December 2006 D S O F N Volume 10 Number 4 E T I H

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Contents A Game of Billy Bones By Julie McKuras, ASH, BSI

remember him as if it were yesterday, as he came plodding to the inn door, A Game of Billy Bones his sea-chest following behind him in a hand-barrow – a tall, strong, heavy, 1 nut-brown man, his tarry pigtail falling over the shoulder of his soiled blue “I coat, his hands ragged and scarred, with black, broken nails, and the sabre cut across one cheek, a dirty, livid white. I remember him looking round the cover and whistling to himself as he did so, and then breaking out in that old sea-song 100 Years Ago that he sang so often afterwards: 2 ‘Fifteen men on the dead man’s chest – Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!’”

50 Years Ago That quotation from Chapter One of Treasure Island, written by Robert Louis Stevenson 3 (1850-1894), introduced the world to the fierce, drunken character of Billy Bones. The silent, “brown old sea- man” took up lodging at Acquisitons the Admiral Benbow Inn. Despite the dread 4 he instilled in others, he kept a fearful watch for the “seafaring man with From the President one leg” and the “black spot,” but the appear- 4 ance of the blind beggar Pew caused him to be “struck dead by thun- Musings dering apoplexy.” 4 Most of us read Treasure Island while in school An Update from and learned of Billy Bones, who served in the Collections the crew of pirate Long 5 John Silver. A number of films have been made of the novel, beginning Remembrances in 1912. The actors por- Image courtesy of Timothy Johnson Image courtesy of Timothy 8 Continued on page 6 The illustration for "Billy Bones" from The Strand Magazine

Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections 1 right adjective and the phrase, could somewhat loosely on E. W. Hornung’s make a scene spring more vividly to characters in The Amateur Cracksman the eye of the reader. The Raffles sto- (New York: Simon and Schuster). ries are, of course, conspicuous exam- 100 ples of this and one could not find R. Holmes & Co. Being the Remarkable YEARS AGO any better examples of clever plot and Adventures of Raffles Holmes, Esq., terse admirable narrative. But in a way Detective and Amateur Cracksman by they harmed Hornung, for they got Birth by John Kendrick Bangs was century ago Sherlock Holmes between the public and his better published in 1906 in New York by was momentarily eclipsed in work.” Harper & Brothers. It was illustrated the popular imagination by by Sydney Adamson and dedicated, the gentleman-thief A. J. Image courtesy of Timothy Johnson A “With Apologies to Sir Arthur Conan Raffles. Collier’s Weekly ran an adver- Doyle and Mr. E. W. Hornung.” Bangs tisement, “Exit Sherlock Holmes, had previously written several books Enter Raffles,” as The Return of featuring Sherlock Holmes, starting Sherlock Holmes series had concluded with The Pursuit of the House-Boat in the previous year and a new series of 1897 and Mrs. Raffles: Being the Raffles stories began. In 1906 a stage Adventures of An Amateur Crackswoman version of Raffles premiered in in 1905. R. Holmes & Co. was repub- London, the stories appeared in a lished in 1994 as the fifth book in new edition, and a pastiche that fea- Otto Penzler’s Sherlock Holmes tured Raffles Holmes, son of Sherlock Library. Otto Penzler has an extensive Holmes and grandson of A.J. Raffles, collection of Raffles books and manu- was published in New York. The scripts and wrote the introduction to many connections between charac- Raffles Revisited: New Adventures of a ters, actors and authors make a fasci- Famous Gentleman Crook by Barry nating story. Perowne (New York: Harper & Row, 1974). Barry Perowne is the pen name Ernest William Hornung (1866-1921) of Philip Atkey (1908-1985) who was created the character of Arthur J. invited in 1931 by the Hornung Estate Raffles in 1898. “Willie” Hornung was to revive the Raffles character. His born in Middlesbrough, England of Raffles, more like the character The Hungarian parents and was educated The letter from Hornung