The Lighter Side of Sherlock Holmes: The Sherlockian Artwork of Norman Schatell

By Glenn Schatell

Norman Schatell was the leading Sherlock Holmes artist of the 1970s. 'The Lighter Side of Sherlock Holmes' is a collection of over 300 humorous cartoons and illustrations based on the characters that appear in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's' famous stories. Many of the cartoons and drawings originally appeared in 'The Baker Street Journal', the British 'Sherlock Holmes Journal', 'The Armchair Detective', 'The Baker Street Miscellanea', and 'The Serpentine Muse'. Murder Ink, a former New York City mystery book shop, used fifteen of the cartoons to illustrate a line of stationery. The book includes the comical 'Arts and Crafts' Sherlock Holmes drawings, 'The Anthropological Holmes' (a fanciful look at Sherlock Holmes in ancient civilizations and around the world), and many of the illustrated envelopes he mailed to his friends. The book is a must for all Sherlock Holmes buffs - and a treat for anyone who enjoys the stories, movies, and television shows.

• Language: English
• Publisher: MX Publishing
• Release date: Sep 25, 2013
• ISBN: 9781780924069

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Title Page

THE LIGHTER SIDE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES

The Sherlockian Artwork of Norman Schatell

Compiled by Glenn Schatell

Publisher Information

First edition published in May 2013 by MX Publishing

335 Princess Park Manor, Royal Drive, London, N11 3GX

www.mxpublishing.co.uk

© Copyright 2013 Glenn Schatell 2013

The right of Glenn Schatell to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1998.

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Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this book, as of the date of publication, nothing herein should be construed as giving advice. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and not of MX Publishing.

Cover design by http://www.staunch.com

Introduction

Dear Sir, wrote a Union City, New Jersey, high school student on March 16, 1942, to Howard Haycraft, about his book Murder for Pleasure, "I wish to point out one minor mistake in [an] otherwise perfectly splendid book.... Being only 17, without any cash, I have resorted to taking your book out of the Public Library. I have managed to fill 3 note-books with interesting information taken out of Murder for Pleasure. He went on to point out the error politely, closing with a postscript: PS. Is there any chance for a Holmes addict like me gaining admittance in the Baker Street lrregulars? What would be the requirements?"

The letter, now among Howard Haycraft’s papers in the University of Minnesota Libraries’ Sherlock Holmes Collections, was written by Norman Schatell. There