I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere

"the Order of the Legion" [GOLD] What's an active Sherlockian to do when the world goes into lockdown mode and all regular Sherlockian society meetings are canceled? Pretty much what most of us did in the first two years of the pandemic: go virtual! When Covid caused us to shelter in place, Sherlockians—a gregarious type of people—weren't about to be kept away from each other. So many societies began to have virtual meetings: video calls (invariably hosted on Zoom). Rich Krisciunas, Steve Mason, and Edith Pounden were among scores of other Sherlockians who flitted from society to society, making use of technology to allow them to go places and see people they wouldn't have otherwise seen. They are three of the founding officers of the Legion of Zoom: the newest Sherlockian society for people who attend a certain number of virtual meetings. What is the Legion all about, how can you join, and where can you find out about more online Sherlockian group meetings? The answers await in this episode of I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere. The Canonical Couplet follows the interview: we give you two lines of poetry, and you need to identify which Sherlock Holmes story they represent. The winner will get some archival material from the IHOSE vaults. Send your answer to comment @ ihearofsherlock .com by March 29, 2022 at 11:59 a.m. EST. The winner will be chosen at random from among all the correct answers. All listeners are eligible to play. Full show notes: ihose.co/ihose236 Patreon: patreon.com/ihearofsherlock Thank you to our sponsors MX Publishing and Wessex Press.

"the feted hero" [VALL] David MacGregor's Sherlock Holmes: The Hero With a Thousand Faces takes on the task of explaining the continued popularity of Arthur Conan Doyle's famous detective over the course of three centuries. In plays, films, TV shows, and other media, one generation after another has reimagined Holmes as a romantic hero, action hero, gentleman hero, recovering drug addict, weeping social crusader, high-functioning sociopath, and so on. In essence, Sherlock Holmes has become the blank slate upon which we write the heroic formula that best suits our time and place. David joined us to discuss the inspiration for this ambitious work, plus the debut of his latest play, Sherlock Holmes and the Ghost Machine, featuring Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison. He has made a generous offer to listeners of I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere who would like to see the play. The Canonical Couplet follows the interview: two lines of poetry, and you need to identify which Sherlock Holmes story they represent. The winner receives one of David's books (your choice!). Send your answer to comment @ ihearofsherlock .com by March 14, 2022 at 11:59 a.m. EST. The winner will be chosen at random from among all the correct answers. All listeners are eligible to play. Also, for our Patreon supporters, we have exclusive images from David's productions available for viewing. Full show notes: ihose.co/ihose235a Patreon: patreon.com/ihearofsherlock Thank you to our sponsors MX Publishing and Wessex Press.

"It was a masterpiece of villainy, and he carried it out like a master" [NORW] January brought another entry in the Manuscript Series from the BSI Press. This time, it's the manuscript of "The Adventure of the Norwood Builder," and it was edited by Ross Davies, BSI ("The Temple"). He and Ira Matetsky, BSI ("The Final Problem") join us for this episode. We learn about where this manuscript is held and the heroics that Ira had to take to ensure its availability for the project, as well as how Ross managed to select a group of people beyond lawyers to produce what is one of the most fascinating collections of essays in the Manuscript Series yet. (And we're not just saying that because our own Burt Wolder has an entry.) Here's a great chance to get a superb prize! So significant that we can't mention it here. The Canonical Couplet returns with two lines of poetry for you; all that remains is for you to determine which Sherlock Holmes story they represent. And it's an easy one this week. Send your answer to comment @ ihearofsherlock .com by February 27, 2022 at 11:59 a.m. EST. The winner will be chosen at random from among all the correct answers. All listeners are eligible to play. Full show notes: ihose.co/ihose234 Patreon: patreon.com/ihearofsherlock Thank you to our sponsors MX Publishing and Wessex Press.

"an historical curiosity" [MUSG] Vincent W. Wright has stumbled across what can only be described as a remarkable piece of scholarship. In fact, it may be the very first example of its kind. Sherlockians have long considered "the Game" to have begun under the scholarship of Msgr. Ronald A. Knox in 1911. But as researchers keep digging, much like archaeologists, they're finding information that steers them in new directions. We discuss Vincent's methods, his sources, and what he sees as fertile ground for additional research. Get your Canonical Couplet here! We have two lines of poetry for you; all that remains is for you to determine which Sherlock Holmes story they represent. Send your answer to comment @ ihearofsherlock .com by February 14, 2022 at 11:59 a.m. EST. The winner will receive a prize of historical interest from the IHOSE vaults. All listeners are eligible to play. Sponsors Wessex Press is the premier publisher of books about Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle, including The Sherlock Holmes Review. MX Publishing has launched the MX Audio Collection. Use the code IHOSE to get 25% off a monthly or annual subscription. Links This episode: ihose.co/ihose233 Historical Sherlock blog "The World's First Sherlockian Scholar?" The First Sherlock Holmes Scholar Ever? (YouTube) TIMELINES, the newsletter of The Sherlockian Chronologist Guild Private Parts: The Ratings Scene (YouTube) Other episodes mentioned: Episode 144: The Chronologies of Sherlock Holmes with Vincent W. Wright Episode 146: Revision, My Dear Watson with Nick Martorelli Episode 231: A Quiet Air of Mastery (tribute to Mike Whelan) Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. Full show notes: ihose.co/ihose233

"a connoisseur and collector" [ILLU] Chuck Kovacic is an artist of many dimensions. His paintings are but one of these dimensions — universally visible to those who can see his work in art galleries, or places like McSorley's Old Ale House in New York City. But Chuck's flair for Sherlockian scholarship and collecting has taken him in a rare direction: he has a recreation of Sherlock Holmes's 221B Baker Street sitting room built in his house in California. And it contains more than reproductions or Canonical items; Chuck has taken his level of collecting to a far deeper and studious level. Tune in as he shares his "collection mania in its most acute form" [ILLU] with us. We're pleased to announce the return of the Canonical Couplet! We'll be accepting responses through January 29, 2022 at 11:59 a.m. EST. The winner will receive an item from the IHOSE vaults. NOTE: we have bonus content for our Patreon supporters: an outtake clip and more of Chuck's Sherlockian artwork, including his portrait of Christopher Morley. You can access it on Patreon. Sponsors Wessex Press is the premier publisher of books about Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle, including The Sherlock Holmes Review. MX Publishing has launched the MX Audio Collection. Use the code IHOSE to get 25% off a monthly or annual subscription. Links This episode: ihose.co/ihose232 Chuck Kovacic Arts Our other podcast: Trifles Other episodes mentioned: Episode 68 and Episode 69 with Bert Coules Episode 153: The Rooms at 221B Baker Street And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us. --

"put forward with such a quiet air of mastery" [STOC] As regular readers and listeners know, Michael F. Whelan, BSI ("Wiggins") passed away in October of 2021. His contribution to the Sherlockian game was more than any one person could adequately describe. To honor his memory, we gathered a number of Baker Street Irregulars to remember Mike beyond his Sherlockian self — people who knew him well and could comment on his interests, his personality, and his character. These were: Peter Blau, Ross Davies, Steven Doyle, Les Klinger, Hartley Nathan, Otto Penzler, and Steve Rothman. We hope you can appreciate the man Mike Whelan was, what he did for the Sherlockian community, and the kind of leadership he represented. There is no Canonical Couplet quiz in this episode; the lines are still open for answers from the previous episode, which are due by January 14, 2022 at 11:59 a.m. EDT. Sponsors Wessex Press is the premier publisher of books about Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle, including The Sherlock Holmes Review. MX Publishing has launched the MX Audio Collection, beginning with an exclusive interview with Lee Child. Would you care to advertise with us? You can find more information here. Let's chat! Links This episode: ihose.co/ihose231 Remembering Michael Whelan Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323).

"it is better to learn wisdom late than never to learn it at all" [TWIS] The game—of life—is afoot! In our endless pursuit of happiness, is it possible that we have overlooked some crucial clue? Sherlock Holmes says "Yes." As Glenn Dakin kept reading the Sherlock Holmes stories, he discovered more wisdom buried in those pages than many modern-day philosophers. He extracted some examples to serve as the basis for his book, Sherlock Holmes' Little Book of Wisdom: How to Deduce What On Earth Is Going On. Glenn's book has ten chapters with lessons from the stories, paired with his wonderfully witty and whimsical illustrations to make this journey of wisdom one of fun. And, if you're any kind of curious Sherlockian, you'll want to know about the connection to D. Martin Dakin. The answer awaits within... Please be sure to play our Canonical Couplet quiz: the winner will receive a copy of Observations by Gaslight. Answers are due by December 29, 2021 at 11:59 a.m. EDT. Sponsors Wessex Press is the premier publisher of books about Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle, including The Sherlock Holmes Review. MX Publishing has launched the MX Audio Collection, beginning with an exclusive interview with Lee Child. Listen to the episode for a special discount code. Would you care to advertise with us? You can find more information here. Let's chat! Links This episode: ihose.co/ihose230 Sherlock Holmes' Little Book of Wisdom: How to Deduce What on Earth is Going On (Amazon) Sherlock Holmes' Little Book of Wisdom (Eaglemoss) A Sherlock Holmes Commentary by D. Martin Dakin Glenn's other books include: Star Trek Cocktails: A Stellar Compendium Mr Spock's Little Book of Mindfulness: How to Survive in an Illogical World Be More Batman: Face Your Fears and Look Good Doing It Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Transcript We are so grateful for your support on Patreon, which makes our transcripts possible. Every amount helps. A transcript will be available at https://ihose.co/ihose230

"draw inferences from our observations" [CARD] Lyndsay Faye, BSI ("Kitty Winter") has a knack for capturing the voice of John H. Watson in the style of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. But in her latest Sherlock Holmes book, she treats us to more than just one voice. Observations by Gaslight: Stories from the World of Sherlock Holmes (Mysterious Press, 2021) takes a vastly different approach. In this series of long-ish stories, Faye treats us to a series of epistolary adventures, as seen through the eyes of Inspector Lestrade, Irene Adler, Wiggins, Inspector Bradstreet, Mrs. Hudson, and none other than Lomax the sub-librarian. It's a fresh approach with six very distinct voices that earned a starred review from Publishers Weekly, who lauded the "nuance, wit, and clever plotting" of the stories. You'll want to tune in to this chat with Edgar finalist Lyndsay Faye. Observations by Gaslight goes on sale to the public on December 7, 2021 and Lyndsay is appearing at the Mysterious Bookshop for an event that evening. Please be sure to play our Canonical Couplet quiz: the winner will receive a copy of Observations by Gaslight. Answers are due by December 14, 2021 at 11:59 a.m. EDT. Please do consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and transcription services. Sponsors Dan Andriacco has a new edition in the McCabe-Cody series: No Ghosts Need Apply, available on September 28. Wessex Press is the premier publisher of books about Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle, including The Sherlock Holmes Review. MX Publishing has plenty of books for the holidays. But if you want to ensure it arrives in time, consider their collection of audio books. Would you care to advertise with us? You can find more information here. Let's chat! Links This episode: ihose.co/ihose229 Observations by Gaslight - signed copies (Mysterious Bookshop) Observations by Gaslight (Amazon) The Gospel of Sheba (a Mysterious Press Bibliomystery) Dust and Shadow: An Account of the Ripper Killings by John H. Watson The Timothy Wilde Trilogy LyndsayFaye.com Previous episodes mentioned: Episode 70: Sherlockian Jeopardy Episode 109: Behind the Canonical Screen Episode 119: A Brace of Interviews Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Transcript We are so grateful for your support on Patreon, which makes our transcripts possible. Every amount helps. A transcript will be at https://ihose.co/ihose229 soon. --