found within the book Saint, was modernized in the 1930s. at Uppingham. An asthma sufferer, he In the 1950s, Ellery Queen invited lived in Australia from 1884-1886 and On May 12, 1906 the London pre- Perowne to write Raffles in the style of married Arthur Conan Doyle’s sister miere of the play Raffles, The Amateur the original Amateur Cracksman. Constance (Connie) Doyle in 1893. Cracksman was at the Comedy They had one son, Arthur Oscar Theatre. The four-act play was a col- The last 1906 connection is a book Hornung, who died at Ypres in the laboration between E. W. Hornung found in The Sherlock Holmes First World War. The relationship and Eugene Presbrey. It ran for 351 Collections, Raffles: The Amateur between the two authors and brother- performances and starred Gerald du Cracksman by E. W. Hornung pub- in-laws is an interesting story. The Maurier. Du Maurier was the 33 year- lished in London by Eveleigh Nash. entire Spring 1984 issue of Baker Street old son of artist and author (Trilby) This unique association copy has two Miscellanea was devoted to the George du Maurier, and he would overlapping bookplates in the front Sherlockian associations of E. W. later be known as the father of author endpaper with a handwritten letter by Hornung’s Raffles. The Amateur Daphne (Rebecca). 1906 also saw an E. W. Hornung. Vincent Starrett’s Cracksman (London: Methuen and unauthorized play with Raffles and Sherlockian bookplate is partially cov- New York: Scribner’s) 1899 is dedicat- Sherlock Holmes titled “The Burglar ered by a second bookplate belonging ed, “TO A.C.D. THIS FORM OF and the Lady,” a popular success that to Howard Haycraft, who included ref- FLATTERY”. In 1923, two years after starred James J. Corbett, former erences to Raffles and Hornung in Hornung’s death, Conan Doyle’s pref- heavyweight boxing champion. Even both Murder for Pleasure and The Art of ace to Old Offenders and a Few Old Graham Greene wrote a play in 1975 the Mystery Story. A.J. Raffles made his Scores by Hornung (London: Murray) titled The Return of A. J. Raffles: An first serial appearance in 1898 in noted , “At his best there is no modern Edwardian Comedy in Three Acts based Cassell’s Magazine, and the first eight author who, by the sudden use of the Continued on page 7 2 Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections had been negotiating about his latest “hit”: for me to recognize in you a gentleman of “The Hound of the Baskervilles”. The the press – a deduction which was further famous author of detective novels had confirmed when, a moment ago, I saw the introduced me to the authority of his way you were greeted by two actors out- equally famous Sherlock Holmes stories ... side on the porch. Actors only bow that respectfully to newspaper-men!” In this English translation published in 50 1956 by The Baker Street Irregulars, it is not The reader is hardly surprised when the YEARS AGO quite clear why Muusmann wished to peaceful charm of the vacation is interrupt- “negotiate” with Conan Doyle about The ed by the appearance of a mystery. A visi- “Sherlock Holmes på Marienlyst” Hound of the Baskervilles. However, in the tor to the area, the gorgeous Countess by Jens Byskov Jensen original Danish text it is said that Lucia Montajada, wishes to employ Muusmann talked to Doyle about the Sherlock Holmes in finding the person modern writer faces a difficult task rights for turning The Hound into a play. In who stole her priceless jewellery, which is in writing a Sherlock Holmes pas- Denmark, Muusmann was very well popularly known as “Mylady’s Diamonds.” tiche. It is hard for anyone today known in theatrical circles, and his greatest Characteristically, Holmes listens to the Ato write in the language of a Victorian Countess’s case “He closed his eyes and hobbies were the theater and the circus. Londoner, and it is even harder still to Therefore, it made perfect sense for the pressed his fingertips together, thus pre- invent a plot or a cast of characters that is Danish reader to connect Muusmann with senting a picture of deep concentration.” both plausible and historically correct. As