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"a fair balance of military power." [SECO]&nbsp; The BSI Professions Series marches on, this time in military time. The latest volume in the series is , edited by Michael Quigley, BSI ("A Large, Brass-Bound Safe") and Marsha Pollak, BSI ("A Small But Select Library"). &nbsp; 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. &nbsp; 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&nbsp;Canonical Couplet&nbsp;quiz winner this time will win a mystery prize from our vaults.&nbsp;&nbsp;Answers are due by April 14, 2021 at 11:59 a.m. Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below. &nbsp;   Please do consider becoming a&nbsp;. 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.&nbsp; &nbsp;   &nbsp;  Sponsors &nbsp;is the premier publisher of books about Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle, including resurrecting&nbsp;. &nbsp; &nbsp;has a new offering:&nbsp;. It's a monthly subscription program for Sherlock Holmes books. &nbsp;  Would you care to advertise with us? You can find&nbsp;. Let's chat!  &nbsp; Links  This episode:&nbsp; &nbsp;(BSI Press) Previous episodes mentioned:   &nbsp;(Bill Mason)      Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at&nbsp;&nbsp;as well as through our accounts on&nbsp;,&nbsp;,&nbsp;, and&nbsp;. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Please subscribe on the podcast provider of your choosing:    And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us. &nbsp; 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).  &nbsp;   Transcript We are so grateful for your support! We recently&nbsp;&nbsp;and have enough support for transcripts. Please keep it up.  Transcript will be available at   --   &nbsp;

Corporals, Colonels, and Commissionaires

Our 50th episode is a fitting one. As you know, a 50th anniversary is typically celebrated with gold. Because we appreciate our listeners so much, we would settle for nothing less than the same.

But our gold comes in the form of a scintillating conversation with the two editors of the Baker Street Irregulars' eighth entry in their Manuscript Series, The Wrong Passage, which is a look at the manuscript of "The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez." Co-editors Andrew Solberg, BSI ("Professor Coram") and Robert Katz, MD, BSI ("Dr. Ainstree") joined us to discuss just what it is that goes into creating a significant piece of scholarship such as we've come to expect from BSI publications of late.

Episode 50: A Golden Passage

An interview with Bob Katz, BSI and Andy Solberg, BSI - co-editors of Irregular Stain, the latest entry in the BSI Manuscript Series.

Episode 63: Irregular Stain

"she loved the Prince" [SHOS]

For our diamond jubilee episode - our 75th - we're pleased to welcome Sonia Fetherston, BSI ("The Solitary Cyclist"), author of the latest entry in the Baker Street Irregulars Biography Series, Prince of the Realm: The Most Irregular James Bliss Austin.

Bliss Austin, BSI ("The Engineer's Thumb") was among the first class that was given titular investitures to the Baker Street Irregulars. But he was more than that, as we discovered. He was an accomplished researcher and industrialist who rose to the executive ranks of U.S. Steel; he was a collector of and expert on Japanese art; he was a Sherlockian who was most generous with his time and collection; he was a family man.

Sonia does a fine job of describing the influences on Bliss's life and the many lives that Bliss influenced as well. From budding collectors and Sherlockians to veteran scholars - including the aprocryphal Helene Yuhasova story. She also shared Bliss Austin's firsthand experience with a female interloper at an all-male Sherlockian group.

Discover how Bliss's collection, originally bequeathed to Lehigh University, made its way to the market. Listen to how a collector of Bliss's stature acquires original manuscripts in Arthur Conan Doyle's own hand:&nbsp;The Valley of Fear&nbsp;and "The Red Circle." And learn about how you can read a Bliss Austin paper - given at an early BSI dinner - that has never before appeared in print.
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Mental Exaltation
We introduce a new feature to I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere listeners with this episode. It's a quiz that we call "Mental Exaltation," inspired by NPR's Wait Wait, Don't Tell Me!& and written by IHOSE quizmaster Nick Martorelli. Find our how you can qualify to win.

"My mind," he said, "rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram, or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere. I can dispense then with artificial stimulants. But I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for mental exaltation.

This week, Sonia plays for listener Mary Miller of Indianapolis, Indiana.

We wrap up with our regular Gas-Lamp reading, this time taken from an issue of the BSJ that contained Bliss Austin's first contribution. "An Age Passes" and "Sonnet: From Sherlock Holmes to Mycroft Holmes" are taken from Vol. 1, No. 4 (OS) of the Baker Street Journal.


