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Category Archives: Fiction
Sherlock Holmes movie update
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Saturday, 18th October 2008 Since our early September update, the Bartitsu Society has been in contact with the upcoming Sherlock Holmes movie production and has donated copies of both volumes of the Bartitsu Compendium to … Continue reading
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“I am a Woman, but no Weakling” – Judith Lee, Lady Detective
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Tuesday, 29th November 2011 He stopped – there was silence. The bell rang again. I was just about to suggest again that he should go and see who was at the outer door … Continue reading
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“A whirling black arm of the night”: an Excerpt from Dashiell Hammett’s “Nightmare Town” (1924)
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 16th January 2012 Thanks to Chris Amberger (The Secret History of the Sword) for unearthing the adventures of Steve Threefall, the adventurer-hero of Dashiell Hammett’s 1924 novelette “Nightmare Town”, whose fighting cane … Continue reading
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“A sphere of deadliness” – More Stickfighting Action from Hammett’s “Nightmare Town”
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 27th January 2012 Our second and final excerpt from Dashiell Hammett’s 1924 pulp classic, “Nightmare Town”, featuring hard-bitten adventurer Steve Threefall and his trademark weapon – an ebony fighting cane. Men filled … Continue reading
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Neal Stephenson on Bartitsu and Suffrajitsu in the Foreworld
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 10th June 2012 The Foreworld project is an epic multi-media historical fiction franchise centered around the martial arts of European history. Quoting Subutai principal Neal Stephenson on the subjects of Victorian-era self defence and physical … Continue reading
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“Susan Swayne and the Bewildered Bride”
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 22nd June 2012 The world premiere of this new play by Chicago playwright Reina Hardy will be produced by the Babes With Blades theatre company in August 2012. It’s 1888 in London, and the … Continue reading
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“Waylaid by a Ruffian!”
Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 19th August 2012 A cautionary tale of urban maleficence. Don’t let this happen to you! Ladies and gentlemen alike are invited to arm themselves against the tide of ruffianism by attending the … Continue reading
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