Welcome to 223B Baker Street
The debut of Sherlock Holmes in the pages of The Strand magazine introduced one of fictionтАЩs most memorable heroes. Arthur Conan DoyleтАЩs spellbinding tales of mystery and detection, along with HolmesтАЩ 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.
тАЬSherlock Holmes Great War Parodies and Pastiches II: 1915-1919тАЭ collects 37 pieces тАФ short stories, poems, and cartoons тАФ all published during the opening years of Conan DoyleтАЩs literary career. Also included are much of the original art and more than 300 footnotes identifying obscure words, historical figures, and events that readers were familiar with at the time.┬а
Peschel PressтАЩ 223B Casebook series тАФ named because theyтАЩre тАЬnext doorтАЭ to the original stories тАФ is dedicated to publishing the fanfiction created by amateur and professional writers during Conan DoyleтАЩs lifetime. Each book covers an era, publication, or writer, and includes lively mini-essays containing insights into the work, Conan Doyle, and those who were inspired by him.
A lifelong fan of mysteries, and Sherlock Holmes in particular, Bill Peschel is a former award-winning journalist living in Hershey. He is the annotator of novels by Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers, publisher of the three-volume Rugeley Poisoner series, and author of тАЬWriters Gone WildтАЭ (Penguin).┬а┬а