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Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters

Name: Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters
Author: Daniel Stashower
ISBN: 9781616834883

by Daniel Stashower, Jon Lellenberg, Charles Foley

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Overview

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.

About the Author, Daniel Stashower

Jon Lellenbergis the editor of The Quest for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and is the Conan Doyle estate's U.S. representative. Daniel Stashower is the author of the Edgar Award—winning Teller of Tales: The Life of Arthur Conan Doyle. Charles Foley is the great-nephew of Arthur Conan Doyle and is the present executor of the Conan Doyle estate. He lives in Sussex, UK. All three are members of the Baker Street Irregulars, a club of Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts founded in 1934.