"this is my special hobby" [STUD]

Every once in a great while, a book with special significance is published in the world of Sherlock Holmes fans. When the Canon was completed and the stories appeared in the first version of The Complete Sherlock Holmes; when Vincent Starrett brought forth scholarship and fun in The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes; when William S. Baring-Gould, BSI ("The Gloria Scott") took a stab at compiling research and chronologies in The Annotated Sherlock Holmes; and now as Mattias Boström, BSI ("The Swedish Pathological Society") has chronicled the rise of Sherlock Holmes in popular culture.

From Holmes to Sherlock looks not at Conan Doyle's life as a biography would, and does not look at the stories as scholars would. Rather, it shows how Sherlock Holmes was brought to life and how the character evolved over time through the many creators, actors and fans who have kept the interest going.

We talked with Mattias about the creative process, his inspiration, and his other major Sherlockian works. We hope you'll learn a few things along with us.

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Sponsors

This episode includes our two longtime sponsors, plus a new addition. Please support our sponsors by visiting their sites:

• Wessex Press, publishers of Sherlock Holmes and Conan Doyle in the Newspapers.
• The Baker Street Journal, where you can find the BSI Press International Series.

Links

• From Holmes to Sherlock
• "If you love Sherlock Holmes, you'll love this book" - Michael Dirda's review of From Holmes to Sherlock in the Washington Post
• Scandinavia and Sherlock Holmes via the BSI Press
• "Original Holmes and Parallel Holmes"
• Sherlock Holmes and Conan Doyle in the Newspapers from Wessex Press
• Episode 80: The Great Detective

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