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EPISODE · Feb 15, 2021 · 1H 2M

Episode 210: The Unique Hamlet

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"Unique, perfectly unique" [BRUC] When Vincent Starrett set out to write his cornerstone pastiche in 1920, it wasn't intended for an audience of Sherlock Holmes fans. For one, he didn't know of any others who were as fixated on Holmes as he was. Fortunately, Richard Sveum, BSI ("Dr. Hill Barton") is well connected in the Sherlockian world and was able to tap the talents of other Starrett experts and enthusiasts to assist him in creating the 2020 Baker Street Journal Christmas Annual: The 100-Year Adventure of The Unique Hamlet. This look at Vincent Starrett's classic work will bring you new understanding of the man and his contribution to the world of book collectors and Sherlock Holmes. The Canonical Couplet quiz winner this time will receive a copy of the 2020 Baker Street Journal Christmas Annual: The 100-Year Adventure of The Unique Hamlet. Answers are due by February 27, 2021 at 11:59 a.m. Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below.Become a Patron! Please do consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. We have a new structure for 2021, with support on a monthly (rather than per-episode) basis, and a community just for our supporters! Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services.  Download [Save As] | File size 28.8 MB, 1:02:14 ihearofsherlock · The Unique Hamlet SponsorsWessex Press is the premier publisher of books about Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle, including The Annotated White Company.  MX Publishing has a new offering: The Sherlock Holmes Book Club. It's a monthly subscription program for Sherlock Holmes books. Would you care to advertise with us? You can find more information here. Let's chat! LinksThis episode: ihose.co/ihose210Subscribe to The Baker Street Journal to be sure you get this year's Christmas AnnualThe Shaw 100 (University of Minnesota Libraries)Randall Stock's census of "The Unique Hamlet" (Best of Sherlock)Ray Betzner's Vincent Starrett blog (Studies in Starrett)The Somnambulist and the Detective by Susan Rice (Amazon)The Charlie McCarthy connection to Sherlock HolmesPrevious episodes mentioned:Episode 61: Vincent Starrett (Ray Betzner and Susan Rice)Episode 89: The Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes (Evelyn Herzog and Susan Rice)Episode 169: Studies in Starrett (Ray Betzner)Trifles Episode 46: A History of Pince-NezMany more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe on the podcast provider of your choosing: Listen to I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us. 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 are so grateful for your support! We recently crossed the threshold on Patreon and have enough support for transcripts. The transcript for this episode will be available below soon. --

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"Unique, perfectly unique" [BRUC] When Vincent Starrett set out to write his cornerstone pastiche in 1920, it wasn't intended for an audience of Sherlock Holmes fans. For one, he didn't know of any others who were as fixated on Holmes as he was. Fortunately, Richard Sveum, BSI ("Dr. Hill Barton") is well connected in the Sherlockian world and was able to tap the talents of other Starrett experts and enthusiasts to assist him in creating the 2020 Baker Street Journal Christmas Annual: The 100-Year Adventure of The Unique Hamlet. This look at Vincent Starrett's classic work will bring you new understanding of the man and his contribution to the world of book collectors and Sherlock Holmes. The Canonical Couplet quiz winner this time will receive a copy of the 2020 Baker Street Journal Christmas Annual: The 100-Year Adventure of The Unique Hamlet. Answers are due by February 27, 2021 at 11:59 a.m. Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below.Become a Patron! Please do consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. We have a new structure for 2021, with support on a monthly (rather than per-episode) basis, and a community just for our supporters! Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services.  Download [Save As] | File size 28.8 MB, 1:02:14 ihearofsherlock · The Unique Hamlet SponsorsWessex Press is the premier publisher of books about Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle, including The Annotated White Company.  MX Publishing has a new offering: The Sherlock Holmes Book Club. It's a monthly subscription program for Sherlock Holmes books. Would you care to advertise with us? You can find more information here. Let's chat! LinksThis episode: ihose.co/ihose210Subscribe to The Baker Street Journal to be sure you get this year's Christmas AnnualThe Shaw 100 (University of Minnesota Libraries)Randall Stock's census of "The Unique Hamlet" (Best of Sherlock)Ray Betzner's Vincent Starrett blog (Studies in Starrett)The Somnambulist and the Detective by Susan Rice (Amazon)The Charlie McCarthy connection to Sherlock HolmesPrevious episodes mentioned:Episode 61: Vincent Starrett (Ray Betzner and Susan Rice)Episode 89: The Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes (Evelyn Herzog and Susan Rice)Episode 169: Studies in Starrett (Ray Betzner)Trifles Episode 46: A History of Pince-NezMany more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock as well as through our accounts on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. Please subscribe on the podcast provider of your choosing: Listen to I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us. 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 are so grateful for your support! We recently crossed the threshold on Patreon and have enough support for transcripts. The transcript for this episode will be available below soon. --

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