''The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes'' is an

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of thirty-three

Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes () is a fictional detective created by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a " consulting detective" in the stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, deduction, forensic science and ...

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s and parodies, first published in 1944. The first collection of Holmes pastiches, it consists of stories written by many prominent authors including

Agatha Christie Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, (; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictiona ...

Mark Twain Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has p ...

O. Henry William Sydney Porter (September 11, 1862 – June 5, 1910), better known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American writer known primarily for his short stories, though he also wrote poetry and non-fiction. His works include "The Gift of the M ...

, Anthony Boucher,

James M. Barrie Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, (; 9 May 1860 19 June 1937) was a Scottish novelist and playwright, best remembered as the creator of Peter Pan. He was born and educated in Scotland and then moved to London, where he wrote several succe ...

, and Anthony Berkeley Cox. It was edited by the American mystery writers Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee under their joint pseudonym Ellery Queen. The book angered the heirs of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (the creator of Sherlock Holmes) and it was pulled from publication after the original run.

List of stories

The stories are divided into multiple segments

Part One: By Detective-Story Writers

*''The Great Pegram Mystery'' by Robert Barr *''Holmlock Shears Arrives Too Late'' by

Maurice Leblanc Maurice Marie Émile Leblanc (; ; 11 December 1864 – 6 November 1941) was a French novelist and writer of short stories, known primarily as the creator of the fictional gentleman thief and detective Arsène Lupin, often described as a French c ...

*''The Adventure of the Clothes-Line'' by

Carolyn Wells Carolyn Wells (June 18, 1862 — March 26, 1942) was an American mystery author. Life and career Born in Rahway, New Jersey, she was the daughter of William E. and Anna Wells. After finishing school she worked as a librarian for the Rahway Li ...

*''The Unique Hamlet'' by Vincent Starrett *''Holmes and the Dasher'' by Anthony Berkeley *''

The Case of the Missing Lady ''Partners in Crime'' is a short story collection by British writer Agatha Christie, first published by Dodd, Mead and Company in the US in 1929 and in the UK by William Collins, Sons on 16 September of the same year. The US edition retailed ...

'' by

*''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 Stuart Palmer (June 21, 1905 – February 4, 1968) was a mystery novel writer and screenwriter best known for his character Hildegarde Withers. He also wrote under the names Theodore Orchards

Part Two: By Famous Literary Figures

*''The Adventure of the Two Collaborators'' by J.M. Barrie *'' A Double-Barrelled Detective Story'' by

*''The Stolen Cigar Case'' by Bret Harte *''The Adventures of Shamrock Jolnes'' by

Part Three: By Humorists

*''The Umbrosa Burglary'' by

R.C. Lehmann Rudolph Chambers "R.C." Lehmann (3 January 1856 – 22 January 1929) was an English writer and Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1906 to 1910. As a writer he was best known for three decades in which he was a major c ...

*''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 Rachel Ferguson, (1892–1957) was an English novelist, playwright and journalist. She wrote twelve novels, three memoirs, four satirical works, two biographies, and one play. Life Rachel Ethelreda Ferguson was born on 17 October 1892 at The ...

*''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

References

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