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The House of Silk

Author	: Anthony Horowitz
Publisher	: Orion
Release Date	: 2018-12-27
ISBN 10	: 1409182770
Pages	: 432 pages
Rating	: 4.8/5 (7 users)

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Download or read book The House of Silk written by Anthony Horowitz and published by Orion. This book was released on 2018-12-27 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Horowitz has captured Holmes Heaven' THE TIMES THE HOUSE OF SILK was the first official new Sherlock Holmes mystery and a SUNDAY TIMES bestseller from the author of MAGPIE MURDERS THE GAME'S AFOOT . . . It is November 1890 and London is gripped by a merciless winter. Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are enjoying tea by the fire when an agitated gentleman arrives unannounced at 221b Baker Street. He begs Holmes for help, telling the unnerving story of a scar-faced man with piercing eyes who has stalked him in recent weeks. Intrigued, Holmes and Watson find themselves swiftly drawn into a series of puzzling and sinister events, stretching from the gas-lit streets of London to the teeming criminal underworld of Boston and the mysterious 'House of Silk' . . .

The House of Silk

Author	: Anthony Horowitz
Publisher	: Mulholland Books
Release Date	: 2011-11-01
ISBN 10	: 0316196991
Pages	: 294 pages
Rating	: 4.9/5 (91 users)

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Download or read book The House of Silk written by Anthony Horowitz and published by Mulholland Books. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With approval from the estate of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a best-selling novelist and Sherlock Holmes expert brings the greatest detective in literary history back to life on Baker Street for the first time since 1930. 200,000 first printing.

Fan Phenomena: Sherlock Holmes

Author	: Tom Ue
Publisher	: Intellect Books
Release Date	: 2014
ISBN 10	: 9781783202058
Pages	: 153 pages
Rating	: 4.8/5 (2 users)

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Download or read book Fan Phenomena: Sherlock Holmes written by Tom Ue and published by Intellect Books. This book was released on 2014 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 crowdsourced 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 Fan Phenomena: Sherlock Holmes coincides with Holmes’s 160th birthday, so it is no mystery that it will make a welcome addition to the burgeoning scholarship on this timeless detective.

The House of Silk

Author	: Anthony Horowitz
Publisher	: Hachette UK
Release Date	: 2011-11-01
ISBN 10	: 9781409133841
Pages	: 325 pages
Rating	: 4.0/5 (338 users)

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Download or read book The House of Silk written by Anthony Horowitz and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Horowitz has captured Holmes Heaven' THE TIMES THE HOUSE OF SILK was the first official new Sherlock Holmes mystery and a SUNDAY TIMES bestseller from the author of MAGPIE MURDERS THE GAME'S AFOOT . . . It is November 1890 and London is gripped by a merciless winter. Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are enjoying tea by the fire when an agitated gentleman arrives unannounced at 221b Baker Street. He begs Holmes for help, telling the unnerving story of a scar-faced man with piercing eyes who has stalked him in recent weeks. Intrigued, Holmes and Watson find themselves swiftly drawn into a series of puzzling and sinister events, stretching from the gas-lit streets of London to the teeming criminal underworld of Boston and the mysterious 'House of Silk' . . .

Sherlock Holmes and Conan Doyle

Author	: S. Vanacker
Publisher	: Springer
Release Date	: 2012-11-12
ISBN 10	: 9781137291561
Pages	: 220 pages
Rating	: 4.3/5 (915 users)

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Download or read book Sherlock Holmes and Conan Doyle written by S. Vanacker and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-11-12 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sherlock Holmes is an iconic figure within cultural narratives. More recently, Conan Doyle has also appeared as a fictional figure in contemporary novels and films, confusing the boundaries between fiction and reality. This collection investigates how Holmes and Doyle have gripped the public imagination to become central figures of modernity.

Clues: A Journal of Detection, Vol. 34, No. 1 (Spring 2016)

Author	: Janice M. Allan
Publisher	: McFarland
Release Date	: 2016-09-19
ISBN 10	: 9781476626109
Pages	: 160 pages
Rating	: 4.7/5 (261 users)

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Download or read book Clues: A Journal of Detection, Vol. 34, No. 1 (Spring 2016) written by Janice M. Allan and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-09-19 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over two decades, Clues has included the best scholarship on mystery and detective fiction. With a combination of academic essays and nonfiction book reviews, it covers all aspects of mystery and detective fiction material in print, television and movies. As the only American scholarly journal on mystery fiction, Clues is essential reading for literature and film students and researchers; popular culture aficionados; librarians; and mystery authors, fans and critics around the globe.

