The Adventures of Herlock Sholmes
From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
The Adventures of Herlock Sholmes is a series of 101 Sherlock Holmes parodies written by Charles Hamilton (under pen name Peter Todd) from 20 november 1915 to 1961 in various magazines (The Greyfriars Herald, The Magnet Library, The Gem Library, Greyfriars Boys' Herald, The Popular, Schoolboys' Own Library), starring the detective Herlock Sholmes and his sidekick Dr. Jotson.
Herlock Holmes lives at No. 101 Shaker Street (i.e 221 Baker Street). He takes cocaine at seven-hundred percent (i.e seven percent) ! He has a landlady Mrs. Spudson (i.e. Mrs. Hudson), an arch-ennemy, the Professor Hickorychicory (ie. Moriarty), and like in the original stories, some untold stories are mentioned like The Case of the Missing Dumb-Bell, or The Adventure of the Prime Minister's Ear-trumpet...
Hamilton wrote several stories inspired by Arthur Conan Doyle's stories, like :
- The Bound of the Haskervilles! (i.e. The Hound of the Baskervilles)
- The Freckled Hand! (i.e. The Speckled Band)
- The Sign of Forty-Four! (i.e. The Sign of Four)
- The Death of Sholmes! (i.e. The Final Problem)
- The Return of Herlock Sholmes (i.e. The Empty House)
- The Yellow Phiz! (i.e. The Yellow Face)
- The Adventure of the Brixton Builder! (i.e. The Adventure of the Norwood Builder)
The illustrations in The Greyfriars Herald are by Lewis R. Higgins.
List of stories
| Date (d/m/y) | Title | Magazine | Illus. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20.11.1915 | The Adventure of the Diamond Pins | The Greyfriars Herald, Vol. 1 No. 1 | 2 |
| 27.11.1915 | The Case of the Biscuit-Tin! | The Greyfriars Herald, Vol. 1 No. 2 | 1 |
| 04.12.1915 | The Bound of the Haskervilles! | The Greyfriars Herald, Vol. 1 No. 3 | 1 |
| 11.12.1915 | The Freckled Hand! | The Greyfriars Herald, Vol. 1 No. 4 | 1 |
| 18.12.1915 | The Sign of Forty-Four! | The Greyfriars Herald, Vol. 1 No. 5 | 1 |
| 25.12.1915 | The Death of Sholmes! | The Greyfriars Herald, Vol. 1 No. 6 | 1 |
| 01.01.1916 | The Return of Herlock Sholmes | The Greyfriars Herald, Vol. 1 No. 7 | 1 |
| 08.01.1916 | The Missing Mother-In-Law! | The Greyfriars Herald, Vol. 1 No. 8 | 1 |
| 15.01.1916 | The Adventure of the Brixton Builder! | The Greyfriars Herald, Vol. 1 No. 9 | 1 |
| 22.01.1916 | The Case of the American Millionaire! | The Greyfriars Herald, Vol. 1 No. 10 | 1 |
| 29.01.1916 | The Foreign Spy! | The Greyfriars Herald, Vol. 1 No. 11 | 1 |
| 05.02.1916 | The Case of the Pipeclay Department! | The Greyfriars Herald, Vol. 1 No. 12 | 1 |
| 12.02.1916 | The Case of the Pawned Pickle-Jar! | The Greyfriars Herald, Vol. 1 No. 13 | 1 |
| 19.02.1916 | The Munition Mystery! | The Greyfriars Herald, Vol. 1 No. 14 | 1 |
| 26.02.1916 | The Captured Submarines! | The Greyfriars Herald, Vol. 1 No. 15 | 1 |
| 04.03.1916 | The Sham Huns! | The Greyfriars Herald, Vol. 1 No. 16 | 1 |
| 11.03.1916 | The Kaiser's Code! | The Greyfriars Herald, Vol. 1 No. 17 | 1 |
| 18.03.1916 | The Yellow Phiz! | The Greyfriars Herald, Vol. 1 No. 18 | 1 |
| 03.12.1916 | Herlock Sholmes's Christmas Case | The Magnet Library No. 461 | 0 |
| 03.02.1917 | The Case of His Lordship's Engagement | The Magnet Library No. 469 | 0 |
| 17.02.1917 | The Missing Minister! | The Magnet Library No. 471 | 1 |
| 24.02.1917 | The Clue of the Chanting Cheese | The Magnet Library No. 472 | 0 |
| 03.03.1917 | The Missing Moke | The Magnet Library No. 473 | 0 |
