I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere

3 min read 2022-01-03 11:27:37

Baker Street Elementary – Out with the Old

“Her idea of cuisine is a little limited” [NAVA] One of the most remembered quotes about Mrs. Hudson and her culinary abilities comes from

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“put forward with such a quiet air of mastery” [STOC] As regular readers and listeners know, Michael F. Whelan, BSI ("Wiggins") passed

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"the second morning after Christmas" [BLUE] Today traditionally marks the date on which "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle"

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“in my past life” [ILLU] Reincarnation is not a subject we typically associate with Sherlock Holmes. Although there is passing mention of

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"Let me have the straight tip and you won't be a loser" [SILV] With the BSI Weekend coming up, we thought it might be helpful to provide

2 min read 2021-12-16 12:17:11

“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

8 min read 2021-12-13 14:21:00

"Let me have the straight tip and you won't be a loser" [SILV] With the BSI Weekend coming up, we thought it might be helpful to provide

5 min read 2021-12-06 22:40:20

“What would ye think of offering up prayer?” [STUD] Sherlock Holmes was not what you'd call a religious man. Nor even spiritual, for that

2 min read 2021-12-01 12:04:48

“draw inferences from our observations” [CARD] Lyndsay Faye, BSI ("Kitty Winter") has a knack for capturing the voice of John H.

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"I was invited to a week-end gathering" [LAST]After a one-year hiatus from in-person events, the BSI Weekend is back. But it's going to

1 min read 2021-11-16 23:58:39

“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

1 min read 2021-11-14 23:07:00

“the hope of getting some information” [SILV] Libraries are fascinating places. And while the modern library is a wonder of digital access and

1 min read 2021-11-10 20:40:13

“a ghastly crimson halo of blood” [REDC]There have been many Sherlock Holmes stories and pastiches set in both the classic (1890 – 1910, or

1 min read 2021-11-07 08:33:27

"made a record of it" [SUSS] The Heritage Auction of the first page of Chapter XIII of The Hound of the Baskervilles happened in Dallas

1 min read 2021-11-05 18:20:00

"a rare specimen" [CREE] On Saturday, November 6, Heritage Auctions will auction off one of the rarest collectibles in the world of