Arthur & Sherlock
Conan Doyle and the Creation of Holmes
1st Edition
Published on 9. March 2017
256 pages
978-1-4088-5856-1 (ISBN)
Description
'Fascinating ... A stimulating contribution to our never-ending fascination with Holmes himself, and, even more perhaps, his genial creator' Sunday Times
A medical student at the University of Edinburgh, Arthur Conan Doyle studied under the vigilant eye of Dr Joseph Bell. He observed as Dr Bell identified a patient's occupation, hometown and ailments from the smallest details of dress, gait and speech. Although Doyle was training to be a surgeon, he was cultivating essential knowledge that would help him to define the art of the detective novel.
From Doyle's early days surrounded by poverty and violence, through to his first days as a surgeon, Michael Sims traces the circuitous yet inevitable development of Arthur Conan Doyle as the father of the modern mystery. The incomparable Sherlock Holmes emerges as a product of Doyle's varied lessons in the classroom and professional life.
A medical student at the University of Edinburgh, Arthur Conan Doyle studied under the vigilant eye of Dr Joseph Bell. He observed as Dr Bell identified a patient's occupation, hometown and ailments from the smallest details of dress, gait and speech. Although Doyle was training to be a surgeon, he was cultivating essential knowledge that would help him to define the art of the detective novel.
From Doyle's early days surrounded by poverty and violence, through to his first days as a surgeon, Michael Sims traces the circuitous yet inevitable development of Arthur Conan Doyle as the father of the modern mystery. The incomparable Sherlock Holmes emerges as a product of Doyle's varied lessons in the classroom and professional life.
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1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
1 x 8-page B+W insert
ISBN-13
978-1-4088-5856-1 (9781408858561)
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Michael Sims's six acclaimed non-fiction books include The Adventures of Henry Thoreau, The Story of Charlotte's Web, and Adam's Navel, and he edits the Connoisseur's Collection anthology series, which includes Dracula's Guest, The Dead Witness, The Phantom Coach, and the forthcoming Frankenstein Dreams. His writing has appeared in New Statesman, New York Times, Washington Post, and many other periodicals. He appears often on NPR, BBC and other networks. He lives in Pennsylvania.
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Content
- Cover
- Praise for Arthur & Sherlock
- By the Same Author
- Dedication
- Title Page
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Overture: Remembering
- Part 1: Dr. Bell and Mr. Doyle
- 1. A Super-Man
- 2. Your Powers of Deduction
- 3. Art in the Blood
- 4. Seven Weary Steps
- 5. Athens of the North
- 6. No Man of Flesh and Blood
- 7. Ode to Opium
- 8. Drinking Poison
- 9. Intemperance
- 10. Dr. Conan Doyle, Surgeon
- 11. A Wealth of Youth and Pluck
- 12. The Circular Tour
- 13. The Unseen World
- Part 2: Prophets and Police
- 14. The Method of Zadig
- 15. The Footmarks of Poe
- 16. How Do You Know That?
- 17. Games of Chess, Played with Live Pieces
- Part 3: Mr. Holmes and Dr. Watson
- 18. Dr. Sacker and Mr. Hope
- 19. Bohemians in Baker Street
- 20. A Little Too Scientific
- 21. The Book of Life
- 22. A Basilisk in the Desert
- 23. A Born Novelist
- 24. The Preternatural Sagacity of a Scientific Detective
- 25. Truth as Death
- 26. Watson's Brother's Watch
- 27. Dread of Madhouses
- 28. Adventures in the Strand
- 29. Deerstalker
- 30. To My Old Teacher
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Bibliography and Further Reading
- Index
- A Note on the Author
- Plate Section
- Copyright
