Sherlock Holmes in America

Sherlock Holmes in America by Blackbeard, Bill. Hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780810916098.

Sherlock Holmes in America is a treasure-house of long-hidden or -forgotten Sherlockian. Reprinted here are countless examples of fabled but long-unseen American Sherlockian art: story illustrations, comic strips and cartoons, motion picture advertisements, and business advertisements incorporating the Holmes image. Stories are included also - hilarious American burlesques of Arthur Conan Doyles Great Detective; and there are critics reviews of old and new Holmes stage productions and of the many Holmes films...gems of Holmes poetry...letters and news items...and serious Sherlockian commentary aplenty. CONTENTS Foreword: The American Profile of Sherlock Holmes by Dean Dickensheet Introduction: Dealings with the Firm of Calabash, Deerstalker, and Lens - The Image of Sherlock Holmes in Popular Art and Literature by Bill Blackbeard Story Illustrations Dramatic, Cinematic, and Radio Reviews and Advertisements The Holmes Image in Advertising Pseudo-Sherlockian Stories and Burlesques: I A Variety of Sherlockian Commentary Comic Strips and Cartoons Pseudo-Sherlockian Stories and Burlesques: II The Real, Right Thing: Arthur Conan Doyles "The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor" Envoi An Index