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Sherlock Holmes, edited by Tom Ue and Jonathan Cranfield

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Includes bibliographical references

illustrations

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non fiction

Sherlock Holmes

bibliography

edited by Tom Ue and Jonathan Cranfield

Fan phenomena

Few could have predicted the enduring fascination with the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes. From the stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to the recent BBC series that has made a heartthrob out of Benedict Cumberbatch, the sleuth has been much a part of the British and global cultural legacy from the moment of his first appearance in 1887. The contributors to this book discuss the ways in which various fan cultures have sprung up around the stories and how they have proved to be a strong cultural paradigm for the ways in which phenomena functions in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Essays explore the numerous adaptations, rewritings, rip-offs, role-playing, wiki and crowd sourced texts, virtual realities, and faux scholarship Sherlock Holmes has inspired. Though fervid fan behavior is often mischaracterized as a modern phenomenon, the historical roots of fan manifestations that have been largely forgotten are revived in this thrilling book. Complete with interviews with writers who have famously brought the character of Holmes back to life, the collection benefits from the vast knowledge of its contributors, including academics who teach in the field, archivists, and a number of writers who have been involved in the enactment of Holmes stories on stage, screen, and radio. The release of this book coincides with Holmes 160th birthday, so it is no mystery that it will make a welcome addition to the burgeoning scholarship on this timeless detective

Sherlock Holmes and Shakespeare / Tom Ue -- Holmes and the Snake Skin Suits: Fighting for Survival on '50s Television / Russell Merritt -- Fan Appeciation no.1 -- Anthony Horowitz: Author of The House of Silk -- Doyle or Death? An Investigation into the World of Pastiche / Luke Benjamen Kuhns -- Fan Appeciation no.2 -- Ellie Ann Soderstrom: Author of Steampunk Holmes: Legacy of the Nautilus -- Sherlock Holmes, Fan Culture and Fan Letters / Jonathan Cranfield -- Fan Appeciation no.3 -- The Team behind -- The Young Sherlock -- Holmes Adventures -- Sherlock Holmes in the Twenty-second Century -- Rebranding Holmes for a Child Audience / Noel Brown -- Fan Appeciation no.4 -- Scott Beatty: Co-author of Sherlock Holmes: Year One -- On Writing New Adventures on Audio: Into the Interstices of Canon / Jonathan Barnes -- The Creation of ̀The Boy Sherlock Holmes' / Shane Peacock -- Fan Appeciation no.5 -- Robert Ryan: Author of Dead Man's Land -- Getting Level with the King-Devil: Moriarty, Modernity and Conspiracy / Benjamin Poore

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