the theatrical world. Still, it is made clear in you may have guessed, I am not much of a both the Danish text and in the translation In her youth, the Countess Montajada had pastiche reader. I find the “Sacred Writings” that Dr. Watson is the authority of the been a world-famous singer with engage- just that. Sacred. Sherlock Holmes stories, if anyone should ments from London to Mexico and Brazil. question that. However, she has a very dramatic relation- However, excellent pastiches have been ship with her current husband, who written in the past and they can almost be Other important points of interest, which counts gambling among his vices. Now, a treat from the Gods. One of the earliest are determined by Muusmann, are that Dr. she fears that he has stolen her precious pastiches was written by the Danish jour- Watson graduated from Oxford in 1878 jewels to pay off his gambling debts. nalist Mr. Carl Muusmann. It was titled after having taken a rather long time over “Sherlock Holmes på Marienlyst” and was his studies, and concerning the doctor’s An intense investigation follows during one of six short stories in the volume wounds Muusmann states, “...at the fatal which Sherlock Holmes displays his usual Beridernes Konge og andre Fortællinger pub- battle of Maiwand his collar-bone was shat- methods concerning crime scene investiga- lished by A. Christensens Forlag in 1906 – tered and his hip grazed bullets.” This tion, and he uses the hotel piccolo as a now 100 years ago. When first published, explains Watson’s subsequent pains in leg Danish Baker Street Irregular. While being “Sherlock Holmes på Marienlyst” was illus- and shoulder. disguised as a window cleaner, Holmes trated with 10 drawings by Mr. Carsten eventually catches the criminal – but we are Ravn. It was published again in 1950 as Needless to say, when Muusmann encoun- not going to reveal the thief’s identity here. one of five short stories without illustra- ters Dr. Watson on a Danish country road, tions under Hus og Hjem’s Forlag. This Sherlock Holmes is not far behind. The The story is masterly told by Carl volume also bore the title Beridernes Konge doctor and the detective have taken refuge Muusmann. This is one of those rare occa- og andre Fortællinger. in the noblest of Scandinavian countries to sions where an author other than Dr. catch a little peace and quiet between Watson manages to tell about Sherlock Just as Dr. Watson is usually the narrator of exhausting investigations. Holmes travels Holmes in a believable way. As already men- the Sherlock Holmes stories of the Canon, incognito as “Dr. Brown.” tioned, Muusmann was a journalist with a Muusmann is the narrator of “Sherlock deep interest in the world of magic and the Holmes på Marienlyst.” The story com- Sherlock Holmes appears as his good old circus. Most of his work as an author is mences when Muusmann goes on vacation self, which we see clearly in his tongue-in- related to this environment. As a journalist, at the popular and naturally attractive cheek greeting of Mr. Muusmann “Thanks Muusmann wrote the first book accounting Marienlyst. During his first day of vacation to our dear friend Dr. Watson, you, Sir, for the Jack the Ripper murders in 1908. he enjoys a walk in the beautiful landscape probably have read about my methods of This book was titled Hvem var Jack the and meets none other than Dr. John H. deduction, since you appear to have taken Ripper? and was published in English in Watson. It may surprise the reader to find a kind interest in my profession. You’ll 1999 as Who Was Jack the Ripper? by Adam Dr. Watson in Denmark. However, know then, that I am able to decide a man’s Wood Publishing in Britain. Muusmann carefully explains how he met profession by his nails, his coat-sleeves, his both Dr. Watson and Sherlock Holmes in boots, his trousers and linen, his manners, “Sherlock Holmes på Marienlyst” was London the previous year: and the skin of his hands. Thus it cannot translated into English and published in surprise you that one glance was enough I had met him last year in London during Continued on page 7 a visit to Conan Doyle, with whom I Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections 3 Acquisitons