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Sweeping up some tidbits of sherlockian news
- A lost "Sherlock Holmes" story&nbsp;was found in Scotland
- The deaths of&nbsp;Alan Howard&nbsp;and&nbsp;Leonard Nimoy
- Graham Moore, author of&nbsp;The Sherlockian&nbsp;and IHOSE guest (Episode 30) won an Academy Award for his screenplay for&nbsp;The Imitation Game.
- Arthur&  George premiered on ITV
- National news brought Canonical references to life with #llamadrama and #thedress

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Episode 75: Prince of the Sherlockian Realm

"a tremendous abyss" [FINA]

The BSI Manuscript series continues to churn out remarkable books on an annual basis. In 2015, we're pleased to see the manuscript for "The Empty House" printed, analyzed and opined in Out of the Abyss, edited by Robert Katz, Steven Rothman and Andrew Solberg, who join us on the show. Also, our quiz show "Mental Exaltations" and all the Sherlockian news we can muster.

Episode 76: Out of the Abyss

"He has nerve and he has knowledge." [SPEC]
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If you're a regular listener of our show, you may remember that in Episode 76: Out of the Abyss, we chatted with Steve Rothman, BSI ("The Valley of Fear"), Bob Katz, BSI ("Dr. Ainstree") and Andy Solberg, BSI ("Professor Coram") about the BSI Manuscript Series entry about "The Empty House." During that conversation, Bob and Andy excitedly told us about their next project &mdash; a then-unnamed book about medicine in the Sherlock Holmes stories.
Well, this January their book made its debut: the BSI Press unveiled Nerve and Knowledge: Doctors, Medicine and the Sherlockian Canon. Naturally, we invited Bob and Andy to join us on IHOSE for a fourth time to talk about their remarkable experiences putting such a book together. [Previous episodes include episodes 50, 63 and 76.]
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As any good editor would, both Bob and Andy proudly discuss just about every article in their work (try as we might to make them choose a favorite), but Andy made a valid point in mentioning that many of these bear rereading and they hold up well time after time. Every one of the essays in the book is original, and the duo does a fine job of sourcing them and stitching them all together.
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2:44 Carl Reiner impersonates the Picture of Dorian Gray
3:20 Only seven more episodes until our 100th episode
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6:38 Nerve and Knowledge introduction
8:45 A flashback
10:38 Welcome, Bob and Andy!
14:02 What's different about this effort
24:50 Catherine Cooke's contribution was a smack-down of one of Bob's BSJ articles
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1:02:48 Bob and Andy's next project
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Episode 93: Nerve and Knowledge

"Holmes crouched down behind the screen" [HOUN] 

Every four years, the Baker Street Irregulars host a conference of sorts. We shared with you some of our impressions from the Chautauqua conference in Episode 104. This time, we step back to the conference immediately preceding it - Behind the Canonical Screen, which took place in Los Angeles at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television in 2012. We're joined by Lyndsay Faye, BSI ("Kitty Winter"), ASH and Ashley Polasek, ASH, who co-edited the book containing the papers and presentations from the conference, Sherlock Holmes: Behind the Canonical Screen, published by the BSI Press. 

They tell us about the goings-on at the conference, of watching the screenings while attending an academic symposium, the power of symbolism, costume and more. We have two sponsors, plus a bonus Sherlock Holmes Brand ad, for your listening pleasure. 

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Episode 109: Behind the Canonical Screen

" dancing across the paper" [DANC]
The opportunity to see an original Conan Doyle manuscript up close and to transcribe it word for word is a rare one. Which is why Ray Betzner, BSI ("The Agony Column") jumped at the opportunity and buttonholed David Morrill, BSI ("Count Von Kramm") to assist with the editing Dancing to Death, the latest volume in the Baker Street Irregulars Manuscript Series, which covers "The Adventure of the Dancing Men."

Ray tells us about his budding interest in Sherlock Holmes and how it began with his discovery of Vincent Starrett&nbsp;— and a twice-failed driving test. And he continues with the origin story of this long-unseen manuscript, the choice of authors and topics — from an authority in ciphers to the first BSI to see the manuscript, to the role of sound, to the "manuscript police" — and an admiration for the ingenuity, creativity and expertise for their work.