| 10.03.1917 | The Vanished Aliens! | The Magnet Library No. 474 | 0 |
| 14.04.1917 | The Red Tape Mystery! | The Gem Library No. 479 | 1 |
| 05.05.1917 | The Case of the Escaped Hun! | The Gem Library No. 482 | ? |
| 12.05.1917 | The Case of the Currant Bun! | The Gem Library No. 483 | 1 |
| 26.05.1917 | The Case of the Russian Revolution | The Gem Library No. 485 | 0 |
| 02.06.1917 | The Last of the Potatoes! | The Gem Library No. 486 | 1 |
| 16.06.1917 | On the Scent | The Gem Library No. 488 | 0 |
| 30.06.1917 | The Case of the Teuton's Trousers | The Gem Library No. 490 | 0 |
| 21.07.1917 | The Missing Margarine | The Gem Library No. 493 | 0 |
| 25.08.1917 | The Mystery of the Dustbin! | The Magnet Library No. 498 | 0 |
| 15.09.1917 | The Case of the American Clock! | The Magnet Library No. 501 | 0 |
| 13.10.1917 | The Case of the Hidden Hun! | The Magnet Library No. 505 | 0 |
| 20.10.1917 | The Secretary's Double! | The Magnet Library No. 506 | 0 |
| 03.11.1917 | The Lottery-Ticket! | The Magnet Library No. 508 | 0 |
| 26.01.1918 | Herlock Sholmes At Monte Carlo! | The Magnet Library No. 520 | 0 |
| 02.02.1918 | The Case of the Financier! | The Magnet Library No. 521 | 0 |
| 09.03.1918 | A Murder Mystery | The Gem Library No. 526 | 0 |
| 31.08.1918 | The Case of the Missing Wife! | The Magnet Library No. 551 | 0 |
| 30.11.1918 | The Case of the Missing MS., by Monty Lowther | The Magnet Library No. 564 | 0 |
| 19.04.1919 | The Case of the Airman's Medal! | The Gem Library No. 584 | 0 |
| 12.06.1920 | The Missing Cricketer! | The Greyfriars Herald, New series No. 33 | 1 |
| 19.06.1920 | The Bacon Mystery! | The Greyfriars Herald, New series No. 34 | 1 |
| 26.06.1920 | The Chopstein Venus | The Greyfriars Herald, New series No. 35 | 1 |
| 03.07.1920 | The Case of the Missing Heir! | The Greyfriars Herald, New series No. 36 | 1 |
| 10.07.1920 | The Mystery of the Studio! | The Greyfriars Herald, New series No. 37 | 1 |
| 17.07.1920 | The Case of the Musician! | The Greyfriars Herald, New series No. 38 | 1 |
| 24.07.1920 | The Mystery of the Taxi-Cab! | The Greyfriars Herald, New series No. 39 | 1 |
| 31.07.1920 | The Case of the Stolen Car! | The Greyfriars Herald, New series No. 40 | 1 |
| 07.08.1920 | The Case of the Ball Dress! | The Greyfriars Herald, New series No. 41 | 1 |
| 14.08.1920 | The Disappearance of Lord Adolphus! | The Greyfriars Herald, New series No. 42 | 1 |
| 21.08.1920 | The Mystery of the Garden Suburb! | The Greyfriars Herald, New series No. 43 | 1 |
| 28.08.1920 | The Case of the Sinn Feiners! | The Greyfriars Herald, New series No. 44 | 1 |
| 04.09.1920 | The Case of the Mysterious Soprano! | The Greyfriars Herald, New series No. 45 | 1 |
| 11.09.1920 | The Mysterious Bottle! | The Greyfriars Herald, New series No. 46 | 1 |
| 18.09.1920 | The Case of the Missing Patient! | The Greyfriars Herald, New series No. 47 | 1 |
| 25.09.1920 | The Purloined Pork! | The Greyfriars Herald, New series No. 48 | 1 |
| 02.10.1920 | The Case of the Bolshevik! | The Greyfriars Herald, New series No. 49 | 1 |
| 09.10.1920 | The Case of the Orator! | The Greyfriars Herald, New series No. 50 | 1 |
| 16.10.1920 | The Trunk Mystery! | The Greyfriars Herald, New series No. 51 | 1 |
| 23.10.1920 | The Disappearance of Dr. Jotson! | The Greyfriars Herald, New series No. 52 | 1 |
| 30.10.1920 | The Case of the Boat Club! | The Greyfriars Herald, New series No. 53 | 1 |
| 06.11.1920 | The Case of the Gunpowder Plot! | The Greyfriars Herald, New series No. 54 | 1 |
