Annual Dinner Meeting of The Hounds of the Baskerville (sic)
Chicago’s original, senior and most singular Sherlockian Society
Founded by Vincent Starrett on January 7, 1943
Saturday November 9th 2024
Carlucci Restaurant, 6111 N River Road, Rosemont, IL.
6:30 P.M. – Cocktails and Hors d’oeuvres, Canonical Toasts
7:30 P.M. – Dinner
Program
AL SHAW, BSI
Master of The Hounds of the Baskerville (sic)
Speaker
Mr. Dan Andriacco, BSI
Dan Andriacco will speak on “Altamont, Conan Doyle, and the Irish,” taking a look at the Canonical author’s Irish connections in the wake of Nicholas Meyer’s Sherlock Holmes and the Telegram from Hell, which is much involved with Roger Casement and the Irish rebellion in the aftermath of “His Last Bow.” Dan is a member of the Baker Street Irregulars (“St. Saviour’s, Near King’s Cross”), the editor of The Baker Street Journal, and the author of author of twenty published mystery novels. He lives in what ACD called “the great city of Cincinnati” with his wife, Ann Brauer Andriacco
PLEASE NOTE: Attendance at this event is by invitation to Hounds and invited guests only. Space is limited so reserve early.