The Sherlock Holmes Society of London

Founded in 1951, the Society is open to anyone with an interest in Sherlock Holmes, Dr John H. Watson and their world. It is a literary and social Society, publishing a scholarly Journal and occasional papers, and holding meetings, dinners and excursions.

The game that we play is that Mr Holmes and Dr Watson were real people and that the sixty stories are true narratives of their cases. This does not prevent us from honouring Sir Arthur Conan Doyle as the creator of Sherlock Holmes and the author of his adventures.

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Calling all Eggheads
Take on the Sherlock Holmes Society Eggheads (as featured on TV) at the AGM
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The District Messenger

No. 301 :: 08 March 2010

The Journal of the Sherlock Holmes Society of London

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Members receive the Sherlock Holmes Journal, which is published twice a year (January and July) and contains a wide range of articles, reviews, criticism and news of the Society's activities. In addition, Full members receive all the notices of Society meetings and other activities, and have the right to attend and participate at these meetings.

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Sherlock Holmes Radio Shows
	FIVE YEARS AFTER the supposed death of Sherlock Holmes at the hands of his arch-enemy Professor Moriarty, The Strand Magazine published two apparently unrelated mystery stories, each quoting an un-named criminal investigator. Devotees have long debated the identity of this person: was he Sherlock Holmes or not?

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Book of the Week

Lend me your ears

Produced to accompany the Society’s Summer 2003 excursion to Liverpool and New Brighton, and concentrating in particular on aspects of The Cardboard Box. It also includes details of Basil Rathbone’s associations with Liverpool. Extensively illustrated with many rarely seen photographs.

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