| 13.11.1920 | The Case of the Lost Chord! | The Greyfriars Herald, New series No. 55 | 1 |
| 20.11.1920 | The Case of the Charlady! | The Greyfriars Herald, New series No. 56 | 1 |
| 27.11.1920 | The Case of the Corn-Plaster! | The Greyfriars Herald, New series No. 57 | 1 |
| 04.12.1920 | The Case of Podgers, M.P.! | The Greyfriars Herald, New series No. 58 | 1 |
| 11.12.1920 | The Case of the Cubist! | The Greyfriars Herald, New series No. 59 | 1 |
| 18.12.1920 | The Case of the Dentist! | The Greyfriars Herald, New series No. 60 | 1 |
| 25.12.1920 | The Mystery of the Mince-Pie | The Greyfriars Herald, New series No. 61 | 1 |
| 01.01.1921 | Pinkeye's New Year Resolution! | The Greyfriars Herald, New series No. 62 | 1 |
| 22.01.1921 | The Case of the Pink Rat! | The Greyfriars Herald, New series No. 65 | 1 |
| 19.02.1921 | The Case of the Lame Snail! | The Greyfriars Herald, New series No. 69 | 1 |
| 26.03.1921 | The Case of the Potato-Jack! | The Popular No. 114 | ? |
| 09.04.1921 | The Sarah Jane Mystery | The Magnet Library No. 687 | 1 |
| 23.04.1921 | The Mystery of the Vacant House!, by Dr. Jotson | The Popular No. 118 | 1 |
| 30.04.1921 | The Case of the Lost Sapphire!, by Dr. Jotson | The Magnet Library No. 690 | 1 |
| 07.05.1921 | The Case of the Haunted Coal-Shed!, by Dr. Jotson | The Magnet Library No. 691 | 0 |
| 04.06.1921 | The Case of Creeping Krooboy!, by Dr. Jotson | The Magnet Library No. 695 | 0 |
| 09.07.1921 | The Case of the Lost Nugget!, by Dr. Jotson | The Magnet Library No. 700 | 1 |
| 17.12.1921 | That Ghostly Xmas Knight, by Dr. Jotson | The Magnet Library No. 723 | 2 |
| 14.01.1922 | The Lost Persian!, by Dr. Jotson | The Magnet Library No. 727 | 0 |
| 25.03.1922 | The Case of Christopher Chickweed!, by Dr. Jotson | The Magnet Library No. 737 | 0 |
| 26.07.1924 | The Schwottem Ray!, by Dr. Jotson | The Popular No. 288 | 2 |
| 09.08.1924 | That Mystery of the Green Crab, by Dr. Jotson | The Popular No. 290 | 2 |
| 23.08.1924 | The Golden Cow!, by Dr. Jotson | The Popular No. 292 | 1 |
| 06.09.1924 | The White Rabbit!, by Dr. Jotson | The Popular No. 294 | 1 |
| 30.09.1924 | The Unguarded Goal, by Dr. Jotson | The Popular No. 296 | 1 |
| 04.10.1924 | The Mystery of Moldy Manor, by Dr. Jotson | The Popular No. 298 | 1 |
| 01.11.1924 | The Silver Wishbone, by Dr. Jotson | The Popular No. 302 | 1 |
| 27.12.1924 | The Secret in the Pudding Bag!, by Herlock Sholmes himself | The Popular No. 310 | 0 |
| 10.01.1925 | The Great Wax-Work Mystery!, by Dr. Jotson | The Popular No. 312 | 0 |
| 07.02.1925 | The Nabob's Elephant!, by Dr. Jotson | The Popular No. 316 | 1 |
| 28.05.1927 | Herlock Sholmes At St. Sam's!, by Dicky Nugent | The Magnet Library No. 1006 | 4 |
| 04.06.1927 | The Shaddow of Suspishun!, by Dicky Nugent | The Magnet Library No. 1007 | 5 |
| 11.06.1927 | A Slooth on the Trail!, by Dicky Nugent | The Magnet Library No. 1008 | 3 |
| 18.06.1927 | Laid by the Heals!, by Dicky Nugent | The Magnet Library No. 1009 | 3 |
| 1950 | The Missing Millionaire | Tom Merry's Own No. 2 | 1 |
| 1952 | The Case of the Perplexed Painter | Tom Merry's Own No. 4 | 1 |
Not by Hamilton
| Date (d/m/y) | Title | Magazine | Illus. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05.1960 | The Case of the Missing Treaty, by Roger Jenkins | The Collector's Digest | ? |
| 1960 | The Boy Who Lost His Foot, by Eric Fayne | The Collector's Digest (annual) | ? |
| 1961 | The Tragedy on Little Side, by Eric Fayne | The Collector's Digest (annual) | ? |
