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ACD Society @acdsociety.bsky.social · 19h

Save Nov. 2, at 7pm ET for a lecture by Dr. William Zachs: "Through the Magic Door": Stories from the Private Library of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle” in person at UCLA AND online. Highly recommended for the quality of the speaker and of the topic. Register for free: 1718.ucla.edu/events/throu...

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Charlie Lynch @charlielynch.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

From the deerstalker to the séance. Arthur Conan Doyle’s last novel was intended to convert readers to spiritualism and help avert the apocalypse, but has bewildered publishers and readers ever since. I spoke to Prof Christine Ferguson to find out more: www.thenational.scot/culture/2656...

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From séances to print: The strange journey of a lost Conan Doyle chapter

YOU’VE surely heard of Sherlock Holmes, but what of The Land Of Mist? Over a century after his creation, Arthur Conan Doyle’s deerstalker-clad…

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Margie Deck @margiedeck.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Oh! It is coming.... 👀👀👀 A little #SherlockHolmes and #ArthurConanDoyle scholarship from some fun people. What's not to love?

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ACD Society @acdsociety.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

V6n2 of our A Common Newsletter is in the mail. Members will (we hope) have it soon. It has Scott Monty in @margiedeck.bsky.social/Nancy Holder’s Blue John Gap, Douglas Kerr’s The Tragedy of Korosko book, ACD poetry, 3 great ACD resources (@doingsofdoyle.com, ACD Encyclopedia, Doyly Planet), etc.

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Doings of Doyle @doingsofdoyle.com · 09/09/2026

NEW CONAN DOYLE LECTURES: The Lausanne Conan Doyle Collection, with Laurence Pernet: youtu.be/xyWQnOeHv_I Jean Leckie: From Mistress to Medium, with Anna Behrens: youtu.be/pIpCd_YgB1s Doyle and Cricket: A Passion for the Game, with Ollie Randall: youtu.be/awQwze5l-4k

Title card for The Baker Street Broadcast showing Castle Lucens in Switzerland, from the air

Title card for the Worldwide Doyle lecture by Anna Behrens

Title card for the Worldwide Doyle lecture by Ollie Randall

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ACD Society @acdsociety.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

@margiedeck.bsky.social and Nancy Holder return to (from?) Blue John Gap with the usual - a thoughtful introduction, more of ACD’s original manuscript, and a distinguished guest author - plus a dose of their own fine scholarship: acdsociety.com Image courtesy of the Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia.

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Doings of Doyle @doingsofdoyle.com · 30/07/2026

NOW ON YOUTUBE: Episode 76 - The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopaedia, with Alexis Barquin and Mark Chadderton. A discussion with Alexis and Mark about the origins of the Encyclopaedia, a look at how it has developed, and their plans for the future. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ysxi...

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Edinburgh University Press @edinburghup.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

🤓 On the blog! Discover how Arthur Conan Doyle’s travels in Egypt inspired his fiction, from ancient mummies and Gothic tales to imperial adventure and the supernatural. Dive in:

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Arthur Conan Doyle in Egypt - Edinburgh University Press Blog

Discover how Arthur Conan Doyle’s travels in Egypt inspired his fiction, from ancient mummies and Gothic tales to imperial adventure and the supernatural.

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Clare Clarke @clareclarke.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Day 3 of #RSVP2026 and I am delighted to finally have the time to attend some panels and hear some fascinating scholarship on Sherlock. Jan Angermeier is giving a fascinating talk about movement in The Last Problem. Moretti and maps! 👏

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Antonija Primorac @antonijap.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Chuffed by praise and happy to have been part of this lovely Sherlockian panel! #RSVP2026

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British Online Archives (BOA) @boapublishing.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

New primary source collection coming soon—The Strand Magazine, 1891–1930. Associated, famously, with Sherlock Holmes, The Strand became a British cultural institution, blending literary sophistication with broad, popular appeal. Learn more at buff.ly/99WFqyn.

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The Strand Magazine, 1891–1930 - Overview

The Strand Magazine was one of the most influential and popular illustrated monthly periodicals of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Founded by George Newnes in 1890, the first issue…

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ACD Society @acdsociety.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

The OED has a fine new podcast, Lexipoddery. You might start with ep. 2 (it has a nifty grimpen story), and you'll be hooked. Hosts Fiona McPherson and Craig Leyland (OED editors) — are brilliant and charming, the material is fascinating, and the guests are good. podcasts.apple.com/.../lexipodd...

