A Scion Society of The Baker Street Irregulars
Numismatists Do Not Fear Change
The name of Sir George Newnes should be immediately recognized by students of Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes, but alas this is not the case. Newnes entered the publishing business in 1881 and in 1891 created The Strand Magazine, which published the bulk of the Sherlock Holmes stories, as well as other of Doyle’s works.… Continue Reading
From the March 16, 2006 USA Today: Jerry Lewis gets Legion of Honor medal PARIS (AP) — France formalized its fascination with Jerry Lewis Thursday with a uniquely Gallic gift for his 80th birthday: a medal and induction into the Legion of Honor. True to form, the American comedian turned what is generally a sober… Continue Reading
“…an exploit which won for Holmes an autograph letter of thanks from the French President and the Order of the Legion of Honour.” – The Adventure of The Golden Prince-Nez (GOLD) Early in the opening of The Golden Prince-Nez, Watson briefly mentions the undocumented 1894 case of Huret, the Boulevard Assassin, and how it earned Holmes his… Continue Reading
HOW THE BRIGADIER WON HIS MEDAL by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Duke of Tarentum, or Macdonald, as his old comrades prefer to call him, was, as I could perceive, in the vilest of tempers. His grim, Scotch face was like one of those grotesque door-knockers which one sees in the Faubourg St Germain. We… Continue Reading
In 1954, the Schlitz Playhouse was in its third season on CBS and aired a version of How the Brigadier Won His Medal that was very faithful to the original Arthur Conan Doyle story. Claude Dauphin played the role of Gerard to near perfection. At the end of the teleplay, check out the Legion of Honour… Continue Reading
“You remind me of Edgar Allan Poe‘s Dupin.” – A Study In Scarlet (STUD) Our post on the medals of Edgar Allan Poe has garnered some conversations in other areas of numismatics and literature. Herb Moskovitz of Mycroft’s League of Philadelphia included the article and link in his Poeiana email newsletter. Gabriel McKee commented to… Continue Reading