May 28, 2025
“I am a bit of an archaeologist
myself” [3GAR]
We find ourselves digging into a reference in "The Devil's Foot" in this episode, with the help of a pair of Sherlockian scholars.
Poul and Karen Anderson explore the truth behind Sherlock Holmes's claim to be researching the origins of the ancient Cornish language....
May 21, 2025
“I went into the back yard” [BLUE]
The third week of the month means we look at a piece of Sherlockian scholarship — particularly one that may not be as widely read or generally available to most Sherlock Holmes fans.
This month, we're looking at Bernard Davies' "The Back Yards of Baker Street," which...
May 14, 2025
“You have done your best to get an innocent man hanged.” [NORW]
Capital punishment in the United Kingdom evolved over a period of time. From the mid-17th century through 1820, the Bloody Code tracked some 200 crimes punishable by death.
In which Sherlock Holmes stories do we hear about capital punishment, and...
May 7, 2025
“so ardent a bicyclist must be full of energy” [SOLI]
The latest installment in our review of Morley-Montgomery Award-winning articles is by Andrew Jay Peck, BSI ("Inspector Baynes"): "The Solitary Man-Uscript" from Vol. 22, No. 2 of The Baker Street Journal in 1972.
Just who was the Solitary Cyclist? There...