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The ACD Society: A community dedicated to studying and enjoying the works of Arthur Conan Doyle. Website: http://acdsociety.com.
NOW ON YOUTUBE: Episode 76 - The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopaedia, with Alexis Barquin and Mark Chadderton. A discussion with Alexis and Mark about the origins of the Encyclopaedia, a look at how it has developed, and their plans for the future. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ysxi...
🤓 On the blog! Discover how Arthur Conan Doyle’s travels in Egypt inspired his fiction, from ancient mummies and Gothic tales to imperial adventure and the supernatural. Dive in:
Arthur Conan Doyle in Egypt - Edinburgh University Press Blog
Discover how Arthur Conan Doyle’s travels in Egypt inspired his fiction, from ancient mummies and Gothic tales to imperial adventure and the supernatural.
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Day 3 of #RSVP2026 and I am delighted to finally have the time to attend some panels and hear some fascinating scholarship on Sherlock. Jan Angermeier is giving a fascinating talk about movement in The Last Problem. Moretti and maps! 👏
Chuffed by praise and happy to have been part of this lovely Sherlockian panel! #RSVP2026
Dr Jen Baker@jendeavour.bsky.social · 2w agoBrilliant panel on Sherlockian Migrations first thing on the last day of #RSVP2026, featuring @jnam.bsky.social of @litattention.bsky.social, Antonija Primorac & @christopherpittard.bsky.social (pictured) #MovementsAndMigrations #PrintInMotion @rs4vp.org
New primary source collection coming soon—The Strand Magazine, 1891–1930. Associated, famously, with Sherlock Holmes, The Strand became a British cultural institution, blending literary sophistication with broad, popular appeal. Learn more at buff.ly/99WFqyn.
The Strand Magazine, 1891–1930 - Overview
The Strand Magazine was one of the most influential and popular illustrated monthly periodicals of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Founded by George Newnes in 1890, the first issue…
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The OED has a fine new podcast, Lexipoddery. You might start with ep. 2 (it has a nifty grimpen story), and you'll be hooked. Hosts Fiona McPherson and Craig Leyland (OED editors) — are brilliant and charming, the material is fascinating, and the guests are good. podcasts.apple.com/.../lexipodd...
It's time for an unboxing video! The Baker Street Almanac 2026 arrived, and it is chock-full of Sherlockian goodies! #sherlockholmes #sherlockian youtu.be/Acl3zlWqwuQ
Unboxing a Treasure Trove: Baker Street Almanac 2026
YouTube video by A Study in Imagination
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Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Hear Ye! We are now accepting submissions for the September issue of Trifles: A Quarterly for Devotees of Sherlock Holmes. Deadline July 31st. For more information visit: foolscap-quill.com/trifles.html
The 2026 BSA includes a report from The Hungarian Sherlock Holmes Community. They do some fun and fascinating work, including staging “the first Mini Sherlock Holmes Exhibition in Hungary, which was on display at the National University of Public Service”: www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4WF...
The 2026 Baker Street Almanac is in the mail to subscribers. If you did not subscribe but now wish you had, you might find a copy at The Mysterious Bookshop (www.mysteriousbookshop.com). If you hurry.
**NOW** is the time to register for TOMORROW’S Worldwide Doyle lecture by Ollie Randall (“Doyle and Cricket: A Passion for the Game”), Wednesday, July 1, at 11am PT, 2pm ET, 7pm BST. It is online and free. And it is very easy to register for: wegottickets.com/f/22404
Now is also a very good time to register for NEXT WEEK’S Worldwide Doyle lecture by Ollie Randall (“Doyle and Cricket: A Passion for the Game”), Tuesday, July 1, also at 11am PT, 2pm ET, 7pm BST, also online and free, and also easy to register for: wegottickets.com/f/22404.
