I think that the ultimate arbiter of whether a work is acceptable or not, should be whether it is an actual published product that one could go out and buy.
For example: The Complete Sherlock Holmes exists in a number of editions, therefore I think it's acceptable in the "Anthology" category (or even the Mystery category).
However, I am unable to find a Complete Sir Arthur Conan Doyle which would include books like The Lost World and The Disintegration Machine. Therefore I don't think that should be acceptable.
Likewise, as far as I can tell, there is no Complete Hercule Poirot. There are a number of anthologies and omnibuses which collect either the short stories, or some novels, or a group of both. Any of these books would be fine, I think in either the Mystery or Anthology category.
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare exist in a plethora of editions and translations, so I think it's fine.
Does that satisfy everyone? That one must select an actual published edition that the other members of the draft could theoretically acquire in order for it to be acceptable?
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