The Grand Game Vol. Two: 1960–2010

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The Grand Game: A Celebration of Sherlockian Scholarship Volume Two: 1960–2010. Edited by Laurie R. King and Leslie S. Klinger. The second volume of The Grand Game, which covers the past half-century (1960–2010), completes the carefully selected sampling of the best and most important pieces of Sherlockian scholarship and speculation since the inception of "the … Continue reading The Grand Game Vol. Two: 1960–2010

The Grand Game Vol. One: 1902–1959

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The Grand Game: A Celebration of Sherlockian Scholarship Volume One: 1902–1959. Edited by Laurie R. King and Leslie S. Klinger. The Grand Game is based on the lovely fantasy played by scholars and Sherlockians that Sherlock Holmes was a real person, and that the sixty Canonical tales were actually written by Dr. Watson and reflect … Continue reading The Grand Game Vol. One: 1902–1959

Bohemian Souls (“A Scandal in Bohemia”)

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Bohemian Souls. A Facsimile of the Original Manuscript of "A Scandal in Bohemia" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle along with Commentary on the Story. Edited & introduced by Otto Penzler, BSI. One of the best Sherlock Holmes stories, and the tale featuring the woman Irene Adler, now appears with new insights and new perspectives as … Continue reading Bohemian Souls (“A Scandal in Bohemia”)

Italy and Sherlock Holmes

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Italy and Sherlock Holmes. Edited by Enrico Solito and Gianlucca Salvatore. Italy and Sherlock Holmes provides the best non-fiction Holmesian writing from Italy to a larger English-reading audience. Italian Sherlockians and BSIs Enrico Solito and Gianlucca Salvatore edited this anthology, the fourth title in the Baker Street Irregulars International Series. This volume contains scholarly essays … Continue reading Italy and Sherlock Holmes

Fifty Years in Baker Street

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Fifty Years in Baker Street. By Jens Byskov Jensen. This book is a rare collaboration between the BSI and one of its scion societies, The Cimbrian Friends of Baker Street. The Baker Street Irregulars has hundreds of scion societies in the U. S. and, perhaps surprisingly to most Sherlockians, an additional three scions overseas: Sherlock … Continue reading Fifty Years in Baker Street

Doyle At 150

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Doyle At 150: A Sesquicentennial Assessment Music CD. As part of the "Arthur Conan Doyle: A Sesquicentennial Assessment" symposium held in Cambridge, Massachusetts in conjunction with Harvard's Houghton Library, a musical interlude was presented on May 9, 2009. Entitled "Conan's Concerto: A Selection of Period Doylean and Sherlockian Music," the program included performances by a … Continue reading Doyle At 150

The Harvard Set

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Harvard Trilogy Limited Edition Boxed Set. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: A Sesquicentennial Assessment. Not since the fabled Baker Street Irregulars "Trilogy Dinner" of 1944 has a single event produced three such important Sherlockian publications. "Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: A Sesquicentennial Assessment," a symposium held May 7-9, 2009 at Harvard University to celebrate the 150th anniversary … Continue reading The Harvard Set

Papers at an Exhibition

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Papers at an Exhibition - Arthur Conan Doyle: A Sesquicentennial Assessment. Edited by Peter X. Accardo, John Bergquist, and Dan Posnansky. The Houghton Library at Harvard sponsored a three-day symposium on 7-9 May 2009 entitled "Arthur Conan Doyle: A Sesquicentennial Assessment." The symposium consisted of four academic sessions with fourteen presentations. This volume includes all … Continue reading Papers at an Exhibition

BSJ 2009 Christmas Annual

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"Did you notice nothing curious about that advertisement?" By Peggy Perdue. Sherlock Holmes, a mainstay of books, movies, television, theatre, and websites has also graced many an advertising campaign over the years. The 2009 BSJ Christmas Annual, written by Peggy Perdue, curator of the Toronto Public Library's Arthur Conan Doyle Collection examines the astonishing array … Continue reading BSJ 2009 Christmas Annual