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Madeline Quiñones @studyinimagination.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

It's time for an unboxing video! The Baker Street Almanac 2026 arrived, and it is chock-full of Sherlockian goodies! #sherlockholmes #sherlockian youtu.be/Acl3zlWqwuQ

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Unboxing a Treasure Trove: Baker Street Almanac 2026

YouTube video by A Study in Imagination

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Foolscap & Quill @foolscapandquill.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Hear Ye! We are now accepting submissions for the September issue of Trifles: A Quarterly for Devotees of Sherlock Holmes. Deadline July 31st. For more information visit: foolscap-quill.com/trifles.html

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ACD Society @acdsociety.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

The 2026 BSA includes a report from The Hungarian Sherlock Holmes Community. They do some fun and fascinating work, including staging “the first Mini Sherlock Holmes Exhibition in Hungary, which was on display at the National University of Public Service”: www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4WF...

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ACD Society @acdsociety.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

The 2026 Baker Street Almanac is in the mail to subscribers. If you did not subscribe but now wish you had, you might find a copy at The Mysterious Bookshop (www.mysteriousbookshop.com). If you hurry.

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ACD Society @acdsociety.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

**NOW** is the time to register for TOMORROW’S Worldwide Doyle lecture by Ollie Randall (“Doyle and Cricket: A Passion for the Game”), Wednesday, July 1, at 11am PT, 2pm ET, 7pm BST. It is online and free. And it is very easy to register for: wegottickets.com/f/22404

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ACD Society @acdsociety.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Now is also a very good time to register for NEXT WEEK’S Worldwide Doyle lecture by Ollie Randall (“Doyle and Cricket: A Passion for the Game”), Tuesday, July 1, also at 11am PT, 2pm ET, 7pm BST, also online and free, and also easy to register for: wegottickets.com/f/22404.

cover of Ollie Randall's book, Writers in Whites

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ACD Society @acdsociety.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

**NOW** is the time to register for TODAY’S Worldwide Doyle lecture by Anna Behrens (“Jean Leckie from ‘Mistress’ to Medium”) at 11am PT, 2pm ET, 7pm BST. It is online and free, and easy to register for, right here: wegottickets.com/f/22401

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ACD Society @acdsociety.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Have you ever had occasion to study character in handwriting? www.swanngalleries.com/auction-lot/...

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ACD Society @acdsociety.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Douglas Kerr has a new book out - The Tragedy of the Korosko and The Fires of Fate - which includes ACD's previously unpublished Nile Journal: edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-tra... It is not very cheap, but it is very good, and if you do want a copy, this coupon will make it easier.

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ACD Society @acdsociety.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Margie Deck and Nancy Holder are back with more scholarship about "The Terror of Blue John Gap," this time from Naching T. Kassa and Lisa Morton, who focus on realities and spiritualities. Read it all and see the latest addition to the Terror MS page facsimiles here acdsociety.com/bjg/13/bjg13....

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Margie Deck @margiedeck.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Im so excited about this! 👏👏

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Margie Deck @margiedeck.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

I finally have the 2026 Doylean Honors hanging in the library. Sadly I couldn't get a matching frame as that specific one isn't available any longer. I had to settle for sorta-close. Having three seems improbable but here I am. I'm so fortunate. Many thanks to @acdsociety.bsky.social.

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Matt Hall @221bcooee.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

This Saturday - @johannadc.bsky.social and I join Ed Pettit of the Rosenbach to discuss the Bruce Partington and his plans!!!

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Matt Hall @221bcooee.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Glen Miranker's talk on his manuscript of 'The Sign of Four' given to the Grolier club is available on Youtube. #sherlock The audio is very poor - but with concentration it can be followed. www.youtube.com/live/KHQZPtE...

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2026 Rendell Lecture | Meaning & Magic In Handwritten Material With Glen Miranker

YouTube video by TheGrolier Club

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Curtis Armstrong @curtisisbooger.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

I'm rereading Sign of the Four right now, and using this as my bookmark!

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ACD Society @acdsociety.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Here's a glimpse of our 2026 membership card. More en route to our members.

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Margie Deck @margiedeck.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Many thanks to @acdsociety.bsky.social for choosing #sherlockholmes into the Fire for Doylean Honors in Fiction this year. I'm so delighted! 🤩

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ACD Society @acdsociety.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

And now, the results of the Wessex Cup. You can watch the first race of the morning here: bsky.app/profile/myst...

