Sep 1, 2007
Editors Steven Rothman and Nicholas Utechin join us for a chat
about a book they have co-edited: To Keep the Memory Green, some
recollections from the life of Sherlockian/Doylean scholar and
collector Richard Lancelyn Green. We also hear about their
respective experiences as editors of the Baker Street Journal and
the Sherlock Holmes Journal and the formation of the Quartering
Press.
Topics in this episode:
1:30 Listener audio comment
4:30 Nick & Steve give some perspective on their editorial
experiences
14:29 A bit about Richard Lancelyn Green
17:20 The genesis of To Keep the Memory Green
21:12Steve recalls memories of Richard, a bus station and plastic
carrier bags
23:17 Nick harkens back to the early 1970s and an Oxford connection
with his professional Sherlockian friend
24:57 The Baker Street Irregulars and the Sherlock Holmes Society
of London join forces
27:00 Quartering together – the fruits of labor
30:35The impetus behind the project – capturing the essence of a
“one-off?
40:14 An alternative to the Editor’s Gas Lamp: Richard Lancelyn
Green’s introduction from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Oxford
annotated edition)
49:24 Final thoughts on Richard’s contribution
52:08 Burt springs a question on Scott
54:32 Hunting through old bookshops
56:10 Scott’s inspiration for collecting – from a movie
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