"those sacred writings, drawn in Egyptian letters" [STUD] If there is one author to whom we owe the rise in popularity of Sherlock Holmes in the mid-1970s, it is Nicholas Meyer, BSI ("A Fine Morocco Case"). It was his novel The Seven Per-Cent Solution (which spent 40 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List) and his screenplay for the film version of the book that put Sherlock Holmes back in mainstream consciousness. Meyer and Holmes have returned with The Return of the Pharaoh, another Holmes adventure tale that takes us to Egypt in 1910 amid the Egyptomania craze that was running high in Europe at the time. As The Return takes Holmes and Watson on a journey to North Africa, our conversation with Nick takes us on a literary journey spanning 45 years as he looks at how his writing has (or hasn't) changed over that time. We also point out the timely nature of his topics, homages to Conan Doyle, and even get nods to Homer, Edgar Allan Poe, and Agatha Christie. It's an interview you won't want to miss with the master of latter-day Sherlock Holmes novels. Please be sure to play our Canonical Couplet quiz: the winner will receive a copy of The Return of the Pharaoh. If you've already read it, play anyway and choose someone to give it to! Answers are due by November 29, 2021 at 11:59 a.m. EDT. Sponsors Dan Andriacco has a new edition in the McCabe-Cody series: No Ghosts Need Apply, available on September 28. Wessex Press is the premier publisher of books about Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle, including The Sherlock Holmes Review. MX Publishing has plenty of books for the holidays. But if you want to ensure it arrives in time, consider their collection of audio books. Would you care to advertise with us? You can find more information here. Let's chat! Links This episode: ihose.co/ihose228 The Return of the Pharaoh (Amazon) The Return of the Pharaoh audiobook, read by David Robb Nicholas Meyer (Wikipedia) @NicholasMQ (Twitter) The Seven Percent Solution The West End Horror The Canary Trainer The Aventure of the Peculiar Protocols "The Philosophy of Composition" by Edgar Allan Poe Casting Holmes and Watson in "His Last Bow" Previous episodes mentioned: Episode 85: Nicholas Meyer Episode 178: The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Transcript We are so grateful for your support on Patreon, which makes our transcripts possible. Every amount helps. A transcript will be on https://ihose.co/ihose228 soon. --

"there were several objects in the room which called for special attention" [BLAC] Collecting must be in the air: following our last episode with Rebecca Romney talking about Sherlockian collecting, we have with us the legendary Sherlockian collector Glen Miranker, BSI ("The Origin of Tree Worship"), who is staging an exhibit in conjunction with the Grolier Club in January. The exhibition is "Sherlock Holmes in 221 Objects" and will run from January 12 - April 16, 2022. Glen and his wife Cathy Miranker curated the 221 objects, selected from Glen's impressive trove of over 8,000 items. You'll hear how he came to acquire some of those objects, how he (or rather his erstwhile conscience) decides when to add an item to the collection, what it's like to prepare his most precious items to be loaned to an institution, and what to expect at the exhibition. [Note: we did encounter a bit of sound disruption in during the recording; consider it akin to the static you might hear in old time radio shows.] To honor Glen's appearance, our Canonical Couplet will get the winner a collectible from the IHOSE vaults. Answers are due by November 14, 2021 at 11:59 a.m. EDT. BONUS CONTENT: If you become a patron of the show, you'll be able to see some additional photos from the exhibition, as well as a listing of some of the items. Click here for more. Please do consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and transcription services. Sponsors Dan Andriacco has a new edition in the McCabe-Cody series: No Ghosts Need Apply, available on September 28. Wessex Press is the premier publisher of books about Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle, including The Annotated White Company by Doug Elliott and Roy Pilot. MX Publishing has plenty of books for the holidays. But if you want to ensure it arrives in time, consider their collection of audio books. Would you care to advertise with us? You can find more information here. Let's chat! Links This episode: ihose.co/ihose227 Sherlock Holmes in 221 Objects Companion book: Sherlock Holmes in 221 Objects by Cathy Miranker and Glen Miranker The Grolier Club Listing of Grolier Club events The Booksellers Jack Benny's vault Otto Presents Sherlock Holmes Previous episodes mentioned: Episode 79: Collectors' Corner - Glen Miranker Episode 133: The Sherlock Holmes Collection of Dan Posnansky Episode 162: Deadly Harpoon Episode 175: Building an Archive Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Transcript We are so grateful for your support on Patreon, which makes our transcripts possible. Every amount helps. A transcript will be available soon at ihose.co/ihose227. --

"a small but select library" [GLOR] After covering the Shaw 100 in a previous episode and wondering what the future of Sherlockian libraries and collections might look like, we could think of no better guest to interview than Rebecca Romney, BSI ("That Gap on the Second Shelf"). You may remember her from a previous appearance (on Episode 101) or from her frequent drop-ins on Pawn Stars, or more recently in the documentary The Booksellers. We know her as a Sherlockian, co-author of Printer's Error, co-founder of the Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize, and co-founder of Type Punch Matrix. And yes, even as a collector herself. Our conversation with Rebecca was wide-ranging, during which she gave her prediction about future definitive lists of collectibles, defined who collectors are and how young people can begin their collecting journey, and astutely observed that a collection is "an autobiography in the form of a treasure hunt." And of course, we have another Canonical Couplet to challenge your acuity. If you are chosen as a winner, you'll get a collectible or two from the IHOSE vaults. Answers are due by October 29, 2021 at 11:59 a.m. EDT. Information on sponsors, links, and notes are available below. Please do consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and transcription services. Sponsors Dan Andriacco has a new edition in the McCabe-Cody series: No Ghosts Need Apply, available on September 28. Wessex Press is the premier publisher of books about Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle, including Sherlock Holmes, Conan Doyle and The Bookman by S.E. Dahlinger. MX Publishing carries both volumes of David MacGregor's Sherlock Holmes: The Hero with a Thousand Faces. Would you care to advertise with us? You can find more information here. Let's chat! Links This episode: ihose.co/ihose226 Type Punch Matrix Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize The Booksellers (Amazon DVD) | The Booksellers (Amazon Prime Video) Printer's Error: Irreverent Stories from Book History (Amazon) Previous episodes mentioned: Episode 16: Collector's Corner: Jerry Margolin Episode 101: Rebecca Romney Episode 224: The Shaw 100 Trifles Episode 247 - Sherlock Holmes, Book Collector Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Transcript We are so grateful for your support on Patreon, which makes our transcripts possible. Every amount helps. A transcript will be at ihose.co/ihose226 soon. --

"I'll show you a grim little bit of evidence" [RETI] Paul Churchill, BSI ("Corot") delighted in recreating evidence boxes for each Sherlock Holmes story. After his death in 2008, Deborah Clark became their steward. Regular attendees of Watson's Tin Box see evidence boxes at every monthly meeting, but we wanted to give you a peek inside as well. Debbie sat down with us to detail what these evidence boxes are, how Paul created them, and what makes them so special. The contents inside them (and outside of some of them) are astounding in their reality and detail, bringing the Sherlock Holmes stories to life in a unique way. We have posted photos of some of the contents. And of course, we have another Canonical Couplet to challenge your acuity. If you are chosen as a winner, you'll get The Sherlock Holmes Scrapbook by Peter Haining. Answers are due by October 14, 2021 at 11:59 a.m. EDT. Information on sponsors, links, and notes are available below. Please do consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and transcription services. Sponsors Dan Andriacco has a new edition in the McCabe-Cody series: No Ghosts Need Apply, available on September 28. Wessex Press is the premier publisher of books about Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle, including Terence Faherty's The True Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. MX Publishing has a number of new Kickstarters that need your attention: Hounded: My Obsession with Sherlock Holmes's Hound, The Magnificent Madness of Tessa Wiggins, and Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Amazonian Explorer. Would you care to advertise with us? You can find more information here. Let's chat! Links This episode: ihose.co/ihose225 Remembering Paul Churchill, BSI Photos of some of the contents of evidence boxes Watson's Tin Box A Scintillation of Scions Previous episodes mentioned: Episode 153: The Rooms at 221B Baker Street Episode 203: The Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes Podcast Episode 219: The Baker Street Almanac Episode 137: Boxes from Royalty Episode 107: A Scintillation of Scions Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Transcript We are so grateful for your support on Patreon, which makes our transcripts possible. Every amount helps. A transcript will be available at ihose.co/ihose225. --

"a ramble through the Ragged Shaw" [PRIO] As the curator of the Sherlock Holmes Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries, Tim Johnson has seen just about everything. Almost as much as John Bennett Shaw saw. When he was putting on his conferences and chatting with the various attendees, Shaw noticed something: there wasn't a definitive list of what every Sherlockian Library should have. Based on his observations, wide network, and endless library, Shaw developed a list of some 100 books, periodicals, and other material with which every Sherlock Holmes enthusiast should be familiar. This became known as The Shaw 100. Over time, items were added and others deleted. We talk with Tim about how the collection and the list came to be, what significant changes occurred, and what a Shaw 100 list of 2021 might look like. Can you guess what might be on it? And of course, we have another Canonical Couplet to challenge your acuity. If you are chosen as a winner, you'll get The Sherlock Holmes Scrapbook by Peter Haining. Answers are due by September 29, 2021 at 11:59 a.m. EDT. Information on sponsors, links, and notes are available below. Please do consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and transcription services. BONUS CONTENT: For our Patreon supporters, we have a wonderful talk by John Bennett Shaw from 1986, plus a pamphlet from his 1977 Workshop at the University of Notre Dame. Make sure you don't miss it - especially the joke about Isaac Asimov. This additional material is just for our supporters. Become one for as little as $1 a month on Patreon. Sponsors Dan Andriacco has a new edition in the McCabe-Cody series: No Ghosts Need Apply, available on September 28. Wessex Press is the premier publisher of books about Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle, including The Sherlock Holmes Review. MX Publishing has a number of new Kickstarters that need your attention: Hounded: My Obsession with Sherlock Holmes's Hound, The Magnificent Madness of Tessa Wiggins, and Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Amazonian Explorer. Would you care to advertise with us? You can find more information here. Let's chat! Links This episode: ihose.co/ihose224 The Shaw 100 (2001 edition) The Shaw 100 (1983 edition, rev. 1988) The Basic Holmesian Library: An Exhibit Based on Shaw's List of 100 Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collection Previous episodes mentioned: Episode 67: The Sherlock Holmes Collections Episode 185: William Baring-Gould Episode 171: John Bennett Shaw Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe via the podcast provider of your choosing: Listen to I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Transcript We are so grateful for your support on Patreon, which makes our transcripts possible. Every amount helps. A transcript will be here soon. --

