The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes explained

The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes is an anthology of thirty-three Sherlock Holmes pastiches and parodies,^[1] first published in 1944.^[2]

The first collection of Holmes pastiches,^[3] it consists of stories written by many prominent authors including Agatha Christie,^[3] Mark Twain,^[3] O. Henry,^[4] Anthony Boucher, James M. Barrie,^[3] and Anthony Berkeley Cox. It was edited by the American mystery writers Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee under their joint pseudonym Ellery Queen.^{[4] [5] [6]} The book angered the heirs of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (the creator of Sherlock Holmes)^{[1] [4]} and it was pulled from publication after the original run.^{[7] [8]}

List of stories

The stories are divided into multiple segments^[5]

Part One: By Detective-Story Writers

• The Great Pegram Mystery by Robert Barr
• Holmlock Shears Arrives Too Late by Maurice Leblanc
• The Adventure of the Clothes-Line by Carolyn Wells
• The Unique Hamlet by Vincent Starrett
• Holmes and the Dasher by Anthony Berkeley
• The Case of the Missing Lady by Agatha Christie
• The Adventure of the Illustrious Imposter by Anthony Boucher
• The Disappearance of Mr. James Phillimore by Ellery Queen
• The Adventure of the Remarkable Worm by Stuart Palmer

Part Two: By Famous Literary Figures

• The Adventure of the Two Collaborators by J.M. Barrie
• A Double-Barrelled Detective Story by Mark Twain
• The Stolen Cigar Case by Bret Harte
• The Adventures of Shamrock Jolnes by O. Henry

Part Three: By Humorists

• The Umbrosa Burglary by R.C. Lehmann
• The Stranger Unravels a Mystery by John Kendrick Bangs
• Shylock Homes: His Posthumous Memoirs by John Kendrick Bangs
• Maddened by Mystery: or, The Defective Detective by Stephen Leacock
• An Irreducible Detective Story by Stephen Leacock

Part Four: By Devotees and others

• The Adventure of the Table Foot by Allan Ramsay
• The Sign of the "400" by R. K. Munkittrick
• Our Mr. Smith by Oswald Crawford
• The Footprints on the Ceiling by Jules Castier
• The End of Sherlock Holmes by A. E. P.
• The Adventure of the Norcross Riddle by August Derleth
• The Mary Queen of Scots Jewel by William O. Fuller
• The Ruby Khitmandu by Hugh Kingsmill
• His Last Scrape: or, Holmes, Sweet Holmes! By Rachel Ferguson
• The Adventure of the Murdered Art Editor by Frederic Dorr Steele
• The Canterbury Cathedral Murder by Frederic Arnold Kummer and Basil Mitchell
• The Case of the Missing Patriarchs by Logan Clendening
• The Case of the Diabolical Plot by Richard Mallett
• Christmas Eve by S. C. Roberts
• The Man Who Was Not Dead by Manly Wade Wellman

Notes and References

1. Web site: Byrne. Bob. The Public Life of Sherlock Holmes: Ellery Queen's Misadventures of SH. Black Gate. October 20, 2014. September 29, 2023.
2. Book: Eyles, Alan. Sherlock Holmes: A Centenary Celebration . 1986 . . 98 . 0-06-015620-1 .
3. Book: Bunson, Matthew. Matthew Bunson

   . Matthew Bunson. Encyclopedia Sherlockiana: an A-to-Z guide to the world of the great detective . 1997 . Macmillan . 135 . 0-02-861679-0 .

4. Book: Redmond, Christopher. Sherlock Holmes Handbook: Second Edition. Dundurn Press. 2009. 212. 9781459718982.
5. Book: The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes . Little Brown . 1944 . Queen . Ellery.
6. News: 1944-03-19 . Books and Authors . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-09-29 . 0362-4331.
7. Book: Nevins, Francis M. . Ellery Queen: The Art of Detection . Perfect Crime Books . 2013 . English.
8. Book: Boström, Mattias. From Holmes to Sherlock. Mysterious Press. 2018. 250–251. 978-0-8021-2789-1.