The Napoleon Bust Business Again (“The Six Napoleons”)

The Napoleon Bust Business Again ("The Six Napoleons" manuscript) cover

The Napoleon Bust Business Again. A Facsimile of the Original Manuscript of "The Six Napoleons" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle along with Commentary on the Story. Edited & introduced by William Hyder, BSI. Published by The Baker Street Irregulars with the cooperation of the Henry E. Huntington Library, a facsimile of the manuscript of "The … Continue reading The Napoleon Bust Business Again (“The Six Napoleons”)

BSJ 2003 Christmas Annual

The BSJ 2003 Christmas Annual cover

"The Strength and Activity of Youth": The Junior Sherlockian Movement. By Stephen Clarkson, BSI. This annual is most interesting. It describes the activities of younger Sherlockians in the '60s and '70s. The late editor Stephen Clarkson ("Morse Hudson") gathered many first-hand accounts of Sherlockian activity from survivors of that distant era. Many respected Irregulars and … Continue reading BSJ 2003 Christmas Annual

G.K. Chesterton’s Sherlock Holmes

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G.K. Chesterton's Sherlock Holmes. A Facsimile of his Original Unpublished Holmes Drawings. Edited & introduced by Steven Doyle, BSI. The BSI presents 19 unpublished illustrations of the Sherlock Holmes stories made by Gilbert Keith (G. K.) Chesterton (1874–1936), the great English artist, poet, theologian, journalist, critic, essayist, author, and creator of "Father Brown." These illustrations, … Continue reading G.K. Chesterton’s Sherlock Holmes

BSJ 2002 Christmas Annual

The BSJ 2002 Christmas Annual cover

Tilting at Windmills: Denis Conan Doyle and the Baker Street Irregulars by Richard Lancelyn Green, BSI. The 2002 Annual covers such topics as The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes and the Doyle brothers' battles with Ellery Queen and their publishers. It also deals with the sudden demise of The Baker Street Journal and the general unhappiness … Continue reading BSJ 2002 Christmas Annual

The Hound of the Baskervilles (Ch. XI.)

The Hound of the Baskervilles (Chapter XI.) cover

The Hound of the Baskervilles (Chapter XI). A Facsimile of the Original Manuscript of Chapter XI. by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle along with Commentary on the Story. A facsimile edition of the only extant chapter of The Hound of the Baskervilles. Edited, with an introduction and commentary by leading Sherlockian and Doylean scholars. See the … Continue reading The Hound of the Baskervilles (Ch. XI.)

BSJ 2001 Christmas Annual

The BSJ 2001 Christmas Annual cover

On the Shoulders of Giants: Jack Tracy and the Encyclopaedia Sherlockiana by Christopher and Barbara Roden, BSIs. While Sherlock Holmes pastiches are popular, it's very rare for scholarly Sherlockian volumes to reach a wide audience. Yet in the 1970s, Jack Tracy produced an encyclopedia that sold over 10,000 copies in the U.S. alone in its … Continue reading BSJ 2001 Christmas Annual