The Diogenes Club: The Sherlock Holmes Library Volume III

PARODIES AND PASTICHES	*CDM*	*WBG*	MM	*JBS*	ANNOTATIONS

1893 The Adventure of the Two Collaborators Sir James M. Barrie	no	yes	no	no	WBG indicates that Sir Arthur considered this as the best of the parodies. DIOGENES: This pastiche can be found in *Sherlock Holmes: The Published Apocrypha, and was written on the flyleaf of a gift book to Doyle. It relates to their failed opera, Jane Annie.* *The Adventure of the Two Collaborators* can be found at this site; see the Diogenes Club Membership Directory for more information about Sir James M. Barrie

1896 The Field Bazaar Sir Arthur Conan Doyle	no	yes	no	no	WBG suggested that Sherlockians would wish for this parody to be included as important readings. DIOGENES: This pastiche can be found in *Sherlock Holmes: The Published Apocrypha, and was written for The Student* as a fund-raiser for Edinburgh University, Sir Arthur's Alma Mater. An eText of *The Field Bazaar* can be found at this site.
1910 Arsene Lupin versus Herlock Sholmes Maurice LeBlanc	no	yes	no	yes	WBG indicated that there is reason to believe that this parody was either "authorized, or at least condoned..."
1920 The Unique Hamlet Vincent Starrett	no	yes	yes	yes	WBG: limited to 200 copies. he suggested this as being at the very top of the pastiches MM noted this as the "first quality pastiche". DIOGENES: may have been fewer than 200 copies. reprinted in *The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes* OP: Number 22 Q: Number 66
1924 How Watson Learned the Trick Sir Arthur Conan Doyle	no	yes	no	no	WBG suggested that Sherlockians would wish for this parody to be included as important readings. DIOGENES: This pastiche can be found in *Sherlock Holmes: The Published Apocrypha, and was written for The Book of the Queen's Dolls' House Library. How Watson Learned the Trick* can be found at this site.
1940 The Case of the Baker Street Irregulars Anthony Boucher	no	no	yes	yes	DIOGENES: available in paperback reprint. Not to be confused with the Sherlockian children's novel of the similar name, *The Case of Baker Street Irregular* (not Irregulars) by Robert Newman
1941 A Taste for Honey HRF Heard	no	yes	no	yes	WBG singled out this novel-length pastiche. DIOGENES: Holmes was never actually identified as Sherlock Holmes, but was called Mr. Mycroft. As expected, he did keep bees in Sussex. Also found in a larger compilation called the *Amazing Mycroft Mysteries. OP: Number 47*
1944 The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes, Ellery Queen, Ed.	no	yes	yes	yes	DIOGENES: the first collection of parodies and pastiches. About 125 were distributed at the BSI dinner in 1944 WBG indicated that he believed this to be a collection of the very best pastiches. MM noted this volume as rare due to "questions of copyright" OP: Number 51
1945 In Re: Sherlock Holmes, The Adventures of Solar Pons August Derleth	n/a	yes	yes	yes	WBG singled out this (and the following stories) as "King" in volume, if nothing else. JSB noted 7 more volumes and an omnibus of all in 1982. DIOGENES: This series was continued by Basil Copper after Derleth and is available in paperback reprint. All of the Pontine abbreviations can be found at The Abbreviations. You may access the Pontine Website at The Annotated Solar Pons Bibliography. OP: Number 55
1954 The Exploits Sherlock Holmes John Dickson Carr and Adrian Conan Doyle	n/a	yes	yes	yes	WBG considered this group of pastiches second only to Starrett's *Unique Hamlet.* MM noted that these are excellent stories, but "not at the level of the master". DIOGENES: The publication date for this volume is 1954, not 1960 as noted on the *JBS Basic 100* as it is summarized at Yoxley Old Place. This volume went to many printings and is available in paperback as well as recently in a Hardback version from B&N Books. All of the abbreviations for these tales can be found at The Abbreviations. OP: Number 76
1956 The Incredible Schlock Homes Robert L. Fish	n/a	yes	yes	yes	DIOGENES: HOMES, not Holmes as noted in the Yoxley Old Place compilation. All of the Homes abbreviations are at The Abbreviations. JBS also recommended the followup, *The Memoirs of Schlock Homes.* WBG indicates that he agreed with Anthony Boucher that these were the very best of all of the parodies OP: Number 92 Q: Number 122
1960 The Science-Fictional Sherlock Holmes Anne Metcalfe, Ed The Council of Four	n/a	no	yes	yes	MM: privately printed
1971 The Copper Beeches Arthur Lewis	n/a	n/a	yes	no	MM noted this as a "well-written novel" with the BSI involved in a mystery
1974 The Return of Moriarty John Gardner	n/a	n/a	yes	yes	JBS also recommended the followup, *The Revenge of Moriarty*
1974 The Memoirs of Schlock Homes Robert L. Fish	n/a	n/a	yes	yes	DIOGENES:again, HOMES, not Holmes as noted in the Yoxley Old Place. compilation. JBS also recommends the preceding, *The Incredible Schlock Homes* MM indicated these as "among the most ingenious and amusing"
1974 The Seven-Percent Solution Nicholas Meyer	n/a	n/a	yes	yes	DIOGENES: Sherlock Holmes and Sigmund Freud. This book was made into a movie, starring Nicole Williamson. Meyer has gone on to write 2 other pastiches. MM noted this was a best-seller OP: Number 96
1974 The Adventure of the Peerless Peer Phillip Jose Farmer	n/a	n/a	yes	no	MM considered this a "superior" pastiche DIOGENES: the book was immediately suppressed due to copyright infringement and the hardback is limited to some 2000 copies. Farmer re-wrote the story, leaving out Tarzan and published it again under another title.
1975 The Revenge of Moriarty John Gardner	n/a	n/a	no	yes	JBS also recommends the preceding, *The Return of Moriarty*
1976 The Giant Rat of Sumatra Richard L. Boyer	n/a	n/a	n/a	yes	DIOGENES: considered by some to be one of the best pastiches ever written. This book was a first edition paperback and is quite hard to find. Hardback versions of this are only "first time in hardback", not the "true" first edition/first printing
1979 Prisoner of the Devil Michael Hardwick	n/a	n/a	n/a	yes	DIOGENES: considered by some to be one of the best pastiches ever written.
1979 The Infernal Device Michael Kurland	n/a	n/a	n/a	yes	DIOGENES: Edgar Nominee for 1979; paperback original.
1987 The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Martin Harry Greenberg and Carol-Lynn Russell Waugh, ed	n/a	n/a	n/a	yes	none