But it goes deeper than that: Ray shares his misgivings about this story, which is one that it is actually a failure for Sherlock Holmes. He broke the code, but he also let his client down, ultimately resulting in the Hilton Cubitt's death. Even the story itself is one that focused on the puzzle rather than on the people.&nbsp; &nbsp; Plus, a new Sherlock Holmes brand ad and a very special visit from  a longtime favorite of ours.

Episode 113: Dancing to Death

"in the northern provinces" [SIGN]&nbsp; &nbsp; The Baker Street Irregulars International Series continues to forge ahead, as it published its sixth volume at the end of 2016. Joining the ranks of other countries and regions that whose scholarly works have been compiled and published by the BSI is none other than Canada.  &nbsp;  Joining us to talk about Canada and Sherlock Holmes from the BSI International Series is one of the co-editors, Peter Calamai, BSI ("The Leeds Mercury"), MBt, C.M. Peter is one half of the editing team that took on the Canadian project, together with Mark Alberstat, BSI ("Halifax"). Peter tells us about his membership in the Order of Canada, his life as a journalist, and his foggy first meeting with Sherlock Holmes. We cover Sherlockian scholarship from north of the border, as well as the association with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle that Canada has.  &nbsp; We haven't included a single 'eh' or 'aboot' in this episode, but we have given you a Gas-Lamp in the form of an essay from Christopher Redmond: "The Lure of the Chase," which can be found in the book. And some bonus content, if you listen far enough.  &nbsp;  Information on sponsors, links, timing notes and transcript available below.     &nbsp;   And please consider joining our&nbsp;Patreon community. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services.  &nbsp; &nbsp;    Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors. Please support our sponsors by visiting their sites:  Wessex Press, publishers of Ronald Knox and Sherlock Holmes: The Origins of Sherlockian Studies. The Baker Street Journal, where in addition to the quarterly journal, you can find the books available in the BSI International Series.    Notes  1:35&nbsp;Coo loo coo coo, coo coo coo coo! 3:04 Sponsor: Wessex Press 4:45 Sherlock Holmes in the Great White North 6:53 Welcome, Peter Calamai 10:40 Peter gives us the background on his association with Sherlock Holmes 19:53 The beginnings of Sherlock Holmes in Canada 33:01 The Arthur Conan Doyle Collection at the Toronto Reference Library 34:50 Teaser for a future episode 36:54 The Four Pillars 42:58 Sponsor: The Baker Street Journal 44:30 Professor Moriarty was an army coach - but what is that? 48:48 A flashback: how the book came to be 56:30 Ms. Holmes of Baker Street 1:06:51 Feedback 1:10:15 Gas-Lamp 1:13:46 Wrap-up and Easter egg   &nbsp; Links  Canada and Sherlock Holmes  The Arthur Conan Doyle Collection at the Toronto Reference Library Christopher Redmond on Episode 99  Ms. Holmes of Baker Street      &nbsp; &nbsp;    Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at &nbsp;ihose.co/flipsherlock, as well as on the&nbsp;The Sherlock Holmes Community&nbsp;on Google+ (with over 4,100 members), as well as through our accounts on &nbsp;Facebook,&nbsp;Instagram, and&nbsp;Twitter.   &nbsp; &nbsp; Please&nbsp;subscribe to us on iTunes,&nbsp;Google Play,&nbsp;Soundcloud,&nbsp;Stitcher&nbsp;or&nbsp;Spreaker&nbsp;and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. &nbsp; Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT&nbsp;ihearofsherlock&nbsp;DOT com), call&nbsp;us at (774) 221-READ (7323).

