The Baker Street Irregulars are pleased to embark on a new publishing effort aimed at taking you around the globe to experience Sherlockian scholarship that has not been widely available ever before. We will visit various countries that are mentioned in the Canon which have also sprouted a cottage industry of scholarship. We hope that you'll come aboard for this world-wide journey that will take you to the corners of the Holmesian globe.
NEW! The third title in The BSI International Series, featuring Australian Sherlockians, is now available. See the Australia and Sherlock Holmes page for details and to order it online.
The earlier volumes in the International Series are listed below.
Cost of each volume is $39.95 + shipping. To order, use the shopping cart below or order by mail.
Scandinavia and Sherlock Holmes
Scandinavia and Sherlock Holmes is the second title of a planned multi-volume series to be published by The Baker Street Irregulars. This volume translates the best non-fiction Holmesian writings of Denmark, Sweden and Norway into English for an audience previously unable to enjoy this treasure trove of Sherlockian scholarship. This anthology contains essays from the 1950s to the present day and was edited by Bjarne Nielsen, longtime Baker Street Irregular and President of The Sherlock Holmes Klubben i Danmark.
This volume also contains a substantial number of Henry Lauritzen's wonderful Sherlockian drawings which have delighted Holmesians around the world. Jens Byskov Jensen settles the question of the Chopin piece played by Norman Neruda and hummed by Holmes to Watson.Ted Bergman gives great insight into the 221B room locations and the bow window, in particular, in his essay, "My Own 221B Baker Street." "A Study in Red" links Sherlock Holmes with Karl Marx…Holmes, the Socialist? Also included are survey articles which provide context for and an introduction to Sherlock Holmes in Denmark and Sweden. (2006)
Japan and Sherlock Holmes
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The
first in the Baker Street Irregulars' International Series, this volume
takes a look at Japanese Sherlockian scholarship that has never before
been available in translation. Enjoy learning about the Game from our
very active and dedicated friends from the East. Edited and translated
by Yuichi Hirayama, Masamichi Higurashi, and Hirotaka Ueda. (2005)