mong the newsletters received of an October 6, 2006 radio broadcast recently are the November/ on “Extension 720” WGN, Chicago fea- December 2006 issue of The turing Dan Posnansky, Glen Miranker A Petrel Flyer, the newsletter of and Paul Martin. the Stormy Petrels of British Columbia, sent by Len Haffenden; The Passengers’ Ani Sorenson, Proprietor of J. Log of the Sydney Passengers of Australia; O’Donoghue Books in Anoka,MN, and the latest Camden House Journal. donated a Sherlockian Calendar from1978. Steven Hockensmith, author of Holmes on the Range, donated a copy of his book Dale Walker, who was featured in the to the Holmes Collection while partici- March 2005 issue of this newsletter, pating at the Bouchercon conference in donated a set of six cassettes produced Madison WI. by Media Books. The set includes A Study in Scarlet and The Adventures of C. Paul Martin, MD, BSI donated a tape Sherlock Holmes. Photo by Gary Thaden Julie McKuras and Steve Hockensmith at From the President Bouchercon, Madison WI

he Annual Membership McDiarmid, Mike and Julie McKuras, The 2007 Membership meeting will be Meeting of The Friends of the Timothy Johnson, Richard Sveum and on July 6th and will take place in con- Sherlock Holmes Collections Allen Mackler. The Bryce L. Crawford, junction with the conference Victorian T was held on October 23, Jr. Award for the best article in the Secrets and Edwardian Enigmas spon- 2006. The business meeting included Friends of the Sherlock Holmes sored by the Friends, The Norwegian committee reports and a review the Collections Newsletter was given to J. Explorers of Minnesota, and Special Strategic Plan. The Officers and Board Randolph Cox for his article “Mycroft Collections and Rare Books, the Elmer was reelected: President Richard Holmes: Private Detective – Revisiting L. Andersen Library, and the Sveum, Vice President John Bergquist, A Concept” in March 2006. The State University of Minnesota. Secretary Michael Eckman, Treasurer of the Collections was given by Timothy Johnson, Members-at-Large Curator Tim Johnson. The keynote I look forward to seeing Friends in New Phil Bergem, Lucy Brusic, Pat Nelson, address was “Doctor Arthur Conan York for the BSI Birthday Weekend. I Julie McKuras, Mike McKuras, Steve Doyle: Creator and His Creation, A hope that everyone will be able to visit Stilwell and Gary Thaden. The mem- Self Portrait” by C. Paul Martin, MD, Minnesota in 2007. Please consider a bers of the Sigerson Society were hon- BSI. Thanks to everyone who was able donation of material or money before ored and include: John and Inez to attend and to those who donated year-end as we try to become the World Bergquist, The Hubbs Family, Mary items to the Silent Auction. Center for the Study and Appreciation of Sherlock Holmes. Musings Richard J. Sveum, MD, BSI

e are pleased to welcome Amateur Cracksman, providing us with nance of the manuscript, and to Jon Jens Byskov Jensen to information regarding the 1906 events Lellenberg who provided additional the ranks of contributors relating to Raffles. Dr. Sveum, who material regarding William Ernest W to this newsletter. As we specializes in asthma and allergic dis- Henley are in a geographical area with such eases, undoubtedly had an interest in strong Scandinavian roots, it’s a plea- the asthmatic E. W. Hornung. It was a Our thanks also go out to all of you sure to have a Danish writer give us good day for Tim Johnson, who’s given who support the Sherlock Holmes the background for our 50 Years Ago us a detailed look at the Collections Collections. Your gifts of materials and feature “Sherlock Holmes på over the past year, when Dr. Karen funding help the Collections continue Marienlyst.” Dick Sveum, who also Hoyle showed him the manuscript of to grow. And to all of you at this spe- contributed his From the President “Billy Bones.” Our thanks go to cial time of year, we wish you “the notes, has an article on Raffles: The Randall Stock for adding to the prove- compliments of the season.”