Episode 121: Canada and Sherlock Holmes

"seared into my memory" [SPEC]&nbsp; &nbsp; Richard Lancelyn Green, BSI ("The Three Gables"), who died in March 2004, was the world's leading expert on the life and works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. He amassed one of the finest collections of Conan Doyle, and specifically, Sherlock Holmes material in private hands and had intended to produce a three-volume biography on Conan Doyle. &nbsp; He was not yet 30 when he co-edited the towering A Bibliography of A. Conan Doyle in 1983. He served a term as Chairman of the Sherlock Holmes Society of London. His tragically early death was mourned by both friends and those who knew of him only by reputation, and it was decided that a collection of essays should be brought out in his honor and memory. &nbsp; We interview co-editors Nicholas Utechin, BSI ("The Ancient British Barrow") and Steven Rothman, BSI ("The Valley of Fear") on the resulting volume,&nbsp;To Keep the Memory Green. While this is a previously released episode, there are a few more interesting tidbits of information, including a July sale being held by the BSI Press. Listen in for details on how to get this volume for half price.&nbsp; &nbsp; Please nominate I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere and/or Trifles on&nbsp;Podcast Awards&nbsp;in the Arts category. It's quick and easy. &nbsp; Information on sponsors, links, timing notes and transcript available below. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; And please consider becoming a http://ihose.co/ihosepatron.&nbsp;Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services.  &nbsp; &nbsp; Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors, plus a new addition. Please support our sponsors by visiting their sites:  Sherlock Holmes and the Cryptic Clues: A Grave Undertaking&nbsp;by Michael McClure. You should buy it. We're deadly serious. Wessex Press, publishers of&nbsp;Sherlock Holmes and Conan Doyle in the Newspapers: Volume 3.&nbsp; The Baker Street Journal, where you can find the&nbsp;July Half-Off Sale&nbsp;on four titles:&nbsp;A Remarkable Mixture; To Keep The Memory Green; The Grand Game, Volume Two; The Remarkable Characters of Arthur Conan Doyle. &nbsp;  &nbsp; &nbsp; Notes 4:30 Nick &amp; Steve give some perspective on their editorial experiences 14:29 A bit about Richard Lancelyn Green 17:20 The genesis of To Keep the Memory Green 21:12Steve recalls memories of Richard, a bus station and plastic carrier bags 23:17 Nick harkens back to the early 1970s and an Oxford connection&nbsp; 24:57 The Baker Street Irregulars and the Sherlock Holmes Society of London join forces 27:00 Quartering together – the fruits of labor 30:35 The impetus behind the project – capturing the essence of a “one-off” 40:14 Editor’s Gas Lamp 49:24 Final thoughts on Richard’s contribution 52:08 Burt springs a question on Scott 54:32 Hunting through old bookshops 56:10 Scott’s inspiration for collecting – from a movie &nbsp; &nbsp; Links  To Keep the Memory Green The Sherlock Holmes Journal The Baker Street Journal  The Oxford Sherlock Holmes: 9 volume set The Portsmouth Central Library exhibit  The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes    &nbsp; Please&nbsp;subscribe to us on the podcast provider of your choice&nbsp;and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. &nbsp; Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT&nbsp;ihearofsherlock&nbsp;DOT com), call&nbsp;us at (774) 221-READ (7323)

Episode 124: Replay - To Keep the Memory Green

"that glamour of mystery and of experience" [VALL] 
Generations of Sherlockians are the beneficiaries of the poems penned by Helene Yuhasova. Yet this enigmatic individual has remained something of a legendary, even ethereal presence in the history of the Baker Street Irregulars. 

Who was Helene Yuhas(ova)? And were the poems, later ascribed to Edgar W. Smith of the Baker Street Irregulars, actually written by her? Whatever became of this this prolific poetess laureate, this Founding Mother? 

Sonia Fetherston, BSI ("The Solitary Cyclist") and Julie McKuras, BSI ("The Duchess of Devonshire") edited the 2017 Baker Street Journal Christmas Annual, "A Woman of Mystery": Helene Yuhasova, Poetess Laureate of the Baker Street Irregulars, and they joined us to give us a sense of the mighty detective work that went in to tracking down the full story of a woman who left the Sherlockian movement some 70 years ago, leaving a long but thin shadow. 

For our Gas-Lamp this time around, Julie and Sonia treat us to some of Helene Yuhasova's Sherlockian poetry: "Sonnet: Mary Morstan to Dr. Watson" and "Ballade of the Bright Stair-Rods." 

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3:32 Summing up our 24 episodes of the year (plus 52 from Trifles) 
7:31 Wessex Press 
9:06 Working out the pronunciation of "Helene Yuhasova" and her Sherlockian origins 
15:14 What we know about Helene's early life, and how Julie and Sonia uncovered facts (including the common surname) 
23:46 Conflicting opinions, unfair criticism 
32:50 The Baker Street Journal 
34:22 Sonnet: "John H. Watson to Sherlock Holmes" 
35:31 Yuhas's ubiquitous job reference 
37:55 Yuhasova and Smith: A Case of Identity 
41:42 The curious meeting between Russell Merritt and Edgar Smith 
46:18 Leaving the Sherlockian world behind   
50:50 On the connection with Ben Weingart 
59:22 Any big surprises? 
1:02:40 One final question 
1:07:48 The Editor's Gas-Lamp 
1:11:36 Sherlock Holmes Brand

