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.
Author(s): Arthur Conan Doyle, Jon Lellenberg, Daniel Stashower, Charles Fole (eds.)
Publisher: HarperCollins
Year: 2007
Language: English
Pages: 720
City: London
Dedication
Introduction
1 - The Schoolboy (1867-1876)
2 - The Medical Student (1876-1882)
3 - The Struggling Doctor (1882-1884)
4 - Cracking the Oyster (1884-1890)
5 - ‘Author of Sherlock Holmes’ (1891-1893)
6 - Putting Holmes Behind Him (1894-1896)
7 - Country Life (1896-1898)
8 - War in South Africa (1899-1900)
9 - Politics and Honours (1900-1902)
10 - The Final Hindhead Years (1903-1907)
11 - Windlesham to the Outbreak of War (1907-1914)
12 - The World War (1914-1918)
13 - His Last Crusade (1918-1920)
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Index