**NOW** is the time to register for TODAY’S Worldwide Doyle lecture by Anna Behrens (“Jean Leckie from ‘Mistress’ to Medium”) at 11am PT, 2pm ET, 7pm BST. It is online and free, and easy to register for, right here: wegottickets.com/f/22401
Have you ever had occasion to study character in handwriting? www.swanngalleries.com/auction-lot/...
Douglas Kerr has a new book out - The Tragedy of the Korosko and The Fires of Fate - which includes ACD's previously unpublished Nile Journal: edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-tra... It is not very cheap, but it is very good, and if you do want a copy, this coupon will make it easier.
Margie Deck and Nancy Holder are back with more scholarship about "The Terror of Blue John Gap," this time from Naching T. Kassa and Lisa Morton, who focus on realities and spiritualities. Read it all and see the latest addition to the Terror MS page facsimiles here acdsociety.com/bjg/13/bjg13....
I finally have the 2026 Doylean Honors hanging in the library. Sadly I couldn't get a matching frame as that specific one isn't available any longer. I had to settle for sorta-close. Having three seems improbable but here I am. I'm so fortunate. Many thanks to @acdsociety.bsky.social.
This Saturday - @johannadc.bsky.social and I join Ed Pettit of the Rosenbach to discuss the Bruce Partington and his plans!!!
Glen Miranker's talk on his manuscript of 'The Sign of Four' given to the Grolier club is available on Youtube. #sherlock The audio is very poor - but with concentration it can be followed. www.youtube.com/live/KHQZPtE...
2026 Rendell Lecture | Meaning & Magic In Handwritten Material With Glen Miranker
YouTube video by TheGrolier Club
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I'm rereading Sign of the Four right now, and using this as my bookmark!
ACD Society@acdsociety.bsky.social · 6mo agoHere's a glimpse of our 2026 membership card. More en route to our members.
Here's a glimpse of our 2026 membership card. More en route to our members.
Many thanks to @acdsociety.bsky.social for choosing #sherlockholmes into the Fire for Doylean Honors in Fiction this year. I'm so delighted! 🤩
Many thanks to the @acdsociety.bsky.social for recognising @davehone.bsky.social and my chapter on Arthur Conan Doyle and Michael Crichton in "Palaeontology in Public"! For the Open Access volume, ed. by @chrismanias.bsky.social: uclpress.co.uk/book/palaeon...
Palaeontology in Public
Since the establishment of concepts of deep time in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, palaeontology has been one of the most high-profile sciences. Dinosaurs, mammoths, human ancesto...
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ACD Society@acdsociety.bsky.social · 7mo agoThe Envelopes Please ... for the Fifth Annual Doylean Honors! We announced our 2026 Doylean Honorees earlier today in a ceremony at Otto Penzler's The Mysterious Bookshop in New York City. Details here -- acdsociety.com -- and congratulations to all the winners!
And now, the results of the Wessex Cup. You can watch the first race of the morning here: bsky.app/profile/myst...
The Mysterious Bookshop@mysteriousbookshop.com · 7mo agoThe inaugural race of this year’s Wessex Cup hosted by the Arthur Conan Doyle Society in our store
The inaugural race of this year’s Wessex Cup hosted by the Arthur Conan Doyle Society in our store
The Envelopes Please ... for the Fifth Annual Doylean Honors! We announced our 2026 Doylean Honorees earlier today in a ceremony at Otto Penzler's The Mysterious Bookshop in New York City. Details here -- acdsociety.com -- and congratulations to all the winners!
When the Wessex Cup races are run at The Mysterious Bookshop on Thursday, January 8, will there be 4 tiny toy horses in the running, or will there be 8? There are still 4 ponies left. So, if you'd like to have a pony in the Wessex Cup, you can get one here -- acdsociety.com/Cup/Stables2...
7 ponies whose names highlight ACD’s ties to the 7 continents will race in the Wessex Cup on Jan. 8. 4 are still available: Garnet (Africa), Ranjitsinhji (India), Shackleton (Antarctica), Kiplings (North America). To learn more, or even have a pony in the race, go: acdsociety.com/Cup/Stables2...
