Sherlock Holmes and Conan Doyle: Multi-Media Afterlives

S Herlock 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.--publisher's Website. Introduction / C.wynne -- The Case Of The Multiplying Millions: Sherlock Holmes In Advertising / A.j.field -- Sherlock Holmes And The Politics Of Adaptation / N.mccaw -- 'open The Window, Then!': Filmic Interpretation Of Gothic Conventions In Brian Mills's The Hound Of The Baskervilles / T.scarborough -- The Curious Case Of The Kingdom Of Shadows: The Transmogrification Of Sherlock Holmes In The Cinematic Imagination / H.o'brien -- Sherlock Holmes, Italian Anarchists And Torpedoes: The Case Of A Manuscript Recovered In Italy / C.capancioni -- Sherlock's Progress Through History: Feminist Revisions Of Holmes / S.vanacker -- Sherlock Holmes Reloaded: Holmes: Videogames And Multiplicity / S.mukherjee -- Sherlock Holmes Version 2.0: Adapting Doyle In The Twenty-first Century / B.nicol -- The Strange Case Of The Scientist Who Believed In Spiritualism / A.lycett -- Channelling The Past: Arthur & George In Neo-victorian Biography / P.pulham -- Arthur Conan Doyle's Appearances As A Detective In Historical Crime Fiction / J.s.palmer -- Sherlock Holmes In Fairyland: The Afterlife Of Arthur Conan Doyle / C.bloom. Edited By Sabine Vanacker And Catherine Wynne. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.