1st Edition
The Alternative Sherlock Holmes Pastiches, Parodies and Copies
368 Pages
by
Routledge
368 Pages
by
Routledge
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Between 1887 and 1927, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote sixty Sherlock Holmes stories, and his great Canon has become the most praised, most studied, and best-known chapter in the history of detective fiction. Over twenty thousand publications pertaining to the Sherlock Holmes phenomenon are known to have been published, most of them historical and critical studies. In addition, however, almost since... Read more
Contents: Introduction; The vaults of Cox & Co: Watson's unchronicled cases and their pastiches; Baker Street revisited: period pastiches; However improbable: non-period pastiches; Friends, relations, and one enemy; The sincerest form of flattery: parodies and impostors; Complimentary (complementary?), my dear Holmes: copies and rivals; Bibliography; Indexes.
Biography
Peter Ridgway Watt, Joseph Green
'...not only a treasure trove of information but also superb research tool.' Sherlock '... a magnificent achievement, and Messrs Watt and Green have done a great service to all serious scholars of the world-wide phenomenon that is Sherlock Holmes.' District Messenger '... the book is a fine survey, intended for the academic community, but any Sherlockian interested in the genre will find the book fascinating, if only for the many opportunities to mutter 'I haven't read that one'.' Sherlockians and Doyleans '... scholars and passionate lay readers of the Holmes canon will appreciate the book's wit and scope: no other book so entertainingly and comprehensively discusses the field of alternative Holmesiana.' Australasian Victorian Studies Journal
