Sherlock Holmes has been portrayed as all that and more. "The Early Punch Parodies of Sherlock Holmes" brings together the stories, reviews, briefs and illustrations that appeared in the legendary humor magazine during Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's lifetime. Annotated and printed in chronological order, this scrapbook charts the rise of Conan Doyle and the world's greatest consulting detective.
"The Early Punch Parodies of Sherlock Holmes" contains:
* All of the 17 stories in R.C. Lehmann's "The Adventures of Picklock Holes."
* P.G. Wodehouse's Sherlockian parodies "Dudley Jones, Bore-Hunter" and "The Prodigal."
* Briefs and article excerpts that praise and poke fun at Conan Doyle's work and beliefs.
* Five complete Holmes parodies including two that haven't been seen for a century.
* Cartoons by Punch artists E.T. Reed, Bernard Partridge and others.
* Notes on the historical background of the articles and writers, essays on Lehmann, Wodehouse and Punch.
- ISBN13 9781312691018
- Publish Date 19 November 2014
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 25 June 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Lulu.com
- Format eBook (OEB)
- Language English