Episode 135: Helene Yuhasova: Woman of Mystery

"in and among the trenches" [SIGN]&nbsp; &nbsp; In&nbsp;the previous episode, we talked with Ross Davies about supporting the fighting men of World War I. Now we look at one man in particular and his service during the Great War: Sherlock Holmes.&nbsp; &nbsp; We of course know all about Holmes's long game, leading up to the capture of Baron Von Bork in "His Last Bow." But there's so much more information regarding his whereabouts, the doings of the government, the international forces at play, and even wine that deserves a deeper look.&nbsp; &nbsp; Hence, the Baker Street Irregulars took the opportunity to do just that in Trenches: The War Service of Sherlock Holmes with the manuscript to "His Last Bow," edited by Bob Katz and Andy Solberg. They join us for a fifth time to talk about their work. The reason this one is so different from other versions is that the manuscript to "His Last Bow" is incomplete, and the owner of the manuscript wished to remain&nbsp;— and still remains&nbsp;— completely anonymous.&nbsp; &nbsp; And don't forget to try your hand at the latest Canonical Couplet,&nbsp;as long as you're a&nbsp;Patron of the Arts. &nbsp;   Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below.   &nbsp;   &nbsp;   And please consider becoming a&nbsp;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. &nbsp; &nbsp; Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors. Please support our sponsors by visiting their sites:  Wessex Press The Baker Street Journal   &nbsp; &nbsp; Would you care to become a sponsor? You can find&nbsp;more information here.   &nbsp;  Notes  &nbsp;   &nbsp; Links &nbsp;  Trenches: The War Service of Sherlock Holmes I Love Lucy grape stomping scene Bob's and Andy's previous appearances on IHOSE:&nbsp;Episode 50,&nbsp;Episode 63,&nbsp;Episode 76,&nbsp;Episode 93 Conan Doyle Manuscripts&nbsp;on The Best of Sherlock Holmes Rebecca Romney's appearance on&nbsp;Episode 99   &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at&nbsp;ihose.co/flipsherlock&nbsp;as well as through our accounts on&nbsp;Facebook,&nbsp;Instagram, and&nbsp;Twitter. &nbsp; Please&nbsp;subscribe to us on iTunes,&nbsp;Google Play,&nbsp;Soundcloud,&nbsp;Stitcher,&nbsp;iHeartRadio&nbsp;or&nbsp;Spreaker—or the podcast player of your choice—and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. &nbsp; 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).  &nbsp;   Transcript We need your help with transcripts: if we can reach&nbsp;the $100 level on Patreon, we'll have enough funds to afford a proper transcription service for each episode. All it takes is your help to get us to that level. We nearly have enough funding! Thank you in advance for doing your part to make the show available to the hearing-impaired. &nbsp;

Episode 138: The War Service of Sherlock Holmes

“good practical knowledge of British law” [STUD]&nbsp;  &nbsp;  Following the Baker Street Irregulars Weekend, the BSI Press is cranking again. We picked up three new volumes, and we're pleased to have the editors of one of them with us in this episode.  &nbsp; Will Walsh, BSI ("Godfrey Norton") and Donny Zaldin, BSI ("The Last and Highest Court of Appeal") are the editors of&nbsp;Canon Law: Lawyers, Law, and the Sherlockian Canon. This is the second in the BSI Press Professions Series (the first being&nbsp;Nerve and Knowledge).  &nbsp; We talked with them about how they selected contributors, what the state of Sherlockian-legal scholarship was until then, and about their star contributor.  &nbsp; We also have another installment of "As We Go to Press" with Mattias Boström, co-editor of the&nbsp;Sherlock Holmes and Conan Doyle in the Newspapers&nbsp;series. Toward the end of the episode, you'll find the latest&nbsp;Canonical Couplet. See if you can figure out the story we're referring to, and you might win a prize. &nbsp;   Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below.   &nbsp;      &nbsp;    &nbsp;  Please do consider becoming a&nbsp;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.   &nbsp;   &nbsp;  Sponsors  We're proud to feature&nbsp;Wessex Press&nbsp;as 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. &nbsp; And&nbsp;Holmes, Doyle and Friends Six, the sixth iteration of the conference in Dayton, Ohio.    &nbsp;   Would you care to become a sponsor? We'd love to include you in the show. You can find&nbsp;more information here.   &nbsp;    &nbsp;   Links  This episode:&nbsp;ihose.co/ihose161 Canon Law&nbsp;(BSI Press) Episode 129: Pop Sherlock&nbsp;(interview with Peggy Perdue from the Toronto Reference Library) Episode 93: Nerve and Knowledge Episode 103: The Rosenblatts Free Sherlock episode Holmes, Doyle and Friends&nbsp;(Dayton Symposium)    Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at&nbsp;ihose.co/flipsherlock&nbsp;as well as through our accounts on&nbsp;Facebook,&nbsp;Instagram, and&nbsp;Twitter.   &nbsp;   Please subscribe on the podcast provider of your choosing:   Apple Podcasts,&nbsp;Google Podcasts,&nbsp;RadioPublic,&nbsp;Soundcloud,&nbsp;Stitcher,&nbsp;iHeartRadio&nbsp;or&nbsp;Spreaker&nbsp;— 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.   &nbsp;   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).    &nbsp;    Transcript  We're still looking for your help to reach&nbsp;our goal of $100 per episode level on Patreon. That will allow us to fund transcripts of every episode.&nbsp;But we do need you to pitch in&nbsp;— please consider supporting us via&nbsp;Patreon&nbsp;or&nbsp;PayPal&nbsp;for any amount to make this process sustainable!   &nbsp;   &nbsp;   --

