Post by frankthetriviaman on Nov 9, 2017 1:50:36 GMT -5
ARCHIVED DUE TO NO LONGER BEING CANON
This documentary was shot in 2001 by an independent filmmaker, curious about Gunnarson's legacy on the modern world. Something to keep me occupied while I don't really have many ideas for the game.
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Narrator: Mystery novels... ever since Edgar Allen Poe invented the genre, many characters have become iconic through their author's words. From Christie to Doyle and everyone in between, it seems that there is no shortage of fantastic works out there. But I'm here in London to learn more about one whom I consider to be vastly under appreciated... Adolf Gunnarson, the Swedish detective who is regarded as both a hero... and a villain, depending on who you ask. So I've decided to come learn for myself just who was Adolf Ernest Gunnarson... the Swedish detective who was the subject of James Hartley's Literary Mosaic book series
(cut to: shot of the narrator in library, the table just behind him is full of books)
narrator: Literary Mosaic is one of the longest running book series in modern literature. James Hartley wrote the first book in 1942, only a few months after his first encounter with Gunnarson. Even after Gunnarson's death, Hartley kept writing for the series, publishing the last book in 1992, only 3 weeks before his own passing. And yet this was not the end of the series; James Hartley's nephew, Dillion, in the years after the passing of his uncle, took it upon himself to ensure his Uncle's work did not remain unfinished. Since 1992, three more of Hartley's manuscripts have been published posthumously. Even though the last book was released in 1999, Dillion assures me that this is not the end of his Uncle's legacy
(cut to: Dillion and the narrator, sitting on chairs on a house porch)
Dillion: the three I've put out to date were Uncle James' most complete manuscripts. The others though, may take some time to complete
narrator's voice: Dillion was kind enough to allow me to interview him, and learn more about the man considered Gunnarson's closest friend.
narrator: how many more manuscripts did your uncle have?
Dillion: when I went through his papers following his passing, I was able to identify 19 distinct manuscripts he was working on. These three were the closest to being finished.
narrator: did you have to fill in what your uncle failed to complete?
Dillion: for two of them, no. They just needed some editing. But the third... I had to write about... three pages worth of material. The notes were all there though, so I don't consider myself a ghost writer. My uncle is the true author... all I did was help him finish his thoughts.
narrator's voice: Dillion seemed to admire his uncle very much; but what he told me next was most shocking. When we return on The Gunnarson Legacy...
narrator: Did your uncle get rich writing these books?
Dillion: Sirprisingly, not really...
(cut to commercial)
This documentary was shot in 2001 by an independent filmmaker, curious about Gunnarson's legacy on the modern world. Something to keep me occupied while I don't really have many ideas for the game.
......
Narrator: Mystery novels... ever since Edgar Allen Poe invented the genre, many characters have become iconic through their author's words. From Christie to Doyle and everyone in between, it seems that there is no shortage of fantastic works out there. But I'm here in London to learn more about one whom I consider to be vastly under appreciated... Adolf Gunnarson, the Swedish detective who is regarded as both a hero... and a villain, depending on who you ask. So I've decided to come learn for myself just who was Adolf Ernest Gunnarson... the Swedish detective who was the subject of James Hartley's Literary Mosaic book series
(cut to: shot of the narrator in library, the table just behind him is full of books)
narrator: Literary Mosaic is one of the longest running book series in modern literature. James Hartley wrote the first book in 1942, only a few months after his first encounter with Gunnarson. Even after Gunnarson's death, Hartley kept writing for the series, publishing the last book in 1992, only 3 weeks before his own passing. And yet this was not the end of the series; James Hartley's nephew, Dillion, in the years after the passing of his uncle, took it upon himself to ensure his Uncle's work did not remain unfinished. Since 1992, three more of Hartley's manuscripts have been published posthumously. Even though the last book was released in 1999, Dillion assures me that this is not the end of his Uncle's legacy
(cut to: Dillion and the narrator, sitting on chairs on a house porch)
Dillion: the three I've put out to date were Uncle James' most complete manuscripts. The others though, may take some time to complete
narrator's voice: Dillion was kind enough to allow me to interview him, and learn more about the man considered Gunnarson's closest friend.
narrator: how many more manuscripts did your uncle have?
Dillion: when I went through his papers following his passing, I was able to identify 19 distinct manuscripts he was working on. These three were the closest to being finished.
narrator: did you have to fill in what your uncle failed to complete?
Dillion: for two of them, no. They just needed some editing. But the third... I had to write about... three pages worth of material. The notes were all there though, so I don't consider myself a ghost writer. My uncle is the true author... all I did was help him finish his thoughts.
narrator's voice: Dillion seemed to admire his uncle very much; but what he told me next was most shocking. When we return on The Gunnarson Legacy...
narrator: Did your uncle get rich writing these books?
Dillion: Sirprisingly, not really...
(cut to commercial)