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Baker Street Essays #3 Special points of interest: Volume II, Issue I • Starrett collects some essays Spring, 2010 • Spade, Chandler, Holmes? • Those wily women • Lighten up, Sherlock • Moriarty’s side of the story Some Thoughts Regarding The Three Garridebs (3GAR) Lured Away spare $5 million on hand. strike Evans in the head with Nathan Garrideb joins Jabez Nathan Garrideb should the butt of the detective’s Wilson (The Red Headed have been a little more suspi- pistol. It is surprising that League) and Pycroft Hall (The cious about this trade. Evans didn’t get off another Stockbroker’s Clerk) as Holmes Slow on the Draw shot at Holmes, this one at clients who are lured away point blank range. With Holmes and Watson have Holmes incapacitated, he from their normal haunts so their guns drawn and aimed that a criminal can put his could have taken what he at Killer Evans as he sticks came for and escaped. Why plans to work. Similar to his head up through the en- John Clay’s case with Jabez didn’t Holmes shoot Evans trance to the cellar. Howard after being fired upon? Wilson, the villain needs ac- Elcock did a nice job of illus- cess to Garrideb’s place for trating this scene for The A Lion in Winter? nefarious purposes. Garrideb Strand and it is consistent Killer Evans’ real name was can perhaps be excused, as with Watson’s narrative. James Winter. Could he have he is a rather secluded old been the husband, or possi- man and likely more suscep- bly brother, of that hellcat tible to fraud. Also, Holmes So how in the heck did Ev- from The Illustrious Client, seemed to assure him that ans manage to draw a gun Kitty Winter? things were on the up and up (having to move his hands when he agreed that Gar- either into his coat or out of rideb should travel, alone, to sight below the level of the Birmingham. How could the floor to do so) and get off man know that Holmes was two shots, well-enough arranging a stake-out? aimed to wound Watson, without Holmes or Watson managing to return fire? The One does have to wonder, two men seem inexcusably however, about the $5 mil- lax in this instance. Holmes lion that Killer Evans was also moved close enough to going to give to Nathan Gar- rideb in exchange for the The Cases man’s one-third share of the Kansas estate. If this had The Three Garridebs 1 been a legitimate deal, was Evans going to convert his The Missing Three Quarter 3 one-third share to cash and Thor Bridge 8 exchange it for Garrideb’s one-third ownership share? The Three Gables 9 Would Evans have viewed Lady Frances Carfax 10 this deal as the price for get- ting Garrideb’s participation? The Mazarin Stone 11 It’s not like Evans had a The Veiled Lodger 15 THE CANON EXAMINED EXAMINED CANON THE Street Essays Baker VOLUME II, ISSUE I Page 2 221B: Studies in Sherlock Holmes (Otto Penzler’s Sherlock Holmes Library) The very first article in Baker in Dr. Watson’s life. Street Essays was a glowing re- view of The Private Life of P.M. Stone relates a reporter’s Sherlock Holmes, by Vincent visit to an aging Holmes in Sus- Starrett. sex Interview. I enjoyed this little piece quite a bit. It is one of (and in my opinion, the best of ) the books in Otto Starrett’s The Adventure of the Penzler’s Sherlock Holmes Li- Unique Hamlet is frequently listed brary, a reissue of nine previ- near the top of pastiche rank- ously hard to find classics from ings, which I have never under- an earlier age of Sherlockiana, stood . Near the end of the story (which I don’t wish to give This series included a second away) Holmes explains to the volume by Starrett, 221B: Studies villain how the trail he took be- in Sherlock Holmes, a collection tween the two houses gave him Speaking of... was originally published in 1940. away. Unless I’m missing some- Unlike Private Life , which con- thing, this leaves a hole that you Gasogene Books has brought us sisted entirely of original com- could drive a truck through and a 75th anniversary edition of The positions, Starrett served as edi- quashes the redeeming qualities Private Life of Sherlock Holmes. tor of this collection of Sher- of the tale. I can’t imagine how Gasogene, of course, is the pub- lockiana, contributing only one this is considered one of the lisher of Leslie Klinger’s Sher- piece; a pastiche entitled The best non-Doyle Holmes adven- lock Holmes Reference Library Adventure of the Unique Hamlet. tures. volumes. Naturally, this kind of high quality stuff is what you can naturally expect from good Mid- 