Irregular Crises of the Late 'Forties. Edited by Jon L. Lellenberg. Part of the BSI archival-history series, Irregular Crises covers Summer 1947 to December 1950 and reveals the BSI's narrow escape from extinction as the Original Series BSJ failed, the venerable Murray Hill Hotel where it had met since 1940 was torn down, and the … Continue reading Irregular Crises of the Late ‘Forties
The Best of the Pips Volume II: More Papers on the Sundial. By Albert M. Rosenblatt, BSI. The Five Orange Pips is one of the oldest and most distinguished Sherlockian societies. They published their first collection, The Best of the Pips, in 1955. Now Al Rosenblatt has assembled a new collection that rivals its celebrated … Continue reading BSJ 1999 Christmas Annual
"Entertainment and Fantasy": The 1940 BSI Dinner. By Jon L. Lellenberg, BSI. Of all the BSI Dinners, the one held on January 30, 1940 could well be the most significant. Partly a publication party for Vincent Starrett’s 221B: Studies in Sherlock Holmes, it helped to revive the BSI after a four year hiatus. It was … Continue reading BSJ 1998 Christmas Annual
Irregular Proceedings of the Mid 'Forties. Edited by Jon L. Lellenberg. Part of the BSI archival-history series, Irregular Proceedings begins in Autumn 1943 and covers the period from the Trilogy Dinner in March 1944 to Christopher Morley's declaration in June 1947 that there would be no more BSI annual dinners. It includes the explosion of … Continue reading Irregular Proceedings of the Mid ‘Forties
Irregular Records of the Early 'Forties. Edited by Jon L. Lellenberg. The third volume of the BSI archival-history series opens with the January 1941 BSI Dinner and continues through early March 1944. Edgar W. Smith became the driving force behind the BSI, and Vincent Starrett wrote his immortal sonnet "221B." This volume includes Smith's notices, … Continue reading Irregular Records of the Early ‘Forties
Irregular Memories of the 'Thirties. Edited by Jon L. Lellenberg. This volume of the BSI archival-history series covers the conception, birth, and development of the BSI in its first decade. It provides an annotated compendium of old and new essays on the first years of the BSI, along with unpublished correspondence and accounts from newspapers … Continue reading Irregular Memories of the ‘Thirties
"Dear Starrett – ""Dear Briggs – ". Edited by John Nieminski & Jon L. Lellenberg. Before the formation of the BSI, Vincent Starrett and Gray Chandler Briggs carried out their own Sherlockian studies. This first volume of the BSI archival-history series offers a fascinating collection of their correspondence from 1930-1934, along with invaluable annotations and … Continue reading “Dear Starrett – ” / “Dear Briggs – “
The Baker Street Irregulars 