Adventures with Sherlock Holmes — Parodies and Pastiches
"Adventures of Chubblock Homes, Detective” in The Funny, Funny Wonder
London: The Geraldine Press
1895
Comic newspaper
An early graphic parody of Sherlock Holmes.
Not long after Sherlock Holmes first began appearing in The Strand Magazine, his popularity created a market for many imitations and parodies that would cater to the public's appetite for Holmes and similar detective stories. This practice continues to flourish in the present day, and has led to a collection of thousands of apocryphal adventures unrivalled by any other fictional character.
Read hand-written letter from Arthur Conan Doyle (PDF, transcription included) to unidentified newspaper editor, Sept. 30, 1895. In this letter Conan Doyle expresses his concern about a publication that sought to capitalize on his name by identifying him as the author of Strange Secrets although only one of the stories in the collection is his.
Read the story "The Great Pegram Mystery” (PDF) by Robert Barr from the book The Face and the Mask, 1895.
El Criminel en el Ejército de Salvación
Granada: F. Granada
ca. 1907
Magazine
This magazine is one from a long series of early 20th century magazine stories featuring a false Sherlock.
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