Victoria&Albert Museum:
Someone once asked me what was at the Victoria & Albert Museum and all I could say was “stuff.” The website says: …
Sherlock Holmes Museum at 221b Baker Street:
The Sherlock Holmes Museum at 221b Baker Street is the official home of Sherlock Holmes and John H. Watson, although the address …
factualimagining:
I had found factualimagining once before and forgotten about it, only to find it again while searching for something else. During that …
My Problem with The Final Problem and The Empty House, part two
I can’t imagine with what joy readers viewed in 1903 the return of Sherlock Holmes (I hope Wikipedia has that date right) …
There’s No Place Like Holmes:
How can I say anything negative about this series of videos that sends the Sherlock Holmes and John H. Watson of 1901 …
McMullen, Kieran:
Sherlock Holmes and The Irish Rebels From a PRWeb news release: “Controversial author Kieran McMullen who was criticised by several groups for …
My Problem with The Final Problem and The Empty House, part one
I admit it; I am obtuse, dense, clueless, unaware and generally see but do not observe. So these are my excuses for …
Victoria Research Web:
While stumbling around the internet, I found the Victoria Research Web, which is kind of a howto for Victorian research: “The various …
London maps:
If you’re writing your Holmes pastiche, you’ll need a good map of London by your side. I found the link to Mapco …
Victorian Dictionary, The:
I needed to know how many mail deliveries a day the Victorians expected and may have found it here (a New York …
Victoriana magazine:
Oh snap! my world just expanded again. I found Victoriana magazine and now I am forever undone. This free online magazine is …
Science of Sherlock Holmes, The:
The Science of Sherlock Holmes by E.J. Wagner does not directly examine the science mentioned in the stories and novels but instead …
Burke’s Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage:
In NOBL, Holmes “picked a red-covered volume from a line of books of reference beside the mantelpiece” and read an entry for …
Arthur Conan Doyle Collection
To honour the author and his works, the Metropolitan Toronto Reference Library, now the Toronto Reference Library (TRL), established the Arthur Conan …
Sherlock Holmes, The Annotated:
The Annotated Sherlock Holmes by William S. Baring-Gould is one of my most prized possessions. I have the single volume edition and …
Sherlock Holmes, New Annotated:
Leslie S. Klinger is the editor of the three-volume New Annotated Sherlock Holmes (two volumes address the short stories and the third …
About Sherlock Holmes/Arthur Conan Doyle
It is nearly impossible to separate the author, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, from his creation, Sherlock Holmes. And there are many who …
money:
A pound is 20 shillings, and as there are 12 pence to a shilling (aka sovereign), is also 240 pence. Five shillings …
Lessons from Sherlock Holmes
I have tweeted about Maria Konnikova’s excellent Lessons from Sherlock Holmes, which you’ll find at Scientific American, but haven’t written here about …
My Particular Friend
Miss Charlotte House will not admit impediments to marriage, not even when those impediments include scandal, blackmail and even a duel to …
Full review of The Crack in the Lens by Darlene Cypser
Darlene Cypser has pulled off an amazing conjuring trick with The Crack in the Lens, writing an original Sherlock Holmes story that …
School board removes A Study in Scarlet
The school board of Albermarle County in Virginia has removed A Study in Scarlet from a reading list because of the book’s …
Between the Thames and the Tiber
I don’t like writing negative reviews, especially for a book that seems as promising as Ted Riccardi’s Between the Thames and the …
Best … Holmes … poster … ever
OK, you can debate that claim, but you have to admit this poster for A Study in Terror, wherein Sherlock Holmes, as …
Two Sherlock Holmes radio programs
I’ve recently received two forwarded messages, one from Alan Jacobson at Watson’s Tin Box and one from Roger Johnson with the Sherlock …
Review of Sherlock Holmes movie: No, not that one
Let me say straight away I can’t blame Jaime Mahoney of Better Holmes & Gardens for my watching the 2009 Sherlock Holmes …
What I’m reading: Between the Thames and the Tiber: The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
I don’t think I’ve ever encountered this idea for a Holmes pastiche before: Watson inherits money and he and Holmes go off …
Creating your web presence tutorials
Web tutorial It is a truth universally acknowledged that every regional Jane Austen (or Sherlock Holmes) society requires some sort of web …
Time Running Out to Register for A Scintillation of Scions IV
Well, that’s maybe a bit of an exaggeration from Alan Jacobson of Watson’s Tin Box, but let me share his email with …
It’s new to me: The Beekeeper’s Apprentice
Without a doubt Sherlock Holmes is one of the people I greatly admire, nevermind that he’s a fictional creation, and so reading …