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Arthur Conan Doyle : Beyond Baker Street.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Oxford Portraits SeriesPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2000Copyright date: ©2000Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (161 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780198028611
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Arthur Conan DoyleDDC classification:
  • 823/.8 B
LOC classification:
  • PR4623 .P373 2000
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- 1 THE STUDENT ON HIS NARROW BED -- 2 "ONE LONG WEARY GRIND" -- From A Study in Scarlet -- 3 THE HOPE AND THE MAYUMBA -- 4 "A CAPRICIOUS CREATURE WHO FREQUENTLY GROWLS" -- From The Stark Munro Letters -- 5 DR. CONAN DOYLE OF BUSH VILLAS -- 6 "FEELING LARGE THOUGHTS RISE WITHIN ME" -- 7 THE LIFE AND DEATH OF SHERLOCK HOLMES -- From "The Final Problem" -- 8 CONAN DOYLE, SPORTSMAN -- 9 "I RATHER FELT IT WAS MY DUTY" -- From "His Last Bow" -- 10 THE RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES -- 11 "A GRAND CHANCE OF A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE" -- From The Lost World -- 12 "HOMO SAPIENS! HOMO IDIOTICUS!" -- From The Land of Mist -- EPILOGUE -- CHRONOLOGY -- FURTHER READING -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.
Summary: This book--the first biography of Arthur Conan Doyle written for young adults--provides a lively account of the writer's fascinating life. Pascal considers the overlaps between the fictional Holmes and Watson and their creator, and draws a memorable picture of late Victorian society. Sidebars containing excerpts from Doyle's writings, and numerous photographs and illustrations invigorate the captivating narrative.
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Intro -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- 1 THE STUDENT ON HIS NARROW BED -- 2 "ONE LONG WEARY GRIND" -- From A Study in Scarlet -- 3 THE HOPE AND THE MAYUMBA -- 4 "A CAPRICIOUS CREATURE WHO FREQUENTLY GROWLS" -- From The Stark Munro Letters -- 5 DR. CONAN DOYLE OF BUSH VILLAS -- 6 "FEELING LARGE THOUGHTS RISE WITHIN ME" -- 7 THE LIFE AND DEATH OF SHERLOCK HOLMES -- From "The Final Problem" -- 8 CONAN DOYLE, SPORTSMAN -- 9 "I RATHER FELT IT WAS MY DUTY" -- From "His Last Bow" -- 10 THE RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES -- 11 "A GRAND CHANCE OF A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE" -- From The Lost World -- 12 "HOMO SAPIENS! HOMO IDIOTICUS!" -- From The Land of Mist -- EPILOGUE -- CHRONOLOGY -- FURTHER READING -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.

This book--the first biography of Arthur Conan Doyle written for young adults--provides a lively account of the writer's fascinating life. Pascal considers the overlaps between the fictional Holmes and Watson and their creator, and draws a memorable picture of late Victorian society. Sidebars containing excerpts from Doyle's writings, and numerous photographs and illustrations invigorate the captivating narrative.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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