundering of India
by Jayantika Ganguly
Arthur Conan Doyle: The Egyptian Connection
by Clifford S. Goldfarb
An Imperial-Canonical Revue: Empire-Inspired Sherlockian Songs
by Alex Katz and Karen Wilson
Lunch (photos)
Great Ladies, Unsettling Wives, and Women of Independent Means
by Dana Cameron and Maria Fleischhack
The Privy Council, the Canon, and the Empire
by Ira Brad Matetsky
Sherlock Holmes in the British Empire: July 2022
by Albert Rosenblatt and Betsy Rosenblatt
Closing Panel and Closing the Conference (photos)
Contributors to the Conference
Event Details
Sherlock Holmes and the British Empire.
July 29–31, 2022.
The Bear Mountain Inn near West Point, New York
Learn More
The 2022 BSI Empire Conference Summary Report
Other BSI Event and Expedition books
BSI Press / Books overview page
About the Series
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