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Welcome to 223B Baker Street!
Welcome to 223B Baker Street The debut of Sherlock Holmes in the pages of 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 Best Sherlock Holmes Parodies and Pastiches: 1888-1930” collects 33 pieces — short stories, poems, and cartoons — published during the whole of Conan Doyle’s literary career. Also included are much of the original art and 340 footnotes identifying obscure words, historical figures, and events that readers were familiar with at the time.
Peschel Press’ 223B Casebook series — named because they’re “next door” to the original stories — is dedicated to publishing fanfiction created by amateur and professional writers during Conan Doyle’s lifetime.
Table of Contents
Introduction by Charles Press
An Interrupted Honeymoon / “A. Cone and Oil” (Charles C. Rothwell)
The Mystery of the Spot Ball / “C”
The Man Who “Bested” Sherlock Holmes / Joseph Baron
The Adventures of Chubblock Homes / Jack Butler Yeats
Sherlock Holmes and the Missing Box / Anonymous
The Identity of Miss Angela Vespers / “Ka”
Picklock’s Disappearance / R.C. Lehmann
Mrs. Dr. Sherlock Holmes / Anonymous
The Reappearance of Sherlock Holmes / Roy L. McCardell
The Adventure of the Child’s Perambulator / “Another Conan Doyle” (Charles Loomis)
The Adventure of the Pink Pearl / Anonymous
Notes of a Bookman / James MacArthur
Mr. Homes Solves a Question of Authorship / John Kendrick Bangs
The Adventure of the Missing Bee / P.G. Wodehouse
The Last of Sherlock Holmes / A.B. “Banjo” Paterson
Sherlock Holmes’ Daughter / H.H. Ballard
The Great Suit Case Mystery / Jacques Futrelle
By a Hair / Jean Giraudoux
Herlock’s One Mistake / Henry A. Hering
The Adventure of the Lost Manuscripts / Edmund L. Pearson
The Adventure of Shamrock Jolnes / O. Henry
Maddened by Mystery / Stephen Leacock
The Adventure of the Lost Baby / Carolyn Wells
Water, Water Everywhere and Not a Drop For Tea / Anonymous
The Mystery of the Leaping Fish / Tod Browning and Anita Loos
Narpoo Rum / Anonymous
The Looking-Glass / Anonymous
When the Spirits Rapped / Anonymous
Baffled / Anonymous
The Case of the Sinn Feiners / “Peter Todd” (Charles Hamilton)
The Master Mind / Dashiell Hammett
The Mystery of the Murdered Major / James Thurber
The Teapot Dome Case / “A. Conan Oyle” (N.H.)
Intelligence Service / “Z. 4.999”
The Rollo Boys with Sherlock in Mayfair / Corey Ford
The Adventure of the Missing Hatrack / Frederic Dorr Steele
Expert Assistance / James J. Montague
The Mystery Than Which / Rupert Hughes
The Adventure of the Whyos / Bill Peschel
(Links take you to the story posted at Planetpeschel.com. In many cases, the introductions there have been rewritten and expanded for book publication.)