Baker Street Irregulars

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A Society like None Other: The Baker Street Irregulars Celebrates 80 Years

2014 Articles, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Kathleen Kaska

On May 19, 1934, a unique crossword puzzle appeared in The Saturday Review of Literature. Those who successfully completed the puzzle would be invited to join an elite group. They first met at the Hotel Duane on Madison Avenue in New York City for cocktails.

The Dog in the Night-Time: Sherlock Holmes Societies

2012 Articles, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Kathleen Kaska

I’ve often wondered about the profundity of one of the most famous quotes from Arthur Conan Doyle’s entire Canon. Was Holmes aware he was destined to become the world’s greatest detective? Did he know his name would become a household word synonymous with clever, deductive reasoning? That he would live on forever? My guess is he probably did.