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Teller of Tales

The life of Arthur Conan Doyle

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New York
Kiadó: Henry Holt & Company
Kiadás helye: New York
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Kötés típusa: Fűzött kemény papírkötés
Oldalszám: 472 oldal
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Nyelv: Angol  
Méret: 24 cm x 16 cm
ISBN: 0-8050-5074-4
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ore than one hundred years have passed since the creation of Sherlock Holmes, perhaps the most famous fictional character of all time. But while the legendary detective lives on in the popular imagination, the man who created hím is often overlooked and misunderstood. This fresh and compelling biography examines the extraordinary life and strange contrasts of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the struggling provinciai doctor who became the most popular storyteller of his age. From his youthful exploits aboard a whaling ship to his often stormy fnendships with such figures as Harry Houdini and George Bemard Shaw, Arthur Conan Doyle lived a life as gripping as one of his own adventures. Exhaustively researched and elegantly written, Teller ofTales sets aside many myths and misconceptions to present a vivid portrait of the man behind the legend of Baker Street, with a particular emphasis on the Psychic Crusade that dominated his final years-the work that Conan Doyle himself felt to be "the most... Tovább

Fülszöveg

ore than one hundred years have passed since the creation of Sherlock Holmes, perhaps the most famous fictional character of all time. But while the legendary detective lives on in the popular imagination, the man who created hím is often overlooked and misunderstood. This fresh and compelling biography examines the extraordinary life and strange contrasts of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the struggling provinciai doctor who became the most popular storyteller of his age. From his youthful exploits aboard a whaling ship to his often stormy fnendships with such figures as Harry Houdini and George Bemard Shaw, Arthur Conan Doyle lived a life as gripping as one of his own adventures. Exhaustively researched and elegantly written, Teller ofTales sets aside many myths and misconceptions to present a vivid portrait of the man behind the legend of Baker Street, with a particular emphasis on the Psychic Crusade that dominated his final years-the work that Conan Doyle himself felt to be "the most important thing in the world." "I have had a life which, for variety and románcé, could, I think, hardly be exceeded," Conan Doyle once wrote. Teller ofTales presents that story with rare panache. Vissza

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