John Kendrick Bangs
Bio: John Kendrick Bangs (1862-1922), an American writer, is best remembered these days for three volumes of fantasy : A Houseboat on the Styx (1895), Pursuit of the Houseboat (1897), and the collection, The Enchanted Type-Writer (1899). All three are classics of modern fantasy, precursors to works by Thorne Smith (Topper), Philip Jose Farmer (The Fabulous Riverboat), and many others. And all three feature Sherlock Holmes as a major character.
Without doubt Bangs used Holmes in his work without Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's permission. Victorian-era writers often "borrowed" each other's creations (there are more than 150 known additional Alice in Wonderland books from Lewis Carroll's era, for example). Sherlock Holmes also fell victim, with mixed results, to numerous
unauthorized sequels. Luckily, he fared well in Bangs's able hands.
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Raffles Holmes & Company [MultiFormat]
by John Kendrick Bangs
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A Wildside Mystery Classic. In Raffles Holmes & Company, the son of Sherlock Holmes (who also happens to be the grandson of debonaire thief A. J. Raffles (the literary creation of E. W. Hornung) decides to have his own adventures published. Upon selecting the man who will chronicle his life (much as Watson did for Holmes's adventures), we get the tale of Raffles' astonishing origin, followed by an exciting series of adventures involving burglary, extortion, armed robbery, and more--with Raffles ... more info>> (Published: 2002)
Words: 33702 - Reading Time: 96-134 min.
Category: Mystery/Crime
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Paste Jewels [Secure Microsoft Reader]
by John Kendrick Bangs
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It may interest the readers of this collection of tales, if there should be any such, to know that the incidents upon which the stories are based are unfortunately wholly truthful. They have one and all come under the author's observation during the past ten years, and with the exception of Mr. Bradley's Jewel, concerning whom it is expressly stated that she was employed through lack of other available material, not one of the servants herein made famous or infamous, as the case may be, was empl... more info>> (Published: 2005)
Category: Classic Literature
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