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 It provides an annotated compendium of old and new essays on the first years of the BSI, along with unpublished correspondence and accounts from newspapers … Continue reading Irregular Memories of the ‘Thirties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 – “