The Inner Room: Editorial (ACD Journal vol. 10)
The Inner Room: Editorial [Vol. 10] is an article written by Christopher Roden published in the A.C.D. - The Journal of The Arthur Conan Doyle Society (Vol. 10, 2000).
This editorial looks ahead to the centenary celebrations of The Hound of the Baskervilles, highlights support for the Arthur Conan Doyle Collection in Toronto, and introduces the issue's lead article. It also ends with an appeal for more contributors, warning that the journal's survival depends on members submitting worthwhile material.
Editorial
The coming year or so will see, one suspects, considerable activity on the Doylean and Sherlockian front, brought about by the centenary of the publication of The Hound of the Baskervilles. The Arthur Conan Doyle Society is pleased to be playing a part in the celebrations with its involvement in FOOTPRINTS OF THE HOUND, a major celebration being planned to take place in Toronto in October 2001. A preliminary advertisement appears elsewhere in this issue, and developments will be reported in future issues of ACD. Professor Christopher Frayling, Rector of the Royal College of Art in London, and presenter of the BBC series Nightmare: The Birth of Horror — which included a programme devoted to The Hound of the Baskervilles — has already accepted an invitation to speak at the event; and there will be many other worthwhile attractions, too-including, it is hoped, manuscript material and rare artwork. Make a date in your diary now — FOOTPRINTS OF THE HOUND is an event you will not want to miss.
Thoughts of Toronto should also serve as a reminder of the work The Friends of The Arthur Conan Doyle Collection are doing to ensure that Collection's survival and growth. If you are not already a Friend, this is an ideal opportunity to consider joining. In return for your annual subscription, you will receive regular copies of the excellent The Magic Door, each issue of which contains fine articles relating to items in the Collection and other matters Doylean. Further details may be obtained from The Friends of The Arthur Conan Doyle Collection, Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4W 2G8, or from the web-site at <www.acdfriends.org>.
Our lead article in this issue of ACD is Thomas R. Tietze's 'A. Conan Doyle: Poet'. I'm delighted to have this insightful piece from Tom, who has been one of our more regular contributors over the years. And speaking of contributors leads me to my final point: after eleven years, it becomes no easier to obtain the material required to keep ACD alive. There is no doubt that the material is out there — or that there are people able to present it in the form of journal articles — but, all too often, promises come to naught and we are left struggling to gather worthwhile articles to ensure that the Journal survives. If you care for ACD, and wish to see its continuing publication, you may like to ask yourself if there isn't something you, too, should be doing.
Christopher Roden
- Article courtesy Christopher Roden, founder of The Arthur Conan Doyle Society (1989-2003).