"And why not Norwood?" [NORW] Before there was Jeremy Brett, there was Anthony Edward Brett. Like the modern-day television actor, he played Sherlock Holmes in over 40 films. But you know him as Eille Norwood. Most of his Sherlock Holmes films from the 1920s remain hidden from the public, so when the British Film Institute announced a major restoration project, we called Russell Merritt, BSI ("The Trepoff Murder") to enlighten us. Russell is a silent film scholar, having recently retired from the University of California, Berkley as a professor of film. He was actively involved in the restoration of other recently discovered silent Sherlock Holmes films such as William Gillette's 1916 Sherlock Holmes and the German Der Hund der Baskervilles from 1929. Together, we go behind the scenes of the Norwood films — a drama itself — and cover the Clive Brook film, as well as Russell's Holy Grail of lost Sherlock Holmes films. And of course, we have another Canonical Couplet to challenge your acuity. If you are chosen as a winner, you'll get some mystery item from the IHOSE vaults. Answers are due by September 14, 2021 at 11:59 a.m. EDT. Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below. Please do consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and transcription services. BONUS CONTENT: For our Patreon supporters, we have special photos and video from the 2016 Chautauqua conference, where we screened some Eille Norwood films. This additional material is just for our supporters. Become one for as little as $1 a month on Patreon. Sponsors Wessex Press is the premier publisher of books about Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle, including Sherlock Holmes, Conan Doyle, and the Bookman. MX Publishing has a number of new Kickstarters that need your attention: Hounded: My Obsession with Sherlock Holmes's Hound, The Magnificent Madness of Tessa Wiggins, and Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Amazonian Explorer. Would you care to advertise with us? You can find more information here. Let's chat! Links This episode: ihose.co/ihose223 Silent Sherlock Holmes series of the 1920s gets major restoration project (BFI) Long Lost William Gillette Film from 1916 Found The 1916 William Gillette "Sherlock Holmes" Available for Order on DVD/Blu-ray The 1932 Clive Brook Sherlock Holmes Film - Restored at Last Sherlock Holmes Baffled (YouTube) Vitagraph Studios' Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, or Held for Ransom (Wikipedia) Philip Carli Previous episodes mentioned: Episode 104: Sherlockians at Chautauqua Episode 147: Sherlock Holmes and Silent Films Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Transcript We are so grateful for your support on Patreon, which makes our transcripts possible. A transcript for this episode will be available at ihose.co/ihose223. --

"all gossip upon the matter" [BERY] If there is one name that is synonymous with the Sherlockian hobby, it is Peter Blau, BSI, 2s. ("Black Peter"). And if there is one publication that is eagerly anticipated every month, it is his longstanding newsletter "Scuttlebutt from the Spermaceti Press." As "Cartwright" of the Baker Street Irregulars, Peter goes more places, sees more things, and overhears more than just about anyone in the Sherlockian world. So much so that it has often been said that if Peter doesn't know about it, it's not happening. We had a chance to speak with Peter about the origins of his newsletter, what makes for a good story, and what his plans for the future are. You won't want to miss this episode. And of course, we have another Canonical Couplet to challenge your acuity. If you are chosen as a winner, you'll get some mystery item from the IHOSE vaults. Answers are due by August 29, 2021 at 11:59 a.m. EDT. Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below. Please do consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and transcription services. BONUS CONTENT: For our Patreon supporters, the conversation continues with Peter Blau. Go behind the scenes and participate in a special question just for our supporters. Become one for as little as $1 a month on Patreon. Sponsors Wessex Press is the premier publisher of books about Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle, including The Annotated White Company. MX Publishing has a number of new Kickstarters that need your attention: Hounded: My Obsession with Sherlock Holmes's Hound, The Magnificent Madness of Tessa Wiggins, and Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Amazonian Explorer. Would you care to advertise with us? You can find more information here. Let's chat! Links This episode: ihose.co/ihose221 Scuttlebutt from the Spermaceti Press, 2012-present Scuttlebutt from the Spermaceti Press Archive (Sherlocktron) Previous episodes mentioned: Episode 6 and Episode 7: Peter Blau Episode 219: The Baker Street Alamanac Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Transcript We are so grateful for your support on Patreon, which makes our transcripts possible. The transcript for this episode will be available soon at ihose.co/ihose222. --

"I have all the facts in my journal" [STUD] For our 221st episode, we had to make it as deeply Sherlockian as we could. What better topic than The Baker Street Journal, the first (ir)regular publication about Sherlock Holmes scholarship? First published in 1946, the BSJ is a stalwart in the Sherlockian community, and it's much more than scholarship. Steven Rothman, BSI, 2s. ("The Valley of Fear") has edited the Journal since 2000, and he'll be the first to admit it's much more than scholarship. On the occasion of the BSJ's 75th anniversary, we discuss the origins of this little yellow-backed publication, its evolution, and where it's headed. Steve's enthusiasm for the topic knows no bounds. We were pleased to receive many congratulatory notes, so we open up the listener mailbag for a few of them. And of course, we have another Canonical Couplet to challenge your acuity. If you are chosen as a winner, you'll get a year's subscription to the BSJ. Already a subscriber? We'll extend your subscription. Answers are due by August 14, 2021 at 11:59 a.m. EDT. Please do consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and transcription services. BONUS CONTENT: For our Patreon supporters, the conversation continues with Steve Rothman. To unlock this content, become a supporter for as little as $1 a month on Patreon. Sponsors Wessex Press is the premier publisher of books about Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle, including The Annotated White Company. MX Publishing has three new books available from David MacGregor. Would you care to advertise with us? You can find more information here. Let's chat! Links This episode: ihose.co/ihose221 The Baker Street Journal @BakerStJournal (Twitter) The Baker Street Journal Facebook Page The Baker Street Journal Gets a Makeover The eBSJ The Morley Montgomery Award Previous episodes mentioned: Episode 8: To Keep the Memory Green Episode 76: Out of the Abyss Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Transcript We are so grateful for your support on Patreon, which makes our transcripts possible. The transcript for this episode will be available at ihose.co/ihose221. --

"Interesting, though elementary" [HOUN] Rob Nunn found the Sherlockian world not long ago, and since then, our impression of him is one not too far from the name of our show: "We hear of Rob Nunn everywhere." From winning the coveted Beacon Award from the Beacon Society in recognition of his work in the classroom involving Sherlock Holmes, to his involvement in a number of Sherlockian Societies in the Midwest and the creation of Holmes in the Heartland, Rob has made his presence known. Nor does it end in the classroom or society meeting; Rob has contributed to I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere as a columnist, wrote The Criminal Mastermind of Baker Street (MX Publishing), and has another major writing project in the works. But his most prolific work comes in the form of Interesting Though Elementary, a blog that grew out of his first book and evolved into regular interviews of — wait for it — interesting Sherlockians (although, as you'll find, that's redundant). We have another Canonical Couplet after the interview. If you are chosen as a winner, you'll get a copy of Rob's book The Criminal Mastermind of Baker Street. Answers are due by July 29, 2021 at 11:59 a.m. EDT. Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below. Please do consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and transcription services. BONUS CONTENT: For our Patreon supporters, we have some special images mentioned in the show. To unlock this content, become a supporter for as little as $1 a month. Sponsors Wessex Press is the premier publisher of books about Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle, including The Sherlock Holmes Review. MX Publishing has three new books available from David MacGregor. Would you care to advertise with us? You can find more information here. Let's chat! Links This episode: ihose.co/ihose220 Interesting Though Elementary Rob Nunn on Twitter: @rob_nunn The Criminal Mastermind of Baker Street (MX Publishing) Rob's first ITE interview: Chris Redmond About Being a Sherlockian by Chris Redmond ITE interview with Leslie S. Klinger Previous episodes mentioned: Episode 142: The Criminal Mastermind of Baker Street Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Transcript We are so grateful for your support on Patreon, which makes our transcripts possible. The transcript for this episode will be available at ihose.co/ihose220. --

"An almanac!" [VALL] When Ross Davies, BSI ("The Temple"), first published Sherlock Holmes content in his publication, The Green Bag, he had no idea what he was in for. Let's just say that the response was enough to ensure that Sherlock Holmes got his own starring role in another publication, which became The Baker Street Almanac. Now in its fourth year, the BSA has become a go-to resource for tracking significant goings-on with respect to Sherlock Holmes around the world. We talk with Ross about the genesis of this amazing publication, how people can get a copy, and what goodies await inside (think: Easter eggs!). We have another Canonical Couplet after the interview. If you are chosen as a winner, you'll get a copy of the Baker Street Almanac. Answers are due by July 14, 2021 at 11:59 a.m. EDT. Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below. Please do consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and transcription services. BONUS CONTENT FOR PATRONS: For our Patreon supporters, the conversation continues. To unlock this content, become a supporter for as little as $1 a month. Sponsors Wessex Press is the premier publisher of books about Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle, including The True Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Terence Faherty. MX Publishing has three new books available from David MacGregor. Would you care to advertise with us? You can find more information here. Let's chat! Links This episode: ihose.co/ihose219 The Baker Street Almanac The Green Bag Why Preserve Books? The New Physical Archive of the Internet Archive Physical Archive Launch (archive.org video) Preservation in the Age of Google: Digitization, Digital Preservation, and Dilemmas by Paul Conway (JSTOR) Previous episodes mentioned: Episode 137: Boxes from Royalty Episode 175: Building an Archive Episode 212: All Things ACD Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Transcript We are so grateful for your support on Patreon, which makes our transcripts possible. The transcript for this episode will be available at ihose.co/ihose219. Become a Patron! --

"the prize at Olympia" [LAST] It's a well-known fact that Arthur Conan Doyle went up against the legendary cricket player W.G. Grace on the field in 1900. But his interest in sport went much further than that. From cricket to golf, motorcycles to auto racing, downhill skiing and more, Conan Doyle equated physical fitness with fitness of the mind and spirit. He even went as far as championing the British Empire concept for Olympics following Great Britain's sorry showing in the 1912 Summer Olympics. Mark Albertstat, MBt., BSI ("Halifax") joins us to talk about all manner of Doyle's athletic interests, from his very early days to his final years. Mark recently wrote an article for Canadian Holmes on Conan Doyle and the 1912 Summer Olympics, and is an authority on Conan Doyle and sports. We have another Canonical Couplet after the interview. If you are chosen as a winner, we have a mystery prize from the generous gifts sent to us by Tony Quattrochi.. Answers are due by June 29, 2021 at 11:59 a.m. EDT. Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below. Please do consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and transcription services. BONUS CONTENT: For our Patreon supporters, we have additional images of Conan Doyle and his family engaged in a variety of sporting activities. To unlock this content, become a supporter for as little as $1 a month. Sponsors Wessex Press is the premier publisher of books about Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle, including Sherlock Holmes, Conan Doyle, and the Bookman. MX Publishing has three new books available from David MacGregor. Would you care to advertise with us? You can find more information here. Let's chat! Links This episode: ihose.co/ihose218 Canadian Holmes The Universal Sherlock Holmes by Ronald Burt De Waal "Sherlock Holmes, Sportsman" (Episode 156 of Trifles) "A Reminiscence of Cricket" by Arthur Conan Doyle Playlist: Sports and Games in the Canon (Trifles) Previous episodes mentioned: Episode 121: Canada and Sherlock Holmes Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Transcript We are so grateful for your support on Patreon, which makes our transcripts possible. The transcript for this episode will be available at ihose.co/ihose218. --

"many excellent qualities" [MISS] One of the latest books in the BSI Manuscript Series from the BSI Press is The Staunton Tragedy, the manuscript for "The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter." Edited by Wiggins emeritus Michael F. Whelan, the book brought together Sherlockians of all stripes for a wide variety of essays about and related to the story. The story itself was fairly thin and didn't present anything in the way of crime-solving on Sherlock Holmes's part, but the essays in The Staunton Tragedy make up for that. Series production manager John Bergquist, BSI ("The King of Scandinavia") and transcriptionist-cum-annotator Phil Bergem ("Birdy Edwards") join I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere to talk about this book and their collaboration on manuscripts that spans 10 books. If you are chosen as the lucky Canonical Couplet quiz winner, we have a wonderful collection of Sherlock Holmes puzzle and quiz books. Answers are due by June 14, 2021 at 11:59 a.m. EDT. Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below. Please do consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and transcription services. Sponsors Wessex Press is the premier publisher of books about Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle, including The Sherlock Holmes Review. MX Publishing is offering a subscription program, the MX Book Club, where you get a book delivered to you every month. Available as a monthly and annual subscription. Would you care to advertise with us? You can find more information here. Let's chat! Links This episode: ihose.co/ihose217 The Staunton Tragedy (BSI Press) The BSI Press Manuscript Series Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. Don't forget to leave us a rating or review. It would help other Sherlockians to find us. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Transcript We are so grateful for your support on Patreon, which makes our transcripts possible. The transcript for this episode will be available at ihose.co/ihose217. --

