“gifted with imagination” [SILV] We enjoy the frivolities and the seriousness of the literary society the Baker Street Irregulars thanks to...
The Basics
Episode 317: Sherlock Holmes and the Real Thing
“Pooh, pooh! Forgery.” [SCAN] Nicholas Meyer, BSI ("A Fine Morocco Case") is an accomplished storyteller who has made a mark in b...
by Scott Monty
Baker Street Elementary – It Never Gets Old
“silhouettes which our grandparents loved to frame” [EMPT] In "The Empty House," Sherlock Holmes surprises Watson with the life-l...
by Scott Monty
The 2025 BSI Trust Lecture

“a course of lectures” [COPP] From 1899 to the height of the Great Depression, a Connecticut Yankee in a deerstalker cap starred on both si...
by Scott Monty
Episode 316: The Sherlock Holmes Pub

“Here is the key. You can look for yourself.” [GOLD] Imagine having the key to 221B Baker Street, and what it must feel like to open that d...
by Scott Monty
Baker Street Elementary – The Wizarding World of Sherlock Holmes
“as if by magic” [REDC] One of the great effects of Sherlock Holmes's talents was his ability to surprise and amaze those around him. A...
by Scott Monty
Episode 315: The Sherlock Holmes LEGO Book Nook

“you could just fill that gap on that second shelf” [EMPT] If you discovered Sherlock Holmes when you were young, you might still recall th...
by Scott Monty
Baker Street Elementary – Watch Your Mouth
“wild, profane, and godless” [HOUN] For all of the realism that the Sherlock Holmes stories give us from late Victorian / early Edwardian E...
by Scott Monty
Episode 314: 52 Weeks | 52 Sherlock Holmes Novels

“a case for personal investigation” [SUSS] The number of Sherlock Holmes pastiches is endless. They include stories and novels set in any e...
by Scott Monty
Baker Street Elementary – Until the Cows Come Home
“make England ring” [THOR] Here's an interesting thing to consider: how often are cows mentioned in the Sherlock Holmes stories? The ea...
Episode 313: Knave of Diamonds

“it's the king of diamonds” [MAZA] It took Laurie R. King six years to find a publisher for her first book, but it was worth the wait. ...
by Scott Monty
Baker Street Elementary – Impractical Jokes
“I can take a joke with the best” [HOUN] "Dad jokes" are typically punny or corny humor used mainly by fathers (although anyone c...
Featured Post
Episode 282: A History of the Woman
“to Sherlock Holmes, she is always the woman” [SCAN] This is a fascinating episode that brings us closer to the inside story of " The...