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Episode 37: The Lost Conan Doyle Manuscript

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You may recall that we had <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2007/11/episode-13-arthur-conan-doyle-life-in.html">Jon Lellenberg and Daniel Stashower on the show</a> [Episode 13] when they published <b><i><a href="https://amzn.to/3jQzgzF">Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters</a></i></b> in 2007. The pair has returned with another publication, but this time it's one that is even more intriguing.<br />
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In 1883, when he was just twenty-three, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote <i><b><a href="https://amzn.to/2GMf6bT">The Narrative of John Smith</a></b></i> while he was living in Portsmouth and struggling to establish himself as both a doctor and a writer. He had already succeeded in having a number of short stories published in leading magazines of the day, such as <i>Blackwood’s</i>, <i>All the Year Round</i>, <i>London Society</i>, and the <i>Boy’s Own Paper </i>— but as was the accepted practice of literary journals of the time, his stories had been published anonymously. Thus, Conan Doyle knew that in order to truly establish his name as a writer, he would have to write a novel.<br />
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The only wrinkle is that once Conan Doyle finished this novel, it went missing in the post, never to be seen again.<br />
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Join Burt and Scott as we discover how this lost manuscript has made its way to publication, some 125 years after it was first written, and why it had never before made its way to the public eye.<br />
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<b>Links:</b><br />
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<li><b><i><a href="https://amzn.to/2GMf6bT">The Narrative of John Smith</a></i></b> (Amazon)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.bl.uk/">The British Library</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.conandoylecollection.co.uk/">The Arthur Conan Doyle Collection</a><i></i></li><li>Episode 13: <a href="ihose.co/ihose13" target="_blank">Arthur Conan Doyle - A Life in Letters</a></li></ul>
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Episode 37: The Lost Conan Doyle Manuscript

“I have in my pocket a manuscript,” [HOUN] You may recall that we had Jon Lellenberg and Daniel Stashower on the show [Episode 13] when t...

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"Many Thanks to You" [NAVA]

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"Two Knight-Errants To the Rescue" [SIGN]

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<i>(NOTE: Promotional art was provided for purposes of review only, and are kindly used with permission. Special thanks to Ken Janssens and Matthew Martin for their time and insights, and to Brant Fowler at Comic Related for bringing this to our attention)<br /></i>Holmes and Watson seem to be making a "comeback" of sorts in comics and graphic literature, appearing in a wide range of stories such as <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1401228402/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=1401228402"><i>Victorian Undead</i></a></b> and <b><i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1606902172/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=1606902172">Sherlock Holmes: Year One</a></i>.</b> This December, <a href="http://www.bluewaterprod.com/">Bluewater Productions</a> will be publishing the first issue of the <b><i>Sherlock Holmes: Victorian Knights</i></b> four-issue miniseries, just in time for the release of <b><i><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1515091/">Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows</a></i>.</b><br />
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Writer Ken Janssens and artist Matthew Martin were gracious enough to offer some of their insights around the upcoming series. For many Sherlockians who read this blog, this is a great opportunity to learn <i>how</i> writers and artists approach the canon when reinterpreting the character for a modern audience.<br />
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According to Ken Janssens, the four-issue <b><i>Sherlock Holmes: Victorian Knights</i> </b>is actually "<i>...two interconnected stories. The first two issues deal with the murder of a prostitute and a haunting by a black spectre. The second two issues deal with the murder of one of the suspects from the first story.</i>" As a lifelong Sherlockian who was introduced to the canon via the Brett series (and who counts <a href="http://librivox.org/the-hound-of-the-baskervilles-by-arthur-conan-doyle/"><b><i>The Hound of the Baskervilles</i></b></a> as his favorite Holmes novel), Janssens saw a unique challenge in writing the characters:<br />
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<i>Writing them together in a scene is easier than writing them alone. There is a give and take, a yin and yang, that you get to play off of that is extremely fun. They love each other like brothers, but just like vastly-different brothers, they are constantly annoyed and rag on each other.</i></blockquote>
Artist Matthew Martin, who resides in England with his wife and daughter, grew up with Holmes as part of his culture (and he, too, considers <b><i>The Hound of the Baskervilles</i></b> his favorite novel). For him, capturing not only the characters of Holmes and Watson - but the era in which they live - presented unique challenges:<br />
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<i>... I used the Robert Downey Jr version of Holmes more as inspiration than the classic look, which will probably be a contentious choice for some fans....With Watson I went the opposite way, going a bit more classical with choices like the facial hair...I loved creating the buildings and setting the scenes, I always find the more challenging aspect character related in terms of being consistent and really bringing them to life.</i></blockquote>
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Thankfully, both Janssens and Martin are not only fans of the character, but have some very unique tastes when it comes to adaptations of the canon. For Janssens, his personal favorite is "<i>...the 1985 Barry Levinson-directed <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000AUHPC/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=B0000AUHPC">Young Sherlock Holmes</a></b>. Not only is it a fun ride, the story and atmosphere just pulls me right in"</i>. Although Martin enjoys the Downey film, he admits, <i>"Harking back to my youth though I still have a real soft spot for Disney’s Basil the Great Mouse detective"</i><br />
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It's good to know that Holmes and Watson are in good hands. <b><i>Sherlock Holmes: Victorian Knights</i> </b>comes out in December - please visit your local comics shop to pre-order your copy.<br />
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<i style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Editor's note: Gordon regularly covers the intersection of Sherlock Holmes and the entertainment industry. You can also find him at <a href="http://www.blogthispal.com/">Blog THIS, Pal!</a> and <a href="http://www.comicrelated.com/">Comic Related</a>.</i></div>
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Mysterious Press Opens Electronic Arm

