An edition of The Game Is Afoot (1994)

The Game Is Afoot

Parodies, Pastiches, and Ponderings of Sherlock Holmes

1st ed edition
  • 0 Ratings
  • 10 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 1 Have read

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list

Check-In

×Close
Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
Today

  • 0 Ratings
  • 10 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 1 Have read

Buy this book

Last edited by laurenbr1
April 5, 2024 | History
An edition of The Game Is Afoot (1994)

The Game Is Afoot

Parodies, Pastiches, and Ponderings of Sherlock Holmes

1st ed edition
  • 0 Ratings
  • 10 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 1 Have read

Summary (From the publisher):
This long awaited volume finally brings to light several cases of the world's most renowned detective originally suppressed to avoid causing scandal and embarrassment to the Crown, to public figures, or to Sherlock Holmes himself. Now, finally, the truth is revealed about Holmes' exploits involving such figures as Ida Tarbell, Consuelo Vanderbilt, P.G. Wodehouse, and James McNeil Whistler. Related by diverse hands, including Watson, Inspector Lestrade, and Holmes himself, detailing untold incidents involving the Titanic, Holmes' rematch with Irene Adler, the childhoods of both Holmes and Watson, and one unfortunate result of Holmes' facility with disguise, this cornucopia of Sherlockiana will delight fans young and not-so-young.

Contents:

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Preliminary Ponderings
Sherlock Holmes by Frederic Dorr Steele
The Recollections of Captain Wilkie by Arthur Conan Doyle
The Original of Sherlock Holmes by Dr. Harold Emery Jones
Mr. Sherlock Holmes by Dr. Joseph Bell
Early Parodies – Con Amore
The Singular Adventure of the Unexpected Doorscraper by Kenneth Grahame
The Adventure of the Two Collaborators by James M. Barrie
The Mystery of Pinkham’s Diamond Stud by John Kendrick Bangs
The Umbrosa Burglary by R.C. Lehmann
A La Sherlock Holmes by Charles Loomis
The Sign of the “400" by R.K. Munkittrick
The Adventure of the Clothes-line by Carolyn Wells
Sherlock Holmes Umpires Baseball Anonymous
Six Classic Pastiches
The Adventure of the Circular Room by August Derleth
The Adventure of the Marked Man by Stuart Palmer
The Strange Case of the Megatherium Thefts by S.C. Roberts
The Adventure of the Unique Hamlet by Vincent Starrett
The Enchanted Garden by H.F. Heard
But Our Hero Was Not Dead by Manly Wade Wellman
Scholarly Ponderings
Sherlock Holmes and the Drood Mystery by Edmund Pearson
In the Island of Uffa by Poul Anderson
The Tibetan Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Amanda Russell
The Histrionic Holmes by Marvin Kaye
How Holmes Came to Play the Violin by Jacques Barzun
Parodies Absurdes et Cruelles
The Really Final Solution by Nick Pollotta
The Unmasking of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Chapman
The Succored Beauty by William B. Kahn
The Adventure of the Second Swag by Luke Sharp
An Irreducible Detective Story by Stephen Leacock
The Adventures of Shamrock Jolnes by O. Henry
The Stolen Cigar Case by Bret Harte
A Letter from Mycroft Holmes by Jon White
The Murder of Conan Doyle by Ray Russell
The Adventure of the Conk-Singleton Papers by John Dickson Carr
Journal of a Ghurka Physician by Capt. Daniel M. Pinkwater
The Struldbrugg Reaction by John Sutherland
New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Moriarty Gambit by Fritz Lieber
The Adventure of the Missing Countess by Jon Koons
The Gibraltar Letter by Sam Benady
The Strange Case of the Tongue-Tied Tenor by Carole Buggé
The Problem of the Purple Maculas by James C. Iraldi
Our American Cousins by Roberta Rogow
Pieces Problematical
The Field Bazaar by Arthur Conan Doyle
Sussex Interview by P.M. Stone
From the Diary of Sherlock Holmes by Maurice Baring
Mrs. Hudson Speaks by ZaSu Pitts
The Adventure of the Bogle-Wolf by Anthony Boucher
Sherlock Holmes in Oz by Ruth Berman
The Sinister Cheesecake by Craig Shaw Gardner
The Dilemma of the Distressed Savoyard by Crighton Sellars
The Adventure of the Death-Fetch by Darrell Schweitzer
The Theft of the Persian Slipper by Edward D. Hoch
The Dynamics of an Asteroid by Robert Bloch
”Daydream” by Basil Rathbone
Appendix I: Miscellaneous Notes
Appendix II: Holmesiography
Original title: The Game Is Afoot: Parodies, Pastiches and Ponderings of Sherlock Holmes

