A West Wind: How America and Americans Influenced the Sherlockian Canon. Edited by Thomas Horrocks, Ph.D., BSI and Ray Betzner, BSI. While the Sherlock Holmes stories are synonymous with Victorian-era British culture, few realize the inherent “new world” influence in these beloved tales. A West Wind is a thorough examination of the reciprocal impact and … Continue reading A West Wind
Referring to My Notes: Music and the Sherlockian Canon. Edited by Alexander Katz, BSI and Karen Wilson. The violin, a gramophone, and a vocal prima donna all play integral roles in the Canon. Much has been learned since Guy Warrack’s Sherlock Holmes and Music (1947), and Referring to My Notes brings a fresh perspective. A … Continue reading Referring to My Notes
Upon the Turf: Horse Racing and the Sherlockian Canon. Edited by Candace J. Lewis, Ira Brad Matetsky, and Roger Donway. Horse racing, gambling, debt, scandal, and murder are all major threads in the Canonical tapestry. Racing and issues related to it appear in many of the Holmes stories. Upon the Turf is the definitive study … Continue reading Upon the Turf
Mobile Holmes: Transportation in the Canon. Edited & introduced by Walter Jaffee, BSI. Sherlock Holmes is indelibly associated with Baker Street. But as we know, he traveled throughout London, throughout England, and to other parts of the world. Clients came to consult him as well. Those travels required the use of various forms of transportation. … Continue reading Mobile Holmes
Art in the Blood: Cartoonist & Illustrator Scott Bond Meets Sherlock Holmes. Edited, with an introduction, by Mark Gagen. "Art in the blood is liable to take the strangest forms," said Sherlock Holmes in "The Greek Interpreter," and Scott Bond's canonical cartoons and other illustrations bear this out. His cartoons have appeared in every issue … Continue reading Art in the Blood
Catalogue of the Exhibition. Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Never Lived and Will Never Die The Museum of London Exhibition. Compiled by Nicholas Utechin and Catherine Cooke. Now, for the first time, a catalogue is available for the Museum of London's 2014-15 groundbreaking exhibition. Not since the famous 1951 Festival of Britain has an event … Continue reading Catalogue of the Exhibition 2014-2015
Sherlockian Saturdays at the Pratt. Edited & introduced by William Hyder. Inspired by a passage in Christopher Morley's preface to Doubleday's The Complete Sherlock Holmes, in which Morley recalled walking to "the old Enoch Pratt free library" to borrow "a Conan Doyle he had not read," Baltimore area Sherlockians established a Weekend with Sherlock Holmes … Continue reading Sherlockian Saturdays at the Pratt
The Grand Game Boxed Set. This special boxed set commemorates a century of canonical criticism. The set contains The Grand Game Volume One and Volume Two, with bonus material including a special combined index to both volumes, and a revised and expanded publication about Ronald Knox and the origins of the Grand Game. The three … Continue reading The Grand Game Boxed Set
The Grand Game: Limited Edition Boxed Set. The Baker Street Irregulars announce the publication of a limited edition boxed set commemorating a century of canonical criticism. The set contains The Grand Game Volume One and Volume Two, with bonus material including a special combined index to both volumes, and a revised and expanded publication about … Continue reading The Grand Game Limited Edition Boxed Set
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 Baker Street Irregulars 