Ferlock Solmes

From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
Ferlock Solmes & Dr. Bathsoap

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