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>