credmond@watmath.UUCP (Chris Redmond) (04/10/85)
I've just come back to net.mail after some months of not reading it,
and am delighted to find a discussion about Sherlock Holmes -- my
greatest enthusiasm in life! -- going on here.
Even those of us who are practically full-time Sherlockians are having
trouble keeping up with the "pastiches" (the accepted in-word for
Holmes stories not written by the original Doyle). There are dozens
of them and they're almost all awful, although Prisoner of the Devil
(Hardwick) and a couple of others are pretty acceptable.
All of them are listed in the book-size bibliographies of Holmes and Watson
compiled by Ronald De Waal of Colorado State University (two volumes in
print, a third one due shortly) but of course there is a several years'
delay before the listings appear. (The first book-length pastiche, The
Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes, actually a collection of short tales,
dates from 1944.)
In the shorter run, they're generally reported in the Sherlockian journals,
of which there are dozens -- about three major ones and lots and lots of
local newsletters.
I would be happy to provide the address of anybody's nearest Sherlockian
society (most North American cities and college towns have them) on
request.
You'll get a faster response from me if you use the address
watdcs!credmond
since I am only on watmath occasionally.mupmalis@watarts.UUCP (mike upmalis) (04/14/85)
In article <13856@watmath.UUCP> credmond@watmath.UUCP (Chris Redmond) writes: >I've just come back to net.mail after some months of not reading it, >and am delighted to find a discussion about Sherlock Holmes -- my >greatest enthusiasm in life! -- going on here. > The authour of the above posting is the author of a wonderful book, with an even more wonerful title of "In Bed With Sherlock Homes", a book that explores sexual innuendo in the Victorian times of the greatest detective, while it may be boosterism to promote the work of a fellow Waterloonie, the book has been described as the best mix of academe and investigation with a healthy dose of dry humour and reverance for the world's greatest detective. The book is out in hardcover in Candada, however I cannot relate any details about what is happening in the states/world? I suspect that the author could handle some inquiries, but I think your local bookstore may be beter prepared. Strongly recommened.. -- ~~ Mike Upmalis (mupmalis@watarts)<University of Waterloo>