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The Big Book of Sherlock Holmes Stories
Vintage Crime/Black Lizard. Oct. 2015. 928p. ed. by . ISBN 9781101870891. $40; ISBN 9781101872611. pap. $25; ebk. ISBN 9781101872628. F
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Since first appearing in 1887's A Study in Scarlet, Sherlock Holmes has been one of the most fascinating characters ever created. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote 60 stories about Holmes, and more than 6,000 have been penned by other authors since. This collection gathers the best of those stories from Holmes admirers. Penzler (editor, The Big Book of Ghost Stories) has composed a short history of Holmes and also provides a brief introduction to each tale, which covers the author, the work itself, how it came to be published and why it is included. The pieces are separated into categories, which makes choosing a story more fun for the reader. For example, one can decide to read a famous O. Henry or Stephen King story, or elect to read a parody of Holmes by R.C. Leyman or by Doyle himself.
VERDICT A must-have for all libraries. This is the only book of its kind to collect so many pastiches dedicated to Holmes, 83 total. Fans of the fictional detective will find great joy in this tome.
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