From Holmes To Sherlock by Mattias Boström

The Story of the Men and Women Who Created an Icon

A richly researched cultural and literary history that traces how a fictional detective emerged from late-Victorian London to become a global icon, following the creator’s life, the publishing circumstances and real-life inspirations behind the stories, and the evolution of the character through stage, film, radio, television and fan scholarship; it balances biography, archival detective work and analysis of adaptation to show how authors, actors, publishers, critics and devotees shaped the enduring myth of the detective and his world.

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