SPECIAL TOPICS IN SHERLOCK	*CDM*	*WBG*	MM	*JBS*	ANNOTATIONS

1929 Sherlock Holmes: Farewell Appearances of William Gillette Frederic Dorr Steele	yes	no	no	no	none
1937 Sherlock Holmes in Pictures Frederic Dorr Steele	yes	no	no	no	CM: published in New Yorker, April 22, 1937
1947 Sherlock Holmes and Music Guy Warrack	n/a	no	yes	yes	DIOGENES: reprinted in 1984 by Magico. erroneously dated 1957 in "A Few (Million) Words about my Good Friend Holmes" OP: Number 81
1952 The Sherlockian Atlas Julian Wolff	n/a	no	no	yes	DIOGENES: limited to 400. Dr. Wolff was editor of the Baker Street Journal; There is an ONLINE atlas located at The Sherlock Holmes Atlas; see the Diogenes Club Membership Directory for more information about Dr. Julian Wolff OP: Number 71
1958 Basil of Baker Street Eve Titus	n/a	no	no	yes	DIOGENES: Disney produced a feature-length cartoon entitled The Great Mouse Detective based on Basil of Baker Street OP: Number 84
1959 A Doctor Enjoys Sherlock Holmes Edward J. Van Liere MD	n/a	no	yes	yes	DIOGENES: Dr. Van Liere was Dean of the College of Medicine at West Virginia University. This volume is considered the premiere work on medical issues in the Canon
1971 The Baker Street Ballads Charles Lauterback	n/a	n/a	yes	no	MM: collection of verse
1973 Sherlock Holmes, Bridge Detective Frank Thomas	n/a	n/a	no	yes	DIOGENES: Thomas is also the author of a number of pastiches, many of which are difficult to find
1976 Dining with Sherlock Holmes Julia Carlson Rosenblatt and Frederick H. Sonnenschmidt	n/a	n/a	n/a	yes	none
1980 The Sherlock Holmes Book of Quotations Bruce R. Beaman, compiler	n/a	n/a	n/a	yes	none
1987 Good Old Index William D. Goodrich	n/a	n/a	n/a	yes	JBS notes this as a "much needed concordance to the Canon"

CDM	MORLEY references end in 1944
WBG	BARING-GOULD references end in 1967
MM	MURPHY references end in 1975
JBS	SHAW references end in 1988
DIOGENES	DIOGENES notes are current to 2002
OP	PENZLER Penzler's 100 indespensibles end in 1977
Q	QUEEN'S QUORUM Queen's Quorum references do not end
Denotes that an image of the volume is available at the Writing Desk Denotes a Diogenes Club Recommendation	A writing considered by any of these Sherlockian Scholars as particularly notable or a "Cornerstone Work" will have THIS BACKGROUND AND TEXT COLOR

PERFORMING ARTS	*CDM*	*WBG*	MM	*JBS*	ANNOTATIONS

1922 Sherlock Holmes: A Drama in 4 Acts Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and William Hooker Gillette	no	no	no	yes	DIOGENES: can be found in Jack Tracy's *Sherlock Holmes: The Published Apocrypha.* see the Diogenes Club Membership Directory for more information about William Hooker Gillette OP: Number 24. Penzler noted that Doyle had no involvement n the writing.
1964 Four Sherlock Holmes Plays Michael and Mollie Hardwick	n/a	no	no	yes	none
1975 The Public Life of Sherlock Holmes Michael Pointer	n/a	n/a	no	yes	none
1978 The Films of Sherlock Holmes Chris Steinbrunner and Norman Michaels	n/a	n/a	n/a	yes	none