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    From Holmes to Sherlock: The Story of the Men and Women Who Created an Icon
    From Holmes to Sherlock: The Story of the Men and Women Who Created an Icon
    From Holmes to Sherlock: The Story of the Men and Women Who Created an Icon
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    From Holmes to Sherlock: The Story of the Men and Women Who Created an Icon

    Written by Mattias Bostrom

    Narrated by Shaun Grindell

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    In From Holmes to Sherlock, Mattias Boström recreates the full story behind the legendary detective and his many incarnations-a real-life narrative of success, tragedy, and family secrets that has never previously been told in its entirety. The beginning is classic: a young Arthur Conan Doyle sitting in a Scottish lecture hall taking notes on his medical professor Dr. Joseph Bell's powers of observation. More than a decade later, Conan Doyle's short stories became a runaway success in the popular monthly Strand Magazine. A parallel Holmes soon evolved with a whole industry of plays, parody, and pastiche, and Boström skillfully follows the men and women who have perpetuated and recast the Sherlockian myth-including the actors who became famous for their personifications of Holmes; Conan Doyle's sons, who desperately wanted to make big business of the detective; the Georgian princess who ended up entangled in the Conan Doyle legacy; and finally the pair of modern-day fans who brainstormed the idea behind the TV sensation Sherlock. Written in novelistic prose, Boström's account is a singular celebration of the most famous detective in the world-a must-read for newcomers and experts alike.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHighbridge Company
    TranslatorMichael Gallagher
    Release dateAug 1, 2017
    ISBN9781681686226
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    Mattias Bostrom

    Mattias Boström is a Swedish writer and Sherlock Holmes expert. He was elected into the exclusive Sherlock Holmes association Baker Street Irregulars in 2007.

