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y separately published work icon Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Was Not anthology   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 2019... 2019 Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Was Not
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Victoria,:IFWG Publishing Inc , 2019 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Final Prologue, Christopher Sequeira , single work short story detective
Sets up the conceit of the anthology by establishing how Sherlock Holmes comes to have multiple doctor-companions.
(p. 7-34)
The Sign of Two : Sherlock Holmes and Dr Jekyll, Philip Cornell , single work short story detective

Sherlock Holmes and his assistant for this alternate-world adventure, Dr Henry Jekyll, find themselves tracing a villain known as Mr Hyde.

(p. 51-70)
Sherlock Holmes and Dr Nikola : The Adventure of the Empty Throne, Brad Mengel , single work short story detective
Sherlock Holmes and his assistant for this alternate-world story, Dr Nikola, foil an assassination attempt on Queen Victoria.
(p. 83-99)
The Adventure of the Walk-out Wardrobe, Julie Ditrich , single work short story

In this alternate-world Sherlock Holmes story, Holmes is accompanied by Dr Theodore Moriarty, and Irish occultist and Freemason, It uses aspects of Moriarty's real career, including a period spent at Mossel Bay in South Africa.

Moriarty (an historical figure) is not connected to Holmes' nemesis of the same surname, but the story does play with the connection. He is also the subject of fictional stories by his mentee Dion Fortune (who wrote about him as the character Dr Taverner).

(p. 207-259)
Curtain Call, Jo Hannes , single work short story detective

In this alternate-world Sherlock Holmes story, Holmes is accompanied by Dr Heironymus Mabuse, a villainous character created by Luxembourgish writer Norbert Jacques, and the subject of three films by German film-maker Fritz Lang.

(p. 261-291)
Note: As J. Scherpenhuizen.
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