About this item
Welcome to 223B Baker Street!The debut of Sherlock Holmes in the pages of The Strand magazine introduced one of fiction's most memorable heroes. Arthur Conan Doyle's spellbinding tales of mystery and detection, along with Holmes' deep friendship with Doctor Watson, touched the hearts of fans worldwide, and inspired imitations, parodies, songs, art, even erotica, that continues to this very day. "Sherlock Holmes Victorian Parodies and Pastiches: 1888-1899" collects 59 pieces -- short stories, poems, newspaper clippings, and cartoons -- all published during the opening years of Conan Doyle's literary career. Also included are many of the original illustrations and more than 150 footnotes identifying obscure words, historical figures, and events that readers were familiar with at the time.
About the Author
Bill Peschel is a recovering journalist who shares a Pulitzer Prize with the staff of The Patriot-News in Harrisburg, Pa. He also is a mystery fan who has run the Wimsey Annotations at Planet Peschel for nearly two decades. He is the author of "Writers Gone Wild" (Penguin) .
Through Peschel Press he publishes Sherlock parodies and pastiches in the 223B Casebook series and annotated editions of Dorothy L. Sayers' "Whose Body? " and Agatha Christie's "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" and "The Secret Adversary."
Bill has also developed a sideline as a lecturer, talking about Agatha Christie's 11-day disappearance and the development of Sherlock Holmes. He narrated the story behind Christie's disappearance on TravelTV's "Mysteries at the Museum" show.
An interest in Victorian crime led to the republication of three books on the William Palmer case. He lives with his family, dog and two cats in Hershey, where the air really does smell like chocolate.