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    • 5/5
      Even though Sherlock Holmes was a fictional character, he has taken on a life of his own that has only become larger since his creation by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In this meticulously researched book, the reader becomes acquainted with Doyle, his genius and his foibles. The author explains how Doyle felt about Holmes, why he killed him off and why he resurrected him. We learn about Doyle’s family and his descendants. Also discussed are the many pastiches and other works about Holmes along with the problems concerning the copyright laws in various countries. Included, too, are the actors in films and movies who gave life to Holmes. Though nonfiction, the prose in the book flows like a novel, and is quite interesting whether you consider yourself a fan of Sherlock Holmes or not.
    • 4/5
      From Holmes to Sherlock is a large book, with a massive scope, but don't let that scare you. Mattias Boström has created a wonderful narration of the history of one of the greatest literary characters of all time. With short chapters Mattias draws the reader along on an entertaining walk through history.Ostensibly the book is about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the man who created Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. Mattias takes us back to the early days in Doyle's life, touching on his time in medical school (learning under Dr. John Bell), and then his foray into medicine in Portsmouth. Luckily for the literary world the young Dr. Doyle had few clients, which allowed him time to write. Mattias explores Doyle's early writing career, including many of his other (non-Holmes) short stories and novels. The book explores the first publications of Sherlock Holmes, and the growing interest in the character not only in England but in Europe and America. Throughout the narrative of Doyle, Mattias weaves in the stories of other people - from artists, publishers, and actors - who would be so influential in making Doyle's creation become the phenomenon that he has become. One aspect of Mattias's book that I enjoyed was that he continues the story of what has happened with Sherlock Homes after Conan Doyle's death. We get to see, even while Conan Doyle was alive, how the character of Holmes grew at times beyond the author's ability to control him. And after his death, the control and attempt to profit from Holmes passed onto Conan Doyle's heirs. Learning about all of the intrigue, the ideas, and the infighting among Conan Doyle's sons was quite interesting and added a lot to my knowledge of the Sherlock Holmes legend. Mattias continues his narration through to the most recent iterations of Sherlock Holmes in print and in TV and movies, touching on the BBC series Sherlock, and the Sherlock Holmes movies staring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law. But throughout the narration we learn about the other great actors who have portrayed Holmes and Watson, each doing their part to make the character their own while attempting to retain the feel of the original Conan Doyle stories. We also learn about many of the Sherlockian fan clubs that have sprung up around the world to honor the character and the author. I was particularly interested to learn about a fan club created by John Bennett Shaw, who lived in Santa Fe. Shaw was a dedicated collector of all things Holmes, and he created a dubious fan club for Holmes' arch nemesis, Prof. James Moriarty. And ever year Shaw would host an "Unhappy Birthday Party" for Moriarty in the town of Moriarty, New Mexico. I found this bit of information so wonderfully exciting because I happen to live only 30 miles from Moriarty, NM. This is a wonderful book that not only focuses on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the man and the author, but also on his best known creation. How Mr. Holmes (from the early days) to Sherlock (today) is a narrative that spans many different stories and Mattias Boström has done an excellent job of taking the threads of all of these narratives into a single whole. Worth the time to read and explore for any Sherlock Holmes fan. (Note: I read the English translation of the book by Michael Gallagher.)
    • 5/5
      A thoroughly researched, well written and interesting book about how Doyle created Sherlock Holmes and the Holmes Canon evolved. The rise and evolution of the Sherlockians and their role and support for expanding the Universe of Holmes is comprehensively explicated and presented. The issues that conflicted the Conan Doyle heirs is fairly presented and explained. Should Conan Doyle return to this universe; this is the first book he should read.
    • 3/5
      Comprehensive history of Doyle and his creation of Holmes, family control of copyrights and the literature that has grown out of the Holmes stories.
    • 5/5
      A fun ride through the years with Arthur Conan Doyle and the other creators of Sherlock Holmes character through TV's Sherlock and Elementary. Modern history has seen novels directly inspired by Doyle's work and countless actors from the stage's William Gillette who adopted the double-billed deerstalker and the curved calabash to screen villain Basil Rathbone who was turned into a heroic icon on screen and radio to Peter Cushing who starred in the best film of Hound of the Baskerville's to Benedict Cummerbatch ho portrayed a cellphone-age Holmes that audiences responded to. Excellent book utilizing fictional techniques and a style that jumps from highlight to highlight rather than pull every detail together in a ponderous historical recounting. Not that there isn't a wealth of detail. There's discussion of the Holmes enthusiasts who formed the Baker Street Irregulars, the attempts by Doyle's two playboy sons to cash in on their legacy to the point where the real playboy son defrauded his brother and sister, battles over copyright claims by the modern owners of the estate, and more. Not to be missed by any fan of the Great Detective.
    • 4/5
      Sherlock Holmes has been a cultural icon on both sides of the Atlantic since his first appearance in Study in Scarlet in the 1887 Beeton’s Christmas Annual. The famous consulting detective has occupied nearly every aspect of popular culture; from magazines, to books, to comic strips, to Broadway musicals, to movies and television shows. Sherlock Holmes has fought criminal masterminds, spectral hounds, nazis, Jack the Ripper, eldritch horrors, and vampires. His name and his legend have taken on quite a life of their own, and Holmes seems to exist almost entirely separate from the man who created him.In From Holmes to Sherlock, Boström takes us from young Arthur Conan Doyle taking studious notes in lecture with Dr. Joseph Bell at the University of Edinburgh, through to the modern hit BBC television series Sherlock, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman. The century and a half span encompasses two world wars, the Great Depression, the advent of radio, the golden age of Hollywood, and the ubiquity of television. We see Conan Doyle trying desperately to rein in a creation that broke free from his control even in the earliest days. We see his heirs try desperately to retain some aspect of their father’s greatest work. We see how the world has made Sherlock Holmes their own, through countless books, movies, plays, and dedicated societies.This is a must-read for any fans of Sherlock Holmes. Boström has written a comprehensive and fascinating history of one of the most popular fictional characters of all time. The book is rich in detail and engagingly told, and should not be missed by anyone who wants more information about the world’s greatest consulting detective.An advance copy of this book was provided by the publisher via Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.