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The Big Book of Sherlock Holmes Stories (2015)

by Otto Penzler (Editor)

Other authors: Kingsley Amis (Contributor), Poul Anderson (Contributor), Anthony Armstrong (Contributor), Bliss Austin (Contributor), John Kendrick Bangs (Contributor)71 more, Robert Barr (Contributor), James M. Barrie (Contributor), Sam Benady (Contributor), E. F. Benson (Contributor), Anthony Boucher (Contributor), Rick Boyer (Contributor), Gregory Breitman (Contributor), Carole Bugge (Contributor), Anthony Burgess (Contributor), Peter Cannon (Contributor), Arthur Chapman (Contributor), Logan Clendening (Contributor), AB Cox (Contributor), Bill Crider (Contributor), David Stuart Davies (Contributor), Barry Day (Contributor), August Derleth (Contributor), Colin Dexter (Contributor), Arthur Conan Doyle (Contributor), Loren D. Estleman (Contributor), Lyndsay Faye (Contributor), Robert L. Fish (Contributor), George F. Forrest (Contributor), William O. Fuller (Contributor), Neil Gaiman (Contributor), Davis Grubb (Contributor), Bret Harte (Contributor), H. F. Heard (Contributor), O. Henry (Contributor), Edward D. Hoch (Contributor), Dorothy B. Hughes (Contributor), James C. Iraldi (Contributor), William B. Kahn (Contributor), Stuart M. Kaminsky (Contributor), H. R. F. Keating (Contributor), Laurie R. King (Contributor), Stephen King (Contributor), Hugh Kingsmill (Contributor), Leslie S. Klinger (Contributor), Jon Koons (Contributor), Ring W. Lardner (Contributor), Stephen Leacock (Contributor), Tanith Lee (Contributor), R.C. Lehmann (Contributor), John T. Lescroart (Contributor), John Lutz (Contributor), Ross Macdonald (Contributor), J. C. Masterman (Contributor), Roy L. McCardell (Contributor), Eustace H. Miles (Contributor), A. A. Milne (Contributor), Michael Moorcock (Contributor), Christopher Morley (Contributor), Stuart Palmer (Contributor), Edmund Pearson (Contributor), Barry Perowne (Contributor), Anne Perry (Contributor), Thomas Perry (Contributor), Roberts S. C. (Contributor), Stanley Rubinstein (Contributor), Vincent Starrett (Contributor), Daniel Stashower (Contributor), Frederic Dorr Steele (Contributor), Julian Symons (Contributor), Donald Thomas (Contributor), June Thomson (Contributor), Peter Tremayne (Contributor), Manly Wade Wellman (Contributor), Carolyn Wells (Contributor), Arthur Whitaker (Contributor), P. G. Wodehouse (Contributor)

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"Collects eighty-three stories ... published over a span of a hundred years. Featuring ... cases from [the master himself, Arthur Conan Doyle], Leslie S. Klinger, Laurie R. King, Lyndsay Faye, and Daniel Stashower; pastiches from ... classic (P. G. Wodehouse, Dorothy B. Hughes, Kingsley Amis), and current (Anne Perry, Stephen King, [Neil Gaiman], Colin Dexter); parodies from Doyle's contemporaries (A.A. Milne, James M. Barrie, O. Henry); genre-bending cases by science-fiction greats Poul Anderson and Michael Moorcock"--… (more)
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Very thorough and contains many good writings from the Sherlockian Canon ( )
  jamespurcell | Feb 5, 2020 |
This was a collection of short stories starring Sherlock Holmes or Holmes-like characters written by various authors. Like most anthologies, some stories were great and some were junk. But, most of these stories were enjoyable. Which was good considering how long the book was. My favorite stories involved a Martian version of Sherlock Holmes and a story where Watson outsmarted both Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes. I enjoyed reading this collection. ( )
  jguidry | Jun 4, 2019 |
I understand now that I prefer the original canon. I don't need the same details rewritten a thousand times by different authors.

I would highly recommend it to any other fan looking for variety past Doyle. I read most of it and those stories I did enjoy.

Though upon borrowing it from the library, I learned I prefer the originals or single stories in a single book form, just not so many all in one place. ( )
  LGandT | Jan 31, 2018 |
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"Collects eighty-three stories ... published over a span of a hundred years. Featuring ... cases from [the master himself, Arthur Conan Doyle], Leslie S. Klinger, Laurie R. King, Lyndsay Faye, and Daniel Stashower; pastiches from ... classic (P. G. Wodehouse, Dorothy B. Hughes, Kingsley Amis), and current (Anne Perry, Stephen King, [Neil Gaiman], Colin Dexter); parodies from Doyle's contemporaries (A.A. Milne, James M. Barrie, O. Henry); genre-bending cases by science-fiction greats Poul Anderson and Michael Moorcock"--

