1930 July 7 Died at his home in Crowborough
APPENDIX IV: SHERLOCK HOLMES AT HIS BEST
CONAN DOYLE’S FAVORITE SHERLOCK HOLMES STORIES, PUBLISHED IN THE STRAND MAGAZINE
1. “The Adventure of the Speckled Band”
2. “The Red-Headed League”
3. “The Adventure of the Dancing Men”
4. “The Final Problem”
5. “A Scandal in Bohemia”
6. “The Adventure of the Empty House”
7. “The Five Orange Pips”
8. “The Adventure of the Priory School”
9. “The Musgrave Ritual”
10. “The Reigate Squires”
11. “Silver Blaze”
12. “The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans”
13. “The Crooked Man”
14. “The Man with the Twisted Lip”
15. “The Greek Interpreter”
16. “The Resident Patient”
17. “The Naval Treaty”
BAKER STREET IRREGULARS’ FAVORITE SHERLOCK HOLMES STORIES, TAKEN FROM A 1944 MEMBERSHIP POLL
1. “The Adventure of the Speckled Band”
2. “A Scandal in Bohemia”
3. “The Red-Headed League”
4. “Silver Blaze”
5. “The Adventure of the Dancing Men”
6. “The Musgrave Ritual”
7. “The Five Orange Pips”
8. “The Final Problem”
9. “The Adventure of the Empty House”
10. “The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans”
11. “The Adventure of the Second Stain”
12. “The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot”
BAKER STREET JOURNAL READERS’ FAVORITE SHERLOCK HOLMES STORIES, PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL IN 1959
1. “The Adventure of the Speckled Band”
2. “The Red-Headed League”
3. “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle”
4. “Silver Blaze”
5. “A Scandal in Bohemia”
6. “The Musgrave Ritual”
7. “The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans”
8. “The Adventure of the Six Napoleons”
9. “The Adventure of the Dancing Men”
10. “The Adventure of the Empty House”
APPENDIX V: SHERLOCK HOLMES’S LETTER TO WATSON IN “THE FINAL PROBLEM”
MY DEAR WATSON:
I write these few lines through the courtesy of Mr. Moriarty, who awaits my convenience for the final discussion of those questions which lie between us. He has been giving me a sketch of the methods by which he avoided the English police and kept himself informed of our movements. They certainly confirm my very high opinion which I had formed of his abilities. I am pleased to think that I shall be able to free society from any further effects of his presence, though I fear that it is at a cost which will give pain to my friends, especially, my dear Watson, to you. I have already explained to you, however, that my career had in any case reached its crisis, and that no possible conclusion to it could be more congenial to me than this. Indeed, if I may make a full confession to you, I was quite convinced that the letter from Meiringen was a hoax, and I allowed you to depart on that errand under the persuasion that some development of this sort would follow. Tell Inspector Patterson that the papers which he needs to convict the gang are in pigeonhole M., done up in a blue envelope and inscribed “Moriarty.” I made every disposition of my property before leaving England and handed it to my brother Mycroft. Pray give greetings to Mrs. Watson, and believe me to be, my dear fellow,
Very sincerely yours,
SHERLOCK HOLMES
APPENDIX VI: SHERLOCK HOLMES SOCIETIES
There are over 500 active Sherlock Holmes societies worldwide. Members are devoted to reading, studying, and analyzing the Great Detective’s every move, speculating on events that might have occurred, and discussing the nuances of Conan Doyle’s literary creations. Below is a list of several Sherlock Holmes societies.