"It is with a heavy heart" [FINA] The worlds of Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle enthusiasts have lost a giant. Jon Lellenberg, invested in the Baker Street Irregulars as "Rodger Prescott of Evil Memory" in 1974, passed away on April 24, 2021 after a short illness. Jon's contribution to our hobby was almost too immense for words. He was a confidant and representative of the Conan Doyle Estate for many years, extending back to a close relationship with Dame Jean Conan Doyle. As an author and editor, he contributed to a number of books on Conan Doyle's life, including A Life in Letters and Dangerous Work, both co-edited with Dan Stashower, BSI ("Thurston"). Jon's knowledge of early Irregularity and the times in which those Irregulars lived and worked was unrivaled, which made him the perfect person to tackle the BSI Archival History Series. During that time, he was known as the Thucydides of the Baker Street Irregulars. With four appearances on I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere, Jon gave us so much material with which to work, so we pulled some clips from previous episodes to pepper our memories of him. If you have memories, please share them in a comment below and see the links for more information. Plus, we have an announcement about a very rare piece of Sherlockian/Irregular history related to Jon Lellenberg that is available for auction. The Canonical Couplet quiz winner this time will win a copy of Jon Lellenberg's The Quest for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: Thirteen Biographers in Search of a Life. Answers are due by May 29, 2021 at 11:59 a.m. Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below. Please do consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and transcription services. Sponsors Wessex Press is the premier publisher of books about Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle, including The Annotated White Company by Roy Pilot and Doug Elliott. MX Publishing currently has three Kickstarter campaigns, including one that is noted as a "Project We Love." And Volumes XXV - XXVII of The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories drops on May 22. Would you care to advertise with us? You can find more information here. Let's chat! Links This episode: ihose.co/ihose216 Jon Lellenberg's website Jon's BSI Archival History series (including his five standalone chapters on Edgar W. Smith) Remembrances of Jon on the Conan Doyle Estate site (additional contributions welcome) Previous episodes mentioned: Episode 13: Arthur Conan Doyle - A Life in Letters (with Dan Stashower) Episode 29: Baker Street Irregular Episode 37: The Lost Conan Doyle Manuscript (with Dan Stashower) Episode 48: Dangerous Work (with Dan Stashower) On eBay: The 1998 Baker Street Journal Christmas Annual: "Entertainment and Fantasy": the 1940 BSI Dinner (RARE) Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Transcript We are so grateful for your support on Patreon! The transcript will be available soon at ihose.co/ihose216. --

"In glancing over my notes of the seventy odd cases" [SPEC] One of the most well-known societies in the Sherlockian / Holmesian world is The Sherlock Holmes Society of London. Originally founded in 1934, the society lost steam for a few years and was permanently re-incorporated in 1951. Nicholas Utechin, BSI ("The Ancient British Barrow") joins I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere to discuss the society's remarkable history, including its founding, exciting events and expeditions, and its commitment to remaining a membership-based organization. You won't want to miss Nick's announcement of something very special coming up for members on May 15. The Canonical Couplet quiz winner this time will win a copy of This August and Scholarly Body: The Society at 70. Answers are due by May 14, 2021 at 11:59 a.m. Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below. Please do consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and transcription services. Sponsors Wessex Press is the premier publisher of books about Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle, including some parodies of their own: The True Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Terence Faherty. MX Publishing supports reading and planting trees with its novel Books to Books program. Find out how you can help children's literacy and the environment at the same time. Would you care to advertise with us? You can find more information here. Let's chat! Links This episode: ihose.co/ihose215 The Sherlock Holmes Society of London The Society at 70! This August and Scholary Body Previous episodes mentioned: Episode 156: The Complete Paget Portfolio Episode 124: Remembering Richard Lancelyn Green Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe on the podcast provider of your choosing: Listen to I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Transcript We are so grateful for your support! We recently crossed the threshold on Patreon and have enough support for transcripts. Please keep it up. --

"In glancing over my notes of the seventy odd cases" [SPEC] One of the most well-known societies in the Sherlockian / Holmesian world is The Sherlock Holmes Society of London. Originally founded in 1934, the society lost steam for a few years and was permanently re-incorporated in 1951. Nicholas Utechin, BSI ("The Ancient British Barrow") joins I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere to discuss the society's remarkable history, including its founding, exciting events and expeditions, and its commitment to remaining a membership-based organization. You won't want to miss Nick's announcement of something very special coming up for members on May 15. The Canonical Couplet quiz winner this time will win a copy of This August and Scholarly Body: The Society at 70. Answers are due by May 14, 2021 at 11:59 a.m. Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below. Please do consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and transcription services. Sponsors Wessex Press is the premier publisher of books about Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle, including some parodies of their own: The True Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Terence Faherty. MX Publishing supports reading and planting trees with its novel Books to Books program. Find out how you can help children's literacy and the environment at the same time. Would you care to advertise with us? You can find more information here. Let's chat! Links This episode: ihose.co/ihose215 The Sherlock Holmes Society of London The Society at 70! This August and Scholary Body Previous episodes mentioned: Episode 156: The Complete Paget Portfolio Episode 124: Remembering Richard Lancelyn Green Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe on the podcast provider of your choosing: Listen to I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Transcript We are so grateful for your support! We recently crossed the threshold on Patreon and have enough support for transcripts. Please keep it up. --

"magnetism which drew good humour from all around him" [VALL] It's not often that we talk bout the topic of humor on I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere. Regular listeners may strain to find humor in Burt and Scott's banter, but we're fans of humor here at IHOSE. It's strange, then, that we find ourselves more than 200 episodes into this production without a nod toward Sherlockian parody. Episode 214 corrects that as we speak to Bill Peschel, who has collected more than 40 years' worth of Sherlockian parodies. In The 223B Casebook Series, Bill takes us on that journey, from the early parodies in Punch by such notables as R.C. Lehmann and P.G. Wodehouse, to two volumes of Edwardian parodies including some by Mark Twain and John Kendrick Bangs, through two volumes each of the Great War and of the Jazz Age, as well as others. Why 223B? Because they're directly next door to the 221B stories, that's why! The Canonical Couplet quiz winner this time will win their choice of a book from the series. Answers are due by April 29, 2021 at 11:59 a.m. Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below. Sponsors Wessex Press is the premier publisher of books about Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle, including some parodies of their own: The True Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Terence Faherty. MX Publishing supports reading and planting trees with its novel Books to Books program. Find out how you can help children's literacy and the environment at the same time. Would you care to advertise with us? You can find more information here. Let's chat! Links This episode: ihose.co/ihose214 The 223B Casebook Series Peschel Press Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Transcript A transcript for this show will be available at ihose.co/ihose214. You can support the transcript costs by going to our Patreon page at patreon.com/ihearofsherlock.

"a fair balance of military power." [SECO] The BSI Professions Series marches on, this time in military time. The latest volume in the series is Corporals, Colonels, and Commissionaires: Military and the Sherlockian Canon, edited by Michael Quigley, BSI ("A Large, Brass-Bound Safe") and Marsha Pollak, BSI ("A Small But Select Library"). Together, they tell us the story behind the book: the curious case of the new editor, a unique and helpful structure for the chapters, the classification of military as a profession, and how Watson's central role in the Sherlock Holmes stories was also rooted in the military. Marsha's and Michael's backgrounds served them well in their editorial roles, and the book is a must-have for anyone interested in the Canon and the military. The Canonical Couplet quiz winner this time will win a mystery prize from our vaults. Answers are due by April 14, 2021 at 11:59 a.m. Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below. Please do consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. We have a new structure for 2021, with support on a monthly (rather than per-episode) basis, and a community just for our supporters! Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services. Sponsors Wessex Press is the premier publisher of books about Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle, including resurrecting The Sherlock Holmes Review. MX Publishing has a new offering: The Sherlock Holmes Book Club. It's a monthly subscription program for Sherlock Holmes books. Would you care to advertise with us? You can find more information here. Let's chat! Links This episode: ihose.co/ihose213 Corporals, Colonels, and Commissionaires: Military and the Sherlockian Canon (BSI Press) Previous episodes mentioned: Episode 168: A Holmes by Any Other Name (Bill Mason) Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe on the podcast provider of your choosing: Listen to I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Transcript We are so grateful for your support! We recently crossed the threshold on Patreon and have enough support for transcripts. Please keep it up. Transcript will be available at ihose.co/ihose213 --

"he does not care for general practice, which distracts him from his literary work" [MISS] There must be something in the water. Or the air. Have you noticed an uptick of interest in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle lately? We spoke with Mark Jones of the Doings of Doyle podcast last season. Since then, a new society has met, another has been formed, and an academic journal has begun its path. To help us understand the impetus behind this movement, we invited three well-informed and energetic individuals who are responsible for some of it: Ross Davies, BSI ("The Temple"), Cliff Goldfarb ("Fordham the Horsham Lawyer"), and Ashley Polasek, BSI ("Singlestick"). Each of them plays a unique but essential role in the development of these public-facing entities, and they each help us understand how it all fits together. The Canonical Couplet quiz winner this time will receive the official lapel pin of The Literary Agents (seen below). Answers are due by March 29, 2021 at 11:59 a.m. Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below. Please do consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. We have a new structure for 2021, with support on a monthly (rather than per-episode) basis, and a community just for our supporters! Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services. Sponsors Wessex Press is the premier publisher of books about Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle, including Sherlock Holmes, Conan Doyle, and The Bookman. MX Publishing has two new Kickstarters you should investigate: The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories XXV to XXVII and Sherlock Holmes - The Hero with A Thousand Faces. Would you care to advertise with us? You can find more information here. Let's chat! Links This episode: ihose.co/ihose212 The ACD Society The Conan Doyle Review The Conan Doyle Review on Twitter The Conan Doyle Review on Facebook The Literary Agents Ashley's Academia.edu page Friends of the Arthur Conan Doyle Collection, Toronto Public Library The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia Previous episodes mentioned: Episode 193: Doings of Doyle Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe on the podcast provider of your choosing: Listen to I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Transcript We are so grateful for your support! We recently crossed the threshold on Patreon and have enough support for transcripts. Please keep it up. Transcript for this episode will be available at ihose.co/ihose212. --

