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From Holmes to Sherlock : the story of the men and women who created an icon
- Title
- From Holmes to Sherlock : the story of the men and women who created an icon / Mattias Boström ; translated from the Swedish by Michael Gallagher.
- Author
- Boström, Mattias, 1971-
- Publication
- New York : The Mysterious Press, 2017.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 17-8349 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Gallagher, Michael, 1978-
- Description
- 597 pages : illustrations (some color); 24 cm
- Summary
- "Everyone knows Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created a unique literary character who has remained popular for over a century and is appreciated more than ever today. But what made this fictional character, dreamed up by a small-town English doctor in the 1880s, into such a lasting success, despite the author's own attempt to escape his invention? In From Holmes to Sherlock, Swedish author and Sherlock Holmes expert Mattias Bostrom recreates the full story behind the legend for the first time. From a young Arthur Conan Doyle sitting in a Scottish lecture hall taking notes on his medical professor's powers of observation to the pair of modern-day fans who brainstormed the idea behind the TV sensation Sherlock, from the publishing world's first literary agent to the Georgian princess who showed up at the Conan Doyle estate and altered a legacy, the narrative follows the men and women who have created and perpetuated the myth. It includes tales of unexpected fortune, accidental romance, and inheritances gone awry, and tells of the actors, writers, readers, and other players who have transformed Sherlock Holmes from the gentleman amateur of the Victorian era to the odd genius of today. Told in fast-paced, novelistic prose, From Holmes to Sherlock is a singular celebration of the most famous detective in the world -- a must-read for newcomers and experts alike"--
- Uniform Title
- Från Holmes till Sherlock. English
- Alternative Title
- Från Holmes till Sherlock.
- Subjects
- Authors, Scottish > 19th century > Biography
- Holmes, Sherlock > Influence
- Detective and mystery stories > Authorship
- LITERARY CRITICISM / Books & Reading
- Authors, Scottish > 20th century > Biography
- Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930 > Characters > Sherlock Holmes
- LITERARY CRITICISM / Mystery & Detective
- Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930 > Criticism and interpretation
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 503-571) and index.
- Language (note)
- First published in Swedish with the title Från Holmes till Sherlock (Stockholm : Piratförlaget, 2013).
- Call Number
- JFE 17-8349
- ISBN
- 9780802126603
- 080212660X
- LCCN
- 2016056250
- OCLC
- 2016056250
- Author
- Boström, Mattias, 1971- author.
- Title
- From Holmes to Sherlock : the story of the men and women who created an icon / Mattias Boström ; translated from the Swedish by Michael Gallagher.
- Publisher
- New York : The Mysterious Press, 2017.
- Edition
- First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 503-571) and index.
- Language
- First published in Swedish with the title Från Holmes till Sherlock (Stockholm : Piratförlaget, 2013).
- Added Author
- Gallagher, Michael, 1978- translator.
- Other Form:
- Online version: Boström, Mattias, 1971- From Holmes to Sherlock First hardcover edition. New York, NY : Mysterious Press, 2017 9780802189165 (DLC) 2017018259
- Research Call Number
- JFE 17-8349