Sherlock holmes great war parodies and pastiches i. 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. What is the edition preferred to read sherlock holmes. The mandala of sherlock holmes published in the united states as sherlock holmes. 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.
From these pages you can download all the original sherlock holmes stories for free. This collection of short stories, all related to the character of sherlock holmes and his universe, includes six pastiches written by j. 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. The last twelve stories written about holmes and watson, these tales reflect the disillusioned world of the 1920s in which they were written. 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. Almost exclusively written by female authors, these novels can give a fascinating new perspective to the original conan doyle characters. Sherlock holmes has long been a popular character for pastiche, holmesrelated w.
The longer a work becomes, the harder it is to maintain another writers style, sense, language. With over 500 books its the largest collection of new sherlock holmes books in the world. Sherlock holmes pastiches sherlock holmes books by mx. Which edition out of the many editions and versions is the rightauthentic one. These novels follow the adventures of the worlds greatest detective, sherlock holmes and his friend and assistant, dr. Sherlock holmes books brings the best in new sherlock holmes novels, biographies, graphic novels and short story collections every month. As the name states, this is about sherlock holmes pastiches and fanfiction.
If i have understood what youre saying correctly, youre asking. Which postdoyle sherlock holmes stories are worth reading. Its hard to describe without spoilers, but let it be said that its one. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
Also included are much of the original art and more than 340 footnotes identifying obscure words, historical figures, and events that readers were familiar. 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. Sherlock holmes great war parodies and pastiches i by bill. Despite the fact that you are secretly my halfbrother, watson, and that you continue reading shades of sherlock holmes. The tangled skein is part sherlock holmes novel and part hammer horror tribute which is probably why i love the book so much.
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. The adventures of the great detective in india and tibet by. A heading in red indicates that the character appears in, or plays an important offstage role in, the story. Both had all the various books separately, but im looking for an omnibustype collection. Titles in regular type are those in which the character appears. Titled the late sherlock holmes, it came from the pen of doyles close friend, j. The last sherlock holmes story is an interesting story and technically impressive, but grim and i think cheating. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. We went through nearly a century of dedicated literature in order to select some of the best sherlock holmes pastiches ever published. The complete sherlock holmes by arthur conan doyle. A study in emerald by neil gaiman which appears in the sherlockianlovecraft crossover anthology shadows over baker street. The top 10 sherlock holmes pastiches of all time part ii. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a sherlock holmes sextuplet. Sherlock holmes pastiches and fanfiction public group.
The return of sherlock holmes is a collection of sherlock holmes stories, originally published in 19031904, by arthur conan doyle. 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. 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. Of all the categories of pastiche for sherlock holmes, traditional is the most popular. Barrie, who was to create peter pan a decade later. 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. Analysis and discussion of characters in sherlock holmes pastiches. The canon of sherlock holmes is simply every sherlock holmes story written by his creator, sir arthur conan doyle. 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. M barrie, sir arthur conan doyle himself, plus an anonymous writer.
The following is a collection of all the sherlock holmes novels by sir arthur conan doyle. What are the best noncanon sherlock holmes stories. The canon includes all the stories and novels listed on this page in a single document. An old hat and a christmas goose are the only clues to a stolen jewel. 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. Best sherlock holmes pastiches the best sherlock holmes pastiches i ever read.
Selections from the improbable adventures of sherlock holmes by. Pdf the complete sherlock holmes, vol 2 book sherlock. Reh goes hard boiled by bob byrne the fists of robert e. The memoirs of sherlock holmes by arthur conan doyle. A young bride disappears immediately after her wedding. The return of sherlock holmes arthur conan doyle feedbooks. Sherlock holmes pastiche characters canonical characters. 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. Which format would you like to read the stories in. 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.
This volume contains six entertaining sherlock holmes pastiches which, mostly, have at least some of the flavor of the original arthur conan doyle stories. Sherlock holmes pastiches featuring strong, or lead female characters are a relatively new phenomenon. The book was published in england on october 14, 1892 by george newnes ltd and in a us. Download the complete sherlock holmes, arthur conan doyle. Presented as an entertaining narrative, of interest to both the aficionado and the scholar, it provides full bibliographic data on virtually all the. Historical sherlock holmes pastiches ebook by anonymous. 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.
Paul jeffers are sure to thrill all lovers of the holmes canon. The complete sherlock holmes stories in epub format. The big book of sherlock holmes stories ebook 9781101872628. In addition to this thrill, i also got a few surprises.
Six sherlockian pastiches kindle edition by curran, david francis. Pastiches, parodies, and copies by peter ridgway watt and joseph green, the first known period pastiche dates from 1893. 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 is a collection of twelve stories by sir arthur conan doyle, featuring his famous detective and illustrated by sidney paget. Enola holmes sleuth philomel, 2008 holmes and younger sister, young adult but better written than many pastiches. Yes, i checked the collection here and on gutenberg. 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. These mysteriesand many moreare brought to the house on baker street where detective sherlock holmes resides. The world of alternative sherlockian fiction amex essentials. The adventures of sherlock holmes arthur conan doyle. Im hoping goodreads will at some point add my own latest sherlock titled sherlock holmes and the mystery of einsteins daughter. Historical sherlock holmes pastiches op versione epub. 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. What are some of the best sherlock holmes pastiches.
Titles in italics indicate that the character is merely mentioned. 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. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive collection ever assembled. The first edition of the novel was published in october 31st 1914, and was written by arthur conan doyle. 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. Giallo short stories 15 pagine sherlock holmes short stories from 1891, 1896, 1903, 1904 and 1924. Best sherlock holmes fiction pastiches a story in the style of, or using the characters of sherlock holmes. Free download or read online the complete sherlock holmes, vol 2 pdf epub sherlock holmes series book. Sherlock holmes pastiches traditional novels and novellas. The adventures of sherlock holmes by arthur conan doyle. 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 book was first published on march 7, 1905 by georges newnes, ltd and in a colonial edition by longmans. Page numbers indicate the page on which the character appears or is mentioned.
So, youre basically not looking for a special edition or an edition with pictures or annotatio. 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. 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. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 709 pages and is available in hardcover format. Sherlock holmes books new and notable pastiche, novels. These stories were licensed by the arthur conan doyle estate. 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. Publication date 1904 topics mystery, detective, novel, crime, english literature, fiction, english, classics publisher gutenberg. 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 collection opensource language interlingua. The complete novels and stories download free epub, pdf. 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.
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