"you must acknowledge, my dear Holmes" [HOUN] When you hear about Richard Ryan's writing projects, you might make an exclamation much like Watson did in the presence of Sherlock Holmes. The self-described "pantser" already had five books to his name on MX Publishing (The Vatican Cameos, The Stone of Destiny, The Druid of Death, The Merchant of Menace, Through a Glass Starkly) and is at work on his sixth, Three May Keep a Secret. In addition, he is also completing an anthology series for Belanger Books called 1881, has authored a children's book B Is For Baker Street, and is an editor with the Dear Holmes project, where subscribers receive actually letters by mail that challenge them to solve mysteries. What inspires this former newspaperman and how does it do it? Join us as we uncover the secrets of his Sherlockian success. The Canonical Couplet quiz winner this time will receive a copy of one of Richard Ryan's books from MX Publishing (your choice). Answers are due by March 14, 2021 at 11:59 a.m. Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below Please do consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. We have a new structure for 2021, with support on a monthly (rather than per-episode) basis, and a community just for our supporters! Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services. Sponsors Wessex Press is the premier publisher of books about Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle, including Sherlock Holmes, Conan Doyle, and The Bookman. MX Publishing has a new offering: The Sherlock Holmes Book Club. It's a monthly subscription program for Sherlock Holmes books. Would you care to advertise with us? You can find more information here. Let's chat! Links This episode: ihose.co/ihose211 Richard Ryan's books on MX Publishing Dear Holmes Featured Detective on Dear Holmes Belanger Books - publisher of the 1881 anthology Dear Holmes on Twitter Previous episodes mentioned: Trifles Episode 217: Colours in the Canon Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe on the podcast provider of your choosing: Listen to I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Transcript We are so grateful for your support! We recently crossed the threshold on Patreon and have enough support for transcripts. Please keep it up. --

"Unique, perfectly unique" [BRUC] When Vincent Starrett set out to write his cornerstone pastiche in 1920, it wasn't intended for an audience of Sherlock Holmes fans. For one, he didn't know of any others who were as fixated on Holmes as he was. Fortunately, Richard Sveum, BSI ("Dr. Hill Barton") is well connected in the Sherlockian world and was able to tap the talents of other Starrett experts and enthusiasts to assist him in creating the 2020 Baker Street Journal Christmas Annual: The 100-Year Adventure of The Unique Hamlet. This look at Vincent Starrett's classic work will bring you new understanding of the man and his contribution to the world of book collectors and Sherlock Holmes. The Canonical Couplet quiz winner this time will receive a copy of the 2020 Baker Street Journal Christmas Annual: The 100-Year Adventure of The Unique Hamlet. Answers are due by February 27, 2021 at 11:59 a.m. Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below. Please do consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. We have a new structure for 2021, with support on a monthly (rather than per-episode) basis, and a community just for our supporters! Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services. Sponsors Wessex Press is the premier publisher of books about Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle, including The Annotated White Company. MX Publishing has a new offering: The Sherlock Holmes Book Club. It's a monthly subscription program for Sherlock Holmes books. Would you care to advertise with us? You can find more information here. Let's chat! Links This episode: ihose.co/ihose210 Subscribe to The Baker Street Journal to be sure you get this year's Christmas Annual The Shaw 100 (University of Minnesota Libraries) Randall Stock's census of "The Unique Hamlet" (Best of Sherlock) Ray Betzner's Vincent Starrett blog (Studies in Starrett) The Somnambulist and the Detective by Susan Rice (Amazon) The Charlie McCarthy connection to Sherlock Holmes Previous episodes mentioned: Episode 61: Vincent Starrett (Ray Betzner and Susan Rice) Episode 89: The Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes (Evelyn Herzog and Susan Rice) Episode 169: Studies in Starrett (Ray Betzner) Trifles Episode 46: A History of Pince-Nez Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe on the podcast provider of your choosing: Listen to I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Transcript We are so grateful for your support! If you would like to support our transcript efforts, we'd appreciate it. The transcript for this episode can be viewed at ihose.co/ihose210. --

"a group of people who seemed to be intensely amused" [BLAN] Once upon a time, a man invited a group of his friends to join him for lunch and conversation about his favorite literary figure. Eighty-seven years later, the Baker Street Irregulars continues, but what about that early set of people? Thanks to the incredible research skills of Linda and Terry Hunt, we know more about these 60+ people than we have in quite a while. Terry Hunt, BSI ("The Something Hunt") joined us to talk about the inspiration for Aboriginals, the book in which he and Linda outlined the lives of these people, from the insiders to the irregular Irregulars. These were fascinating people in a half-remembered, half-forgotten time, and a window into their worlds make ours that much richer. The Canonical Couplet quiz takes on a new form this time around. Our prize is a copy of Performing Arts magazine from January 1981. Answers are due by February 14, 2021 at 11:59 a.m. Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below. Become a Patron! Please do consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. We have a new structure for 2021, with support on a monthly (rather than per-episode) basis, and a community just for our supporters! Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services. Sponsors Wessex Press is the premier publisher of books about Sherlock Holmes, including The Sherlock Holmes Review Anthology. MX Publishing is promoting #BooksToBooks for 2021. Every $50 you spend means $5 goes to textbooks for children in Kenya. Would you care to advertise with us? You can find more information here. Let's chat! Links This episode: ihose.co/ihose209 Aboriginals by Linda and Terry Hunt (BSI Press) "Restaurants" (The New York Times, July 12, 1985) Previous episodes mentioned: Episode 204: Frederic Dorr Steele Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe on the podcast provider of your choosing: Listen to I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Transcript We are so grateful for your support! We recently crossed the threshold on Patreon and have enough support for transcripts. The transcript for this episode will be available at ihose.co/ihose209. --

"You are a collector, this set has come your way" [ILLU] In our previous episode, we talked about some of the items in our collection, so we thought this time, we'd give you a glimpse into the collection of another Sherlockian as we launch Season 15 of I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere. Charles Prepolec, BSI ("The Man with the Twisted Lip") is a Sherlockian whose collecting bug has run the gamut before settling on the Strand Magazine. In particular, bound volumes. He takes us on his collecting journey, from comic books to pastiches, Doc Savage to Dan & David Day, and original appearances to entertainment. We learn what motivated him to focus on the Strand and where his collecting bug will take him next. Our new tiers are up on Patreon, including access to our exclusive community for supporters. Be sure to check that out - including exclusive photos from Charles' collection. The Canonical Couplet quiz is back, plus a new direction for the year. Answers for this episode are due by 11:59 pm EST on January 28. Our winner will receive a copy of the DVD of the documentary The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes. Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below. Become a Patron! Please do consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. We have a new structure for 2021, with support on a monthly (rather than per-episode) basis, and a community just for our supporters! Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services. Sponsors Wessex Press is the premier publisher of books about Sherlock Holmes, including the masterful volume The Annotated White Company by Roy Pilot and Doug Elliott. MX Publishing is promoting #BooksToBooks for 2021. Every $50 you spend means $5 goes to textbooks for children in Kenya. Would you care to advertise with us? You can find more information here. Let's chat! Links This episode: ihose.co/ihose208 Charles Prepolec on Twitter: @sherlockeditor The Annotated Sherlock Holmes by William S. Baring-Gould The Universal Sherlock Holmes by Ron Burt De Waal Previous episodes mentioned: Episode 57: A Sherlockian Halloween (Charles's first appearance on IHOSE) Episode 16: Collectors' Corner - Jerry Margolin Episode 188: The Art of Frank Cho Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe on the podcast provider of your choosing: Listen to I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Transcript We are so grateful for your support! We recently crossed the threshold on Patreon and have enough support for transcripts. The transcript for this episode will be at ihose.co/ihose208 shortly. --

"Maybe you collect yourself, sir" [EMPT] It's the end of 2020, and we thought it would be fun to interview each other about some of the favorite items in our collection. Even better: we thought we'd do it on live video. In addition to pulling out some items that may make your raise your eyebrows (either at the value of the items or our mental state upon purchasing them), we talked about the nature of collecting, the intrinsic value and feeling that some items bring, and gave a few tips on what collectors might think about. But mostly, we enjoyed connecting with our listeners and viewers, who were kind enough to tune in and pepper us with comments throughout the show. We also discussed a new structure for our Patreon and PayPal supporters, including a forthcoming community we're building for them on Discord. Stay tuned for more on this in future posts and episodes. We announced the final winner of this year's Canonical Couplet where we give you two lines of poetry that describe one of the stories, and you name it. We'll resume the quiz in Season 15. Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below. Please do consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. We have a new structure for 2021, with support on a monthly (rather than per-episode) basis, and a community just for our supporters! Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services. Sponsors Wessex Press is the premier publisher of books about Sherlock Holmes, including heavily researched material like Sherlock Holmes, Conan Doyle and The Bookman by S.E. Dahlinger and Leslie S. Klinger. MX Publishing is promoting #BooksToBooks for 2021. Every $50 you spend means $5 goes to textbooks for children in Kenya. Would you care to advertise with us? You can find more information here. Let's chat! Links This episode: ihose.co/ihose207 Watch the live video (in replay mode) on Facebook. Watch the live video (in replay mode) on YouTube. Previous episodes mentioned: Episode 75: Prince of the Sherlockian RealmRemembering Jeremy Brett (with Sonia Fetherston) Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe on the podcast provider of your choosing: Listen to I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Transcript We are so grateful for your support! We recently crossed the threshold on Patreon and have enough support for transcripts. The transcript for this episode will be at ihose.co/ihose207 shortly. --

"I picked up a magazine from the table" [STUD] It's not common thinking that a print publication would be needed in 2020, but Sherlock Holmes Magazine seems to have come along at just the right time. Founder/editor Adrian Braddy joins us to talk about the inspiration for this well-produced and successful magazine that he launched earlier this year. It was a mixture of his background and experience, and his nearly life-long love of Sherlock Holmes. It also helps that he lives in close proximity to the location where Conan Doyle spent his first honeymoon—a location with an eerie occurrence that may have led to the selection of the Great Detective's name. You'll want to see if you can test your knowledge with the Canonical Couplet: we give you two lines of poetry that describe one of the stories, and you name it. The winner will receive a copy of Sherlock Holmes Magazine. Entries are due by 11:59 pm EDT on December 28, 2020. Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below. Please do consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. We have a new structure for 2021, with support on a monthly (rather than per-episode) basis, and a community just for our supporters! Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services. Sponsors Wessex Press is the premier publisher of books about Sherlock Holmes, including humorous tales like The True Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Terence Faherty. MX Publishing has fun books like The Night Before Christmas at 221B and hundreds of others. Dan Andriacco's delightful pair of Sebastian McCabe and Jeff Cody are back and have a full lineup of stories. Check them out at DanAndriacco.com. Would you care to advertise with us? You can find more information here. Let's chat! Links This episode: ihose.co/ihose206 Sherlock Holmes Magazine (website) Sherlock Holmes Magazine on Facebook, Twitter Previous episodes mentioned: Episode 201: Remembering Jeremy Brett (with David Stuart Davies) Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe on the podcast provider of your choosing: Listen to I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Transcript Transcript costs have risen and you can help us to reach the $125 per episode level on Patreon to cover these costs. Transcript will be available at ihose.co/ihose206 --

"What sort of a game is that—eh?" [DYIN] While it's customary for us to utter "the game's afoot!" at the end of each episode, in this case it's more appropriate to say it as we commence. We're joined by Dave Neale, researcher in play and psychology, writer and game designer. Dave is responsible for the the game Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Baker Street Irregulars. In our wide-ranging conversation, we talk about the series of Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective games, how one goes about creating a game, the difference between playing games as a child and as an adult, the common psychology behind storytelling and game design, and much more. We have a special announcement about our Patreon/Paypal supporter community and we discuss what's ahead. You'll want to see if you can test your knowledge with the Canonical Couplet: we give you two lines of poetry that describe one of stories, and you name it. The winner will receive a copy of the game Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Baker Street Irregulars. Entries are due by 11:59 pm EDT on December 14, 2020. Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below. Please do consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services. All Patreon supporters will receive a special outtakes episode at the end of the season. Download [Save As] | File size 39.2 MB, 1:18:46 Sponsors Wessex Press is the premiere publisher of books about Sherlock Holmes, including the Sherlock Holmes Reference Library and scholarly work like The Annotated White Company, edited by Roy Pilot and Doug Elliott. MX Publishing features Mrs. Hudson Goes to Ireland by Susan Knight. This and hundreds of other titles are available. Dan Andriacco's delightful pair of Sebastian McCabe and Jeff Cody are back and have a full lineup of stories. Check them out at DanAndriacco.com. Would you care to advertise with us? You can find more information here. Let's chat! Links This episode: ihose.co/ihose205 Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Baker Street Irregulars Dave Neale's website Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective from Space Cowboys - including free downloads The full range of Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective games from Amazon Previous episodes mentioned: Episode 54: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes (with Maria Konnikova) Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. Disclosure: when you buy from our Amazon links, we receive a small commission. Please subscribe on the podcast provider of your choosing: Listen to I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Transcript Transcript costs have risen and you can help us to reach the $125 per episode level on Patreon to cover these costs. Please consider signing up by clicking the link, for as little as $1 an episode. Transcript will be available at ihose.co/ihose205.

