Ferlock Solmes
From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
Ferlock Solmes is a series of 15 Sherlock Holmes parodies written by Pierre-Gilles Veber, published in the French newspaper Le Matin between 15 february 1931 and 11 may 1940, starring the detective Ferlock Solmes (sometimes Solmès) and his sidekick the Doctor Bathsoap.
Other characters from Arthur Conan Doyle stories are also parodied : Inspector Maylobster (Lestrade)...
Illustrations by J. Zouchu.
List of stories
| Date (d/m/y) | Title | Newspaper | Illus. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15.02.1931 | L'Enlèvement du colonel (The Kidnapping of the Colonel) | Le Matin, Vol. 48 No. 17133 | 1 |
| 31.03.1935 | Le Charmeur d'huîtres (The Oyster Charmer) | Le Matin, Vol. 52 No. 18637 | 1 |
| 01.09.1935 | La Double mort du solicitor (The Double Death of the Solicitor) | Le Matin, Vol. 52 No. 18791 | 1 |
| 24.11.1935 | Polly et le technicien (Polly and the Technician) | Le Matin, Vol. 52 No. 18875 | 1 |
| 03.05.1936 | L'Écossais volant (The Flying Scotsman) | Le Matin, Vol. 53 No. 19036 | 1 |
| 26.07.1936 | Sous les plis du drapeau (Under the Flag's Folds) | Le Matin, Vol. 53 No. 19120 | 1 |
| 14.03.1937 | Dognapping | Le Matin, Vol. 54 No. 19351 | 1 |
| 25.04.1937 | Silas Mc Guire | Le Matin, Vol. 54 No. 19393 | 1 |
| 01.08.1937 | Mater Dolorosa | Le Matin, Vol. 54 No. 19490 | 1 |
| 13.02.1938 | God Save the King | Le Matin, Vol. 55 No. 19686 | 2 |
| 08.01.1939 | La Raison du baigneur (The Bather's Reason) | Le Matin, Vol. 56 No. 20013 | 1 |
| 28.05.1939 | A la manière du... (In the style of...) | Le Matin, Vol. 56 No. 20153 | 1 |
| 28.01.1940 | Ceux qui entendaient des voix (Those Who Heard Voices) | Le Matin, Vol. 57 No. 20398 | 0 |
| 07.04.1940 | Black Out | Le Matin, Vol. 57 No. 20468 | 0 |
| 11.05.1940 | La Cinquième colonne (The Fifth Column) | Le Matin, Vol. 57 No. 20502 | 0 |
