Wednesday, July 26, 2023

“called me in seven times [ABBE] 



There's something magical about the number seven. Whether or not it appears more than other numbers in the Sherlock Holmes canon is beyond our research capabilities.
 
However, there are some interesting and memorable associations with the number seven that we thought worth noting, thanks to a clever identification by Ruth Buchholtz in "Seventy-Seven Canonical Sevens" (BSJ, Vol. 8, No. 1, 1958). It's just a Trifle.
 
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Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra
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Wednesday, July 19, 2023

this evening at 221B, Baker Street” [BLUE] 

Image credit: Russell Stutler

It's time once again for the Masters Class, the episode each month in which we look at an exemplary piece of Sherlockian scholarship and discuss its merits.
 
This is our first of three forays into the work of Michael Harrison as found in his book In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes. His unique perch between generations in London is the perfect view to understand what 221B Baker Street was like. It's just a Trifle.
 
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Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra
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Wednesday, July 12, 2023

“this quick succession of strange surprises” [SIGN] 



There are some trifles that are too trifling to stand on their own. Then again, Burt and Scott tend to have the ability to stretch out any bit of minutiae into an exposition.
 
Three topics came to our attention lately, and we felt they were deserving of a quick discussion: the seven schemes in "The Missing Three-Quarter," the size of the dog in "The Lion's Mane," and a questionable denial in "The Red-Headed League." Taken together or separately, they're just a Trifle.
 
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Wednesday, July 5, 2023

“I suggest you dine with us” [SIXN] 


It's July, which is National Culinary Arts Month. As we continue our monthly observances series, we look not to the Sherlock Holmes canon itself, but something the stories inspired: Dining with Sherlock Holmes by Julia Carlson Rosenblatt and Fredric Sonnenschmidt.

This groundbreaking cookbook lets you eat like Sherlock Holmes would have eaten. And in this episode, Scott and Burt pick a few of their favorite recipes. None of them is a Trifle.

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And we have a bonus track for our patrons, where the conversation continued.



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Scott Monty and Burt Wolder are both members of the Baker Street Irregulars, the literary society dedicated to Sherlock Holmes. They have co-hosted the popular show I Hear of Everywhere since June 2007.

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