Julie McKuras, ASH, BSI 4 Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections An Update from the Collections . . . If you will have the kindness to Allen Mackler. As I noted in our newslet- Finally, let me note some of the visitors hold the lamp for me, we shall now ter, Allen’s estate, as it will be realized by and events related to the Collections. Last extend our researches to the room above the University of Minnesota and the Fall it was our privilege to host the multi- “the secret room in which the treasure was Sherlock Holmes Collections, is the largest day visit of Randall Stock, who treated us found.” (SIGN) bequest ever received. Allen provided that to some of the fruits of his research at our his entire book collection, some 5-6,000 last annual meeting. Over the last months Last year, towards the end of September, volumes, will become part of the we have also enjoyed a visit from Andrew when I last reported to you, I was still feel- Collections, as will his collection of origi- Lycett, who is hard at work on a new ing the glow from our last conference in nal art, his 221B room, and his video and biography of Arthur Conan Doyle. 2004. Now, in October 2006, I’m begin- DVD collection. In addition, a substantial Lynnette Westerlund, then a student at the ning to feel the glow from our next confer- financial supporting gift, which is still College of Saint Catherine’s Library ence, scheduled for early July 2007. under settlement, is part of his legacy. School, spent the Fall semester with us According to one concordance of the working on a practicum in Special Canon, there are at least 79 references to In addition to Allen’s gift, we have Collections. Much of her work revolved the word or word fragment “secret.” (I say received a number of other notable collec- around the Sherlock Holmes Collections. “fragment” because the search engine for tions, namely: Lee Karrer’s remarkable We provided a number of tours of the this concordance picks up the word “secre- pastiche collection; materials from Jerry Collections including Doris Marquit and tary” as part of its search.) Nonetheless, the Margolin; books, newsletters, and other her guest, Ron Levitsky, Sara Janes from word “secret” is very present in my mind, materials from Andrew J. Peck; papers Canada, and a number of visitors from given the conference title “Victorian Secrets and printed materials from Otto Penzler; China along with class sessions for fifty and Edwardian Enigmas,” as we plan the books, pictures and other materials from students from Mounds View MN elemen- conference and exhibit for next year. Elliott Black; additional materials from tary schools and sixty high school stu- David Hammer, Jennie Paton, and Les dents from Minnetonka MN. And, as I Let me begin with some quick facts and Klinger; and the many newsletters and noted in an earlier newsletter, we partici- figures MNCAT, the online catalog of the other materials from many scion societies. pated in a very successful Sherlockian ver- University of Minnesota Libraries, con- All of this leads me to the conclusion that sion of the University’s “Curiosity Camp” tains 10,131 catalog records for the the state of our Collections is very strong. adult learning opportunity this summer. Sherlock Holmes Collections. 214 new In addition to these visits and classes it catalog records were created between And there is still more to report. We have was our privilege to host meetings of the September 25, 2005 (the time of our last redesigned our web pages to include more Norwegian Explorers. One of the more meeting) and yesterday, including the cat- information and helpful links to other important events of the past year, some- aloging our four leaves from The Hound of Sherlockian and Doylean web sites. Our thing you have read about in these pages, the Baskervilles. Many of these records are stellar volunteer Lucy Brusic continues to was a day-long planning retreat of the now enhanced with Internet access fea- make her way through a collection of mis- Friends of the Sherlock Holmes tures. Eight finding aids to manuscript cellaneous materials, primarily periodicals, Collections advisory board. This retreat materials now populate the web and more arranging them into something we have created a solid plan and roadmap for the are coming. dubbed “The Lumber-room Collection.” Collections to follow in the days ahead.

