As the name states, this is about sherlock holmes pastiches and fanfiction. In december, 1887, a seminal event in the history of english literature occurred. This book is a collection of six short stories by tim symonds, three of which have appeared previously in various instalments of the mx book of new sherlock holmes stories. Paul jeffers are sure to thrill all lovers of the holmes canon. Sherlock holmes great war parodies and pastiches i by bill.
Sherlock holmes has long been a popular character for pastiche, holmesrelated w. The complete sherlock holmes by arthur conan doyle. Historical sherlock holmes pastiches ebook by anonymous. Six sherlockian pastiches kindle edition by curran, david francis. Publication date 1904 topics mystery, detective, novel, crime, english literature, fiction, english, classics publisher gutenberg. Sherlock holmes collection opensource language interlingua. Conan doyle, due to the time he was writing late 1800s had a limited number of female characters and their roles were quite limited mrs. These are the first of the sherlock holmes short stories, originally published as single stories in the strand magazine from july 1891 to june 1892. Sherlock holmes books new and notable pastiche, novels. The first edition of the novel was published in october 31st 1914, and was written by arthur conan doyle. These mysteriesand many moreare brought to the house on baker street where detective sherlock holmes resides. These novels follow the adventures of the worlds greatest detective, sherlock holmes and his friend and assistant, dr. Pastiches of conan doyle works are mostly sherlock holmes stories written by other authors and as such dont belong to the official sherlock holmes stories written by sir arthur conan doyle.
The last sherlock holmes story is an interesting story and technically impressive, but grim and i think cheating. M barrie, sir arthur conan doyle himself, plus an anonymous writer. A young bride disappears immediately after her wedding. Selections from the improbable adventures of sherlock holmes by. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive collection ever assembled. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 709 pages and is available in hardcover format. This list includes only published novels or series in which holmes is at least one of the main characters in at least one book and that are at least 100 pages in length. The canon includes all the stories and novels listed on this page in a single document. The book was published in england on october 14, 1892 by george newnes ltd and in a us. What are the best noncanon sherlock holmes stories. Yes, i checked the collection here and on gutenberg. Titles in regular type are those in which the character appears. Reh goes hard boiled by bob byrne the fists of robert e.
Analysis and discussion of characters in sherlock holmes pastiches. Best sherlock holmes fiction pastiches a story in the style of, or using the characters of sherlock holmes. The canon of sherlock holmes is simply every sherlock holmes story written by his creator, sir arthur conan doyle. This volume contains six entertaining sherlock holmes pastiches which, mostly, have at least some of the flavor of the original arthur conan doyle stories. For a mere ten dollars, i acquired handsomely bound, suitably patinaofagebearing editions of each and every one of the sleuth of 221b baker streets adventures that sir arthur conan doyle ever wrote. The adventures of sherlock holmes by arthur conan doyle. The world of alternative sherlockian fiction amex essentials. Another seminal event in the world of holmesian pastiches was the 1954 publication of the exploits of sherlock holmes, which was important for two reasons, first because of the stature of its two. The top 10 sherlock holmes pastiches of all time part ii. In addition to this thrill, i also got a few surprises. Presented as an entertaining narrative, of interest to both the aficionado and the scholar, it provides full bibliographic data on virtually all the. The complete sherlock holmes stories in epub format. These stories were licensed by the arthur conan doyle estate.
The site was initially a listing of historical, fictional and canonical characters appearing, or mentioned, in published sherlock holmes pastiches, parodies and. Some of the sharpest turns of wit in english literature are contrasted by dark images of psychological tragedy, suicide, and incest in a collection of tales that have haunted generations of readers. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Titles in italics indicate that the character is merely mentioned. Adapted from the original sherlock holmes radio broadcasts featuring basil rathbone and nigel bruce and penned by the talented anthony boucher, these new pastiches by h. The adventures of sherlock holmes arthur conan doyle. The return of sherlock holmes is a collection of sherlock holmes stories, originally published in 19031904, by arthur conan doyle. A heading in red indicates that the character appears in, or plays an important offstage role in, the story. Im hoping goodreads will at some point add my own latest sherlock titled sherlock holmes and the mystery of einsteins daughter. Here are some of the best holmes pastiches of the last 30 years, twentyeight tales of mystery and the imagination detailing holmess further exploits, as told by.
Currans family had a couple of direct connections with doyle through a several greats grandmother who was a. I have enjoyed harryts excellent sherlock holmes omnibus and am curious about sherlock holmes stories by other authors. Pages in category sherlock holmes pastiches the following 141 pages are in this category, out of 141 total. The book was first published on march 7, 1905 by georges newnes, ltd and in a colonial edition by longmans. Sherlock holmes pastiches traditional novels and novellas. Sherlock holmes pastiches and fanfiction public group.
I have something of a complex relationship with sherlock holmes pastiches sometimes i really enjoy them, sometimes im completely ambivalent, sometimes i loathe them but invariably i pick them apart with the relish of a pedant. What are some of the best sherlock holmes pastiches. We went through nearly a century of dedicated literature in order to select some of the best sherlock holmes pastiches ever published. So, youre basically not looking for a special edition or an edition with pictures or annotatio.
