Arthur Conan Doyle by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Arthur Conan Doyle by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

A remarkable annotated collection of previously unpublished private correspondence from the creator of Sherlock Holmes

This extraordinary annotated collection of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's private correspondence offers unique insight into one of the world's most popular authors. Detailing Conan Doyle's life from his beginnings as a country doctor to his struggle with the success of Sherlock Holmes and his ultimate calling as the foremost spokesman for Spiritualism, Conan Doyle's letters expose his innermost thoughts on literature, world events, and matters of the heart. Under the stewardship of editors renowned for their expertise on both Conan Doyle's life and the Sherlock Holmes stories, this remarkable volume reveals a man whose character and exploits rival that of his famous creation.

Daniel Stashower is a magician and novelist. Teller of Tales: The Biography of Arthur Conan Doyle, Elephants in the Distance, The Lovely Cigar Girl, The Ghosts of Baker Street, and The Seventh Bullet, a Sherlock Holmes novel, are among his works.

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ISBN 13	9781594201356
ISBN 10	1594201358
Title	Arthur Conan Doyle
Author	Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	2007-11-01
Number of pages	720
Prizes	Winner of Agatha Awards (Nonfiction) 2007, Winner of Anthony Awards (Critical Nonfiction) 2008, Winner of Edgar Allan Poe Awards (Critical/Biographical) 2008, Winner of Macavity Award (Nonfiction) 2008
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