On the financial front for the last fiscal Two significant activities involve the Edith On a personal note it was my honor to year we spent slightly over $6,600 on Meiser Collection and the Frederic Dorr represent the University of Minnesota and operations related to the Collections and Steele Collection. Earlier this year we con- the Holmes Collections at a number of at least $3,360 on acquisitions, including tracted with Nostalgia Ventures of events, including the annual Birthday the purchase of additional Doyle letters. Encinitas, California to produce 38 new, Weekend in New York this past January Our current balances for all three endow- previously unavailable recordings of the and the meeting of the Speckled Band of ment funds are healthy. We have Sherlock Holmes radio shows from 1948- Boston in May. $68,024.05 in the Hench Endowment 1949, starring John Stanley as Holmes. As Fund ($4,821.32 as an available balance), a part of this project, we partnered with Thank you for your continued support of $56,596.04 in the E. W. McDiarmid the good folks at the Pavek Museum of the Sherlock Holmes Collections through Curator Fund, and $5,776.47 in the John Broadcasting to produce digital copies of your gifts of both material items and finan- Bennett Shaw Fund. these recordings. Once finished at the cial support. And thank you for the contin- Pavek, these digital masters were sent to ued opportunity I have to work with you In addition, we have received significant California for final production work. That in building the world’s center for the study gifts to the Collections, the most notable work is now finished, and the recordings and appreciation of Sherlock Holmes. being the estate of our dear friend, the late are available for purchase. Tim Johnson

Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections 5 Billy Bones... Continued from Page 1 traying Billy Bones include Lionel on August 22, 1923, that “This little location of a fight with the revenuers Barrymore in 1934, Finlay Currie in book is an attempt to catch some of in the “smuggling days.”) After finding 1950, Lionel Stander in 1972, Oliver the fleeting phases of childhood, those Bones’s lair deserted, the group took Reed in 1990 and Billy Connolly in the phases which are so infinitely subtle the “brass-bound box” which was 1996 Muppet Treasure Island. and have so rare a charm.” clearly labeled “Billy Bones, His Philatelists may also know of Billy Treasure From the Cocos Islands. Value Bones from the 2001 U. S. stamp “Billy Bones” takes place on Christmas 240,000 gold dollars.” They hurried which featured N. C. Wyeth’s illustra- Day when Daddy (Conan Doyle), hop- over the moor and returned safely to tion of the pirate. ing to distract the children from a dis- open the box. Inside were the valu- cussion with their mother regarding ables that Daddy described as dia- But what does Billy Bones have to do Christ and cricket, suggested a game of monds, emeralds, beryls, silver, opals with The Sherlock Holmes Collections? Billy Bones. Rounding up his children, and other assorted items of value. Curator Tim Johnson wrote: the neighborhood boys, and cousins Daddy concluded his tale by advising John and Frank, Daddy advised the all daddies that they too can entertain One of the advantages of having a group with a game of Billy Bones, most of the special collections and and that the treasure might be “a stolen archival units together in one will, or the blue eye of the Yellow God, building, the Elmer L. Andersen or the gold cup that Raffles stole, or Library, is the spontaneous the head of the Shawnee maiden.” contact and conversation that emerges among curators and unit One might ask what clues were fol- staff. Such was the case not long lowed to move the treasure of the ago when my colleague on the first Conan Doyle manuscript to the floor, Dr. Karen Nelson Hoyle, University of Minnesota. Tim Johnson curator of the Children’s Literature noted that according to Karen Hoyle: Research Collection (CLRC) mentioned to me in passing that A Twin Cities book collector and they had a Conan Doyle manu- friend of the University of script among the many items in Minnesota Libraries, Waring their collections. If I was interested Jones, contacted her back in the in looking at it, she was more early 1970s and asked if the CLRC than happy to make it available. In Johnson Image courtesy of Timothy was interested in an Arthur Conan a matter of minutes (for I was Doyle manuscript, “Billy Bones.” eager to see this unknown trea- They were, indeed, interested. Mr. sure), Karen brought it to my Three of Them Jones had seen the manuscript office. For the next half hour or so offered for sale by the I sat back and read the tale of Billy group that this was “a pretty dangerous Massachusetts dealer Kenneth W. Bones. business” involving “that horrible fel- Rendell and wanted to make sure low the one-legged pirate, Billy Bones” that the University was interested Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote the tale who has been seen around their home, before he purchased it. After the of Billy Bones for the three young chil- Windlesham, and who has left an purchase, in late July 1973 the dren of his second marriage: Denis imprint of his wooden leg.1 Like his “Billy Bones” manuscript was (Laddie), Adrian (Dimples) and Jean fellow physician, Dr. Watson, Daddy donated by