“I thought you might care to see it” [SIGN]. From Hugo Baskerville’s portrait to the neighborhood of the Priory School, maps and drawings of all sorts were of great help to Sherlock Holmes. And they were just as important to Watson’s publishers. ...
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“I thought you might care to see it” [SIGN]


From Hugo Baskerville’s portrait to the neighborhood of the Priory School, maps and drawings of all sorts were of great help to Sherlock Holmes. And they were just as important to Watson’s publishers.

The Strand Magazine impractically wanted an illustration on every page. While Sidney Paget established Holmes’s look in the United Kingdom, dozens of American artists pictured him in wildly different ways before Frederic Dorr Steele...

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Episode 336: Holmes in the Heartland – Sherlock Haunts

“quite to the heart of the matter” [MUSG]

We head to the Gateway City to preview the "Holmes in the Heartland" conference, coming up on July 24–26 in St. Louis. Organizers Rob Nunn, BSI ("Elementary") and Heather Hinson share the inside scoop on what attendees can expect from this third triennial gathering.

Hosted by The Parallel Case of St. Louis — a BSI scion founded in 1988 — this year's event centers around the eerie theme of "Sherlock Haunts." The planning committee’s lineup...

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Baker Street Elementary – Allow Me To Bring This To Your Attention

“When I draw your attention” [REIG]


Dr. Watson's role was much more than Sherlock Holmes's friend, colleague, and sometime-flatmate. Writ large, he was a front-man — Holmes's publicist, bringing to life “those interesting little problems which the complex life of London so plentifully presents.” [EMPT]

Considering that Watson was his own man, with his own practice, and just as widely known as his detective friend, it may seem odd that Watson didn't bring more cases to Holmes's...

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New Series on Professor Moriarty Is in the Works

“as famous among crooks... as he is unknown to the public” [VALL]

By all estimations, Sherlock Holmes is the most-portrayed literary character ever. Appearing in more than 250 films with his trusted friend and colleague Dr. Watson (who himself has had his own series), we frequently see Holmes face off against his archnemesis, Professor Moriarty.

But until now, the professor has never gotten his own series. As Holmes himself exclaimed in "The Final Problem":

“Aye, there’s the genius and the...

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Netflix Releases Enola Holmes 3 Trailer

“But the money, Mr. Holmes, the money!” [COPP]


When a film's unexpected and runaway success leads to a franchise, it becomes difficult to disengage from the momentum. Arthur Conan Doyle found this out when The Strand Magazine, not to be robbed of more Sherlock Holmes stories following the success of The Hound of the Baskervilles, bid $25,000 for six new Sherlock Holmes stories, or $30,000 for eight, or $45,000 for a set of thirteen and a promise of £100 per thousand words. (Source: ...

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