"an historical curiosity" [MUSG]

Vincent W. Wright has stumbled across what can only be described as a remarkable piece of scholarship. In fact, it may be the very first example of its kind.

Sherlockians have long considered "the Game" to have begun under the scholarship of Msgr. Ronald A. Knox in 1911. But as researchers keep digging, much like archaeologists, they're finding information that steers them in new directions.

We discuss Vincent's methods, his sources, and what he sees as fertile ground for additional research.

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Links

• This episode: ihose.co/ihose233
• Historical Sherlock blog
• "The World's First Sherlockian Scholar?"
• The First Sherlock Holmes Scholar Ever? (YouTube)
• TIMELINES, the newsletter of The Sherlockian Chronologist Guild
• Private Parts: The Ratings Scene (YouTube)
• Other episodes mentioned:
• • Episode 144: The Chronologies of Sherlock Holmes with Vincent W. Wright
  • Episode 146: Revision, My Dear Watson with Nick Martorelli
  • Episode 231: A Quiet Air of Mastery (tribute to Mike Whelan)

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