Jones on August 1st to (Baby or Billie). It was first published armed himself with a revolver in the Kerlan Collection, part of the in the December 1922 Strand preparation for the hunt to find Bones’s CLRC. Magazine, vol. 64, and later appeared treasure. There are several clues, in Good Housekeeping, in the United including the first one directing them Randall Stock, who has compiled a States in June, 1925. Three of Them by to look “Ten to East and ten to West, checklist of Conan Doyle manuscripts, Conan Doyle was published by John Find the murdered pedlar’s vest.” The was able to help determine a portion of Murray in 1923 and included “Billy adventurous group followed the trail the provenance of the manuscript Bones” and six other tales originally and proceeded through the valley previous to the sale by Rendell. He published in The Strand Magazine from known as Slaughter’s Glen. (John wrote “I’ve seen two auction catalogs, 1918-1923. Conan Doyle noted in his Dickson Carr, in The Life of Sir Arthur and have listed the full descriptions introduction, written at Crowborough Conan Doyle, noted that this was the from them below. They did not include Continued on page 8 6 Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections 100 Years Ago...Continued from Page 2 stories were collected in 1899 as The Jeremy Lewis, Kurt Kausler and Amateur Cracksman (London: Methuen Richard Lancelyn Green. and New York: Scribner’s). The second eight stories were published in 1901 as E. W. Hornung died in St. Jean de Luz, The Black Mask (London: Grant France in 1921. Although his brother- Richards) and as Raffles, Further in-law Arthur Conan Doyle didn’t Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman make it to Hornung’s deathbed, he was The Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections is a quarterly newsletter published by the (New York: Scribner’s). Eveleigh Nash there when Hornung was laid to rest Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections combined all sixteen Raffles stories for near his friend George Gissing. Raffles which seek to promote the activities, inter- his 1906 edition. Ten additional Raffles and His Creator: the life and works of E. ests and needs of the Special Collections and Rare Books Department, University of short stories were published in 1905 as W. Hornung by Peter Rowland Minnesota Libraries. A Thief in the Night (London: Chatto & (London: Nekta Publications) came out Mail editorial correspondence c/o: Windus), and Hornung wrote a Raffles in 1999. It is interesting that both Editor novel titled Mr. Justice Raffles (London: Hornung and Conan Doyle created fic- Julie McKuras Smith, Elder & Co. 1909). The tional characters that attained immor- 13512 Granada Ave. Apple Valley, MN 55124 Hornung Raffles canon consists of 26 tality while what they considered their 952-431-1934 short stories, one novel and two plays. more serious work suffered in some 952-431-5965 Fax The first 16 stories have never been obscurity. [email protected] out-of-print. Recently the series has Editorial Board come out in The Landmark Library, We are fortunate that the Sherlock John Bergquist, Timothy Johnson, Everyman’s Library, Wordsworth Holmes Collections has a fine collec- Jon Lellenberg, Richard J. Sveum, M.D. Classics, Battered Silicon Dispatch Box tion of Raffles material that continues and Penguin Classics. Each new edi- to grow. tion has an introduction by, among Copyright © 2006 others, George Orwell, Anthony Curtis, Richard J. Sveum, MD, BSI University of Minnesota Library

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1956 (fifty years after its first appearance) Simon Gullander in the town of Skjern. It in Baker Street by Storm P., which had the by The Baker Street Irregulars. The man is probable that la Cour offered the BSI the BSI as publishers. behind this publishing project was the opportunity to have the book published in Danish Sherlockian and author Mr. Tage la their name. This was something that he Last year, just preceeding the story’s cente- Cour, who also wrote an introduction for had done before. In 1951, la Cour had his nary, Sherlock Holmes på Marienlyst was this edition. Tage la Cour had many con- own book Ex Biblioteca Holmesiana pub- republished in Danish by the publishing nections in the publishing business and his lished in English and offered the Sherlock company Fahrenheit. This new edition knowledge and interest in crime and detec- Holmes Klubben i Danmark (The Danish contained five of the original ten illutrations tive stories made him a well known charac- Baker Street Irregulars), of which he was a by Mr. Carsten Ravn accompanied by ter both internationally and in his native member, to have their name appear as the seven new illustrations and two vignettes Denmark. Tage la Cour had Mr. Poul Ib publishers. Being published early in 1951, by Mårdøn Smet. The book