| Edition |
First U.S. edition. |
| Description |
316 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 310-312) and index. |
| Summary |
Though best known for the fictional cases of his creation Sherlock Holmes, Conan Doyle was involved in dozens of real life cases, solving many, and zealously campaigning for justice in all. Stanford thoroughly and convincingly makes the case that the details of the many events Doyle was involved in, and caricatures of those involved, would provide Conan Doyle the fodder for many of the adventures of the violin-playing detective. There can be few (if any) literary creations who have found such a consistent yet evolving independent life as Holmes. He is a paradigm that can be endlessly changed yet always maintains an underlying consistent identity, both drug addict and perfect example of the analytic mind, and as Christopher Sandford demonstrates so clearly, in many of these respects he mirrors his creator. |
| Contents |
The doll and its maker -- 'The darkness of Doyle's mind' -- Duet with an occasional chorus -- The creeping man -- 'You never forget the first nick of the razor' -- The lost world -- A case of identity -- 'As brutal and callous a crime as has ever been recorded' -- Is Conan Doyle mad? -- The final problem. |
| Subject |
Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930.
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Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930 -- Characters -- Sherlock Holmes.
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Holmes, Sherlock.
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Chantrelle, Eugene -- Trials, litigation, etc.
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| Subject(S) |
Authors, Scottish -- 19th century -- Biography.
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Authors, Scottish -- 20th century -- Biography.
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Biographies.
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| Added Title |
Real life adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle |
| ISBN |
9781250079565 (hardcover) |
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