
From Holmes to Sherlock
The Story of the Men and Women Who Created an Icon
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Shaun Grindell
In From Holmes to Sherlock, Mattias Boström re-creates 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-listen for newcomers and experts alike.
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Boström has written a hundred or so short chapters. Typically a chapter will end on a bit of a cliffhanger, with the next chapter veering off into a different direction, and the connections emerging only later. In the process he's created a literary biography of Conan Doyle, a history of the Conan Doyle estate, and a celebration of the many brilliant actors who have taken on the role of Holmes.
I don't know how a real Sherlockian would feel about this. (A Sherlockian is someone who chooses to pretend Holmes was a real person and that the stories are nonfiction.) Boström shows us the man — or more accurately the men and women — behind the curtain. Briskly paced, well-narrated, and highly recommended. I look forward to listening to it again.
A treat
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Sometimes too much is too much
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FANTASTIC NARRATIVE!
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The reader!
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Great narration! Great writing!
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