Philip
K. Jones (“An Illdressed Vagabond”), who maintains a mammoth database of more
than 11,000 Sherlock Holmes pastiches, sent me a fascinating note on Christmas-themed Holmes stories outside the Canon. I saved it for today. Who would
read it on Dec. 25? Here it is:
Dan:
I thought this over and decided to check the database
to see what was recorded there.
I was surprised at the number and variety of items I
found:
1.
There are sixty -six short stories listed.
2.
There are five poems.
3.
There are two short novels.
4.
There are six parodies (mostly short stories).
5.
There are four plays, not counting renditions of BLUE.
6.
There are four half-hour radio shows.
7.
There is one half-hour TV show.
8.
There is one anthology, for which I have no information on contents: Have Yourself a Chaotic Little Christmas,
edited by Gwendolyn Frame. There are also two other anthologies, Holmes for the Holidays and More Holmes for the Holidays, edited by
Martin Greenberg, but I have detailed listings for those and have included
their contents in this list.
9.
There are four short-shorts.
10. There are two
narrative game scenarios.
11. There are
eleven Novellas.
12. There is one
full-hour TV script.
13. There is one
illustrated short story.
14. There's one
novelette.
15. And, finally,
there are three narrative puns that involve Christmas themes.
This gives a grand total of 111 individual items, plus
the contents of Ms. Frame's Anthology.
I thought you might find this interesting.
Phil
Indeed I did, Phil!
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