Publish Date
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Language
English
Pages
512

Buy this book

Previews available in: English

Edition Availability
Cover of: The game is afoot
Cover of: The Game Is Afoot
The Game Is Afoot: Parodies, Pastiches and Ponderings of Sherlock Holmes
February 15, 1995, St. Martin's Griffin
Paperback in English - 4 edition
Cover of: The Game Is Afoot
The Game Is Afoot: Parodies, Pastiches, and Ponderings of Sherlock Holmes
1994 April, St. Martin's Press
Hardcover in English - 1st ed edition
Cover of: The Game is afoot
The Game is afoot: Parodies, Pastiches and Ponderings of Sherlock Holmes
1994, St. Martin's Press
in English - 1st ed.

Add another edition?

Book Details


Published in

New York

First Sentence

"Sir Conan Doyle's own attitude toward his best known character has always been deprecatory."

Table of Contents

Sherlock Holmes / Frederic Dorr Steele --
The Recollections of Captain Wilkie / Arthur Conan Doyle --
The Original of Sherlock Holmes / Dr. Harold Emery Jones --
Mr. Sherlock Holmes / Dr. Joseph Bell --
The Singular adventure of the unexpected doorscraper / Kenneth Grahame --
The Adventure of the two collaborators / James M. Barrie --
The Mystery of Pinkham's diamond stud / John Kendrick Bangs --
The Umbrosa burglary / R.C. Lehmann --
A La Sherlock Holmes / Charles Loomis --
The Sign of the 400 / R.K. Munkittrick --
The Adventure of the clothes-line / Carolyn Wells --
Sherlock Holmes umpires baseball / Anonymous --
The Adventure of the circular room / August Derleth --
The Adventure of the marked man / Stuart Palmer --
The Strange case of the megatherium thefts / S.C. Roberts --
The Adventure of the unique hamlet / Vincent Starrett --
The Enchanted garden / H.F. Heard --
But our hero was not dead / Manly Wade Wellman --
Sherlock Holmes and the Drood mystery / Edmund Pearson --
In the island of Uffa --
The Tibetan adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Amanda Russell --
The Histrionic Holmes / Marvin Kaye --
How Holmes came to play the violin / Jacques Barzun --
The Really final solution / Nick Pollotta --
The Unmasking of Sherlock Holmes / Arthur Chapman --
The Succored beauty / William B. Kahn --
The Adventure of the second swag / Luke Sharp --
An Irreducible detective story / Stephen Leacock --
The Adventures of Shamrock Jolnes / O. Henry --
The Stolen cigar case / Bret Harte --
A Letter from Mycroft Holmes / Jon White --
The Murder of Conan Doyle / Ray Russell --
The Adventure of the Conk-Singleton papers / John Dickson Carr --
Journal of a Ghurka physician / Capt. Daniel M. Pinkwater --
The Struldbrugg reaction / John Sutherland --
The Moriarty gambit / Fritz Leiber --
The Adventure ofilemma of the distressed Savoyard / Crighton Sellars --
The Adventure of the death-fetch / Darrell Schweitzer --
The Theft of the Persian slipper / Edward D. Hoch --
The Dynamics of an asteroid / Robert Bloch --
Daydream / Basil Rathbone.

Edition Notes

Copyright Date
1994

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Number of pages
512
Dimensions
8.5 x 6 x 1.8 inches
Weight
1.6 pounds

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL9565307M
Internet Archive
gameisafootparod00kaye
ISBN 10
0312104685
ISBN 13
9780312104689
OCLC/WorldCat
29428959
Amazon ID (ASIN)
0312104685
Library Thing
83387
Goodreads
2396240

Community Reviews (0)

Feedback?
No community reviews have been submitted for this work.

History

Download catalog record: RDF / JSON
April 5, 2024 Edited by laurenbr1 deleted extra authors
March 6, 2023 Edited by AgentSapphire merge authors
November 3, 2022 Edited by AgentSapphire merge authors
August 22, 2022 Edited by AgentSapphire merge authors
December 10, 2009 Created by WorkBot add works page