Episode 161: Canon Law

"tucked like an umbrella underneath his arm" [BLAC] The BSI Press is busy again this year, adding another volume to the Manuscript Series. In this instance, the book is&nbsp;Deadly Harpoon, the manuscript of "The Adventure of Black Peter," with associated articles.  &nbsp; We spoke with the editor of this volume, Glen Miranker, BSI ("The Origin of Tree Worship"), who needs no introduction to regular listeners. In speaking with Glen, we discovered how broad and brooding this story is, and how Glen chose contributors. Add to that some talk about the latest restored silent film of Sherlock Holmes, cryptography, and three other manuscripts in Glen's possession, and we've got a full show.  &nbsp; We also have another installment of "As We Go to Press" with Mattias Boström, co-editor of the&nbsp;Sherlock Holmes and Conan Doyle in the Newspapers&nbsp;series. We also finally got around to surfacing some of our listener voicemail, and of course the latest&nbsp;Canonical Couplet. See if you can figure out the story we're referring to, and you might win a prize. &nbsp;   Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below.   &nbsp;    &nbsp;     Please do consider becoming a&nbsp;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.   &nbsp;   &nbsp;  Sponsors  We're proud to feature&nbsp;Wessex Press&nbsp;as 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.    &nbsp;   Would you care to become a sponsor? We'd love to include you in the show. You can find&nbsp;more information here.   &nbsp;  Links  This episode:&nbsp;ihose.co/ihose162 Deadly Harpoon&nbsp;(BSI Press) Episode 79: Collectors' Corner: Glen Miranker Episode 133: The Sherlock Holmes Collection of Dan Posnansky    Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at&nbsp;ihose.co/flipsherlock&nbsp;as well as through our accounts on&nbsp;Facebook,&nbsp;Instagram, and&nbsp;Twitter.   &nbsp;   Please subscribe on the podcast provider of your choosing:   Apple Podcasts,&nbsp;Google Podcasts,&nbsp;RadioPublic,&nbsp;Soundcloud,&nbsp;Stitcher,&nbsp;iHeartRadio&nbsp;or&nbsp;Spreaker&nbsp;— 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.   &nbsp;   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).    &nbsp;    Transcript  We're still looking for your help to reach&nbsp;our goal of $100 per episode level on Patreon&nbsp;(we're currently at&nbsp;$83 per episode!). That will allow us to fund transcripts of every episode.&nbsp;But we do need you to pitch in&nbsp;— please consider supporting us via&nbsp;Patreon&nbsp;or&nbsp;PayPal&nbsp;for any amount to make this process sustainable!   &nbsp;   &nbsp;   --