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Contains:
  • Introduction / Otto Penzler
  • The Master:
    • The field bazaar / Arthur Conan Doyle
    • How Watson learned the trick / Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Familiar as the rose in spring:
    • The unique "Hamlet" / Vincent Starrett
    • The stolen cigar-case / Bret Harte
    • The case of the man who was wanted / Arthur Whitaker
    • The adventure of the two collaborators / James M. Barrie
    • The sleuths / O. Henry
    • Holmes and the dasher / A. B. Cox
    • An irreducible detective story / Stephen Leacock
    • The doctor's case / Stephen King
  • The literature of crime:
    • The brown recluse / Davis Grubb
    • The Darkwater Hall mystery / Kingsley Amis
    • The case of the gifted amateur / J. C. Masterman
    • The late Sherlock Homes / James M. Barrie
    • Sherlock Holmes and the Drood mystery / Edmund Pearson
    • The rape of the Sherlock / A. A. Milne
    • From a detective's notebook / P. G. Wodehouse
    • The adventure of the remarkable worm / August Derleth
    • The enchanted garden / H. F. Heard
    • A study in handwriting / Ring W. Lardner
    • The case of death and honey / Neil Gaiman
    • Murder to music / Anthony Burgess
  • In the beginning:
    • An evening with Sherlock Holmes / James M. Barrie
  • Detective stories gone wrong:
    • The adventures of Sherlaw Kombs / Robert Barr
    • Sherlock Holmes vs Conan Doyle / Anonymous
    • The Duke's feather / R. C. Lehmann
    • The sign of the "400" / Roy. L. McCardell
  • Holmesless:
    • Codeine (7 per cent) / Christopher Morley
    • Mrs. Hudson's case / Laurie R. King
    • The final problem / Bliss Austin
  • Not of this place:
    • The adventure of the boggle-wolf / Anthony Boucher
    • The Martian crown jewels / Poul Anderson
    • Sherlock among the spirits / Anonymous
    • The case of the missing patriarchs / Logan Clendening
    • The devil and Sherlock Holms / Loren D. Estleman
  • Keeping the memory green:
    • The strange case of the megatherium thefts / S. C. Roberts
    • The adventures of the noble husband / Peter Cannon
    • A night with Sherlock Holmes / William O. Fuller
    • The adventure of the wooden box / Leslie S. Klinger
    • The case of the unseen hand / Donald Thomas
    • The abandoned brigantine / Sam Benady
    • The adventure of the curious canary / Barry Day
    • The adventure of the murdered art editor / Frederic Dorr Steele
    • The Darlington substitution scandal / David Stuart Davies
    • The problem of the purple moculas / James C. Iraldi
  • You think that's funny?:
    • The adventure of the second swag / Robert Barr
    • Sheer luck again / Stanley Rubinstein
    • A pragmatic enigma / John Kendrick Bangs
    • Herlock Shomes at it again / Anonymous
    • The Reigate Road murder / Anthony Armstrong
    • The succoured beauty / William B. Kahn
    • The marriage of Sherlock Holmes / Gregory Breitman
    • The return of Sherlock Holmes / E. F. Benson and Eustace H. Miles
    • The unmasking of Sherlock Holmes / Arthur Chapman
    • The adventure of the diamond necklace / Gerome F. Forrest
    • The adventure of the Ascot tie / Robert L. Fish
  • Contemporary Victorians:
    • The case of mis-identity / Colin Dexter
    • The startling events in the electrified city / Thomas Perry
    • The case of Colonel Warburton's madness / Lyndsay Faye
    • The infernal machine / John Lutz
    • The spectre of Tullyfane Abbey / Peter Tremayne
    • The adventure of the agitated actress / Daniel Stashower
    • The adventure of the Dorset Street lodger / Michael Moorcock
    • The adventure of the venomous lizard / Bill Crider
    • The case of the Friesland outrage / June Thompson
    • The strange case of the tongue-tied tenor / Carol BuggĂ©
    • The human mystery / Tanith Lee
    • Hostage to fortune / Anne Perry
    • The adventure of the missing Countess / Jon Koons
    • The adventure of Zolnay, the aerialist / Rick Boyer
    • The adventure of the giant rat of Sumatra / John L. Lescroart
  • The footsteps of a gigantic Author:
    • Did Sherlock Holmes meet Hercule...? / Julian Symons
    • A trifling affair / H. R. F. Keating
    • The enigma of the Admiral's hat / Barry Perowne
    • Raffles on the trail of the Hound / Barry Perowne
    • The adventure of the cipher in the sand / Edward D. Hoch
    • The South Sea Soup Co. / Kenneth Millar
    • The adventure of the clothes-line / Carolyn Wells
    • Sherlock Holmes and the muffin / Dorothy B. Hughes
    • The man from Capetown / Stuart M. Kaminsky
    • But our hero was not dead / Manly Wade Wellman
    • The adventure of the marked man / Stuart Palmer
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