Although Sherlock Holmes has been collected in a single bulky volume, a three volume collection would be appropriate:
Vol I, the original series, ending at Reichenbach;
Vol II, two novels written later but set earlier;
Vol III, the Return, incorporating all three later collections.
James Bond has a very similar structure:
Vol I, five novels from the introduction of Bond and SMERSH to Bond's apparent death at the hands of SMERSH;
Vol II, two intermediate novels and nine short stories;
Vol III: five novels about the struggle againsst Blofeld and its aftermath.
Dominic Flandry also needs three volumes:
Vol I, Young Flandry, the three novel prequel;
Vol II, Captain Flandry, the original series;
Vol III, Admiral Flandry, the concluding three novels.
Flandry, of course, is part of Poul Anderson's History of Technic Civilization which requires a further four omnibus collections.
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
I myself have a complete one volume collection of the Sherlock Holmes stories. And, in theory, a single volume collection is preferable to multiple volumes. But I agree it can be more CONVENIENT to divide the Holmes canon into several volumes. And the same for other writers works.
Sean
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