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Those familiar with Otto Penzler, BSI ("The King of Bohemia") are acutely aware of his impact in the mystery publishing world, including that of Sherlock Holmes.<br />
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Most widely known for his <a href="http://mysteriousbookshop.com/">Mysterious Bookshop</a> in New York, he has a keen eye for rare and valuable books, as well as an uncanny sense of the up and coming talented mystery authors. Otto himself is no stranger to writing, as he had an early career in journalism that we heard about firsthand from Otto in a very informative interview on <a href="http://ihose.co/ihose17" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 17 of I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere</a> (as a complete aside, our favorite two minutes of the interview are from the 26- to 28-minute mark - see if you agree).<br />
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He is also no stranger to publishing and editing, as he founded the Mysterious Press in 1975 and ran it until 1989 when he sold it to Warner Books. Otto has also been editing under the Otto Penzler Books imprint for Harcourt for the last seven years or so, and last year he reacquired Mysterious Press from Warner.<br />
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Today, the Mysterious Press has added a modern twist to its business model: <b><a href="http://mysteriouspress.com/">MysteriousPress.com</a></b>.<br />
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As Otto describes in <a href="http://mysteriouspress.com/blog/welcome-to-mysteriouspresscom.asp">his blog post</a>, the original Mysterious Press was unique in that it offered dust jacketed and limited editions in the mystery genre. Acknowledging the difference in the publishing industry in the 21st century, the new Mysterious Press <b><i>will be entirely electronic/digital</i></b>. In conjunction with Open Road Media, the e-books will feature some of the most acclaimed authors in the mystery, suspense and espionage world.<br />
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We won't delve into each of them here (Otto does that on his site), but will note that the selections are fairly robust now, with sections such as short stories, Edgar Award-winners, hard-boiled, noir and more. No Sherlock Holmes titles - yet - but we heard from Otto and expect to see some soon.<br />
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Also, it's helpful to note that the Mysterious Press has a Facebook page and Twitter account, in a nod to how communicating in the digital medium is important, especially when your customers are consuming your products digitally. They can be found at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MysteriousPressCom">http://facebook.com/MysteriousPressCom</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/eMysteries">@eMysteries</a>.<br />
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We here at I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere wish Otto and the staff of MysteriousPress.com every success. We're certain they'll do well.<br />
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