221B contains twelve essays, Sherlock Holmes in Pictures is a western folks. three pastiches and a crossword very nice reminiscence by the puzzle. It starts off with The great Frederic Dorr Steele him- Field Bazaar, a scene written by self and worthy of inclusion in This edition brings a new intro- Doyle for the Edinburgh Uni- more collections. Dorr Steele duction and commentary on the versity newspaper. It consists of comes across as very personable. book. A special treat is a video an episode in which Holmes on the website that lets you hear Vincent Starrett himself recite seemingly reads Watson’s mind, Edgar Smith’s Appointment in then explains how he did it. In his poem, 221B (with some nice Baker Street is an early dramatis video behind it). If you are any those pre-internet days, it’s personae from the Canon. Re- highly unlikely this small piece kind of Sherlockian (and you member; this was long before wouldn’t be reading this e- of Holmes fiction was widely Holmes encyclopedias by Or- available. newsletter if you weren’t), click lando Park, Jack Tracy and Mat- on this link and listen to a legend thew Bunsen. At 101 pages, it is in the field. Was Sherlock Holmes an American?, also far and away the longest BSI founder Christopher Mor- piece of the book. ley’s heretical supposition that the world’s first consulting de- A few more pieces round out tective was really born on the the collection. On the whole, western side of the Atlantic there are some good reads in ocean, follows. 221B: Studies in Sherlock, but it is a mixed bag and not on the R.K. Leavitt’s Nummi in Arca same level as Starrett’s Private looks at Holmes’ fiscal situation Life of Sherlock Holmes. Of course, over the years and is an interest- that’s akin to saying Harrison ing topic. Elmer Davis and Jane Ford is no Humphrey Bogart in Nightwork each contribute arti- Sabrina. Who could be? cles about the role of matrimony Page 3 BAKER STREET ESSAYS Some Thoughts Regarding The Missing Three Quarter (MISS) Holmes’ Humor Mount-James that Staunton may London, sent to an animal The Missing Three-Quarter pro- have been kidnapped so that the keeper for Toby in The Sign of vides a wonderful look at villains could gain information Four. No stretch of imagination Holmes’ sense of humor. God- that would allow them to rob needed there. frey Staunton is missing and his the old man. Mount-James captain and teammate, Cyril nearly goes into shock and com- pliments his nephew, urging In this instance, they are in a “Holmes is often Overton, has asked Holmes to arrogant and Holmes to find him, even offer- small, rural village. Since find him. Staunton’s uncle is Pompey is part foxhound, it is condescending (see ing to pay as much as “a tenner” about any story in the Lord Mount-James, one of the possible that a hunting hound richest men in England and a to help out. Canon), but this is a would be available for use. But it more enjoyable side of disagreeable old miser. Mount- is surely convenient that Holmes his personality. James shows up at Staunton’s Holmes doesn’t really believe finds a top quality tracking dog hotel room as Holmes is going this to be true, but he said it to in the middle of nowhere, just through the missing man’s pa- “interest that exceedingly un- when he needs one. pers. pleasant old person.” Holmes is in rare form! He wanted to quiet How Did They Keep it a Mount-James asks who will pay down Mount-James and give for Holmes’ expenses if his him a poke in the ribs for his Secret? nephew is not found. When attitude regarding his missing Dr. Armstrong tells Holmes that Overton suggests that his family nephew (who is also heir). if Lord Mount-James discovered (which is Mount-James) would, Holmes is often arrogant and Godfrey Staunton’s secret mar- Mount-James explodes, as Wat- condescending (see about any riage, the old man would cer- son reports: story in the Canon), but this is a tainly cut his nephew out of his more enjoyable side of his per- will. Of course, the marriage is “’Nothing of the sort, sir!’ sonality. screamed the little man. ‘Don’t now over with his wife’s death, look to me for a penny – not a Pompey but what is the cover story going penny! You understand that, Pompey, apparently a beagle- to be regarding Staunton’s disap- Mr. Detective! I am all the foxhound mix, leads Holmes pearance? Lord Mount-James family that this young man has and Watson right to Staunton’s doesn’t seem to be the type to got, and I tell you that I am not cottage.
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