"striking illustration of those powers for which my friend was famous" [SOLI] The name Frederic Dorr Steele is legendary among Sherlockians. Even for those who don't know his name, his iconic rendering of Sherlock Holmes (as partly inspired by William Gillette) has left us with distinctive imagery. Sadly, Steele was buried in an unmarked grave in his family plot at the Albany Rural Cemetery in Menands, NY. But the Frederic Dorr Steele Memorial Committee was assembled to solve that. Our own Burt Wolder administers the group, and he asked fellow committee members Andrew Malec, BSI ("The Strange Old Book Collector"), Harrison "Terry" Hunt, BSI ("The Something Hunt") and Linda Hunt to join us to talk about those efforts as well as the life of artist Frederic Dorr Steele. TRIOLET On Frederic Dorr Steele by Bliss Austin With joyful skill he breathèd life Into a name, a street, an age. With kindness and with humor rife, With joyful skill he breathèd life His pen outdid Pygmalion's knife In quickening the inkèd page With joyful skill he breathèd life Into a name, a street, an age. (From The Baker Street Journal, Vol. 1, No. 2, 1946) You'll want to see if you can test your knowledge with the Canonical Couplet: we give you two lines of poetry that describe one of stories, and you name it. The winner something from our vaults—it's a mystery! Entries are due by 11:59 pm EDT on November 29, 2020. Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below. Please do consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services. All Patreon supporters will receive a special outtakes episode at the end of the season. Sponsors Wessex Press is the premiere publisher of books about Sherlock Holmes, including the Sherlock Holmes Reference Library, scholarly work, and humor such as titles like The True Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Terence Faherty. MX Publishing features The Art of Sherlock Holmes, a collection of 56 unique pieces of art and new stories to match. Dan Andriacco's delightful pair of Sebastian McCabe and Jeff Cody are back and have a full lineup of stories. Check them out at DanAndriacco.com. Would you care to advertise with us? You can find more information here. Let's chat! Links This episode: ihose.co/ihose204 Frederic Dorr Steele (Wikipedia) Fundraiser for FDS memorial Cabinet of American Illustrators (Library of Congress) "The Frederic Dorr Steele Memorial Collection" by Andrew Malec (PDF) "The Other Master: Frederic Dorr Steele" by Andrew Malec (PDF) Previous episodes referenced on this show: Episode 78: Legal and Leisure Ramblings Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe on the podcast provider of your choosing: Listen to I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Transcript Transcript costs have risen and you can help us to reach the $125 per episode level on Patreon to cover these costs. Please consider signing up by clicking the link, for as little as $1 an episode. The transcript will be available soon at ihose.co/ihose204. --

"that strange wireless by which such people collect the news" [LION] Moving from the definitive Sherlock Holmes on radio in our last episode to the definitive Sherlock Holmes of television, we're joined by Gus and Luke Holwerda, the fraternal team responsible for The Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes Podcast. This duo is as enthusiastic about the Granada series as we are (perhaps more!) and they bring their professional backgrounds of audio and film production to the microphone as they demonstrate that enthusiasm. We talk about a range of topics, from locations to wardrobe, favorite episodes and more. Plus, we talk about their newly-available offering of Sherlockian Relics and how you can get their version of Granada props. It's the perfect collision of Sherlock Holmes podcasts in one episode. You'll want to see if you can test your knowledge with the Canonical Couplet: we give you two lines of poetry that describe one of stories, and you name it. The winner something from our vaults—it's a mystery! Entries are due by 11:59 pm EDT on November 14, 2020. Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below. Please do consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services. All Patreon supporters will receive a special outtakes episode at the end of the season. Sponsors Wessex Press is the premiere publisher of books about Sherlock Holmes, including the Sherlock Holmes Reference Library, scholarly work, and titles dedicated to the stage and screen, including Sherlock Holmes, Conan Doyle and The Bookman. MX Publishing has the largest collection of new Sherlock Holmes novels, biographies, graphic novels and short story collections in the world. And the latest MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories features Volumes XXII, XXIII, and XXIV. Dan Andriacco's delightful pair of Sebastian McCabe and Jeff Cody are back and have a full lineup of stories. Check them out at DanAndriacco.com. Would you care to advertise with us? You can find more information here. Let's chat! Links This episode: ihose.co/ihose203 The Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes Podcast Sherlockian Relics The Origins Podcast The Unbelievers Intersect Vincent Price introductions to the Granada series on PBS Books mentioned in this episode: The Incarnations of Immortality by Piers Anthony The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes by Leslie S. Klinger The Oxford Sherlock Holmes Bending the Willow by David Stuart Davies 221BBC by Bert Coules A Study in Celluloid: A Producer's Account of Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes by Michael Cox The Pictorial History of Sherlock Holmes by Michael Pointer Previous episodes referenced on this show: Episode 133: Dan Posnansky Episode 201: Remembering Jeremy Brett Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe on the podcast provider of your choosing: Listen to I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Transcript Transcript costs have risen and you can help us to reach the $125 per episode level on Patreon to cover these costs. Please consider signing up by clicking the link, for as little as $1 an episode. Transcript will be available at ihose.co/ihose203 soon. Disclosure: when you make a purchase on Amazon from our links, we earn a small commission. Thank you for supporting us.

"an incomparable actor" [STUD] Anyone who is interested in the intersection of Sherlock Holmes and audio (that's why you're here, isn't it?) is familiar with the name Clive Merrison. The definitive Sherlock Holmes of the audio realm, Clive Merrison holds the distinction of being the only actor to play Sherlock Holmes in dramatized form in every one of the 60 stories from the Canon, as well as in 15 additional pastiches. Together with Michael Williams (and later Andrew Sachs), Merrison brought Holmes to life and gave him real humanity—particularly in the sometimes prickly, sometimes tender friendship with his Watson. We talked with Clive Merrison about his real-life friendship with Michael Williams, his time on the stage, what his Uncle Norman did to influence him, his adventures with "Hobbo," the actor he would sneak into the sound booth to watch perform and the actor from whom he wished he could flee from the recording studio, what made Sir Laurence Olivier hug him, the Sherlock role he turned down, the next Sherlock Holmes story he'd like to perform in, and much more. You won't want to miss this episode — and the eventual outtakes from it that will be available only to our Patreon supporters. See if you can test your knowledge with the Canonical Couplet: we give you two lines of poetry that describe one of stories, and you name it. The winner gets a copy of Bert Coules' 221 BBC: Writing for the World's Only Complete Dramatised Canon and Beyond. Entries are due by 11:59 pm EDT on October 29, 2020. Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below. Please do consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services. All Patreon supporters will receive a special outtakes episode at the end of the season. Sponsors Wessex Press is the premiere publisher of books about Sherlock Holmes, including the Sherlock Holmes Reference Library, scholarly work, and titles dedicated to the stage and screen, including The Complete Paget Portfolio by Nicholas Utechin. MX Publishing has the largest collection of new Sherlock Holmes novels, biographies, graphic novels and short story collections in the world. And the latest MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories features Volumes XXII, XXIII, and XXIV. Dan Andriacco's delightful pair of Sebastian McCabe and Jeff Cody are back and have a full lineup of stories. Check them out at DanAndriacco.com. Would you care to advertise with us? You can find more information here. Let's chat! Links This episode: ihose.co/ihose202 221 BBC: Writing for the World's Only Complete Dramatised Canon and Beyond Clive Merrison (IMDb page) Clive Merrison's Wikipedia Page The BBC Complete Audio Sherlock Holmes Previous episodes referenced on this show: Episode 26: A Musical Stroll Down Baker Street (with Fritz Weaver) Episode 40: One Voice of Sherlock Holmes (with David Ian Davies) Episodes 68 and 69 with Bert Coules Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe on the podcast provider of your choosing: Listen to I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Transcript Transcript costs have risen and you can help us to reach the $125 per episode level on Patreon to cover these costs. Please consider signing up by clicking the link, for as little as $1 an episode. Transcript will be here soon (if you can contribute to making that happen).

"The stage lost a fine actor" [SCAN] David Stuart Davies, BSI ("Ralph Musgrave") is the world's leading authority on Jeremy Brett. David has written extensively about Brett, including in his landmark 1996 biography Bending the Willow: Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes, published the year after Brett's death, and having spent many hours interviewing him. We just marked the 25th anniversary of Jeremy Brett's death on September 12. We took the opportunity to talk with David about Brett, as well as his memories of interacting with the late Peter Cushing. David is a prolific writer, with novels and non-fiction to plays and short stories, and decades of editing. A fascinating and funny raconteur, we could spend hours listening to him. You'll want to try your hand at the latest Canonical Couplet. The prize we're offering is a book by David Stuart Davies. Entries are due by 11:59 pm EDT on October 14, 2020. Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below. Please do consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services. On Patreon, our supporters can see the Peter Cushing Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson doodles made exclusively for David and the Northern Musgraves. Sponsors Wessex Press is the premiere publisher of books about Sherlock Holmes, including the Sherlock Holmes Reference Library, scholarly work, and titles dedicated to the stage and screen, including The True Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Terence Faherty. MX Publishing has the largest collection of new Sherlock Holmes novels, biographies, graphic novels and short story collections in the world. And the latest MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories features Volumes XXII, XXIII, and XXIV. Dan Andriacco's delightful pair of Sebastian McCabe and Jeff Cody are back and have a full lineup of stories. Check them out at DanAndriacco.com. Would you care to advertise with us? You can find more information here. Let's chat! Links This episode: ihose.co/ihose201 David Stuart Davies' website A comprehensive listing of David's books at Fantastic Fiction David Stuart Davies' Amazon page Books: The latest Johnny Hawk book: Spiral of Lies Oliver Twist and the Mystery of Throate Manor Darkness Rising Starring Sherlock Holmes Bending the Willow Previous episodes referenced on this show: Episode 33: Remembering Edward Hardwicke Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe on the podcast provider of your choosing: Listen to I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Transcript Transcript costs have risen and you can help us to reach the $125 per episode level on Patreon to cover these costs. Please consider signing up by clicking the link, for as little as $1 an episode. Transcript will be here soon (if you can contribute to making that happen). Disclosure: when you make a purchase on Amazon from our links, we earn a small commission. Thank you for supporting us. --

