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Arthur Conan Doyle : A Life in Letters by Daniel Stashower and Jon Lellenberg (2007, Hardcover)

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This remarkable annotated collection of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's previously unpublished private correspondence offers unique insight into one of the world's most popular authors. For the first time, Conan Doyle emerges from the shadow of Sherlock Holmes, revealing a man whose character and exploits rival that of his famous creation. In particular, Conan Doyle's correspondence with his mother exposes his endless search for fulfillment and success outside the Holmes stories. At age sixteen Conan Doyle began studying medicine at Edinburgh University. Just months shy of graduating, he made the adventurous decision to accept a position as a surgeon on a whaling ship heading to the Arctic. He returned to Edinburgh, graduated, and struggled to establish his own medical practice while simultaneously writing and promoting his stories. He suffered years of disappointment as both doctor and author; yet, to his amazement, just two months after the first Sherlock Holmes short stories, he had garnered such a following that he completely abandoned medicine for literature. As the public clamored endlessly for Sherlock Holmes, Conan Doyle explored other pursuits: He was a doctor during the Boer War, a World War I correspondent, and the foremost spokesman for Spiritualism. As his life changed, Doyle's correspondence with his mother remained constant. In his letters to "the Mam," Doyle shares the dismay he felt over the critical reception of his other writing, and as his irritation with the Holmes adventures mounts he announces his desire to kill off the character. She is his confidante and trusted counsel throughout her long life. The editors are known for their expertise and scholarship on the works of Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes. Daniel Stashower is an award-winning mystery novelist and author of Teller of Tales, a widely praised biography of Conan Doyle. Jon Lellenberg is the U.S. agent for the Conan Doyle estate and author of The Quest for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Charles Foley is the writer's great-nephew and executor of the estate. Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letterswill be a must-have collection for readers interested in the author, Sherlock Holmes, and the Victorian era.

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Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1594201358
ISBN-13
9781594201356
eBay Product ID (ePID)
60103387

Product Key Features

Book Title
Arthur Conan Doyle : Alife in Letters
Author
Daniel Stashower, Jon Lellenberg
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Letters, Literary, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Publication Year
2007
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Literary Criticism, Literary Collections
Number of Pages
720 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.5in
Item Height
1.5in
Item Width
6.4in
Item Weight
35.3 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Pr4623.A44 2008
Grade from
Twelfth Grade
Grade to
Up
Copyright Date
2008
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2007-014692
Dewey Decimal
823/.8 B
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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by 1fWrzq_aRjm@Del...Aug 23, 2011
Excellent book, written by great researchers, one of them his great nephew.
I have always been curious about the mind that made up the Sherlock Holmes stories. Now through this book I find out he had much more imagination than I ever thought by all the other books and stories he wrote. I had no idea. He was a man of principle and integrity. I loved the illustrations and the photographs. I only wish there would have been a bibliography included. The only downside to the book was that some of the English terms were not easy to follow. I found that I couldn't read it in one sitting. I read it over a period of days in which I read other books. But all in all, it was an excellent book. It draws you in to the happenings in his life.
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by jollyrshSep 07, 2021
Enlightening and fun to read
Arthur Conan Doyle, even as a very young lad, was a mighty fine writer; and the editor-annotators of his letters are uber-helpful. An incredibly interesting life was led by Conan Doyle.
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