Description

This week, we take a break from our interview schedule to get back to the
basics. We discuss the man who determined the foundations of a good Sherlockian
collection and heap lavish praise on our favorite tomes related to the great
detective.

Show topics:
3:50
The Shaw 100 as the basis of a number of good Sherlockian books
4:40 A bit
about John Bennett Shaw
7:32 Do you have memories of John Bennett Shaw? Call
us at (774) 221-READ, email us at comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com, or comment
below
9:03 Burt's favorite book
15:40 What "the hunt" was like before the
Internet
19:27 Paxton Whitehead reads "221B" by Vincent Starrett
21:08
Scott's favorite book
28:50 Editor's Gas Lamp, "Let Me Recommend This Book,"
Vol. 2, No. 2 (Old Series)

Links in this episode:

• The Shaw
  100 - the books John Bennett Shaw, BSI thought were essential; they are
  listed on our Shelfari shelf here, or you can click on the Amazon link below to
  purchase them.
• The Sherlock Holmes
  Collections at the University of Minnesota Library
• Paxton Whitehead on the Internet Movie Database and the
  Internet Broadway Database
• The
  Baker Street Journal CD-ROM