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An extract from Sherlock Holmes As A Pipe Smoker - by Thomas Gwinner A Gourd Calabash is a pipe consisting of a meerschaum bowl and a gourd body, often large in size and with a typical shape. A Calabash is a wood interpretation of it, sometimes with a meerschaum lining. The calabash pipe in either variant later became one of the major icons associated with Sherlock Holmes, mainly because early portrayers, particularly William Gillette and Basil Rathbone, made the artistic decision to use something large and easily recognized as a pipe. In addition, a full bent pipe did not hide...

The next three volumes of the MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories are due in November and fans can get big discounts and unique rewards in the Volume XXII-XIV Kickstarter. Each day we'll be highlighting one of the dozens of authors of the 64 new stories in the new volumes.  Today is Steve Mason. A CHILD'S REWARD A young girl becomes Sherlock Holmes’ latest client, as she asks him to find out what has happened to her mother.  While mother is still at home physically, she seems to have changed emotionally and mentally.  Holmes agrees to help, soon finding out...

The next three volumes of the MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories are due in November and fans can get big discounts and unique rewards in the Volume XXII-XIV Kickstarter. Each day we'll be highlighting one of the dozens of authors of the 64 new stories in the new volumes. Today is Roger Riccard (click here for Amazon profile) who also appeared in Volume XIX. THE ETHERAGE ESCAPADE Roger's story in Volume XXII is based on the following quote: “I came to you, sir, because I heard of you from Mrs. Etherege, whose husband you found so easy when the police and everyone...

The next three volumes of the MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories are due in November and fans can get big discounts and unique rewards in the Volume XXII-XIV Kickstarter. Each day we'll be highlighting one of the dozens of authors of the 64 new stories in the new volumes. Today is Craig Janacek (click here for Amazon profile) who has been in many previous MX volumes. Craig's story: THE ADVENTURE OF THE LORING RIDDLE. August 1888. Sherlock Holmes is asked to investigate the peculiar case of a dead man found in the library of a medieval manor house....

  Over a hundred fans from over a dozen countries joined the live zoom evening yesterday for a series of talks and a live sketch hosted by bestselling author Orlando Pearson.  Fans from UK, USA, Canada, Belgium, Norway, Germany, Portugal, France, Czech Republic, Russia, Australia, and the Philippines dialled in. The event was free, with fans donating to MX Publishings two main causes - Stepping Stones School for children with learning disabilities (UK) and Happy Life Children's Home who rescue abandoned babies (Kenya). Go Fund Me - An Evening With Sherlock Holmes.   The upcoming Sherlock events sponsored by MX...