Reader Challenge: “It was the band!”

Holmes profile

A Reader Challenge & Prize. Peter Calamai, the 2012 Morley–Montgomery Memorial Award winner, issues a challenge in the Letters section of the Spring 2013 BSJ. His curiosity, honed from many years as a journalist, inspires us to issue this further encouragement: The first person offering proof (as judged by your Editor) of Londoners wearing mourning … Continue reading Reader Challenge: “It was the band!”

A World of Sherlockians

Holmes profile

The Baker Street Irregulars (BSI) is an international literary society formed to promote the study and enjoyment of the stories of Sherlock Holmes. Although formal membership is limited, The Baker Street Irregulars publishes the widely-read Baker Street Journal, the society's publication of Sherlockian scholarship. The BSI has sponsored Sherlockian events open to the public throughout … Continue reading A World of Sherlockians

2012 Morley-Montgomery Award

Peter Calamai

The winner of the 2012 Morley-Montgomery Award is Peter Calamai. His paper, “Why He Isn’t ‘Sir Sherlock’ Today,” appeared in the Autumn 2012 issue of the Baker Street Journal. The Morley-Montgomery Award is given each year for the best article to appear in The Baker Street Journal, and comes with a generous cash prize. See … Continue reading 2012 Morley-Montgomery Award

The Wrong Passage (“The Golden Pince-Nez”)

The Wrong Passage ("The Golden Pince-Nez" manuscript) cover

The Wrong Passage. A Facsimile of the Original Manuscript of "The Golden Pince-Nez" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle along with Commentary on the Story. Edited & introduced by Andrew Solberg, BSI and Robert Katz, MD, BSI. The Wrong Passage is the eighth title in the Baker Street Irregulars Manuscript Series. "The Adventure of the Golden … Continue reading The Wrong Passage (“The Golden Pince-Nez”)

BSJ 2012 Christmas Annual

The BSJ 2012 Christmas Annual cover

Barrymore in Baker Street: “The Great Profile” Meets “The Great Detective,” and They Both Get Their Names Up in Lights by Sonia Fetherston. How come a middling motion picture from 1922 is suddenly receiving praise from movie historians? Why exactly are the experts fired up over the film’s technical side? Today’s critics give a standing … Continue reading BSJ 2012 Christmas Annual