Reference Materials
The Canon
Books
Individual books are available from a variety of publishers including Penguin Popular Classics (£2), Wordsworth Editions (£2), Oxford Classics (£5.99–£6.99) and Penguin Classics (£5.99–£6.99). They are also available in many different audio formats. The myriad collected volumes include The Original Illustrated Strand Sherlock Holmes (Wordsworth, PB, £5.99), The Penguin Complete Sherlock Holmes (Penguin, HB, £16.99) and, in audio, The Complete Sherlock Holmes Box Set (BBC, 64xCDs, £180) featuring Clive Merrison. The stories are available online at the Camden House website (http://camdenhouse. ignisart.com), amongst others.
About Sherlock Holmes
Fido, Martin, The World of Sherlock Holmes, London: Carlton
Books, 1998
Hall, Trevor H, Sherlock Holmes and His Creator, London:
Duckworth, 1978
Nown, Graham, Elementary, My Dear Watson, London: Ward
Lock, 1986
Rennison, Nick, Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography,
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London: Atlantic Books, 2005
Weller, Philip & Roden, Christopher, The Life and Times of Sherlock Holmes, New York: Crescent Books, 1993
Selected Fiction of Arthur Conan Doyle
Micah Clarke (1889): Novel of the 1685 Monmouth Rebellion The White Company (1891): Fourteenth century knight-errantry with Sir Nigel
The Great Shadow (1892): Novel about the Napoleonic era and Waterloo
The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard (1896): Brigadier Gerard
Rodney Stone (1896): Pre-Regency mystery
Uncle Bernac (1897): Napoleonic novel
The Tragedy of The Korosko (1898): Egyptian adventure novel The Adventures of Gerard (1903): Brigadier Gerard
Sir Nigel (1906): Fourteenth century knight-errantry with Sir Nigel
The Lost World (1912): Professor Challenger
The Poison Belt (1913): Professor Challenger
The Land of Mist (1926): Professor Challenger
About Arthur Conan Doyle
Costello, Peter, Conan Doyle, Detective, London: Constable &
Robinson, 2006
Lycett, Andrew, Conan Doyle: The Man Behind Sherlock Holmes, London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2007
Norman, Andrew, Arthur Conan Doyle: Beyond Sherlock Holmes,
Stroud: Tempus Publishing, 2007
Stashower, Daniel, Teller of Tales: The Life of Arthur Conan Doyle, Harmondsworth: Penguin, 2000
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Media
Davies, David Stuart, Starring Sherlock Holmes, London: Titan
Books, 2007
Earnshaw, Tony, An Actor and a Rare One: Peter Cushing as Sherlock Holmes, Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 2001 Eyles, Allen, Sherlock Holmes – A Centenary Celebration, London: John Murray, 1986
Haining, Peter, The Television Sherlock Holmes (Revised), London: Virgin Books, 1991
Pointer, Michael, The Public Life of Sherlock Holmes, Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1975
Pastiches and Parodies
Chapter 3 contains a fuller listing, but here are some good general anthologies:
Ashley, Mike (ed), The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures, London: Constable & Robinson, 1997
Green, Richard Lancelyn (ed), The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1985
Greenberg, Martin H & Waugh, Carol-Lynn Rössel (eds), The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, New York: Carroll & Graf, 1987
Haining, Peter (ed), The Final Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, London: WH Allen, 1981
DVDs
As you can imagine, there is a vast array of Sherlockiana available to buy on DVD. For the best Internet prices, Amazon and Play are usually the ones to go for, although don’t forget to check out Julian Knott’s excellent Zeta Minor website
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(www.zetaminor.com) for the best bargains around, as well as news of upcoming releases. High street retailers, such as HMV or WH Smith, can sometimes match the e-suppliers, but not often. New DVD retailers usually fall by the wayside after a year or two, so always keep an eye on closing down sales to get some really decent bargains (remember MVC?).
Websites
Internet
The Brettish Empire (www.brettish.com) An in-depth assessment of Brett’s career, with plenty on the Granada TV series. Maintained by Lisa Oldham.
Camden House: The Complete Sherlock Holmes
(http://camdenhouse.ignisart.com) All the original stories online, together with a comprehensive collection of illustrations. An excellent resource.
Sherlock Holmes Atlas (http://www.evo.org/sherlock) Out of date, but nonetheless fascinating concordance of locations referenced in the canon.
Sherlock Holmes Concordance (http://mrmoon.com/ moonfind/holmes) Forgot which story Simon Bird appeared in? Simple, just type the name and press ‘search’. Search individual books or the entire canon.
Sherlock Holmes Museum (www.sherlock-holmes. co.uk) All the information on Baker Street’s museum and shop.
Sherlock Holmes International (http://www.evo.org/ sherlock/international) Ideal for Sherlockians worldwide, this site contains all the best links including newsgroups, memorabilia and webrings.
Sherlock Holmes Pub (www.sherlockholmespub.com) If
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you want to know what Inspector Lestrade’s favourite dish is, log onto the website of this famous Northumberland Avenue hostelry.
Sherlock Holmes Shoppe (www.sherlock-holmes.com) Cincinnati-based retailer that offers a wide range of Holmesiana including calendars, greetings cards and pastiches.
Sherlock Holmes Society of London (www.sherlockholmes.org.uk) The website of one of the world’s foremost societies dedicated to studying and furthering interest in the famous consulting detective. Here you’ll find their monthly publication The District Messenger (edited by Roger Johnson), always full of the latest news.
Sherlockian.Net (www.sherlockian.net/i ndex.html) An excellent site run by Chris Redmond offering many useful web resources and an especially good section on Holmes actors.
Sherlocktron (http://sherlocktron.hostoi.com/about.the. ads.listing.pdf) An excellent Internet information centre on all things Holmes.
Universal Sherlock Holmes (http://special. lib.umn. edu/rare/ush/ush.html) An invaluable online bibliography by Ronald De Waal that documents the appearances of Sherlock Holmes in every medium.
WelcomeHolmes (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ welcomeholmes) The most active Sherlock Holmes discussion group on the net.
Yoxley Old Place (http://fanlore.org/wiki/Yoxley_ Old_Place_-_Sher lock_Holmes_on_the_Web) Subtitled ‘Sherlock Holmes on the Web,’ this is a nicely thought-out cornucopia of information, links and news.
Newsgroup
alt.fan.holmes The place to go for discussions on absolutely
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anything Holmesian.
Contact the author: If you would like to correspond with Mark Campbell, and give him some feedback on this Pocket Essential, please send an email to mark.campbell10@virgin.net.
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