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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, his Sherlock Holmes stories and his literary references to Freemasonry

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Arthur Conan Doyle was initiated into the Phoenix Lodge, No. 257, at Southsea, Hampshire, on the 26th of January, 1887, and he made many literary references to Freemasonry in his work, especially in the Sherlock Holmes stories. According to Masonic … Continue reading →

Conan Doyle, Kipling, Rider Haggard, Jerome K Jerome and the The Authors’ Lodge

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‘Once a priest, always a priest; once a mason, always a mason; but once a journalist, always and forever a journalist.’ Freemason Rudyard Kipling, A Matter of Fact, Many Inventions, 1893 There is a Masonic lodge which still meets in London … Continue reading →

New article in Freemasonry Today by David Harrison

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Freemasonry Today – the official Grand Lodge of England magazine features a new article by David Harrison tracing the history of the Authors’ Lodge, a lodge based in London which has just celebrated its centenary. Rudyard Kipling was an honorary … Continue reading →