“The Dean of British Sherlockians”: A Celebration of the Life and Works of S. C. Roberts. Edited by Nicholas Utechin with Roger Johnson and Guy Marriott. Sir Sydney Castle Roberts wrote A Note on the Watson Problem at the end of the 1920s, brought out Doctor Watson in the 1930s, penned two famous pastiches, and became the … Continue reading BSJ 2021 Christmas Annual
Sherlockians returned to New York City for an in-person 2022 BSI Weekend, with activities from January 12-16 including the BSI Dinner on Friday, January 14. Events were well-attended despite the Omicron surge. A new honour was unveiled to recognize the mentoring of aspiring Sherlockians and encouraging them to find ways to keep green the memory … Continue reading The 2022 BSI Weekend Report
The winner of the 2021 Morley-Montgomery Award is Russell Merritt. His paper, “The Doubleday Omnibus Edition: 'The Madman’s Sherlock Holmes',” appeared in the Spring 2021 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 … Continue reading 2021 Morley-Montgomery Award
January 6, 2022 – We are looking forward to seeing all those who will be attending the 2022 BSI Weekend events in New York City. Please remember to bring your vaccination card and/or a photo of that card, a photo ID, and a mask. All attendees to BSI events must be vaccinated, and masks are … Continue reading Reminders for the 2022 BSI Weekend
A Masterpiece of Villainy. A Facsimile of the Original Manuscript of “The Adventure of the Norwood Builder” by Arthur Conan Doyle with Annotations and Commentary. Edited, with an Introduction, by Ross E. Davies, BSI. A dramatic entrance precedes a story involving disappearance, vengeance, fingerprints, bones, and a major challenge for Sherlock Holmes. A Masterpiece of … Continue reading A Masterpiece of Villainy (“The Norwood Builder”)
The Autumn 2021 Baker Street Journal includes these articles: The Editor’s Gas-Lamp. Sherlock Holmes and the Three Investigators by Christian Monggaard. The Detective Jefferson Hope Hired and the Solution of a Mystery by Carlos Orsi. Sherlock Holmes and the Development of the Detective Hero by Dan Andriacco. She Was Just Knitting . . . or … Continue reading Autumn 2021 BSJ
Referring to My Notes: Music and the Sherlockian Canon. Edited by Alexander Katz, BSI and Karen Wilson. The violin, a gramophone, and a vocal prima donna all play integral roles in the Canon. Much has been learned since Guy Warrack’s Sherlock Holmes and Music (1947), and Referring to My Notes brings a fresh perspective. A … Continue reading Referring to My Notes
Registration and reservations are now open for the BSI Weekend to be held from Wednesday January 12, 2022 through Sunday January 16, 2022 in New York City. Sherlock Holmes's birthday is celebrated every January in New York City. The Weekend is always fun, filled with formal and informal opportunities for Sherlockians new and old to … Continue reading Register for the 2022 BSI Weekend
The Baker Street Irregulars is planning to conduct its 2022 January events in person in New York City starting on Thursday, January 13, 2022. As usual, many events will be open to all Sherlockians, and we will also have special tax-free group rates for hotel lodgings. Official BSI events that will be open to the … Continue reading Plans for the 2022 BSI Weekend
The Summer 2021 Baker Street Journal includes these articles: The Editor’s Gas-Lamp. Charles Thomas Marvin, the Foreign Office, and the Naval Treaty by Mark Jones. The Rise of Mycroft Holmes by Thomas Cynkin. Sherlock in Simla by Fred Lerner. That Coventry Factory by Mark Alberstat. The Empty Bookshelf; or, the Missing Three Quartos: Reasonable Editions … Continue reading Summer 2021 BSJ
