The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes: The Life and Times of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 1416545808, 9781416545804
Though Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's name is recognized the world over, for decades the man himself has been overshadowe
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Table of contents :
List of Illustrations
Family tree
PART ONE
Taking In
1. Two Irish Families
2. Early Years in Edinburgh 1859–1868
3. Stonyhurst and Feldkirch 1868–1876
4. Edinburgh University 1876–1881
5. On the Road — Ireland, West Africa and Plymouth 1881–1882
6. Bush Villas, Portsmouth 1882–1883
7. Marriage and "A Study in Scarlet" 1884–1886
8. Discovery of Spiritualism 1887–1888
9. Birth of a Daughter 1889–1890
PART TWO
Cargo Stored
10. Vienna and London 1891–1892
11. Tennison Road, South Norwood 1892
12. Swiss Interlude 1893–1894
13. America, Egypt and Undershaw 1894–1897
14. Jean Leckie 1897
15. Boer War and Aftermath 1899–1901
16. "The Hound of the Baskervilles" to Louise's Death 1901–1906
PART THREE
Giving Out
17. Edalji, Second Marriage and Windlesham 1907–1908
18. Pre-war: From Cornwall to Canada 1909–1914
19. First World War 1914–1918
20. Spiritualist Mission 1919–1924
21. Bignell Wood and Death 1925–1930
Afterword
Acknowledgments
Notes
Select Bibliography
Photographic Insert
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