Episode 185: William S. Baring-Gould

“pursuing some laborious researches” [3STU]  The name William S. Baring-Gould is one of a hallowed few in the pantheon of Sherlockian scholars. He is one of the handful of chronologists who has attempted to put the stories in a particular order, using a number of research techniques. He also wrote the first unofficial "biography" of Sherlock Holmes with his Sherlock Holmes of Baker Street: A Life of the World's First Consulting Detective. And his name is synonymous with his magnum opus from 1967, The Annotated Sherlock Holmes. The 2019 Baker Street Journal Christmas Annual looks at all of these things and more, making this legend come to life as a fully-formed and high achieving individual. Julie McKuras, Tim Johnson, Richard Sveum, and Gary Thaden joined forces to bring us this well-deserved biography of this hero of so many Sherlockians. We spoke to Julie and Tim to hear what went into writing this book and special discoveries they made about Baring-Gould along the way. While you can't buy a copy of the Christmas Annual (it comes bundled with every annual BSJ subscription), we are giving you a chance to get a copy: the prize we're giving away for this episode's Canonical Couplet is a copy of the Baring-Gould Christmas Annual. You won't find it anywhere else. Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below. Please do consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services. SponsorsWessex Press is our lead sponsor. They've been with us for nearly the entire run. Please visit their site and let them know you found them via I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere. We're also pleased to have support from Holmes, Doyle and Friends 2020 in Dayton, OH. We have room for more than one sponsor. If you're interested in advertising with us, you can find more information here. Let's chat! Download [Save As] | File size 39.6 MB, 1:26:31 LinksThis episode: ihose.co/ihose185The 2019 Baker Street Journal Christmas Annual: Baring-Gould of Baker Street: The Life and Footprints of William S. Baring-GouldWilliam S. Baring-Gould discusses reviews of Sherlock Holmes of Baker Street (at the 1963 BSI dinner)Sherlock Holmes of Baker StreetThe Annotated Sherlock HolmesThe Sherlock Holmes Collection at the University of MinnesotaTim's blog: Special and Rare on a StickPrevious episodes mentioned in this episode:Episode 166: Dark Places, Wicked Companions and Strange ExperiencesEpisode 135: Helene Yuhosova: Woman of MysteryEpisode 67: The Sherlock Holmes CollectionsEpisode 158: The International Sherlock Holmes Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe on the podcast provider of your choosing:Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Soundcloud, Stitcher, iHeartRadio or Spreaker — or perhaps another we haven't listed here — and be kind enough to leave a rating and review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323). TranscriptWe've just hit our goal of $100 per episode level on Patreon. If you've helped, thank you. If not, we do need to get through the archives, so please consider signing up. --