United States
The Agra Treasures (Dayton, Ohio): http://www.agratreasurers.net/
The Baker Street Irregulars (New York, New York): https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/
The Crew of the Barque Lone Star (Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas): https://www.dfw-sherlock.org/
The Dogs in the Nighttime (Anacortes, Washington): https://dogsinthenighttime.weebly.com/
The Giant Rats of Sumatra (Memphis, Tennessee): http://www.sherlock-holmes.com/giantrat.htm
The Greek Interpreters (East Lansing, Michigan) http://thegreekinterpreters.org/
The Hounds of the Baskerville (Chicago, Illinois) http://www.houndsofthebaskerville.org/
The John Openshaw (Houston, Texas) https://johnopenshaw.org/
The Noble and Most Singular Order of the Blue Carbuncle (Portland, Oregon): https://sites.google.com/site/bluecarbunclesociety/
The Norwegian Explorers of Minnesota: http://www.norwegianexplorers.org/
The Pleasant Places of Florida: http://ppofl.net/
The Red Circle (Washington, DC): http://www.redcircledc.org/
The Sherlock Holmes Society of Cape Fear (North Carolina): http://www.sherlockholmessociety.com/
The Sound of the Baskervilles (Seattle, Washington): http://soundofthebaskervilles.com/
United Kingdom
The Retired Beekeepers of Sussex: https://retiredbeekeepers.tumblr.com/
The Sherlock Holmes Society of London: http://www.sherlock-holmes.org.uk/
The Sherlock Holmes Society of Scotland: http://sherlockscotland.blogspot.com/
Asia
Japan Sherlock Holmes Club: http://www.holmesjapan.jp/
Sherlock Holmes Club in Japan: http://www.nextchurch.org/resources/shj/shjindex.html
Australia
The Sherlock Holmes Society of South Australia: https://sites.google.com/site/sherlocksa/
The Sydney Passengers: http://www.sherlock.on.net/
Canada
The Singular Society of the Baker Street Dozen (Calgary, Alberta): http://www.bakerstreetdozen.com/
The Stormy Petrels of British Columbia: (https://thestormypetrels.com/
Switzerland
The Bootmakers of Toronto https://www.torontobootmakers.com/
The Reichenbach Irregulars: http://www.221b.ch/index_e.html
Online
The Hounds of the Internet: http://www.sherlockian.net/sharing/hounds/
The John H. Watson Society (Seattle, Washington): https://www.johnhwatsonsociety.com/
APPENDIX VII: SHERLOCK HOLMES WEBSITES, BLOGS, AND PODCASTS
The following is a select list from the dozens of Sherlock Holmes websites devoted to the study of the Great Detective and to the discovery of Holmes collectables and memorabilia.
1. Sherlock Holmes Shoppe: Home Page
http://[email protected]/
2. Sherlock Holmes Museum
http://www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk/
3. Sherlock Holmes Mystery Books
http://members.tripod.com/~Sherlock_Tomes/index.html
4. The Arthur Conan Doyle Encylopedia
https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com
5. The Baker Street Journal:
http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/
6. Dan Andriacco’s The Baker Street Beat:
http://bakerstreetbeat.blogspot.com/
7. Sherlock Peoria
http://sherlockpeoria.blogspot.com/
8. The Shigle of Southsea
http://shingleofsouthsea.blogspot.com/
9. The Sherlockian
https://www.sherlockian.net/
10. The Well Read Sherlock Holmes:
https://wellreadsherlockian.com/
11. I Hear of Holmes Everywhere Podcast:
https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/
12. Sherlock Holmes Adventures Podcast:
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/sherlock-holmes-adventures-podcast
13. Sherlock Holmes Podcast:
14. The Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes Podcast:
http://sherlockpodcast.com/
15. The Baker Street Babes Podcast:
https://bakerstreetbabes.com/podcast/
16. Talk About Sherlock: Mattias Boström Podcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talk-about-sherlock/id1450398363
APPENDIX VIII: RECOMMENDED READING
Arthur and Sherlock: Conan Doyle and the Creation of Holmes, by Michael Sims
Encyclopedia Sherlockiana: An A–Z Guide to the World of the Great Detective, by Matthew E. Bunson
From Holmes to Sherlock: The Story of the Men and Women Who Created an Icon, by Mattias Boström
The Ultimate Sherlock Holmes Encyclopedia: A Universal Dictionary of Sherlock Holmes and His Biographer, Dr. Watson, by Jack Tracy
The Adventures of Conan Doyle: The Life of the Creator of Sherlock Holmes, by Charles Higham Conan Doyle, by Michael Coren
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