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This collection features pastiches, pastiches, and scholarly ponderings written by various hands about the iconic detective Sherlock Holmes and his exploits, including cases involving Ida Tarbell, Consuelo Vanderbilt, P. G. Wodehouse, and James McNeil Whistler. The book includes contributions by Frederic Dorr Steele, Arthur Conan Doyle, Dr. Harold Emery Jones, Dr. Joseph Bell, and others, offering a diverse perspective on the stories of the world's most renowned detective.
First publish date: 1994
Genre: General Fiction/Anthologies
Authors: Marvin Kaye
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