Arthur Conan Doyle by Jon Lellenberg
A collection of letters between Arthur Conan Doyle (author and creator of Sherlock Holmes) and his mother, covering most of his life, written between 1867 and the year of her death in 1921.‘Fairly hums with Conan Doyle’s trademark enthusiasm’ Independent on Sunday
‘Superbly edited by three Conan Doyle scholars, (it) sheds new light on the writer's work and inner life, as well as his various love affairs and spiritualist crises…“A Life in Letters” is a monument to the enduring popularity of the occupant of 221b Baker Street and greatest investigator of all…This plum pudding of a book is essential reading to fans of Conan Doyle.’ Financial Times
‘The selected letters…convey an almost physical presence of the author, with his strange mixture of kindness and carelessness, overbearing self-confidence and depressive self-doubt.’ Economist
Jon L. Lellenberg is the representative of Conan Doyle Estate Ltd, successor to the estate of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's daughter and heir, Dame Jean Conan Doyle. He is one of the editors of Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters.
Charles Foley is Arthur Conan Doyle's great-nephew and executor of his literary estate. He was one of the editors of Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters. He lives in Sussex, UK.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930) was a Scottish writer and physician, most famous for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes and long-suffering sidekick Dr Watson. Conan Doyle was a prolific writer whose other works include fantasy and science fiction stories, plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction and historical novels.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780007247608 |
| ISBN 10 | 0007247605 |
| Title | Arthur Conan Doyle |
| Author | Jon Lellenberg |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2008-07-07 |
| Number of pages | 700 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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