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An extract from Memoirs from Mrs Hudson's Kitchen;  “The powers of a man’s mind are directly proportioned to the quantity of coffee he drinks,” so said Sir James Mackintosh (1765-1832), a Scottish jurist, politician and historian. This maxim could easily be applied to Mr. Holmes and Dr. Watson, since both often preferred coffee over tea throughout the day and into the night. A breakfast pot served hot and strong was mandatory. In Dr. Watson’s account of A Study in Scarlet the first mention of coffee was made. Dr. Watson “rose somewhat earlier than usual” and I was so accustomed to...

Week 6 - Thank Holmes It's Friday 2023 We continue our quest to give away hundreds of Sherlock Holmes audiocodes each week and this week it's a choice of three from five from the catalogue.   Kickstarter  There are three campaigns running; JUST 2 days left - Sherlock Holmes and The Unmasking of the Whitechapel Horror - Holmes, Watson and Chief Inspector Frederick Abberline solve the unmasking, arrest, trial and execution of the real Jack The Ripper. Just launched - The Collected Papers of Sherlock Holmes - Volume 6. This collection is rather special. It contains all the Holmes stories written by the...

Every Sunday we like to share a particular writer or a theme.  Orlando Pearson releases stories retelling key events from history revealing how Sherlock Holmes was involved in the events in the background. There are seven short story collections, one novel and a series of plays so far. The Redacted Sherlock Holmes Interview was recorded this week featuring the author himself, plus the narrator Keith Spilsbury who has narrated most of the stories. Please use the contact us form, quote #Sherlock Sunday Redacted and let us know which country you are from. There are five books this week - 4 short stories and a short...

Week 5 - Thank Holmes It's Friday 2023 We continue our quest to give away hundreds of Sherlock Holmes audiocodes each week and this week it's a choice of three from four from the catalogue.  Redacted Sherlock Holmes Interview recorded this week...   Kickstarter  There are two campaigns running; Sherlock Holmes and The Unmasking of the Whitechapel Horror - Holmes, Watson and Chief Inspector Frederick Abberline solve the unmasking, arrest, trial and execution of the real Jack The Ripper. The Arrival of Solar Pons - Early manuscripts and pulp magazine appearances of the Sherlock Holmes of Praed Street  Free Audiobooks Please use the contact us form,...

Here's the top twenty audiobooks so far... 1.   The Rediscovered Annals of Sherlock Holmes – Terry Golledge and Michael Langan 2.   Sherlock Holmes and the Eye of Heka – David Marcum and Luke Barton 3.   The Further Chronicles of Sherlock Holmes – Volume 2 – Denis O. Smith and Kevin E Green 4.   Sherlock Holmes and the Sixty Steps – Séamas Duffy and Michael Langan 5.   Dr Anstruther’s Practice (The Redacted Sherlock Holmes) – Orlando Pearson and Steve White 6.   Sherlock Holmes and the Whitechapel Murders – Mark Sohn and Stockton Harris 7.   Sherlock Holmes: Remarkable Power of Stimulus – Gretchen Altabef and J.T. McDaniel 8.   The Case of the Russian Chessboard – Charlie Roxburgh and...