The 100-Year Adventure of The Unique Hamlet. Edited by Richard Sveum. When Vincent Starrett wrote “The Unique Hamlet,” he had no idea that his little satire would later be viewed as one of the best Sherlock Holmes pastiches, or that his 1920 Christmas book would become a rare collectible. We celebrate its centennial by publishing … Continue reading BSJ 2020 Christmas Annual
Our 2022 conference "Sherlock Holmes and the British Empire" will be open to all Sherlockians, and will be held on July 29-31, 2022. The conference will be at the Bear Mountain Inn, near West Point, NY. We plan to have special room rates for the event as part of conference registration. You do not need … Continue reading Save the Dates: Our 2022 Conference
For the first time in its history, the BSI Weekend took place online, with events from January 7-10, including the BSI Dinner on Friday January 8, 2021. The virtual events allowed more people to attend the activities, with almost 400 watching the BSI Distinguished Speaker Lecture by Andrew Lycett. The annual BSI Dinner featured the … Continue reading The 2021 BSI Weekend Report
The winner of the 2020 Morley-Montgomery Award is Jessica Schilling. Her paper, “Just His Type: An Analysis of the Découpé Warning in The Hound of the Baskervilles,” appeared in the Spring 2020 issue of the Baker Street Journal. The Morley-Montgomery Award is given each year for the best article to appear in The Baker Street … Continue reading 2020 Morley-Montgomery Award
The Staunton Tragedy. A Facsimile of the Original Manuscript of “The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter” by Arthur Conan Doyle with Annotations and Commentary. Edited, with an Introduction, by Michael F. Whelan, BSI. The Staunton Tragedy begins with a high-quality reproduction of the handwritten manuscript of "The Missing Three-Quarter," along with an annotated transcription and … Continue reading The Staunton Tragedy (“The Missing Three-Quarter”)
Corporals, Colonels and Commissionaires: The Military and the Sherlockian Canon. Edited by Michael J. Quigley, LCDR, USN (Ret.), BSI and Marsha Pollak, BSI. The Sherlockian Canon begins with John Watson wounded and sick from one war, and ends with an older Watson about to return to service in The War to End All Wars. Military … Continue reading Corporals, Colonels and Commissionaires
“A Quiet Air of Mastery”: An Appreciation of Michael Francis Whelan. Edited by Leslie S. Klinger, BSI. Michael Whelan was the fifth person to lead The Baker Street Irregulars. After twenty-three years at the helm and podium, he has placed an indelible mark on the organization and prepared us for the future. “A Quiet Air … Continue reading “A Quiet Air of Mastery”
The Autumn 2020 Baker Street Journal includes these articles: The Editor’s Gas-Lamp. Just Add Goodwin: Nero Wolfe Showed Mycroft’s Potential as a Detective by Jonathan Tiemann. The World’s Most Mysterious Manuscript, the World’s Greatest Detective, and the Woman by Jay Cole. Watson, Lomax, and the Goodly Volume: Observations on “The Illustrious Client” by Maxine Reneker … Continue reading Autumn 2020 BSJ
The Baker Street Irregulars is sponsoring two "official" events for the January 2021 BSI Weekend – the Distinguished Speaker Lecture and the annual BSI Dinner. Registration is now open. Because of the Coronavirus pandemic, these will be online/virtual events held using Zoom. In addition to the BSI events, other Sherlockian groups will also be hosting virtual … Continue reading Register for the 2021 BSI Weekend
The Summer 2020 Baker Street Journal includes these articles: The Editor’s Gas-Lamp. Sherlock Holmes and Victorian Anthropology by Theodora Goss. Conan Doyles and Automobiles by Mark Alberstat. Here Lies Birdy Edwards by William S. Dorn. Inked: A Brief Examination of Historical and Canonical Tattoos by Tracy J. Revels. Back to His Native Strand by Michael … Continue reading Summer 2020 BSJ