The adventures of sherlock holmes is a collection of twelve stories by sir arthur conan doyle, featuring his famous detective and illustrated by sidney paget. The complete novels and stories download free epub, pdf. Pdf the complete sherlock holmes, vol 2 book sherlock. Best sherlock holmes pastiches the best sherlock holmes pastiches i ever read.
I still remember the thrill i felt when i happened upon a set of the complete sherlock holmes stories at an antique store. Sherlock holmes pastiches sherlock holmes books by mx. Both had all the various books separately, but im looking for an omnibustype collection. While this is a the public life of sherlock holmes post, its just one of more than a dozen coming in black gates discovering robert e. Its very interesting and dark as well, feels extremely real in it acd turns to watson for help when he discovers that john is a friend of holmes, who as well as watson are treated like real peopld. The collection gaslight grimoire has lots of good holmes pastiches, including a study in emerald which is awesome, a good moriarty story by kim newman, and holmespeter pan by barbara hambly. From these pages you can download all the original sherlock holmes stories for free. The big book of sherlock holmes stories ebook 9781101872628.
The memoirs of sherlock holmes by arthur conan doyle. The site was initially a listing of historical, fictional and canonical characters appearing, or mentioned, in published sherlock holmes pastiches, parodies and other sherlockian writings. Of all the categories of pastiche for sherlock holmes, traditional is the most popular. A study in emerald by neil gaiman which appears in the sherlockianlovecraft crossover anthology shadows over baker street. The twisting, turning storyline is deftly woven and despite the overt supernatural elements inherent in the plot, the book still feels true to its doylean. With over 500 books its the largest collection of new sherlock holmes books in the world. There was a ninestory collection called the oriental sherlock holmes that i picked up in amazons big sale today and i am curious what else is out there. Free download or read online the complete sherlock holmes, vol 2 pdf epub sherlock holmes series book. Also included are much of the original art and more than 340 footnotes identifying obscure words, historical figures, and events that readers were familiar. Silver blaze the yellow face the stockbrokers clerk the gloria scott the musgrave ritual the reigate puzzle the crooked man the resident patient the greek interpreter the naval. Despite the fact that you are secretly my halfbrother, watson, and that you continue reading shades of sherlock holmes.
Sherlock holmes pastiche characters canonical characters. Its hard to describe without spoilers, but let it be said that its one. The return of sherlock holmes arthur conan doyle feedbooks. Titled the late sherlock holmes, it came from the pen of doyles close friend, j. The longer a work becomes, the harder it is to maintain another writers style, sense, language. The casebook of sherlock holmes arthur conan doyle.
Crossover, fantasy, science fiction, modern day are other types, but it is those that are very close to the original writings of sir arthur conan doyle that are the. The following is a collection of all the sherlock holmes novels by sir arthur conan doyle. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The missing years is a sherlock holmes pastiche novel by jamyang norbu, originally published in india in 1999 the novel is an account of holmes adventures in india and tibet where, posing as norwegian explorer sigerson, he meets the dalai lama and huree chunder mookerjee, a character from rudyard kiplings. The mandala of sherlock holmes published in the united states as sherlock holmes. This collection of short stories, all related to the character of sherlock holmes and his universe, includes six pastiches written by j. Giallo short stories 15 pagine sherlock holmes short stories from 1891, 1896, 1903, 1904 and 1924. If i have understood what youre saying correctly, youre asking. Im looking for a sherlock holmes collection in epub format can deal with others, but epub s easiest for my setup, preferably drmfree and not outrageously priced.
In which we consider the holmes pastiche, for better or for worse holmes forced more of the vile turkish tobacco into his pipe, wincing as he realised that yet again he was smoking the damnable stuff in order to keep up appearances. Barrie, who was to create peter pan a decade later. A study in scarlet the sign of four the adventures of sherlock holmes the memoirs of sherlock holmes the hound of the baskervilles the return of. Historical sherlock holmes pastiches op versione epub. Pastiches, parodies, and copies by peter ridgway watt and joseph green, the first known period pastiche dates from 1893. Which postdoyle sherlock holmes stories are worth reading. Enola holmes sleuth philomel, 2008 holmes and younger sister, young adult but better written than many pastiches. The tangled skein is part sherlock holmes novel and part hammer horror tribute which is probably why i love the book so much.
Page numbers indicate the page on which the character appears or is mentioned. Sherlock holmes great war parodies and pastiches i. Which edition out of the many editions and versions is the rightauthentic one. Sherlock holmes books brings the best in new sherlock holmes novels, biographies, graphic novels and short story collections every month. Im delighted to present my top ten list of traditionally published pastiches for the venerable strand magazine, for which im honoured to have written ten of my own sherlockian tales, which are now collected, for the first time, in the whole art of detection. The adventures of the great detective in india and tibet by. An old hat and a christmas goose are the only clues to a stolen jewel. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a sherlock holmes sextuplet. Which format would you like to read the stories in. Download the complete sherlock holmes, arthur conan doyle. Almost exclusively written by female authors, these novels can give a fascinating new perspective to the original conan doyle characters.
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