included a Liebe translate Carl Muusmann’s story this book was included in the Festival of postscript by Mr. Benni Bødker. “Sherlock Holmes på Marienlyst,” and it Britain display in Baker Street. In the fall of was given the title Sherlock Holmes at 1951, Ex Biblioteca Holmesiana was pub- Many thanks to my good friend Mr. Aage Elsinore. The translation is readable but not lished in Danish in la Cour’s essay collec- Rieck Sørensen for providing helpful infor- memorable. There are several sentences tion Varia. mation. Mr. Rieck Sørensen is chief of The which have a distinctly Danish tone, such Cimbrian Friends of Baker Street and an as: “Yes; and the article next to is a review of In 1952, la Cour published Vincent Honorary Member of the Sherlock Holmes current books!” (my italics) [p. 36]. In the Starrett’s The Missing Hamlet in Danish as Klubben i Danmark. He is a veteran mem- Danish language, pronouns such as the Den Forsvundne Hamlet. The Danish pub- ber of the Klubben, being the last person to missing word “it” in that context are non- lishing house Rosenkilde & Bagger were have attended meetings from the early existent. responsible for the publication in associa- beginning. He lives with his wife Hanne in tion with the Sherlock Holmes Klubben, and Nørresundby. The little book Sherlock Holmes at Elsinore la Cour provided an introduction. Still in was printed by la Cour’s good friend Mr. 1952, Tage la Cour published Tobacco Talk

Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections 7 Billy Bones... Continued from Page 6 any reproductions from this California, Berkeley. The University story Conan Doyle merged Bones with manuscript. Library at Sonoma State University in Long John Silver. In an interesting twist, Rohnert Park, California includes The the one-legged Long John Silver was physically modeled by Robert Louis Christie’s London April 28, 1966 Waring Jones Reading Room. It was Stevenson after the English poet, editor Lot 194: Doyle (Sir Arthur Conan): named in his honor because of his and critic William Ernest Henley, (1849- Billy Banes [sic], author’s original auto- donation of Jack London materials as 1903) who earned Conan Doyle’s admi- graph manuscript, written in ink, with well as resources for the construction ration not only for his literary work, but a sketch in his hand, signed at end, 10 of an area to house the materials. He also for his encouragement and assis- pages, folio. This story first appeared in served on the Advisory Board of The tance to Conan Doyle early in his career. Henley, who had his foot amputated due Three of Them, 1923. Price Realized of Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak to a tubercular infection, was the editor GBP50. Park as well. His grandfather, Hershel of The National Observer and helped V. Jones (1861-1928), the editor of the introduce readers to writers such Sotheby, Parke-Bernet NY April 11, Minneapolis Journal, was also a patron Kipling, Wells, and Yeats. He “collabo- 1972 of the arts and a collector of rated on four plays with Robert Louis Lot 28: Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan. Americana. The Minneapolis Institute Stevenson, with whom he enjoyed a long friendship” (Columbia Autograph Manuscript Signed of a chil- of Arts houses a cast bronze relief Encyclopedia Online) and acted as his dren’s story, ‘Billy Bones,’10 pp. folio; a tablet done by Tiffany Studios in recog- agent. Conan Doyle visited Henley in working draft with revisions by the nition of his life and good works, Scotland in 1892, and reported the visit author. Prices Realized listed at $350 including the gift of numerous engrav- in a letter to his mother that will be in ings, lithographs and woodcuts to the Jon Lellenberg, Daniel Stashower, and Waring Jones, a Sherlockian and one- museum. Charles Foley’s A. Conan Doyle: His Life time member of The Norwegian In Letters next year. Explorers of Minnesota, purchased the We hope that all good daddies and manuscript from Kenneth W. Rendell, mumties, as Conan Doyle wrote, will References: Columbia Encyclopedia Online http://www.bartleby.com/65/he/Henley- Inc. of Somerville, Massachusetts on want to play a game of Billy Bones with W.html July 27, 1973 for the sum of $1000 their children. They can visit the and presented it to Children’s Children’s Literature Research Wikipedia Online Literature Research Collection. Jones, a Collection at the University of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Ernest_ Princeton alumni, was also known as a Minnesota to view the manuscript and Henley collector of Mark Twain, and has been perhaps find a hidden clue or two…. noted for his generosity regarding the acquisition of Twain materials at the 1. Although the Billy Bones character in Bancroft Library, University of Treasure Island has two legs, for his short

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