(Not So) Elementary, My Dear Watson: The Popularity of Sherlock Holmes

Wednesday, October 36:00—8:00 PMChildren's RoomBarrington Public Library105 Ramsdell Lane, Barrington, NH, 03825

Ann McClellan presents an in depth look at the worlds greatest detective and his continued cultural popularity. This event is brought to you by the New Hampshire Humanities to Go

SherlockThe recent spate of Sherlock Holmes movies, television shows, and literary adaptations indicate the Great Detective is alive and well in the 21st century. Holmes is the most portrayed literary character of all time, with over 230 film versions alone in several different languages. Over the past century, Sherlockians created societies like the Baker Street Irregulars, wrote articles sussing out the "sources" of Doyle's works, and, most recently, developed an entire online world of Holmesian fan fiction. Sherlock Holmes is now a multi-million dollar industry. Why is Sherlock Holmes so popular? Ann McClellan's presentation explores the origins of Arthur Conan Doyle's famous detective and tracks his incarnations in literature, film, advertising, and modern media in order to crack the case of the most popular detective.   

About the presenter: Ann McClellan

A dedicated Anglophile, Ann McClellan has a PhD in English Literature and has more than fifteen years' experience of college-level teaching. As a specialist in 19th- and 20th-century British literature, McClellan’s work explores the complex relationships between literature and culture, with published research ranging from fictional representations of British women intellectuals to her current project on fan culture and the popularity of Sherlock Holmes.

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