Skewed Sherlock
by Miss Violet Hunter and David L. Hammer
David Hammer, the
publisher, claims to have received a letter "on old fashioned stationery" from a
woman "in her late nineties," identified only as a lady who had been friends
with such legendary progenitors of our Sherlockian hobby as Vincent Starrett,
Rex Stout, Christopher Morley, and Edgar Smith. The unidentified writer of this
mysterious epistle said, "... in my late nineties I began to write on my old
Remington some observations about Mr. Holmes. I did this because I believe that
Mr. Holmes, while mighty, was not infallible, and too many of the younger
generation are crediting him with the frightening quality of omniscience. (I
believe) that a towering mythical hero of any kid is a dangerous one, and there
is more than enough in Holmes, the human, to legitimately admire." The
editor-publisher further tells us, "This book is written for those who have fun
with the detective, and those who are solemn and self-serious should not read it
. . ." (and even might find it heretical!). 93 pages, soft cover, perfect
binding, art by Jeff Decker.
The Gasogene Press,
Dubuque, Iowa
(1992)
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