The Unique Hamlet

"Unique, perfectly unique" [BRUC]  When Vincent Starrett set out to write his cornerstone pastiche in 1920, it wasn't intended for an audience of Sherlock Holmes fans. For one, he didn't know of any others who were as fixated on Holmes as he was. Fortunately, Richard Sveum, BSI ("Dr. Hill Barton") is well connected in the Sherlockian world and was able to tap the talents of other Starrett experts and enthusiasts to assist him in creating the 2020 Baker Street Journal Christmas Annual: The 100-Year Adventure of The Unique Hamlet. This look at Vincent Starrett's classic work will bring you new understanding of the man and his contribution to the world of book collectors and Sherlock Holmes. The Canonical Couplet quiz winner this time will receive a copy of the 2020 Baker Street Journal Christmas Annual: The 100-Year Adventure of The Unique Hamlet. Answers are due by February 27, 2021 at 11:59 a.m. Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below. Please do consider becoming a . We have a new structure for 2021, with support on a monthly (rather than per-episode) basis, and a community just for our supporters! Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services.    Sponsors  is the premier publisher of books about Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle, including .     has a new offering: . It's a monthly subscription program for Sherlock Holmes books. Would you care to advertise with us? You can find . Let's chat!   Links This episode:  to be sure you get this year's Christmas Annual  (University of Minnesota Libraries) Randall Stock's (Best of Sherlock) Ray Betzner's (Studies in Starrett) by Susan Rice (Amazon) Previous episodes mentioned: (Ray Betzner and Susan Rice) (Evelyn Herzog and Susan Rice) (Ray Betzner) Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at  as well as through our accounts on , , , and .       Please subscribe on the podcast provider of your choosing: And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us.   Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323).   Transcript We are so grateful for your support! If you would like to , we'd appreciate it. The transcript for this episode can be viewed at .   --