Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters
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A remarkable annotated collection of previously unpublished private correspondence from the creator of Sherlock HolmesThis extraordinary annotated collection of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's private correspondence offers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.The Barnes & Noble ReviewOn November 22, 1891, after writing five Sherlock Holmes stories now considered enduring classics of the mystery genre, Arthur Conan Doyle sat at his desk composing a letter to his mother. He dipped his pen in ink and scratched these words onto the paper: "I think of slaying Holmes in the sixth & winding him up for good & all. He takes my mind from better things."
Introduction 11 The Schoolboy (1867-1876) 172 The Medical Student (1876-1882) 893 The Struggling Doctor (1882-1884) 1554 Cracking the Oyster (1884-1890) 2355 "Author of Sherlock Holmes" (1891-1893) 2836 Putting Holmes Behind Him (1894-1896) 3257 Country Life (1896-1898) 3738 War in South Africa (1899-1900) 4079 Politics and Honours (1900-1902) 45310 The Final Hindhead Years (1903-1907) 50911 Windlesham to the Outbreak of War (1907-1914) 54912 The World War (1914-1918) 60113 His Last Crusade (1918-1920) 651 Epilogue: Conan Doyle's Final Decade 681 Acknowledgments 685 Index 687\\
