“Wiggins”: Tom Stix & His Baker Street Irregulars. By Sonia Fetherston, BSI. Fifty-seven years after its founding, Tom Stix, the fourth leader of the Baker Street Irregulars, changed the BSI forever. The atmosphere in the room was palpable, as those in attendance tried to figure out what Tom was going to announce. It was followed … Continue reading “Wiggins”
“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”
Commissionaire: Julian Wolff and His Baker Street Irregulars. By Sonia Fetherston, BSI. Without Julian Wolff's involvement, The Baker Street Irregulars might no longer exist. Due to his leadership as the BSI's Commissionaire from the 1960s to the 1980s, the organization grew and prospered. Dr. Wolff was an enigmatic man—reticent and affable, kind and determined, quiet … Continue reading Commissionaire
“Aboriginals”: The Earliest Baker Street Irregulars, 1934-1940. By Harrison Hunt and Linda Hunt. When Christopher Morley founded the Baker Street Irregulars in 1934, he brought along many distinguished friends and colleagues into the fold. This book presents capsule biographies and photographs of the earliest, "aboriginal," Irregulars, -- many of them remarkably accomplished individuals -- including … Continue reading “Aboriginals”
Peter E. Blau: A Festschrift. In Honor of the 60th Anniversary of His Investiture in The Baker Street Irregulars. Edited & introduced by Leslie S. Klinger, BSI. Sixty is a number of great significance in the Sherlockian world. It’s the number of stories in the Canon. It’s also the number of years that Peter Blau … Continue reading Peter E. Blau: A Festschrift
Prince of the Realm: The Most Irregular James Bliss Austin. by Sonia Fetherston, BSI. Bliss Austin, “The Engineer’s Thumb,” was a member of the very first class of “Investitured” Irregulars in 1944. He assembled what was then the finest collection of rare Sherlockiana, then gave it all away. And he is acknowledged as an early … Continue reading Prince of the Realm
First Lady by Mary Ann Bradley. Lenore Glen Offord was the first woman to be invested in the Baker Street Irregulars. She wrote mystery novels and for more than thirty years was the mystery book critic for the San Francisco Chronicle. A true Sherlockian, she contributed to the Baker Street Journal from its first year … Continue reading BSJ 2011 Christmas Annual
To Keep the Memory Green: Reflections on the Life of Richard Lancelyn Green (1953–2004). Edited by Steven Rothman & Nicholas Utechin. The Baker Street Irregulars and The Sherlock Holmes Society of London, under the imprint of The Quartering Press, are pleased to announce their first joint publication: To Keep the Memory Green, a collection of … Continue reading To Keep the Memory Green
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
"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
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