The debut of Sherlock Holmes in The Strand magazine introduced one of fiction’s most memorable heroes. Arthur Conan Doyle’s spellbinding tales of mystery and detection, along with Holmes’ deep friendship with Doctor Watson, touched the hearts of fans worldwide, and inspired imitations, parodies, songs, art, even erotica, that continues to this very day.
The 223B Casebook Series collects the short stories, poems, advertisements, and cartoons that published during each stage of Conan Doyle’s literary career.
Also included are any original art that accompanied the stories and hundreds of footnotes identifying obscure words, historical figures, and events that readers were familiar with at the time.
NOTE: The quality of these stories vary wildly. Some were written by newspaper reporters on a deadline, boys and girls for their school magazines, and exhibit more enthusiasm than literary talent. If you want the best stories, buy “The Best Sherlock Holmes Parodies and Pastiches.” These stories were selected to dovetail with Otto Penzler’s “The Big Book of Sherlock Holmes Stories” with no duplication!
Peschel Press’ 223B Casebook series — named because they’re “next door” to the original stories — is dedicated to publishing the fanfiction created by amateur and professional writers during Conan Doyle’s lifetime.
The 223B Series Books
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| The Cases of Blue Ploermel By James Thurber | ||
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| Sherlock Holmes Victorian Parodies and Pastiches: 1888-1899 Edited by Bill Peschel | Sherlock Holmes Edwardian Parodies and Pastiches I: 1900-1904 Edited by Bill Peschel | Sherlock Holmes Edwardian Parodies and Pastiches II: 1905-1909 Edited by Bill Peschel |
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| Sherlock Holmes Great War Parodies and Pastiches I: 1910-1914 Edited by Bill Peschel | Sherlock Holmes Great War Parodies and Pastiches II: 1915-1919 Edited by Bill Peschel | Sherlock Holmes Jazz Age Parodies and Pastiches I: 1920-1924 Edited by Bill Peschel |
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| Sherlock Holmes Jazz Age Parodies and Pastiches II: 1925-1930 Edited by Bill Peschel | The Early Punch Parodies of Sherlock Holmes Edited by Bill Peschel | The Best Sherlock Holmes Parodies and Pastiches: 1888-1930 Edited by Bill Peschel |
Other Links to Sherlock Holmes Parodies
Bill Peschel wrote 7 pastiches featuring Mark Twain in Sherlock Holmes’ world (including Irene Adler, Mycroft, and a young John H. Watson!). Learn more about “The Casebook of Twain and Holmes.”
One story in “The Casebook of Twain and Holmes” was issued as a single ebook. Learn more about “The Adventure of the Whyos.”
Read the Holmes parodies and pastiches I collected and published online..