The sincerest form of flattery: An historical survey of parodies, pastiches, and other imitative writings of Sherlock Holmes, 1891-1980

by Paul D. Herbert

First edition bound in light blue cloth with gold design and lettering..8vo size, 120pp.Signed and dated 21 May 1983 by the author on the front fly. A Fine copy without dj as issued.

Hardcover

Published January 1, 1983

Reviews

[Brooke]

The nerdiest thing I've probably ever read. I can't even explain why I liked it so much. It's completely outdated (as you can see from the title). But I was fascinated by the descriptions of the different pastiches, and I enjoyed the snarky asides Herbert sometimes inserted into the text about particular perhaps terrible ones. And the chapter about Sherlock porn was especially giggle-worthy. This book is probably for Sherlockians only.