Conan Doyle

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A portrait of Conan Doyle by Michael Coren (New)

Description

Conan Doyle is best known for his creation of Sherlock Holmes, but he was much more than a facile populist writer, a symbol of the triumphalism of Edwardian England. He was also an ambitious man of letters, a searcher for political and theological truth, and a leader and shaper of opinion.

This biography analyzes the man behind the mask: the Catholic who rejected Rome and religion; the atheist who later adopted spiritualism; the family man who loved another woman throughout his marriage; and the father of Sherlock Holmes, who wished to destroy his detective son.

Additional information

Weight 0.550 kg
Dimensions 24.00 × 15.0 × 2.7 cm
Author

Michael Coren

Format

Hardback

Pages

213

ISBN-13

978-0-747521-92-1

Publisher

Bloomsbury

Language

English

Published

1995

Edition

1st

Condition

New but with slight signs of ageing/foxing of paper to top edge