Arthur Conan Doyle
Many fans of Arthur Conan Doyle are best acquainted with the author's vast body of detective stories featuring detective Sherlock Holmes. But Doyle also wrote a number of horror and crime-related tales in which the illustrious Holmes doesn't make an appearance. This chilling tale, set in an Australian prison, gives readers a glimpse into the cold heart of a hardened criminal.
2) His last bow
Today, he is acclaimed as one of the most famous originators of the genre of detective fiction, but Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's literary talents were broad, and he dabbled in many styles and themes over the course of his career. Round the Red Lamp is one of Doyle's tales set in the rough and tumble world of the nineteenth-century medical establishment.
he Stark Munro Letters is a novel by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle first published in 1895 by Longmans, Green & Co. in London, England. An epistolary novel written as twelve long letters, it details the writer's attempts to create a medical practice with a partner. The novel is in fact a thinly disguised account of Doyle's experiences with George Turnavine Budd with whom he was in partnership in Plymouth,
...John Girdlestone owns the firm of Girdlestone. It is a very lucrative business and John Girdlestone and his son Ezra Girdlestone are respected by everyone. Both father and son are cynics and have no other thought but for their business; after giving a donation of £25 for charity, John Girdlestone remarks to himself that it is not a bad "investment", as it will make a favorable impression on the collector, who is a Member of Parliament,
...The novel Beyond the City: The Idyl of a Suburb was first published in the Christmas number of Good Words at the end of 1891. It is is set in suburbia and is concerned with women's rights. The characters are driven beyond their typical middle class Victorian principles by lust, deceit, and financial scandal.
8) Sir Nigel
In the stirring wartime novel Sir Nigel, Arthur Conan Doyle follows the battlefield exploits of one Nigel Loring, a brave knight who is said to be based loosely on the historical figure Nele Loring. Loring proves himself as courageous time and time again, winning the respect of his fellow soldiers—and the love of the beautiful Lady Mary.
In a follow-up to the previously published volume The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard, Arthur Conan Doyle presents more of the recollections of the fictional retired French brigadier. Equal parts humor writing and classic adventure tales, these stories are sure to be a hit.
Today, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's name is synonymous with detective fiction, and, most notably, the indelible character of Sherlock Holmes, with the master investigator and savant who was Conan Doyle's most memorable fictional creation. However, the author was also a leading figure in the Spiritualism movement and was regarded as one of the most important mystical thinkers of his era. This volume details Holmes' belief in the possibility of communication
...Though best remembered as the brilliant writer responsible for bringing master detective Sherlock Holmes to life, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a well-regarded thinker with wide-ranging interests, and he addressed many metaphysical and esoteric topics in a series of essays penned over the course of his career. In this volume, Conan Doyle offers some of his insights into the value of personal spiritual experiences and their relationship to traditional
...Although Arthur Conan Doyle is best remembered as one of the originators of the mystery and detective genre, his prodigious imagination was not limited to the case histories of super-sleuth Sherlock Holmes. The Doings of Raffles Haw is a fantasy novel that explores the nebulous origins of the fortune of a mysterious millionaire, delving into the shadowy scientific process that Raffles Haws has used to amass his extravagant wealth.
Arthur Conan Doyle was a master of the detective story, but his literary prowess did not begin and end with the whodunit. This volume collects a wide array of the author's short works of fiction, spanning virtually every literary genre. Detective stories are featured, but genres such as historical fiction, romance, and even nautical adventure are represented, as well. The Last Galley is an engrossing grab-bag of tales from the pen of one
...18) La grande ombre
Conan Doyle aborde l'époque de la lutte acharnée entre l'Angleterre et Napoléon. Il accompagne jusque sur le champ de bataille de Waterloo un jeune villageois arraché au calme de ses falaises natales par le désir de protéger le sol national contre le cauchemar de l'invasion française, qui hantait alors l'imagination britannique.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle made his name and cemented his literary reputation as the master of detective fiction with the Sherlock Holmes tales, but his wide-ranging interests led him to produce a remarkable array of books over the course of his career. This is his meticulously researched account of England's war with the Boers in South Africa, which he wrote while the conflict was still underway.