"I should like to see a sister of mine" [COPP] The name Enola Holmes ought to be familiar to most Sherlockians by now. Aside from her appearance in six books, on September 23, 2020, the youngest Holmes sibling makes her debut on Netflix. Nancy Springer author of the Enola Holmes series, joined us to talk about how her creation sprang to life and where she finds her strength. We go so far as to uncover the true identity of her inspiration and hear about how Millie Bobby Brown herself was the sparking plug behind bringing this young heroine to the screen. Along the way, we discover a fascinating personal and professional journey of Ms. Springer, about whom we can unequivocally say is one of the most reflective, thoughtful, and self-aware authors we've had a chance to interview. You won't want to miss her backstory and discussions of her other works such as I Am Mordred, Rowan Hood: Outlaw Girl of Sherwood Forest, and of course the Enola Holmes Mysteries. Happy 200th to us. We'll be planning something just for our Patreon/PayPal supporters in the near future - be sure to tune in. And we have the latest round of Canonical Couplets. The prize this time around is an original copy of The Case of the Missing Marquess (an Enola Holmes Mystery). Entries are due by 11:59 pm EDT on September 29, 2020. Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below. Please do consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services. Sponsors Wessex Press is the premiere publisher of books about Sherlock Holmes, including the Sherlock Holmes Reference Library, scholarly work, and titles dedicated to the stage and screen, including Sherlock Holmes, Conan Doyle, and The Bookman by S.E. Dahlinger and Leslie S. Klinger. MX Publishing has the largest collection of new Sherlock Holmes novels, biographies, graphic novels and short story collections in the world. You'll want to check out The Lighter Side of Sherlock Holmes: The Sherlockian Artwork of Norman Schatell. Dan Andriacco's delightful pair of Sebastian McCabe and Jeff Cody are back for a series of adventures in their second casebook: Murderer's Row. Would you care to advertise with us? You can find more information here. Let's chat! Links This episode: ihose.co/ihose200 Nancy Springer's website Enola Holmes Mysteries (Amazon) I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere Archives: ihose.co/ihoseshows Our Sherlockian discussion show: Trifles Beau Ties Ltd. of Vermont: the "Afoot" Previous episodes referenced on this show: Episode 184: Tying One On Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe on the podcast provider of your choosing: Listen to I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Transcript Transcript costs have risen and you can help us to reach the $125 per episode level on Patreon to cover these costs. Please consider signing up by clicking the link, for as little as $1 an episode. Transcript will be at ihose.co/ihose200 soon (if you can contribute to making that happen). Disclosure: when you make a purchase on Amazon from our links, we earn a small commission. Thank you for supporting us. --

"so many remarkable adventures" [MAZA] David Marcum has a good 45 years of Sherlockian fandom under his belt. Based on his output of writing and editing Sherlockian pastiches, you'd think he's been at it ever since his childhood. As the editor of the series of MX Books of New Sherlock Holmes Stories, he's responsible for bringing scores of new tales to the world, and his pace doesn't seem to be slowing down. His work has helped raise money for the Stepping Stones School at Undershaw, to the tune of $65,000. When it comes to hats, David is a deerstalker-only guy, but when it comes to editing, he has other interests as well. We discuss these, as well as how someone who's interested in writing a Sherlock Holmes story can get David to consider theirs. Also, we have a little news on the Enola Holmes film. And of course, the latest round of Canonical Couplets. The prize this time around is The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories, Vol. XXI. Entries are due by 11:59 pm EDT on September 14, 2020. Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below. Please do consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services. Sponsors Wessex Press is the premiere publisher of books about Sherlock Holmes, including the Sherlock Holmes Reference Library, scholarly work, and titles dedicated to the stage and screen, including Roy Pilot's landmark work, The Annotated White Company. MX Publishing has the largest collection of new Sherlock Holmes novels, biographies, graphic novels and short story collections in the world. They just launched Sherlock & Irene: The Secret Truth Behind 'A Scandal in Bohemia'. Would you care to advertise with us? You can find more information here. Let's chat! Links This episode: ihose.co/ihose199 David Marcum's Amazon page The story behind the MX Book of Sherlock Holmes Stories origins Previous episodes referenced on this show: Episode 144: The Chronologies of Sherlock Holmes Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe on the podcast provider of your choosing: Listen to I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Transcript Transcript costs have risen and you can help us to reach the $125 per episode level on Patreon to cover these costs. Please consider signing up by clicking the link, for as little as $1 an episode. Transcript will be available at ihose.co/ihose199 (if you can contribute to making that happen). Top photo credit: David Marcum --

"step up, Wiggins" [STUD] Earlier this year, Mike Whelan, BSI ("Vincent Spaulding") passed the gavel to Michael Kean, BSI ("General Gordon") as the latter assumed the position of "Wiggins," or head administrator of the Baker Street Irregulars. It was a momentous occasion, as Kean is only the sixth head of the BSI since its founding in 1934. Burt and Scott had an opportunity to speak with Michael on a wide range of topics, including his Sherlockian origins (which were induced rather than pursued), his career in the publishing industry, early days in Sherlockian scions, and his role with the BSI Press. Michael also takes us behind the scenes to give us the story of his selection as the next BSI, going back a number of years. We discuss his vision for the role of a literary society in the twenty-first century and more pointedly, the difficult decision to make the 2021 BSI Weekend a virtual affair. Also covered is our upcoming 200th episode: we are looking for your feedback. And of course, the latest round of Canonical Couplets. We had a record number of submissions in the last episode; the prize this time is a copy of Sherlock Holmes: The Writings of John H. Watson, M.D., compiled by Edgar W. Smith and printed in 1962 by the Baker Street Irregulars. Entries are due by 11:59 pm EDT on August 29, 2020. Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below. Please do consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services. Sponsors Wessex Press is the premiere publisher of books about Sherlock Holmes, including the Sherlock Holmes Reference Library, scholarly work, and titles dedicated to the stage and screen, including Terence Faherty's The True Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. MX Publishing has the largest collection of new Sherlock Holmes novels, biographies, graphic novels and short story collections in the world. Their Kickstarter for The Sherlock Holmes Advent Calendar Vol. 2 ends on September 1. Would you care to advertise with us? You can find more information here. Let's chat! Links This episode: ihose.co/ihose198 The Baker Street Irregulars The BSI Press The Baker Street Journal Previous episodes referenced on this show: Episode 14 and Episode 15: Michael Whelan, Wiggins of the Baker Street Irregulars Episode 71: A Conversation with the Head of the BSI Episode 196: Commissionaire: Julian Wolff and His Baker Street Irregulars Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe on the podcast provider of your choosing: Listen to I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Transcript Transcript costs have risen and you can help us to reach the $125 per episode level on Patreon to cover these costs. Please consider signing up by clicking the link, for as little as $1 an episode. Transcript will be here soon (if you can contribute to making that happen). --

"one would like to know the reason for such elaborate deception." [MISS] In the west end of London, an apparently crazed individual is on the loose, breaking into art galleries and private homes to slash valuable paintings of women. Enter Joanna Blalock and the Watsons, protagonists in the latest in the Daughter of Sherlock Holmes mystery series. Leonard Goldberg, a USA Today bestselling author, has done a clever job with The Art of Deception, his fourth in the series, from Minotaur Books (St. Martin's Press). He joins us to talk about his inspiration, his experience in the medical profession (and kinship with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle), the writing process, and why Sherlock Holmes continues to fascinate him. Listeners may want to try to solve the mystery of the disappearing co-host, and hear about our next show. And don't forget to try your hand at our latest Canonical Couplet quiz for a chance to win a copy of The Art of Deception. Entries must be submitted by noon EDT on August 14, 2020. Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below. Please do consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services. Sponsors Wessex Press is the premiere publisher of books about Sherlock Holmes, including the Sherlock Holmes Reference Library, scholarly work, and titles dedicated to the stage and screen. MX Publishing has the largest collection of new Sherlock Holmes novels, biographies, graphic novels and short story collections in the world. Would you care to advertise with us? You can find more information here. Let's chat! Links This episode: ihose.co/ihose197 Buy the book: The Art of Deception: A Daughter of Sherlock Holmes Mystery Leonard Goldberg's site Jeremy Brett - Playing the Part (MX Publishing) Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe on the podcast provider of your choosing: Listen to I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Transcript Transcript costs have risen and you can help us to reach the $125 per episode level on Patreon to cover these costs. Please consider signing up by clicking the link, for as little as $1 an episode. Transcript will be at ihose.co/ihose197 soon (if you can contribute to making that happen). --

"the little man was much more favourable to me" [REDH] In their 86-year history the Baker Street Irregulars have had six leaders. Of them, Julian Wolff, BSI ("The Red-Headed League) seems to have been the least likely. As Malvolio says in Twelfth Night, "Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em." Julian was in the third category, as there was a leadership vacuum following the unexpected death of Edgar W. Smith in 1960, after 20 years of leadership, and Julian's name was put forth to fill Edgar's considerable shoes. The latest entry in the BSI Press Biography Series is Commissionaire: Julian Wolff and his Baker Street Irregulars by Sonia Fetherston, BSI ("The Solitary Cyclist"). Sonia returns to I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere to explore Julian's life inside and outside of the BSI, the secrets behind some of the back room jockeying, and the dry humor and self-control that powered this well-respected leader who saved the BSI from near extinction. Inside this episode you'll find a very special flashback segment from our interview with Evelyn Herzog, BSI ("The Daintiest Thing Under a Bonnet") and Susan Rice, BSI ("Beeswing") where the two stories intersect. The Canonical Couplet is back, with fresh new entries (as we blew through the first 60!). Enter to win our prize: a copy of Commissionaire from the BSI Press. Entries must be submitted by noon EDT on July 29, 2020. Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below. Please do consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services. Sponsors Wessex Press is the premiere publisher of books about Sherlock Holmes, including the Sherlock Holmes Reference Library, scholarly work, and titles dedicated to the stage and screen. MX Publishing has the largest collection of new Sherlock Holmes novels, biographies, graphic novels and short story collections in the world. Would you care to advertise with us? You can find more information here. Let's chat! Links This episode: ihose.co/ihose196 Buy the book: Commissionaire: Julian Wolff and his Baker Street Irregulars by Sonia Fetherston (BSI Press) Previous episodes mentioned: Episode 75: Prince of the Realm Episode 135: Helene Yuhosova, Woman of Mystery Episode 89: The Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe on the podcast provider of your choosing: Listen to I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Transcript Transcript costs have risen and you can help us to reach the $125 per episode level on Patreon to cover these costs. Please consider signing up by clicking the link, for as little as $1 an episode. Transcript will be here soon (if you can contribute to making that happen). --

"enterprise and originality" [COPP] When Steve and Sharon Emecz founded MX Publishing, it had a very different purpose than it does today. And while most Sherlockians know the outfit for its many pastiches (particularly through the MX Collection edited by David Marcum), there's much more going on here than one might realize. Steve Emecz joined us to talk about what drives him and how MX has grown to become a wide-ranging publisher with over 400 books and 150 authors under its imprint. Not to mention how they support a number of charitable causes such as Stepping Stones School at Undershaw, Happy Life Children's Home in Nairobi, the American Cancer Society, and the World Food Programme, and how it's possible that a publisher can be carbon-positive. There's definitely more than meets the eye with MX Publishing. Once again, our popular Canonical Couplet quiz is back, and we reveal the secret behind the origin of these short stanzas. The prize for this edition is a book from MX Publishing. Answers are due by 11:59 pm EDT on July 14, 2020. Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below. Please do consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services. Sponsors Wessex Press is our lead sponsor. They've been with us for nearly the entire run. Please visit their site and let them know you found them via I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere. Would you care to advertise with us? You can find more information here. Let's chat! Links This episode: ihose.co/ihose195 MX Publishing About MX and its various causes Playing a Part - Jeremy Brett (Kickstarter) The Art of Sherlock Holmes Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe on the podcast provider of your choosing: Listen to I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Transcript Transcript costs have recently risen by 25 percent, so our goal is to reach the $125 per episode level on Patreon. Please consider signing up by clicking the link. Transcript will be available at ihose.co/ihose195 (if you can contribute to making that happen). --