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The Mysterious Bookshop @mysteriousbookshop.com · 08/01/2026

The inaugural race of this year’s Wessex Cup hosted by the Arthur Conan Doyle Society in our store

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ACD Society @acdsociety.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

The Envelopes Please ... for the Fifth Annual Doylean Honors! We announced our 2026 Doylean Honorees earlier today in a ceremony at Otto Penzler's The Mysterious Bookshop in New York City. Details here -- acdsociety.com -- and congratulations to all the winners!

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ACD Society @acdsociety.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

When the Wessex Cup races are run at The Mysterious Bookshop on Thursday, January 8, will there be 4 tiny toy horses in the running, or will there be 8? There are still 4 ponies left. So, if you'd like to have a pony in the Wessex Cup, you can get one here -- acdsociety.com/Cup/Stables2...

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ACD Society @acdsociety.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

7 ponies whose names highlight ACD’s ties to the 7 continents will race in the Wessex Cup on Jan. 8. 4 are still available: Garnet (Africa), Ranjitsinhji (India), Shackleton (Antarctica), Kiplings (North America). To learn more, or even have a pony in the race, go: acdsociety.com/Cup/Stables2...

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ACD Society @acdsociety.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Today is the last day! So, please nominate your favorite 2024 and 2025 Doylean works for our annual Doylean Honors awards now! The forms are here - acdsociety.com/Honors/Honors.htm - and the awards ceremony will be held at the Mysterious Bookshop in NYC (www.mysteriousbookshop.com) on January 8.

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Doings of Doyle @doingsofdoyle.com · 30/11/2025

NEW EPISODE: The Adventure of the Illustrious Client (1924) - Sherlock Holmes battles the sinister Austrian murderer, Baron Adelbert Gruner. Chat about: society fixers, camp colonels, Dracula, vitriol and much more. Shownotes: bit.ly/DOD69sn.

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ACD Society @acdsociety.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Want to compete in our Wessex Cup? Stables for the January 8, 2026 running of the Wessex Cup — to be held right after the Society’s annual Doylean Honors ceremony Otto Penzler's Mysterious Bookshop — are on sale now. Details are available at our website: acdsociety.com

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Christopher Pittard @christopherpittard.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Once again, I’m on the panel for the Arthur Conan Doyle Society’s award for scholarly writing. Read a good academic piece published this year? Nominate it here by 30 November. acdsociety.com/Honors/Honor...

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ACD Society ... Honors

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ACD Society @acdsociety.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

The race to the finish for Doylean Honors nominations! Nov. 30 is the deadline for ACD Society members to nominate new (202425) Doylean works in 4 categories: Fiction & Poetry Performing Arts Scholarly Writing Visual Arts Forms/instructions (simple and easy) here: acdsociety.com/Honors/Honor...

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Maria @stuffasdreams.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

The way I got the postcard out of my post box, turned it around, and literally said: "awww Glen!" out loud in the middle of the hallway :D

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Margie Deck @margiedeck.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Check it out -- see all the fantastic annotations for this project at acdsociety.com/bjg/a/bjga.h... Four pages of front matter and 12 pages of manuscript to date. We are 'mining the Gap'!

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ACD Society ... home

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ACD Society @acdsociety.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

The latest A Common Newsletter is out, with Anna Brindisi Behrens's "Mad-Doctors" article for Margie Deck and Nancy Holder's "Terror of Blue John Gap" project, and much more (including Doylean Honors, Wessex Cup, membership renewal, and Glen Miranker's Sign of Four MS). acdsociety.com

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ACD Society @acdsociety.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

It’s Doylean Honors Season Again! It’s time to nominate your favorite recent works of Doylean fiction, poetry, visual art, and scholarship for the ACD Society’s annual awards. Nomination forms are here: acdsociety.com/Honors/Honors.htm. The deadline for nominations is Nov. 30, so please do it soon!

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Matt Hall @221bcooee.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Today the Red Circle of Washington DC met. I’ll certainly write a post but the coolest thing that I saw while I was there with these earrings made by Sheridan as copies of the Strand magazine with stories inside!!!! #sherlock

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ACD Society @acdsociety.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Norwegian Explorer Melissa Aho has discovered a Sherlockian Dancing Man in St. Paul. See number 44 on the updated Dancing Man map. Thank you Melissa!

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