“‘Why, Holmes, it is a child’s drawing, ’ I cried. ” [DANC]
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I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere

Episode 322: The Scourers of Dancing Men

“‘Why, Holmes, it is a child’s drawing,’ I cried.” [DANC]


Just when you thought everything about Sherlock Holmes and popular culture was known, a new mystery emerges from dusty U.S. newspaper archives.

Join us as we interview the remarkable Ross E. Davies, BSI ("The Temple"), organizer of "The Scourers of the Dancing Men," a fascinating research project that dives deep into a 1903 advertising campaign for the publication of "The Adventure of the Dancing Men" in Collier’s...

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Baker Street Elementary – Through the Magic Door

“who seems to have the powers of magic” [SUSS]


We don't hear much of magic in the Sherlock Holmes stories, other than Holmes being called a wizard four times and a magician once (can you name the stories?). While he did have a "human love for admiration and applause," [SIXN] Holmes kept his agency flat-footed upon the ground.

His creator, of course, was another story. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, known worldwide for his perfect reasoning machine, was also fascinated by spiritualism and...

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Episode 321: Sherlock Holmes Into the Fire

“An expression of the most dreadful horror.” [HOUN]

Join us as we explore Sherlock Holmes Into the Fire, a new, two-volume collection that reimagines Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Gothic tales through the lens of Sherlock Holmes. Our guest Margie Deck discusses how Doyle’s eerie, atmospheric stories — often overshadowed by Sherlock Holmes — reveal the author’s deeper fascination with mystery, psychology, and the supernatural.

We talk about the creative process behind pairing each...

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The Greyhound of the Baskervilles

“being dogged in London” [HOUN]


I'm sure readers of this blog have read The Hound of the Baskervilles, in some version, or perhaps seen one of the media adaptations. If you'd like a way to see the story through fresh eyes, though, you may want to check out The Greyhound of the Baskervilles.

In this adaptation, by John Gaspard, Sherlock Holmes has a pet greyhound named Septimus. As the author puts it in his preface, describing what's different about this version, "it's a little shorter,...

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Baker Street Elementary – A Whale of a Tale

“in command of a whaler” [BLAC]


Captain Peter Carey ("Black Peter") met an end that was consistent with his way of life. Found pinned to his wall by a harpoon through his chest, he was finished off by... well, we'll avoid spoilers here.

But there's an interesting bit of autobiographical information that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle gives away in his description of Carey:
He was a most daring and successful seal and whale fisher. In 1883 he commanded the steam sealer Sea Unicorn, of Dundee....

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