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From: steiner@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU (Dave Steiner)
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Subject: Re: Sherlock Holmes
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Date: Thu, 24-Oct-85 16:01:35 EDT
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> From: al@mot.UUCP (Al Filipski)
> Message-ID: <405@mot.UUCP>
> Date: 20 Oct 85 02:57:07 GMT
>
> I have recently become addicted to Sherlock Holmes stories. I got
> into the habit of reading one before going to bed.  The problem is, 
> I have RUN OUT OF STORIES.  I have read all of Arthur Conan Doyle's
> Sherlock Holmes stories (56 of them, I believe).

Actually there are 60.  56 short stories and 4 novels.  If you're
lucky, you still have 4 more to go...if not, oh well.

>						   I have heard that
> others after Conan Doyle also wrote Sherlock Holmes stories.  Is this
> true? Does anyone know the names of any authors or collections of
> Holmes stories besides Doyle's?  Are they faithful to the Doyle 
> style and characterizations? 

Well, there are quite a few books by other authors.  Some are ok, most
are not that great, none are quite as good as ACD.  Below is a list of
the ones that I know of.  The ones that are *'ed are ones that I liked
or that have been recommended to me.

>				Any other information about Holmes
> would be appreciated.  I have heard that there is an organization
> called the "Baker Street Irregulars" that is sort of a Holmes fan
> club.  What do they do? Are there any members reading this?

I'm not a member of the BSI but I do subscribe to the Baker Street
Journal.  It is a quarterly journal with articles ranging from
pastiches to "scholarly research" to tidbits of news.  To subscribe
($12.50/yr) write to

	Fordham University Press
	University Box L
	Bronx, NY 10458

BTW, there are quite a few Sherlockian Societies (Scions) throughout
the country (and the world).  Most of them are local (the BSI is not)
and get together for a dinner, talks, and fun about twice a year.  If
you let me know where you are from, I could probably get you an
address of the nearest one.

> 	Before reading the stories, my perception of Holmes was
> largely shaped by the Rathbone/Bruce movies. I now realize that
> they are far from being true to the original characterizations.
> Watson, In particular, is not the fool portrayed by Nigel Bruce.
> The PBS "Mystery" series of Holmes stories, on the contrary, were
> absolutely true to the original.  

I agree 100%.

>				    I was also surprized to see that
> Moriarty only appears in two or three of the original stories.
> The popular association seems to be that Holmes is continually
> battling Moriarty.
> 	Anyway, I would be interested in any other comments or
> pointers to other information or stories about Holmes.
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Alan Filipski, UNIX group, Motorola Microsystems, Tempe, AZ U.S.A
> {seismo|ihnp4}!ut-sally!oakhill!mot!al  |   ucbvax!arizona!asuvax!mot!al
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Here is the list of SH books by other authors.  There are probably
more around that I don't know of (if you know of any, let me know).

   The Pandora Plague - Lee A. Matthias
 * The Giant Rat of Sumatra - Richard L. Boyer
   The Last Sherlock Holmes Story - Michael Dibdin
 * Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Holmes - Loren D. Estleman
 * Sherlock Holmes vs Dracula - Loren D. Estleman
 * Enter the Lion - Michael P. Hodel and Sean M. Wright
 * The Seven-Per-Cent Solution - Nicholas Meyer
 * The West End Horror - Nicholas Meyer
 * The Holmes-Dracula File - Fred Saberhagen
   Exit Sherlock Holmes - Robert Lee Hall
   Sherlock Holmes and the Golden Bird - Frank Thomas
   Sherlock Holmes and the Sacred Sword - Frank Thomas
   Sherlock Holmes and the Treasure Train - Frank Thomas
   Sherlock Holmes, Bridge Detective - Frank Thomas 
       bridge games by Holmes/Watson and a few small mysteries.
   The Infernal Device - Michael Kurland
 * Death by Gaslight - Michael Kurland
 * The Return of Moriarty - John Gardner
 * The Revenge of Moriarty - John Gardner
 * Prisoner Of The Devil - Michael Hardwick
 * The Private Life of Dr. Watson - Michael Hardwick
 * Sherlock Holmes: My Life and Crimes - Michael Hardwick
   Sherlock Holmes Through Time & Space - eds. Asimov, Greenburg and Waugh
 * The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes - Adrian C. Doyle & John D. Carr
 * Sherlock Holmes: The Published Apocrypha - Ed. Jack Tracy
   The Truthful Lady - J. Storer Clouston
   The Adventure of the Purple Hand - "ed by" D. O. Smith
   The Adventure of the Unseen Traveller - "ed by" D. O. Smith
   The Adventure of the Peerless Peer - Philip Jose Farmer
 * The Memoirs of Schlock Holmes - Robert Fish
   Sherlock Holmes in New York - D.R. Benson
   The Adventures of Creighton Holmes - Ned Hubbell
   Copper Beeches - Arthur Lewis
   The Earthquake Machine - Austin Mitchelson; Nicholas Utechin
   Hellbirds - Austin Mitchelson; Nicholas Utechin
   Sherlock Holmes's War of the Worlds - Manly Wellman; Wade Wellman
   The Martian Crown Jewels - Poul Anderson
	   A short story in "A Treasury of Great Science Fiction", volume 1
	   edited by Anthony Boucher.
   The Case of the Philosopher's Ring - Collins Randall
   Their Majesties' Bucketeers - L. Neil Smith
   The Amazing Mycroft Mysteries - F.F. Heard 
      A trilogy of A Taste for Honey, Reply Paid & The Notched Hairpin.
   Ten Years Beyond Baker Street - Cay Van Ash
   Murder Most Irregular - H. Paul Jeffers
   The Case Of The Baker Street Irregulars - Anthony Boucher
   Basil of Baker Street (and related titles) - Eve Titus
   The Case of the Ectoplasmic Man - ???
   The Mycroft Memoranda - Ray Walsh
   The Case of the Revolutionist's Daughter - Lewis S. Feuer
 * The Adventures of Solar Pons (#1) - August Derleth
 * The Chronicles of Solar Pons (#2) - August Derleth
 * The Memoirs of Solar Pons (#3) - August Derleth
 * The Casebook of Solar Pons (#4) - August Derleth
 * The Reminiscences of Solar Pons (#5) - August Derleth
 * The Return of Solar Pons (#6) - August Derleth
 * Mr. Fairlie's Final Journey (#7) - August Derleth
 * The Dossier of Solar Pons (#8) - Basil Copper
 * The Further Adventures of Solar Pons (#9) - Basil Copper
 * The Secret Files of Solar Pons (#10) - Basil Copper
 * The Uncollected Cases of Solar Pons (#11) - Basil Copper
   Three Problems for Solar Pons - August Derleth (these were included in The 
      Return of Solar Pons)
   A Praed Street Dossier - August Derleth (not sure if this is included in 
      others, or is new material)
   The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes - ed by Ellery Queen (1944)
   The Science-Fictional Sherlock Holmes - ed by Norman Metcalf
 * The Final Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - by Sir Arthur C. Doyle, collected
      by Peter Haining
   A Study in Terror - Ellery Queen
   Trouble in Bugland - William Kotzwinkle
   Death of a Scavenger - Keith Spore
   Baker Street - Jerome Coppersmith (Text to the musical)

For a lot of reprints and interesting Holmes studies:
	Magico Magazine
	PO Box 156
	NY, NY 10002
 
Hope this all helps.  Let me know if you have any other questions.
-- 
ds

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