A Companion to the Biopic

Author	: Deborah Cartmell
Publisher	: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date	: 2020-01-15
ISBN 10	: 9781119554813
Pages	: 466 pages
Rating	: 4.1/5 (548 users)

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Download or read book A Companion to the Biopic written by Deborah Cartmell and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-01-15 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most comprehensive reference text of theoretical and historical discourse on the biopic film The biopic, often viewed as the most reviled of all film genres, traces its origins to the early silent era over a century ago. Receiving little critical attention, biopics are regularly dismissed as superficial, formulaic, and disrespectful of history. Film critics, literary scholars and historians tend to believe that biopics should be artistic, yet accurate, true-to-life representations of their subjects. Moviegoing audiences, however, do not seem to hold similar views; biopics continue to be popular, commercially viable films. Even the genre’s most ardent detractors will admit that these films are often very watchable, particularly due to the performance of the lead actor. It is increasingly common for stars of biographical films to garner critical praise and awards, driving a growing interest in scholarship in the genre. A Companion to the Biopic is the first global and authoritative reference on the subject. Offering theoretical, historical, thematic, and performance-based approaches, this unique volume brings together the work of top scholars to discuss the coverage of the lives of authors, politicians, royalty, criminals, and pop stars through the biopic film. Chapters explore evolving attitudes and divergent perspectives on the genre with topics such as the connections between biopics and literary melodramas, the influence financial concerns have on aesthetic, social, or moral principles, the merger of historical narratives with Hollywood biographies, stereotypes and criticisms of the biopic genre, and more. This volume: Provides a systematic, in-depth analysis of the biopic and considers how the choice of historical subject reflects contemporary issues Places emphasis on films that portray race and gender issues Explores the uneven boundaries of the genre by addressing what is and is not a biopic as well as the ways in which films simultaneously embrace and defy historical authenticity Examines the distinction between reality and ‘the real’ in biographical films Offers a chronological survey of biopics from the beginning of the 20th century A Companion to the Biopic is a valuable resource for researchers, scholars, and students of history, film studies, and English literature, as well as those in disciplines that examine interpretations of historical figures

Off-White

Author	: Sheng-mei Ma
Publisher	: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date	: 2019-11-14
ISBN 10	: 9781501352188
Pages	: 264 pages
Rating	: 4.0/5 (521 users)

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Download or read book Off-White written by Sheng-mei Ma and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2019-11-14 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do English-speaking novelists and filmmakers tell stories of China from a Chinese perspective? How do they keep up appearances of pseudo-Sino immanence while ventriloquizing solely in the English language? Anglo writers and their readers join in this century-old game of impersonating and dubbing Chinese. Throughout this wish fulfillment, writers lean on grammatical and conceptual frameworks of their mother tongue to represent an alien land and its yellowface aliens. Off-white or yellow-ish characters and their foreign-sounding speech are thus performed in Anglo-American fiction and visual culture; both yellowface and Chinglish are of, for, by the (white) people. Off-White interrogates seminal Anglo-American fiction and film on off-white bodies and voices. It commences with one Nobel laureate, Pearl Buck, and ends with another, Kazuo Ishiguro, almost a century later. The trajectory in between illustrates that the detective and mystery genres continue unabated their stock yellowface characters, who exude a magnetic field so powerful as to pull in Japanese anime. This universal drive to fashion a foil is ingrained in any will to power, so much so that even millennial China creates an “off-yellow,” darker-hued Orient in Huallywood films to silhouette its global ascent.

Sherlock Holmes: Volume 1

Author	: Arthur Conan Doyle
Publisher	: Knickerbocker Press
Release Date	: 2015-02-27
ISBN 10	: 9781631060748
Pages	: 565 pages
Rating	: 4.3/5 (67 users)

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Download or read book Sherlock Holmes: Volume 1 written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Knickerbocker Press. This book was released on 2015-02-27 with total page 565 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains a collection of the adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, such as A Scandal in Bohemia and The Red-Headed League.

The Cambridge Companion to Sherlock Holmes

Author	: Janice M. Allan
Publisher	: Cambridge University Press
Release Date	: 2019-05-02
ISBN 10	: 9781107155855
Pages	: 287 pages
Rating	: 4.0/5 (558 users)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Sherlock Holmes written by Janice M. Allan and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-05-02 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accessible exploration of Sherlock Holmes and his relationship to late-Victorian culture as well as his ongoing significance and popularity.

Popular Media Cultures

Author	: L. Geraghty
Publisher	: Springer
Release Date	: 2015-04-14
ISBN 10	: 9781137350374
Pages	: 246 pages
Rating	: 4.3/5 (53 users)

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Download or read book Popular Media Cultures written by L. Geraghty and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-04-14 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular Media Cultures explores the relationship between audiences and media texts, their paratexts and interconnected ephemera. Authors focus on the cultural work done by media audiences, how they engage with social media and how convergence culture impacts on the strategies and activities of popular media fans.

