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INTERVIEW with Michael Sims, on Arthur and Sherlock

January 21, 2017

Biographer, editor and man of letters Michael Sims agreed to let me pick his brain about Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes, a fascination we share. Sims was a distinguished speaker at the Baker Street Irregulars annual gathering in 2011. Sims’ newest book, Arthur and Sherlock, comes out January 24. Q: Did you read Sherlock Holmes…

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Off With Their Heads! More in London

August 8, 2011

Our first stop this day was the Tower of London. Noted for two very different things: The place where several of Henry the 8th’s wives were imprisoned and beheaded (as well as other royals) and where the British Crown Jewels are kept and on display. Photography of the jewels is not allowed and some of…