Leah A. Zeldes
"A Study in Sussex" (1995)
Included in: Sherlock Holmes in Orbit (Mike Resnick & Martin H. Greenberg)
Story Type: Fantasy Pastiche
Canonical Characters: Sherlock Holmes; Dr. Watson; Holmes's Sussex Housekeeper (Mrs Merton); (Dr Verner)
Historical Characters: (Adolph Hitler)
Date: Between the two World Wars
Locations: Holmes's Sussex Villa
Story: An elderly, rheumatic Watson is summoned to Sussex by the retired Holmes. Holmes is in excellent which he ascribes, on Watson noticing puncture marks on his arm, to the rejuvenating power of bee stings. He believes that a second great war is looming and his powers will be needed, so has been working on the longevity producing powers of the various secretions of bees. He believes he has perfected the technique and requests that Watson to supervise and go through the transformation process with him. |
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Zero (Allan Ramsay)
"The Adventure of the Table Foot" (1894)
Included in: The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes (Ellery Queen)
Story Type: Parody
Detectives: Thinlock Bones & Whatsoname
Story: Lord St. Timon, eager to inherit the fortune of the Honorable Mrs. Coran hatches a plot with his son, Robert St. Timon, to learn whether he must marry her in order to do so. Robert reveals the facts of the matter to Bones & Whatsoname. |