Episode 162: Deadly Harpoon

"pursuing some laborious researches" [3STU] The name William S. Baring-Gould is one of a hallowed few in the pantheon of Sherlockian scholars. He is one of the handful of chronologists who has attempted to put the stories in a particular order, using a number of research techniques. He also wrote the first unofficial "biography" of Sherlock Holmes with his&nbsp;Sherlock Holmes of Baker Street: A Life of the World's First Consulting Detective. And his name is synonymous with his magnum opus from 1967,&nbsp;The Annotated Sherlock Holmes. The 2019&nbsp;Baker Street Journal Christmas Annual&nbsp;looks at all of these things and more, making this legend come to life as a fully-formed and high achieving individual. Julie McKuras, Tim Johnson, Richard Sveum, and Gary Thaden joined forces to bring us this well-deserved biography of this hero of so many Sherlockians. We spoke to Julie and Tim to hear what went into writing this book and special discoveries they made about Baring-Gould along the way. While you can't buy a copy of the Christmas Annual (it comes bundled with every annual BSJ subscription), we are giving you a chance to get a copy: the prize we're giving away for this episode's&nbsp;Canonical Couplet&nbsp;is a copy of the Baring-Gould Christmas Annual. You won't find it anywhere else. &nbsp; Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below.    Please do consider becoming a&nbsp;. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services.   &nbsp;   &nbsp;  Sponsors  &nbsp;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're also pleased to have support from &nbsp;in Dayton, OH. &nbsp;    We have room for more than one sponsor. If you're interested in advertising with us, you can find&nbsp;. Let's chat!   &nbsp;  Links  This episode:&nbsp; The 2019&nbsp;Baker Street Journal Christmas Annual:&nbsp; &nbsp;(possibly at a BSI meeting)   &nbsp;at the University of Minnesota Tim's blog:&nbsp; Previous episodes mentioned in this episode:            &nbsp; Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at&nbsp;&nbsp;as well as through our accounts on&nbsp;,&nbsp;, and&nbsp;.   &nbsp;   Please subscribe on the podcast provider of your choosing:   ,&nbsp;,&nbsp;,&nbsp;,&nbsp;,&nbsp;&nbsp;or&nbsp;&nbsp;— 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.   &nbsp;   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).    &nbsp;    Transcript  The transcript for this episode is available at  We've just hit&nbsp;. If you've helped, thank you. If not, we do need to get through the archives, so please consider signing up.

William S. Baring-Gould

“a series of lessons with the greatest for the last” [REDC]&nbsp; The BSI Press continues its Professions Series in 2020, this time with&nbsp;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&nbsp;Canonical Couplet&nbsp;that we did live in the last episode, and in this episode our prize is an edition of&nbsp;The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes&nbsp;with an introduction by&nbsp;&nbsp;from 1974. Answers are due by 11:59 pm EDT on April 29, 2020. &nbsp; Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below.    Please do consider becoming a&nbsp;. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services.   &nbsp;  Sponsors  &nbsp;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&nbsp;. Let's chat!   &nbsp;  Links  This episode:&nbsp; &nbsp;(BSI Press) Other Professions books from the BSI Press:       Previous episodes mentioned:   &nbsp;(a look at "The Three Students") &nbsp;- School's Out (the board schools) : Sherlock Holmes and the Theater (interview with Tim Greer) : Sherlockians at Chautauqua&nbsp;      &nbsp; Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at&nbsp;&nbsp;as well as through our accounts on&nbsp;,&nbsp;,&nbsp;, and&nbsp;.   &nbsp;   Please subscribe on the podcast provider of your choosing:      &nbsp; 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).    &nbsp;    Transcript  Transcript costs have recently risen by 25 percent, so our goal is to reach the&nbsp;&nbsp;level on Patreon. Please consider signing up by clicking the link. &nbsp; Transcript will be available at .   &nbsp; --    &nbsp;

Education Never Ends

“Do you feel a creeping, shrinking sensation” [CHAS]&nbsp; 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. &nbsp; 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&nbsp;, the latest in the BSI Press Manuscript Series, it was an embarrassment of riches. &nbsp; 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&nbsp;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&nbsp;, if you missed it!) Answers are due by 11:59 pm EDT on June 14, 2020.&nbsp;The prize will be a copy of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.   &nbsp;  Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below.      &nbsp;   Please do consider becoming a&nbsp;. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services. &nbsp;   &nbsp;  Sponsors &nbsp;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.   &nbsp; Would you care to advertise with us? You can find&nbsp;. Let's chat!  &nbsp; Links  This episode:&nbsp; &nbsp;(BSI Press) Previous episodes mentioned:            &nbsp;  Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at&nbsp;&nbsp;as well as through our accounts on&nbsp;,&nbsp;,&nbsp;, and&nbsp;. &nbsp; Please subscribe on the podcast provider of your choosing:    And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us. &nbsp; 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).  &nbsp;   Transcript Transcript costs have recently risen by 25 percent, so our goal is to reach the&nbsp;&nbsp;level on Patreon. Please consider signing up by clicking the link.  Transcript will be here soon (if you can contribute to making that happen).  --   &nbsp;

