Author: Daniel Stashower
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
ISBN: 1466863153
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
Winner of the 1999 Edgar Award for Best Biographical Work, this is "an excellent biography of the man who created Sherlock Holmes" (David Walton, The New York Times Book Review) This fresh, compelling biography examines the extraordinary life and strange contrasts of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the struggling provincial doctor who became the most popular storyteller of his age. From his youthful exploits aboard a whaling ship to his often stormy friendships with such figures as Harry Houdini and George Bernard Shaw, Conan Doyle lived a life as gripping as one of his adventures. Exhaustively researched and elegantly written, Daniel Stashower's Teller of Tales sets aside many myths and misconceptions to present a vivid portrait of the man behind the legend of Baker Street, with a particular emphasis on the Psychic Crusade that dominated his final years--the work that Conan Doyle himself felt to be "the most important thing in the world."
Teller of Tales
Author: Daniel Stashower
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
ISBN: 1466863153
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
Winner of the 1999 Edgar Award for Best Biographical Work, this is "an excellent biography of the man who created Sherlock Holmes" (David Walton, The New York Times Book Review) This fresh, compelling biography examines the extraordinary life and strange contrasts of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the struggling provincial doctor who became the most popular storyteller of his age. From his youthful exploits aboard a whaling ship to his often stormy friendships with such figures as Harry Houdini and George Bernard Shaw, Conan Doyle lived a life as gripping as one of his adventures. Exhaustively researched and elegantly written, Daniel Stashower's Teller of Tales sets aside many myths and misconceptions to present a vivid portrait of the man behind the legend of Baker Street, with a particular emphasis on the Psychic Crusade that dominated his final years--the work that Conan Doyle himself felt to be "the most important thing in the world."
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
ISBN: 1466863153
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
Winner of the 1999 Edgar Award for Best Biographical Work, this is "an excellent biography of the man who created Sherlock Holmes" (David Walton, The New York Times Book Review) This fresh, compelling biography examines the extraordinary life and strange contrasts of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the struggling provincial doctor who became the most popular storyteller of his age. From his youthful exploits aboard a whaling ship to his often stormy friendships with such figures as Harry Houdini and George Bernard Shaw, Conan Doyle lived a life as gripping as one of his adventures. Exhaustively researched and elegantly written, Daniel Stashower's Teller of Tales sets aside many myths and misconceptions to present a vivid portrait of the man behind the legend of Baker Street, with a particular emphasis on the Psychic Crusade that dominated his final years--the work that Conan Doyle himself felt to be "the most important thing in the world."
The Quest for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Author: Jon L. Lellenberg
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Many engage in the quest, but no biographer yet has captured the enigmatic Doyle. Conan Doyle deliberately obscured his life, and his heirs remain keen to guard his papers. Yet the contributors—Conan Doyle scholars and collectors, English literature professors, research librarians, editors, and critics—concur that better biographical material is needed and that now—100 years after the birth of Sherlock Holmes—is an appropriate time to examine the biographical problems. They concentrate on the ways Conan Doyle himself and his biographers have handled these problems—or failed to handle them. In the process of evaluating and criticizing earlier biographical efforts, the contributors present an effective portrait of Conan Doyle. All agree, however, that much more remains to be done, and they suggest fruitful areas for further research.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Many engage in the quest, but no biographer yet has captured the enigmatic Doyle. Conan Doyle deliberately obscured his life, and his heirs remain keen to guard his papers. Yet the contributors—Conan Doyle scholars and collectors, English literature professors, research librarians, editors, and critics—concur that better biographical material is needed and that now—100 years after the birth of Sherlock Holmes—is an appropriate time to examine the biographical problems. They concentrate on the ways Conan Doyle himself and his biographers have handled these problems—or failed to handle them. In the process of evaluating and criticizing earlier biographical efforts, the contributors present an effective portrait of Conan Doyle. All agree, however, that much more remains to be done, and they suggest fruitful areas for further research.
The Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Reader
Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0815412029
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
Best known as the creator of the consulting detective par excellence Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was a man of wide-ranging interests and talents, and his literary output went far beyond his Holmes and Watson stories. The Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Reader collects works from all the genres in which he wrote, including mysteries, historical adventure tales, science fiction stories, ghost stories, plays, memoirs, essays on spiritualism (in which he was a dedicated believer) and reports on the Boer War and World War I. This collection features the account of Watson's first meeting with Holmes from A Study in Scarlet, an account of the dinosaurs inhabiting The Lost World, tales of Doyle's Napoleonic hero Brigadier Gerard, a condemnation of Belgium's exploitation of the Congo, and the complete text of his apocalyptic book The Poison Belt, in addition to several other stories and excerpts.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0815412029
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
Best known as the creator of the consulting detective par excellence Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was a man of wide-ranging interests and talents, and his literary output went far beyond his Holmes and Watson stories. The Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Reader collects works from all the genres in which he wrote, including mysteries, historical adventure tales, science fiction stories, ghost stories, plays, memoirs, essays on spiritualism (in which he was a dedicated believer) and reports on the Boer War and World War I. This collection features the account of Watson's first meeting with Holmes from A Study in Scarlet, an account of the dinosaurs inhabiting The Lost World, tales of Doyle's Napoleonic hero Brigadier Gerard, a condemnation of Belgium's exploitation of the Congo, and the complete text of his apocalyptic book The Poison Belt, in addition to several other stories and excerpts.
The Mysterious Case of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Author: Cynthia Adams
Publisher: Morgan Reynolds Publishing
ISBN: 9781883846343
Category : Authors, Scottish
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Discusses the life and work of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and his famous creation, Sherlock Holmes.
Publisher: Morgan Reynolds Publishing
ISBN: 9781883846343
Category : Authors, Scottish
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Discusses the life and work of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and his famous creation, Sherlock Holmes.
Memories and Adventures
Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
The Best Supernatural Tales of Arthur Conan Doyle
Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486237251
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
A collection of works dealing with the supernatural by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486237251
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
A collection of works dealing with the supernatural by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Dover Reader
Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486791173
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
"In addition to the best of Sherlock Holmes, this anthology features selections from Conan Doyle's works of fantasy starring Professor Challenger. Contents include The Hound of the Baskervilles and A Study in Scarlet plus three other stories from Baker Street as well as The Lost World and a trio of supernatural tales"--
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486791173
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
"In addition to the best of Sherlock Holmes, this anthology features selections from Conan Doyle's works of fantasy starring Professor Challenger. Contents include The Hound of the Baskervilles and A Study in Scarlet plus three other stories from Baker Street as well as The Lost World and a trio of supernatural tales"--
The Edge of the Unknown
Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
Publisher: FV Éditions
ISBN:
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
In 1916 Arthur Conan Doyle stated his belief in Spiritualism. "The Edge of the Unknown", first published in 1930, is a collection of articles covering various aspects of this subject.
Publisher: FV Éditions
ISBN:
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
In 1916 Arthur Conan Doyle stated his belief in Spiritualism. "The Edge of the Unknown", first published in 1930, is a collection of articles covering various aspects of this subject.
The Doctor and the Detective
Author: Martin Booth
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312242514
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
A biography of the author of the Sherlock Holmes series reveals a man of Victorian times who was loath to be remembered as the creator of Holmes
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312242514
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
A biography of the author of the Sherlock Holmes series reveals a man of Victorian times who was loath to be remembered as the creator of Holmes
Using Psychology
Author: Morris K. Holland
Publisher: Little Brown
ISBN:
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Publisher: Little Brown
ISBN:
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description