Doings of Doyle

NOW ON YOUTUBE: 'A Pastoral Horror' (1890) - ACD's tale of a serial killer in a remote Austrian village. #arthurconandoyle www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOuj...

NEW EPISODE: 'A Pastoral Horror' (1890). A Tyrolean village is terrorised by a serial killer, armed with an alpine pickaxe... Chat about: early crime fiction; Jack the Ripper; Feldkirch; werewolves and cuckoo clocks! bit.ly/DODoyle; bit.ly/DOD72sn; #ArthurConanDoyle

NOW ON YOUTUBE: The Three Correspondents (1896). Conan Doyle's story of war reporters, based on his first hand experience of preparations for the Sudanese campaign. Chat about Fred Gustavus Burnaby, Lord Kitchener and Carry On Up The Khyber www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oVs...

A great little story - most definitely of its time - but one that has a lot of humour, pace and depth. We also covered 'The Debut of Bimbashi Joyce', a companion piece that features Kitchener, and a vignette I've always thought was very well done.

NEW EPISODE: The Three Correspondents (1896) - A naive war reporter gets one over on his experienced rivals. Chat about: the Mahdist war, Kitchener and Wingate, ACD's comedy and satire, and 'The Debut of Bimashi Joyce'. bit.ly/DOD071sn

If it helps, my camerawork is so appalling you can barely be seen... Congrats again!

We missed you, Maria!

The ACD Society Doylean Honors and Wessex Cup 2026 Released 14 January 2026 The ACD Society Doylean Honors ceremony, held at the Mysterious Bookshop, Manhattan, on Thursday 8th January 2025. Includes the annual running of the Wessex Cup. For more…

NOW ON YOUTUBE: Recordings of...

The ACD Society Doylean Honors and Wessex Cup 2026: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SORQ...

The Literary Agents 2026: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uqbe...

Thanks to everyone who participated and made these events possible.

#BSI2026 #BSIweekend

NEW EPISODE: ACDQ&A - We answer your questions on Conan Doyle's life and work. Chat about: best biographies, bad doctoring, adaptations and more. bit.ly/DOD70sn. Plus bonus episode at www.patreon.com/cw/doingsofd....

REGISTER NOW - The Literary Agents are back to talk Adapting Sherlock with

Ken Ludwig (Baskerville)
Mark Shananan (A Sherlock Carol)
Jeffrey Hatcher (Holmes and Watson)
and the Sherlock Holmes Untold team.

Zoom, Fri Jan 9th, 10:30-11:30 EST

Register here: www.doingsofdoyle.com/p/the-litera...

REGISTER NOW - The Literary Agents are back to talk Adapting Sherlock with

Ken Ludwig (Baskerville)
Mark Shananan (A Sherlock Carol)
Jeffrey Hatcher (Holmes and Watson)
and the Sherlock Holmes Untold team.

Zoom, Fri Jan 9th, 10:30-11:30 EST

Register here: www.doingsofdoyle.com/p/the-litera...

REGISTER NOW - The Literary Agents are back to talk Adapting Sherlock with

Ken Ludwig (Baskerville)
Mark Shananan (A Sherlock Carol)
Jeffrey Hatcher (Holmes and Watson)
and the Sherlock Holmes Untold team.

Zoom, Fri Jan 9th, 10:30-11:30 EST

Register here: www.doingsofdoyle.com/p/the-litera...

Cover showing Holmes battling a woman with a knife in a gothic setting

The book reviews page

A previously unpublished illustration of Conan Doyle playing cricket

The theatre reviews page

The Winter 2025 Sherlock Holmes Journal is back from the press and winging its way to subscribers. Topics include early Croatian translations (check out that cover!), fingerprints, the real Moran, and more. Thanks to all our wonderful contributors and, of course, our readers.

Nice thought though.

Glad you enjoyed it @richardfallon.bsky.social. We’ve been looking - and asked around - and we’re pretty sure it’s a myth. No evidence it ever existed as far as we can see. We’d love to be proven wrong of course!

REGISTER NOW - The Literary Agents are back to talk Adapting Sherlock with

Ken Ludwig (Baskerville)
Mark Shananan (A Sherlock Carol)
and the Sherlock Holmes Untold team.

Live on Zoom, Friday Jan 9th, 10:30-11:30 EST; 15:30-16:30 UK.

REgister here: www.doingsofdoyle.com/p/the-litera...

Ooh, good questions! Thanks @teemuohman.bsky.social

Did ACD really hate Sherlock Holmes? Where did he get that moustache? And what about that fairy thing? Send us your burning questions about Arthur Conan Doyle by 8 December and we'll answer them on our next episode. Plus sign up now (free or paid) at www.patreon.com/cw/doingsofd... for a bonus ep.

Excellent questions! Thank you

Did ACD really hate Sherlock Holmes? Where did he get that moustache? And what about that fairy thing? Send us your burning questions about Arthur Conan Doyle by 8 December and we'll answer them on our next episode. Plus sign up now (free or paid) at www.patreon.com/cw/doingsofd... for a bonus ep.

Done!

Did ACD really hate Sherlock Holmes? Where did he get that moustache? And what about that fairy thing? Send us your burning questions about Arthur Conan Doyle by 8 December and we'll answer them on our next episode. Plus sign up now (free or paid) at www.patreon.com/cw/doingsofd... for a bonus ep.

REGISTER NOW - The Literary Agents are back to talk Adapting Sherlock with Ken Ludwig (Baskerville), Mark Shananan (A Sherlock Carol) and the Sherlock Holmes Untold team.

Live on Zoom, Friday Jan 9th, 10:30-11:30 EST; 15:30-16:30 UK.

Register here: www.doingsofdoyle.com/p/the-litera...

Now that would be telling...

Spot on about the Case-Book - much maligned, but much of worth in there.

On Gruner/Dracula, it's interesting that Violet de Merville is described as an ethereal other-world beauty. A touch of Lucy Westenra perhaps?

NOW ON YOUTUBE: Episode 69 - The Adventure of the Illustrious Client. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0qb.... Shownotes bit.ly/DOD069sn Please like and subscribe!

An absolute belter of a story. There’s so much going on beneath the surface. Another lovely chat with Chappers #sherlockholmes #lavenderspats

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.

ACD Q/A: We'd love your help with our December show - a Question and Answer episode on any (ACD-related!) topic you like. If you've got a burning question about Conan Doyle's life and work, drop us a comment and we'll get through as many as we can this December. Thanks!

Sussex station marks connection with Sherlock creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Passengers passing through Crowborough station in East Sussex may notice some new signs up marking the town's connection to Sherlock Homes creator Sir Arthur...

A commemorative sign has been unveiled at Crowborough station celebrating Sherlock Holmes creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who lived locally. The tribute marks 200 years of the modern railway and highlights the town’s literary heritage.
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Ooh, hadn’t seen this. Thanks, Matt!