Alphonse Bertillon on Stuff You Missed in History Class
Digging through the treasure trove that is Stuff You Missed in History Class, I realized that I’ve failed to mention Sarah and …
Musings about The Musgrave Ritual
The Sunday Outpatients’ Meeting of Doctor Watson’s Neglected Patients, the Denver Sherlock Holmes scion society, discussed The Musgrave Ritual this past Sunday. …
Think like Holmes and talk like Jane
Or it might be the other way around. Regardless, I thought I might share a few occasions in which I’ve achieved the …
Elementary first look
The Syfy channel has some footage from the new CBS show Elementary, which teams Sherlock Holmes with Dr. Joan Watson in modern-day …
Are the stories Watson wrote the ones we read?
Think about it for a second. In The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton, we read of Sherlock Holmes and his biographer Dr. …
Review of The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Titanic Tragedy
I have to admit I had low hopes for putting Sherlock Holmes and John H. Watson on the Titanic, but The Titanic …
Sherlock Holmes, the Brontës, the Austen portrait on Stuff You Missed in History Class
I am a fan of Stuff You Missed in History Class at HowStuffWorks.com and often listen to it while cleaning the house …
Janeite meets Sherlockian
When I first came up with the idea of writing a book that combined Jane Austen and Sherlock Holmes, I worried that …
What I’m reading: Sherlock Holmes, The Titanic Tragedy
Who knew Doctor Watson and Sherlock Holmes were on board the Ttitanic, battled Professor Moriarty, worked to recover stolen U.S. Navy submarine …
Sherlock Holmes Scavenger Hunt May 5th
Doctor Watson’s Neglected Patients, the Denver Holmes scion society, in cooperation with Rocky Mountain PBS, is hosting a Sherlock Holmes Scavenger Hunt …
No Place Like Holmes videos
Here’s a quick link to the latest No Place Like Holmes series Mary Morstan Mysteries. I can’t even begin to explain NPLH …
The Well-Read Sherlockian
I’ve fallen very far behind on my attempt to list other blogs relating to Holmes and Austen, but since I’m promoting a …
Review: The Adventure of the Borgia Ring
Found while perusing the Sherlock Holmes Authors Group 2: The Adventure of the Borgia Ring, a brand new Holmes audio pastiche that …
Sherlock Holmes and the overlooked murder
NOTE: If you have not read either The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle or The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans, DO NOT …
The Persian flaw of The Red-Headed League
Why do I have this idiotic need to poke holes in the Canon? The Red-Headed League has to be in the top …
the funds:
Beginning in 1751 the British government consolidated all previous stocks into a single issued called “consols” (consolidated annuities) that paid a fixed …
“I am lost without my Boswell”
While writing my previous post pooh-poohing the idea of Holmes as autistic, I mentioned my belief—one shared by many—that Holmes’ quirks are …
Let Holmes be Holmes: Diagnosing the great detective
At the end of The Final Problem, Doctor John H. Watson calls Sherlock Holmes “the best and the wisest man whom I …
Dr Watson’s Neglected Patients Holmes Birthday Party
Dr Watson’s Neglected Patients recently celebrated the birthday of the good doctor’s friend, Sherlock Holmes, the celebrated detective and cause of all …
buying a commission:
From the beginnings of the British army until 1871, most officers bought their commissions. Soldiers could be promoted for merit or after …
Happy Birthday Jane!
Today is the 236th birthday of Jane Austen and next month on Jan. 6 I’ll be celebrating the 157th birthday of Sherlock …
Assizes, the:
Although the term assizes can refer to many things, in Sherlock Holmes it usually refers to the courts of Assizes, meaning a …
The Red Circle
Yesterday the Sunday Outpatients of Dr. Watson’s Neglected Patients, the Denver Holmes scion society, met at Pint’s Pub to discuss Conan Doyle’s …
The British Museum
In The Musgrave Ritual, we learn that Holmes had rooms “just round the corner from the British Museum,” and he presumably had …
Baker Street Blog
To stay au courant with the Baker Street Irregulars, visit the associated Baker Street Blog, “covering the intersection of popular culture and …
Sherlock Holmes for Dummies
I’m afraid I haven’t yet read Sherlock Holmes for Dummies by Steven Doyle and David A. Crowder, but I’m going to guess …
Sherlock Holmes Social Network
From the website/blog/forum The Sherlock Holmes Social Network: “This is your network, so feel free to bring up topics of interest to …
Better Holmes & Gardens
Better Holmes and Gardens is the blog of @goddessinsepia, also known as Jaime Mahoney, who among other things is blogging the Canon. …
Holmesian.net
I found a very intriguing question at Holmesian.net, which made it a very good candidate for including on this page: Do you …
The Game is Afoot! The World of Sherlock Holmes
It’s just a sub-forum of an unfortuantely named board, but The Game is Afoot! The World of Sherlock Holmes seems like an …