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The Junior Denizens of the Bar of Gold is a Junior scion of the parent group The Denizens of the Bar of Gold. The group has been formed to keep the memory of the Master "green".

Meeting on a bimonthly basis, the Junior Denizens will study the Arthur Conan Doyle canon of 56 short stories and 4 novels. Our purpose is to read, discuss and enjoy the stories that have made Sherlock Holmes the most celebrated character in English literature.

As you read the stories, perhaps some questions would help stimulate your thought processes. There are two sites operated by the Junior Denizens that will be of interest to any budding student of the canon.The bar of gold is the blog where you can meet the members of our band of poor devils and communicate with them. 221Blog: Questioning the canon will let you participate in our discussion by seeing the questions that are asked our meetings and commenting on them. Our members will be online from time to time to contact you with their thoughts. Try them!

Also The Hounds of the Internet and The View Halloa cover the Canon with their penetrating questions and commentary.

Our group can be joined by anyone interested in the comraderie and fun that attends the intellectual pursuit of problem solving. Each meeting will focus on a specific story from the canon. The writings are listed below along with links to each of them. The tales that have been read can be found at *Junior Denizens Tales.

*Indicates adventures featured at previous meetings ( Junior Denizen Tales )

*The Complete Sherlock Holmes

From Camden House

The Original Stories

from Sherlockian.net

The Complete Sherlock Holmes

*The chronology of the canon is after William Baring-Gould

1874

"The Gloria Scott"

1879

*The Musgrave Ritual

1881

*Holmes meets Watson in Chapter One of A Study in Scarlet

The investigation of A Study in Scarlet

1883

*The Speckled Band

1886

The Resident Patient

The Noble Bachelor

*The Second Stain

1887

*The Reigate (Puzzle) Squire(s)

A Scandal in Bohemia

*The Man with the Twisted Lip

*The Five Orange Pips

A Case of Indentity

*The Red-Headed League

The Dying Detective

*The Blue Carbuncle

1888

The Valley of Fear

a. The Valley of Fear-Questions

b. The Molly Maguires

c. Sherlockian Net: The Valley of Fear

d. Mollies, Fenians, and Arthur Conan Doyle

The Yellow Face

*The Greek Interpreter

The Sign of the Four

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1889

The Copper Beeches

The Boscombe Valley Mystery

The Stock-broker's Clerk

*The Naval Treaty

The Cardboard Box

 * The Engineer's Thumb

The Crooked Man

1890

*Wisteria Lodge

*Silver Blaze 

The Beryl Coronet

The Final Problem

1894

The Empty House

*The Golden Pince-nez

1895

The Three Students

The Solitary Cyclist

*Black Peter

The Norwood Builder

* The Bruce-Partington Plans

1896

The Veiled Lodger

*The Sussex Vampire

The Missing Three-Quarter

1897

*Abbey Grange

*The Devil's Foot

1898

The Dancing Men

The Retired Colourman

1899

Charles Augustus Milverton

1900

The Six Napoleons

*Thor Bridge

1901

Priory School

1902

Shoscombe Old Place

The Three Garridebs

*The Disappearance of Lady Francis Carfax

*The Illustrious Client

The Red Circle

1903

*The Blanched Soldier

Three Gables

The Mazarin Stone

The Creeping Man

1909

The Lion's Mane

1914

His Last Bow


The Turner Classic Movies collection of Sherlock Holmes is outstanding. The link below will take you to a list of of 170 possible choices of performances in various formats.

Turner Classic Movies: Mystery-Sherlock Holmes