"Do you feel a creeping, shrinking sensation" [CHAS] Holmes and Watson turn to burglary in "The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton," seeking to thwart the designs of "the worst man in London." The story holds a unique place in the Canon for its distinctive villain and the Great Detective's "strong natural turn" for criminal enterprise, as well as the host of thorny ethical questions raised by his actions. There's so much to pick apart from this, one of the shortest in the Sherlock Holmes canon. So when Constantine Rossakis, BSI ("St. Bartholomew's Hospital") and Daniel Stashower ("Thurston") took on the job of editing The Worst Man in London, the latest in the BSI Press Manuscript Series, it was an embarrassment of riches. We talked to them about finding an editorial voice and the history of the manuscript, feelings when holding original Conan Doyle materials, the Frederic Dorr Steele and Sidney Paget illustrations, and more. Don't miss the latest Canonical Couplet, as we give you an opportunity to raid the vaults of IHOSE. This time, we have a complete set of Baker Street Journals from 2019 (including the Christmas Annual, if you missed it!) Answers are due by 11:59 pm EDT on June 14, 2020. The prize will be a copy of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below. Please do consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services. Sponsors Wessex Press is our lead sponsor. They've been with us for nearly the entire run. Please visit their site and let them know you found them via I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere. Would you care to advertise with us? You can find more information here. Let's chat! Links This episode: ihose.co/ihose194 The Worst Man in London (BSI Press) Previous episodes mentioned: Episode 13: Arthur Conan Doyle - A Life in Letters Episode 37: The Lost Conan Doyle Manuscript Episode 48: Dangerous Work Trifles: International episodes Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe on the podcast provider of your choosing: Listen to I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Transcript Transcript costs have recently risen by 25 percent, so our goal is to reach the $125 per episode level on Patreon. Please consider signing up by clicking the link. Transcript will be here soon (if you can contribute to making that happen). --

"Have you heard nothing of doings hereabouts?" [VALL] Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a complex man. We know him mostly for his Sherlock Holmes stories, but he was so much more. His interest in spiritualism began far before his son's death, for example. And his storytelling abilities span historical and legal topics, as well as drama and poetry in addition to fiction. The Doings of Doyle podcast by Paul Chapman and Mark Jones explores the multifaceted personality and outputs of this giant of an author. Mark Jones joined us to talk about the origins of the show, what he and Paul discuss, and surprises he found along the way. And of course, the multiple links to Sherlock Holmes throughout. Don't miss the latest Canonical Couplet, as we give you an opportunity to raid the vaults of IHOSE. Answers are due by 11:59 pm EDT on June 14, 2020. The prize will be a copy of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Please do consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services. Sponsors Wessex Press is our lead sponsor. They've been with us for nearly the entire run. Please visit their site and let them know you found them via I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere. Would you care to advertise with us? You can find more information here. Let's chat! Links This episode: ihose.co/ihose193 Doings of Doyle Doings of Doyle on Twitter Introducing the Conan Doyle Review The Edinburgh University Press Arthur Conan Doyle project Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe on the podcast provider of your choosing: Listen to I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Transcript Transcript costs have recently risen by 25 percent, so our goal is to reach the $125 per episode level on Patreon. Please consider signing up by clicking the link. Transcript will be here soon (if you can contribute to making that happen). --

"the apple of his eye" [SILV] "Art in the blood is liable to take the strangest of shapes," Sherlock Holmes told us in "The Greek Interpreter." And in the case of Regina Stinson, it takes a number of fascinating shapes. Regina Stinson, BSI ("A Little Ribston-Pippin") is a longtime Sherlockian who was so determined to meet with other like-minded people that she established her own society. She takes us on that journey which ultimately led to her selling Sherlockian jewelry at events and eventually online. Sherlockians are fascinating people, and Regina does not disappoint. Don't miss the latest Canonical Couplet, as we give you an opportunity to raid the vaults of IHOSE. Answers are due by 11:59 pm EDT on May 29, 2020. The prize will be... a surprise! Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below. Please do consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services. Sponsors Wessex Press is our lead sponsor. They've been with us for nearly the entire run. Please visit their site and let them know you found them via I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere. Would you care to advertise with us? You can find more information here. Let's chat! Links This episode: ihose.co/ihose192 Artful Pippin - Regina's Etsy shop About Sixty A Scintillation of Scions Royal Oak Historical Society The Digital Muse (electronic compilation of 40 years of The Serpentine Muse) The Ribston-Pippins Facebook Group Email Regina: pippinviolet AT gmail DOT com Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe on the podcast provider of your choosing: Listen to I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Transcript Transcript costs have recently risen by 25 percent, so our goal is to reach the $125 per episode level on Patreon. Please consider signing up by clicking the link. Transcript will be at ihose.co/ihose192 soon (if you can contribute to making that happen). --

"he sat musing for a little while" [CREE] We muse about a great many topics, both here and on our companion show, Trifles. So it seemed only perfect to bring on Sheldon Goldfarb, author of Sherlockian Musings: Thoughts on the Sherlock Holmes Stories. We certainly had our expectations met, but they were also exceeded, as Sheldon brought in his knowledge of William Makepeace Thackeray, shared some broad themes that reverberate throughout the Canon, and even expounded on the difference between evaluation and analysis when it comes to the Sherlock Holmes stories. A valuable resource for Sherlock Holmes society meetings as well as for individual Sherlockians, his book, published by MX Publishing, is something we should all have at our fingertips. We continued our tradition of our regular quiz, Canonical Couplets with another round. Answers are due by 11:59 pm EDT on May 14, 2020. The prize will be Sheldon's book. This episode was recorded live, and edited for your enjoyment. Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below. Please do consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services. Sponsors Wessex Press is our lead sponsor. They've been with us for nearly the entire run. Please visit their site and let them know you found them via I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere. Would you care to advertise with us? You can find more information here. Let's chat! Links This episode: ihose.co/ihose191 Sherlockian Musings by Sheldon Goldfarb Some books mentioned on the show: The Annotated Sherlock Holmes by William S. Baring-Gould A Sherlock Holmes Commentary by Martin Dakin Arthur Conan Doyle's Art of Fiction by Nils Clausson The Secret Marriage of Sherlock Holmes by Michael Atkinson Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Transcript Transcript costs have recently risen by 25 percent, so our goal is to reach the $125 per episode level on Patreon. Please consider signing up by clicking the link. Transcript will be at ihose.co/ihose191 soon (if you can contribute to making that happen).

"a series of lessons with the greatest for the last" [REDC] The BSI Press continues its Professions Series in 2020, this time with Education Never Ends: Education, Educators, and the Sherlockian Canon. And we sat down with Marino C. Alvarez, Ed.D., BSI ("Hilton Soames") and Timothy S. Greer, BSI ("Ragged Shaw"), editors of the volume. They schooled us on all of the ways that education plays a role in the Sherlock Holmes stories, from evil-natured teachers to those who would literally give up their life for a student. We journeyed through the city and country, and from elementary (ha!) through university life. We followed up on the Canonical Couplet that we did live in the last episode, and in this episode our prize is an edition of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes with an introduction by Eric Ambler from 1974. Answers are due by 11:59 pm EDT on April 29, 2020. Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below. Please do consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services. Sponsors Wessex Press is our lead sponsor. They've been with us for nearly the entire run. Please visit their site and let them know you found them via I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere. Would you care to advertise with us? You can find more information here. Let's chat! Links This episode: ihose.co/ihose190 Education Never Ends: Educators, Education, and the Sherlockian Canon (BSI Press) Other Professions books from the BSI Press: Canon Law Nerve and Knowledge Previous episodes mentioned: Trifles Episode 171 - Jumping to Conclusions (a look at "The Three Students") Trifles Episode 127 - School's Out (the board schools) IHOSE Episode 115: Sherlock Holmes and the Theater (interview with Tim Greer) IHOSE Episode 104: Sherlockians at Chautauqua Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe on the podcast provider of your choosing: Listen to I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Transcript Transcript costs have recently risen by 25 percent, so our goal is to reach the $125 per episode level on Patreon. Please consider signing up by clicking the link. Transcript will be available at ihose.co/ihose190. --

"discussion of those questions which lie between us" [FINA] In an effort to cheer the spirits of the home-bound and continue reveling in Sherlock Holmes, we decided a show with just Burt and Scott discussing current affairs was, in addition to brandy, just what the good doctor ordered. Given that all Sherlockian gatherings this spring have been cancelled or postponed, we used this as a jumping-off point for imagining what kind of virtual gatherings we might be able to instigate. We had a few ideas, but our live audience added to the mix as well. Plus, we talked a bit about personality types, what we're grateful for, and a curious box that arrived on Scott's doorstep. We didn't miss out on the Canonical Couplet, and for one lucky listener, we're offering a copy of Michael and Mollie Hardwicke's The Sherlock Holmes Companion. Get your answer in before April 14 to qualify! Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below. Please do consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services. Sponsors Wessex Press is our lead sponsor. They've been with us for nearly the entire run. Please visit their site and let them know you found them via I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere. Would you care to advertise with us? You can find more information here. Let's chat! Links This episode: ihose.co/ihose189 Facebook live video / YouTube live video The Hounds of the Internet Welcome Holmes Ten Parcels Previous episodes mentioned: Bonnie MacBird: Episode 83: Art in the Blood and Episode 132: Unquiet Spirits Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe on the podcast provider of your choosing by clicking here. And consider leaving us a rating and review. It would help other Sherlockians find the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Transcript Transcript costs have recently risen by 25 percent, so our goal is to reach the $125 per episode level on Patreon. Please consider signing up by clicking the link. Transcript will be at ihose.co/ihose189

"the artist had brought out the full effect of the lustrous black hair" [NOBL] Frank Cho, BSI ("The Duke of Balmoral") is an artist known worldwide in the comic industry. From his early strips in college to his work with Marvel and D.C., he is an artist whose services are in high demand. Cho is also a Sherlockian, and has been one for quite some time. It's only recently though that his profession and his hobby have begun to find a common thread. We chatted about the evolution of his talent and his career, as well as what the future hold in store for this very talented artist. We have a wonderful prize for this episode's Canonical Couplet. What is it? Tune in to hear what you could win if you try your hand at our tricky quiz. Please do consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services. Sponsors Wessex Press is our lead sponsor. They've been with us for nearly the entire run. Please visit their site and let them know you found them via I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere. We have room for more than one sponsor. If you're interested in advertising with us, you can find more information here. Let's chat! Links This episode: ihose.co/ihose188 Frank Cho on Instagram Frank Cho on Facebook The Art of Frank Cho (Flesk Publications) The Complete Sherlock Holmes read by David Timson (Naxos) Franklin Booth (Wikipedia) Previous episodes mentioned: Episode 16: Jerry Margolin Episode 65: Art in the Blood (artist Tom Richmond) Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe on the podcast provider of your choosing: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Soundcloud, Stitcher, iHeartRadio or Spreaker — or perhaps another we haven't listed here — and be kind enough to leave a rating and review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). Transcript Transcript costs have recently risen by 25 percent, so our goal is to reach the $125 per episode level on Patreon. Please consider signing up by clicking the link. Transcript on our site: ihose.co/ihose188 --