The Annotated Sherlock Holmes

The Annotated Sherlock Holmes: 2 Vols. in One | Arthur Conan Doyle, William S. Baring-Gould

The first typo I've noticed in this excellent annotated edition, and quite a doozy!
"Pass me the oxygen tanks and pressure suit, Watson. I'm going for a walk on the Heath." ?️?‍?

MommyWantsToReadHerBook What is the error? 2y

Bookwomble @MommyWantsToReadHerBook Well, if we round up the height of Mt. Everest to 30,000 ft, that's just over 5.5 miles above sea level, so 443 miles above sea level would put Hampstead Heath in the most tenuous layers of the outer atmosphere 🙂 2y

Bookwomble @MommyWantsToReadHerBook I had assumed the error was a transposition of miles for feet, and checking on Wikipedia I find that the highest point in the Heath is given there as 440 feet 🙂🔎 2y

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MommyWantsToReadHerBook Oh good heavens, I automatically inserted "feet" and couldn't see the issue ? 2y

Soubhiville @MommyWantsToReadHerBook I did the same until I read the comments 🤣 2y

julesG 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 2y

Bookwomble @MommyWantsToReadHerBook @Soubhiville Clearly the editor and typesetter did the same thing 😊 A little knowledge... 😄 2y

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Bookwomble

The Annotated Sherlock Holmes: 2 Vols. in One | Arthur Conan Doyle, William S. Baring-Gould

Useful and interesting as Baring-Gould's notes are to "A Study in Scarlet", I felt I wanted a bit more information on Watson's service revolver (because ? it's not like I'm ever going to need the information!), so out came the trusty Complete Encyclopaedia of Arms and Weapons to fill out my store of useless trivia. To be fair, like Holmes and the Copernican system, I'll undoubtedly forget it fairly quickly ?

dabbe Makes me want to dive into my Annotated Sherlock Holmes's books again. 2y

Bookwomble @dabbe I'm enjoying the digressions, diversions and delvings into Victoriana 😊 2y

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The Annotated Sherlock Holmes: 2 Vols. in One | Arthur Conan Doyle, William S. Baring-Gould

This seems like the appropriate moment to break out The World of Sherlock Holmes jigsaw puzzle 🔎
Tempted though I was to have a large glass of mulled wine, it is perhaps a little too early in the morning, so I made a spiced hot chocolate instead (added ground cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger).

batsy A perfect morning 😍 2y

LeahBergen Holmes immersion! ❤️ 2y

The_Book_Ninja Shouldn‘t it be a Watson puzzle? Was Holmes ever, truly, puzzled? 2y

Bookwomble @The_Book_Ninja Very good point! 😄 2y

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The Annotated Sherlock Holmes: 2 Vols. in One | Arthur Conan Doyle, William S. Baring-Gould

"President Roosevelt was a free and accepted member of their order [the Baker Street Irregulars]. After his death a collection of his letters...commenting shrewdly on many aspects of the Canon, was published by the society."

In similar vein, I look forward to the publication, upon the death of President Trump, of a sumptuously-bound edition of his "Letters to Penthouse".

JanuarieTimewalker13 I look forward to the day when he is a non-topic. 2y

Bookwomble @JanuarieTimewalker13 I understand that desire. In the meantime, mockery seems appropriate 😉 2y

LeahBergen 😆😆 2y

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Leftcoastzen 😂😂👏 2y

Leftcoastzen So what goes in the presidential library? A menu from the Taj Mahal? 2y

Bookwomble @Leftcoastzen The Trump Presidential Library will be interactive and make freely available to all visitors a range of crayons for colouring in 📖🖍️ 2y

Leftcoastzen 😂👏 2y

Aimeesue The single book on exhibit will be ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT, the only book he claims to have read *every* time he's asked. I am so sorry, Erich Maria Remarque. (edited) 2y

Bookwomble @Aimeesue 5000 copies of a book about the conflict his grandfather fled Germany to avoid being drafted into 🤔 Yes, this is feasible 😏 2y

Leftcoastzen Offering classes such as “ how to overvalue your property to get loans while undervaluing property to avoid taxes “ 2y

Chrissyreadit 😆😆😆😆 @Bookwomble @Aimeesue @Leftcoastzen 2y

GingerAntics 😂🤣😂 2y

CarolynM 🤣 2y

The_Book_Ninja Shame he didn‘t drink that bleach. 2y

Bookwomble @The_Book_Ninja Perhaps a shame that anybody ever took him seriously. 2y

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The Annotated Sherlock Holmes: 2 Vols. in One | Arthur Conan Doyle, William S. Baring-Gould

I've wanted the Baring-Gould 2-volume Annotated Sherlock Holmes for a long time, & seeing this 1968 first edition set today I was unable to resist! I've got the Klinger 3-volume set, which is also magnificent, but this one just feels a bit special. I have a bibliomaniacal glow about me just sitting here admiring them 📙😊📙
I was initially bemused by the story sequencing, then read they're in narrative chronological order, which is a fun approach.

LeahBergen Lovely! 😍 2y

jlhammar Wow, what treasures! 2y

Aimeesue Oooooooh, pritty! 2y

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batsy I have intense book envy! 😍 2y

Bookwomble @LeahBergen @jlhammar @Aimeesue @batsy I had to sit in the bookshop for 15 minutes with these on my lap deciding if I could afford to buy them, or if I could afford not to buy them and live with that decision. Obviously, "Reader, I bought them!" ? 2y

Aimeesue @Bookwomble Tough call. To help me decide when I find myself in such situations, I always take the choice that ends with me having more books 😁 2y

Bookwomble @Aimeesue Hmm, sounds like the right decision-making algorithm 👌😄 2y

Bookwomble @dabbe These are the editions I'm currently reading 😊 Book details here on Library Thing: https://www.librarything.com/nseries/13007/The-Annotated-Sherlock-Holmes-Baring-... 11mo

dabbe @Bookwomble Okay, I think I'm just going have to hunt for those, too! One can never have too many annotated Sherlocks on the shelf! And yours are beauts! 🤩🤩🤩 11mo

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lyradora

The Annotated Sherlock Holmes: 2 Vols. in One | Arthur Conan Doyle, William S. Baring-Gould

I found these at the used bookstore. I've only read a few Holmes stories, but I look forward to reading all the notes and studying the maps in this edition. #sherlockholmes #usedbookstoresareawesome #annotatededitions

TK-421 Jealous! 💚 6y

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