The Big Book of Sherlock Holmes Stories

The biggest collection of Sherlock Holmes stories ever assembled! Arguably no other character in history has been so enduringly popular as Sherlock Holmes. Ever since his first appearance, in Arthur Conan Doyle’s 1887 novella A Study in Scarlet , readers have loved reading about him almost as much as writers have loved writing about him. Here, Otto Penzler collects eighty-three wonderful stories about Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson, published over a span of more than a hundred years. Featuring pitch-perfect cases by acclaimed modern-day Sherlockians Leslie S. Klinger, Laurie R. King, Lyndsay Faye and Daniel Stashower; pastiches by literary luminaries both classic (P. G. Wodehouse, Dorothy B. Hughes, Kingsley Amis) and current (Anne Perry, Stephen King, Colin Dexter); and parodies by Conan Doyle’s contemporaries A. A. Milne, James M. Barrie, and O. Henry, not to mention genre-bending cases by science-fiction greats Poul Anderson and Michael Moorcock. No matter if your favorite Holmes is Basil Rathbone, Jeremy Brett, Robert Downey, Jr., or Benedict Cumberbatch, whether you are a lifelong fan or only recently acquainted with the Great Detective, readers of all ages are sure to enjoy The Big Book of Sherlock Holmes Stories. Including - Over a century’s worth of cases, from Conan Doyle’s 1890s parodies of his own creation to Neil Gaiman’s “The Case of Death and Honey” (2011) - Appearances by those other great detectives Hercule Poirot and C. Auguste Dupin - 15 Edgar Award–winning authors and 5 Mystery Writers of America Grand Masters - Stories by Laurie R. King, Colin Dexter, Anthony Burgess, Anne Perry, Stephen King, P.G. Wodehouse, Kingsley Amis, and many, many more.

List of contents

CONTENTS
 
Introduction by Otto Penzler
 
THE MASTER
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Field Bazaar
Arthur Conan Doyle, How Watson Learned the Trick
 
FAMILIAR AS THE ROSE IN SPRING
Vincent Starrett, The Unique Hamlet
Bret Harte, The Stolen Cigar-Case
Arthur Whitaker, The Case of the Man Who Was Wanted
James M. Barrie, The Adventure of the Two Collaborators
O. Henry, The Sleuths
A. B. Cox, Holmes and the Dasher
Stephen Leacock, An Irreducible Detective Story
Stephen King, The Doctor s Case
 
THE LITERATURE OF CRIME
Davis Grubb, The Brown Recluse
Kingsley Amis, The Darkwater Hall Mystery
J.C. Masterman, The Case of the Gifted Amateur
James M. Barrie, The Late Sherlock Holmes
Edmund Pearson, Sherlock Holmes and the Drood Mystery
A.A. Milne, The Rape of the Sherlock
P. G. Wodehouse, From a Detective s Note-Book
Hugh Kingsmill, The Ruby of Khitmandu
August Derleth, The Adventure of the Remarkable Worm
H. F. Heard, The Enchanted Garden
Ring Lardner, A Study in Handwriting
Neil Gaiman, The Case of Death and Honey
Anthony Burgess, Murder to Music
 
IN THE BEGINNING
James M. Barrie, An Evening with Sherlock Holmes
Robert Barr, Detective Stories Gone Wrong: The Adventures of Sherlaw Kombs
Anonymous, Sherlock Holmes vs. Conan Doyle
R. C. Lehmann, The Duke s Feather
Roy L. McCardell, The Sign of the 400
 
HOLMESLESS
Christopher Morley, Codeine (7 Per Cent)
Laurie R. King, Mrs. Hudson s Case
Bliss Austin, The Final Problem
 
NOT OF THIS PLACE
Anthony Boucher, The Adventure of the Bogle-Wolf
Poul Anderson, The Martian Crown Jewels
Anonymous, Sherlock Among the Spirits
Logan Clendening, The Case of the Missing Patriarchs
Loren D. Estleman, The Devil and Sherlock Holmes
 
KEEPING THE MEMORY GREEN
S. C. Roberts, The Strange Case of the Megatherium Thefts
Peter Cannon, The Adventure of the Noble Husband
William O. Fuller, A Night with Sherlock Holmes
Leslie S. Klinger, The Adventure of the Wooden Box
Donald Thomas, The Case of the Unseen Hand
Sam Benady, The Abandoned Brigantine
Barry Day, The Adventure of the Curious Canary
Frederic Dorr Steele, The Adventure of the Murdered Art Editor
David Stuart Davies, The Darlington Substitution Scandal
James C. Iraldi, The Problem of the Purple Maculas
 
YOU THINK THAT S FUNNY?
Robert Barr, The Adventure of the Second Swag
Stanley Rubinstein, Sheer Luck Again
John Kendrick Bangs, A Pragmatic Enigma
Anonymous, Herlock Sholmes at It Again
Anthony Armstrong, The Reigate Road Murder
William B. Kahn, The Succored Beauty
Gregory Breitman, The Marriage of Sherlock Holmes
E. F. Benson and Eustace H. Miles, The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Chapman, The Unmasking of Sherlock Holmes
George F. Forrest, The Adventure of the Diamond Necklace
Robert L. Fish

Report

Catnip for Sherlock Holmes fans. . . . The list of who hasn t weighed in on the World s Greatest Detective has become much shorter than the roll of those who have. . . .
The question must be asked: Did we need another one? Yes. And Otto Penzler s Big Book of Sherlock Holmes Stories is that book. . . . For those who love the cranky inhabitant at 221B, and for those who appreciate good writing about him, and especially for those who can t get enough of other 'takes' on him.
     The Seattle Times
 
Hours upon hours of entertainment for both new fans and Baker Street Irregulars alike.
     Paste
 
The perfect gift for the Holmes fan who has everything but the 'Herlock Shomes At It Again' parody written by Anonymous in 1916.
     The Free-Lance Star (Fredericksburg)

A landmark volume. . . . Essential. . . . Easily the largest collection of Sherlockiana tales ever published. It merits celebration on that basis alone, as a bibliographic event of gargantuan proportions. . . . Show[s] the profound effect Holmes and Watson have had on popular culture and on other writers of crime fiction.
      Booklist (starred review)      

The breadth of this anthology, which spans over a century and includes everything from straight pastiches and parodies to fully developed whodunits, is but one of its virtues. . . . The variety of approaches  is an eloquent testament to Conan Doyle s genius in creating such an iconic character. . . . Perhaps Penzler s most significant contribution is rescuing from undeserved obscurity talented writers who have captured the Watsonian narrative voice and combined it with brilliant deductions and mesmerizing plots. . . . This volume is a must for all fans of the great detective.
     Publishers Weekly (starred, boxed review)
 
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote 60 stories about Holmes, and more than 6,000 have been penned by other authors since. This collection gathers the best of those stories from Holmes admirers. . . . The pieces are separated into categories, which makes choosing a story more fun for the reader. . . . A must-have for all libraries. This is the only book of its kind to collect so many pastiches dedicated to Holmes, 83 total. Fans of the fictional detective will find great joy in this tome.
     Library Journal (starred review)

Product details

• Authors: Otto Penzler
• Assisted by: Ott Penzler (Editor), Otto Penzler (Editor)
• Publisher: Vintage USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.10.2015
• EAN: 9781101872611
• ISBN: 978-1-101-87261-1
• No. of pages: 816
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 232 mm x 36 mm
• Series: VINTAGE BOOKS; Vintage crime/Black Lizard; Vintage Crime/Black Lizard Original; A Vintage Crime/Black Lizard Original; Vintage crime/Black Lizard
• Subject: Fiction > Suspense