Teller of Tales
Title | Teller of Tales PDF eBook |
Author | Daniel Stashower |
Publisher | Henry Holt and Company |
Total Pages | 588 |
Release | 2014-02-11 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1466863153 |
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."
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Title | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle PDF eBook |
Author | Arthur. Conan Doyle |
Publisher | Wordsworth Editions |
Total Pages | 372 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9781840225709 |
An autobiography of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle that reveals his achievements from and apart from the field of literature.
The Life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Title | The Life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle PDF eBook |
Author | John Dickson Carr |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 304 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Authors, English |
ISBN | 9781566194082 |
The Doctor and the Detective
Title | The Doctor and the Detective PDF eBook |
Author | Martin Booth |
Publisher | Macmillan + ORM |
Total Pages | 543 |
Release | 2013-05-10 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1466843586 |
This entertaining, smart biography of Arthur Conan Doyle presents a modern day interpretation of the man who, contrary to his best efforts, will always be known as the creator of the great detective, Sherlock Holmes. Doyle was, however, much more, as Booth shows us in this intriguing study of a man who thrived on the times in which he lived. While Holmes fans will be captivated by the various tidbits that offer insight into their hero's creation; others will be fascinated by this living embodiment of the Victorian masculine ideal.
Memories and Adventures
Title | Memories and Adventures PDF eBook |
Author | Arthur Conan Doyle |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 432 |
Release | 1924 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN |
The Life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Title | The Life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle PDF eBook |
Author | John Dickson Carr |
Publisher | Carroll & Graf Pub |
Total Pages | 304 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780881843729 |
A biography of the creator of Sherlock Holmes, depicting him as a romantic, a politician, a warfare expert, and an amateur detective
Conan Doyle
Title | Conan Doyle PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew Lycett |
Publisher | Hachette UK |
Total Pages | 815 |
Release | 2011-12-15 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1780222629 |
Ground-breaking biography of the creator of fiction's best loved detective Though Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's name is recognised the world over, for decades he was overshadowed by his creation, Sherlock Holmes - one of literature's most enduring characters. Conan Doyle was a man of many contradictions. Romantic, energetic, idealistic and upstanding, he could also be selfish and foolhardy. Lycett assembles the many threads of Conan Doyle's life, including the lasting impact of his domineering mother and his alcoholic father; his affair with a younger woman while his wife lay dying; and his fanatical pursuit of scientific data to prove and explain various supernatural phenomena. Lycett combines access to new material with assiduous research and penetrating insight to offer the most comprehensive, lucid and sympathetic portrait yet of Conan Doyle's personal journey from student to doctor, from world-famous author to ardent spiritualist.