The Worst Man in London

“the little man was much more favourable to me” [REDH]&nbsp; 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. &nbsp; As Malvolio says in&nbsp;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. &nbsp; The latest entry in the BSI Press Biography Series is&nbsp;&nbsp;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. &nbsp; Inside this episode you'll find a very special flashback segment from&nbsp;&nbsp;with Evelyn Herzog, BSI ("The Daintiest Thing Under a Bonnet") and Susan Rice, BSI ("Beeswing") where the two stories intersect. &nbsp; The&nbsp;Canonical Couplet&nbsp;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.&nbsp;  &nbsp; &nbsp;  Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below.       &nbsp;      &nbsp;   Please do consider becoming a&nbsp;. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services.  &nbsp;  &nbsp;  Sponsors  &nbsp;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.  &nbsp;  &nbsp;has the largest collection of new Sherlock Holmes novels, biographies, graphic novels and short story collections in the world.    &nbsp; Would you care to advertise with us? You can find&nbsp;. Let's chat!   &nbsp;        Links  This episode:&nbsp; Buy the book:&nbsp;&nbsp;by Sonia Fetherston (BSI Press) Previous episodes mentioned:           Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at&nbsp;&nbsp;as well as through our accounts on&nbsp;,&nbsp;,&nbsp;, and&nbsp;.  &nbsp;  Please subscribe on the podcast provider of your choosing:     And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us.  &nbsp; 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).   &nbsp;   Transcript  Transcript costs have risen and you can help us to reach the&nbsp;&nbsp;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).  --   &nbsp;  &nbsp;

Commissionaire: Julian Wolff and his Baker Street Irregulars

"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&nbsp;Canonical Couplets. We had a record number of submissions in the last episode; the prize this time is a copy of&nbsp;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. &nbsp; Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below.      &nbsp;  Please do consider becoming a&nbsp;. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services.  &nbsp;  &nbsp;  Sponsors  &nbsp;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&nbsp;.  &nbsp;  &nbsp;has the largest collection of new Sherlock Holmes novels, biographies, graphic novels and short story collections in the world. Their Kickstarter for&nbsp;&nbsp;ends on September 1.    &nbsp; Would you care to advertise with us? You can find&nbsp;. Let's chat!     &nbsp;   Links  This episode:&nbsp;    Previous episodes referenced on this show:   &nbsp;and&nbsp;: Michael Whelan, Wiggins of the Baker Street Irregulars&nbsp; : A Conversation with the Head of the BSI : Commissionaire: Julian Wolff and His Baker Street Irregulars      Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at&nbsp;&nbsp;as well as through our accounts on&nbsp;,&nbsp;,&nbsp;, and&nbsp;.  &nbsp;  Please subscribe on the podcast provider of your choosing:     And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us.  &nbsp; 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).   &nbsp;   Transcript  Transcript costs have risen and you can help us to reach the&nbsp;&nbsp;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).  --  &nbsp;

The Baker Street Irregulars' New Wiggins

"a group of people who seemed to be intensely amused" [BLAN]  &nbsp; 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&nbsp;Canonical Couplet&nbsp;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.  &nbsp;   Please do consider becoming a&nbsp;. 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.&nbsp; &nbsp;     &nbsp;    Sponsors &nbsp;is the premier publisher of books about Sherlock Holmes, including .&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;is promoting&nbsp;. Every $50 you spend means $5 goes to textbooks for children in Kenya.   Would you care to advertise with us? You can find&nbsp;. Let's chat!  &nbsp; Links  This episode:&nbsp;  (BSI Press)  (The New York Times, July 12, 1985) Previous episodes mentioned:        Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at&nbsp;&nbsp;as well as through our accounts on&nbsp;,&nbsp;,&nbsp;, and&nbsp;. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Please subscribe on the podcast provider of your choosing:    And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us. &nbsp; 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).  &nbsp;   Transcript We are so grateful for your support! We recently&nbsp;&nbsp;and have enough support for transcripts. The transcript for this episode will be available at .   --

Aboriginals

The first podcast for Sherlock Holmes devotees, covering the intersection of Sherlock Holmes and popular culture. Discussions about the timeless characters of Holmes & Watson, goings-on today in a variety of media, and interviews with interesting people who share a passion for the great detective.