On-site Essays, Articles, etc.

Musings Upon The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle -- by Lloyd R. Hedberg. [Jan. 5, 2003]

Considering Dakin on The Three Gables -- by Lloyd R. Hedberg. [Oct. 16, 2001]

The Case of the Asexual Sherlock Holmes -- by Christine Kotsifas. This one is in Microsoft Word format, so let me know if you need a different format. [May 22, 1999]

Did Holmes get it wrong in 'The Reigate Squires'? -- by James Chase. [March 16, 1999]

Problems with 'The Final Problem' -- by James Chase. [March 16, 1999]

Strange States of Mind -- by James Chase. [March 16, 1999]

Validity of Interpretation in Sherlockiana -- by Miss Roylott. [Sept. 12, 1998]

Why Sherlock Holmes Taps His Fingers -- by Ron Doerfler. [May 6, 1997]

The Grand Game -- by The Birlstone Railway Smash. [May 14, 1997]

Sherlockian Pastiches: The Dilemma -- by John Sherwood. An essay explaining why we read pastiches. [May 27, 1997]

Rules of Engagement -- by Brad Keefauver, BSI. [Sept. 14, 1997]

Regarding the True Aetiology of the Skin-Lightening Syndrome in "The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier" -- by Carl Heifetz. [Nov. 7, 1997]

In Defense of The Greek Interpreter -- by Carl Heifetz. [Sept. 14, 1997]

As I Was Going to St. Ives -- by A Pure-blooded, Well-trained Foxhound. How many wives did Watson have? [Sept. 15, 1997]

The Incident of the Dog -- also by yours truly. So what's the deal with canonical dogs? [Nov. 16, 1997]

Why were the Sherlock Holmes stories so popular when they were first published and why do they remain so popular now? What evidence is there to support these views? -- by Claire Leadbetter. [Aug. 4, 1998 / Jan. 18, 1999]

In Defense of Godfrey Norton -- by Rebecca J. Bohner (nee Anderson). "Why is everybody always picking on me?" [Sept. 14, 1997]

Was Sherlock Holmes Autistic? -- an excellent essay by A. Michael Maher. The evidence is quite compelling. [Sept. 14, 1997]

English Victorian Society -- by Kelsey Freeman. [April 20, 1998]

Sherlock Holmes & Introspective Music -- by Terry Klasek. Conjectures about the musical content of "The Red-Headed League." [April 20, 1997]

Stanley Hopkins: A Fall from Grace -- by Terry A. Klasek. This essay proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that Stanley Hopkins was, in fact, an idiot. [Sept. 14, 1997]

Sherlock Holmes Master of Espionage -- by Carl Heifetz. Holmes' true profession at last revealed. [Sept. 15, 1997]

Birthday of Louis Pasteur Celebrated -- by Carl Heifetz. An essay on the role of bacteria in the canon. [Sept. 14, 1997]

Examining the Chronology of The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge -- by Carl Heifetz. An amusing (if dubious) account of the battle between chronologists regarding "The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge," culminating in an entirely improbable conclusion by the author... (sorry, Carl) [Sept. 15, 1997]


Off-site Essays

The Case Of The Cottingley Faeries Revisited -- by the Rochester Paranormal Investigators. [Jan. 5, 2003]

Semiotic Identity -- an insightful essay by Miss Roylott.

Of Death and Philosophy: The Role of the Detective Story in the Construction of the Realm of Reason -- by L. J. Hurst.

In the Shadow of the Hawks -- by David F. Morrill.

The Cremona Fiddlers of Williamsburg: A Memoir of Our Early Years -- by Ray Betzner.

Some Reflections in a Phosphorescent Eye, or Basil Rathbone and "The Hound of the Baskervilles" -- by Ray Jones.

From Print to Screen: The Humanization of Sherlock Holmes -- by David F. Morrill.

The (Video) Master and His New (Name-Dropping) Boswell -- by David F. Morrill.

The Detective of a Thousand Faces -- by David F. Morrill.

Sherlock Holmes: Fact or Fiction -- by Ray Betzner.

Fauna in the Canon -- Some notes towards the identity of fauna in the Holmes canon, by Ronald Rosenblatt.

Baker Streets Around the World -- by Tom Huntington.

Re: Phantoms -- by Chuck Lavazzi. An essay exploring the supernatural facets of the canon.

Sherlock Holmes: Visitor to a Small Planet -- Holmes as one of Spock's ancestors. Yes, you read that aright.

The reason of Sherlock Holmes' popularity -- by Hisanobu Koyama.

A Bunch of Violets -- by Chuck Lavazzi. Why is it that so many canonical women are named Violet?

However Improbable... -- by Chuck Lavazzi. An Essay on the believability of "The Hound of the Baskervilles"

Somewhere That's Green -- by Chuck Lavazzi. The mysterious healing properties of canonical country air.

Mysteries of the Earth - if Sherlock Holmes had been a geologist -- An honors geology class with an interesting assignment...

A Matter of Attention - Holmes and ADD in The Sign of the Four -- by Greg Stoddard.

The Best of The Dissecting Room - Further Beating of the Subjects -- by Brad Keefauver


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