The Game Is Afoot

Author	: Jeremy Black
Publisher	: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date	: 2022-06-04
ISBN 10	: 9781538161470
Pages	: 168 pages
Rating	: 4.3/5 (614 users)

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Download or read book The Game Is Afoot written by Jeremy Black and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-06-04 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Explores the parallel histories of Sherlock Holmes and England during the Victorian era. Black traces the evolution of Arthur Conan Doyle's plots and characters as culture and society changed dramatically in his lifetime"--

Deviance in Neo-Victorian Culture

Author	: Saverio Tomaiuolo
Publisher	: Springer
Release Date	: 2018-10-03
ISBN 10	: 9783319969503
Pages	: 253 pages
Rating	: 4.1/5 (695 users)

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Download or read book Deviance in Neo-Victorian Culture written by Saverio Tomaiuolo and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-10-03 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book argues that ‘deviance’ represents a central issue in neo-Victorian culture, and that the very concept of neo-Victorianism is based upon the idea of ‘diverging’ from accepted notions regarding the nineteenth-century frame of mind. However, the study of the ways in which the Victorian age has been revised by contemporary authors does not only entail analogies with the present but proves – by introducing what is perhaps a more pertinent description of the nineteenth century – that it was much more ‘deviant’ than it is usually depicted and perceived. Deviance in Neo-Victorian Culture: Canon, Transgression, Innovation explores a wide variety of textual forms, from novels to TV series, from movies and graphic novels to visual art. The scholarly and educational purpose of this study is to stimulate readers to approach neo-Victorianism as a complex cultural phenomenon.

Clues: A Journal of Detection, Vol. 33, No. 1 (Spring 2015)

Author	: Janice M. Allan
Publisher	: McFarland
Release Date	: 2015-10-13
ISBN 10	: 9781476621852
Pages	: 136 pages
Rating	: 4.7/5 (218 users)

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Download or read book Clues: A Journal of Detection, Vol. 33, No. 1 (Spring 2015) written by Janice M. Allan and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-10-13 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over two decades, Clues has included the best scholarship on mystery and detective fiction. With a combination of academic essays and nonfiction book reviews, it covers all aspects of mystery and detective fiction material in print, television and movies. As the only American scholarly journal on mystery fiction, Clues is essential reading for literature and film students and researchers; popular culture aficionados; librarians; and mystery authors, fans and critics around the globe.

101 Amazing Sherlock Holmes Facts

Author	: Jack Goldstein
Publisher	: Andrews UK Limited
Release Date	: 2013-05-28
ISBN 10	: 9781783330447
Pages	: 23 pages
Rating	: 4.8/5 (34 users)

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Download or read book 101 Amazing Sherlock Holmes Facts written by Jack Goldstein and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2013-05-28 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you a fan of Sherlock Holmes? Do you want to know some incredible trivia about the world’s greatest detective? Whether it is Benedict Cumberbatch in the BBC’s Sherlock that you enjoy, or Robert Downey Junior’s portrayal in the film series that piques your interest, this fantastic book of facts from Jack Goldstein and Jimmy Russell is sure to be an excellent addition to your bookshelf. With sections covering adaptations of the stories, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and of course the most amazing and unbelievable facts, this is the perfect way to find out more about the best-selling hero.

The Life and Death of Sherlock Holmes

Author	: Mattias Boström
Publisher	: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date	: 2017-08-10
ISBN 10	: 9781784977726
Pages	: 890 pages
Rating	: 4.8/5 (777 users)

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Download or read book The Life and Death of Sherlock Holmes written by Mattias Boström and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-08-10 with total page 890 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everybody knows about Sherlock Holmes, the unique literary character created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who has remained popular over the decades and is more appreciated than ever today. But what made this fictional character, dreamed up by a small-town English doctor back in the 1880s, into such a great success? This is the fascinating and exciting tale of the man and people who created the Holmes legend. The book was winner of the Best Non-fiction Award by The Swedish Crime Writers' Academy 2013 and shortlisted for The Great Non-Fiction Book Prize (Sweden's biggest non-fiction award) in Sweden 2013.

From Holmes to Sherlock

Author	: Mattias Boström
Publisher	: Grove Press
Release Date	: 2017-08-01
ISBN 10	: 9780802189165
Pages	: 608 pages
Rating	: 4.0/5 (891 users)

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Download or read book From Holmes to Sherlock written by Mattias Boström and published by Grove Press. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “If you love Sherlock Holmes, you’ll love this book…the best account of Baker Street mania ever written.”—Michael Dirda, The Washington Post Winner of the Agatha Award for best nonfiction work Edgar Award finalist for best critical/biographical work Anthony Award finalist for best critical/nonfiction work Everyone knows Sherlock Holmes. 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 Baker Street Irregular Mattias Boström 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. From Holmes to Sherlock is a singular celebration of the most famous detective in the world—a must for newcomers and experts alike. “Riveting…[A] wonderfully entertaining history.”?TheWall Street Journal “Celebrates the versatility of one of fiction’s most beloved characters…terrific.”?TheChristian Science Monitor