Arthur Conan Doyle: 1906 books

Respected crime writer, critic and editor Martin Edwards introduces a selection of Conan Doyle's most influential and innovative stories, as well as providing a critical analysis of Doyle's work. In his perceptive introduction, Edwards charts Conan Doyle's development into not only one of the world's leading popular writers, but a formal innovator of the short story. 

When searching through Conan Doyle’s papers, Hesketh Pearson, a biographer of his, came across a plan for an unwritten story. As Richard Lancelyn Green notes, "there is no evidence to show that it is by [Conan Doyle] and strong internal evidence to suggest that it's not". Various authors...

My friend the Murderer is written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle of the Sherlock Holmes Fame. In this story, a doctor working at a penitentiary in Australia comes across a famous criminal and strikes up a casual acquaaintance with him. The criminal, Wolf Tone Maloney, was famous for turing state's evidence...

No home library is complete without the classics! The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a keepsake to be read and treasured. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, a collection of twelve short stories by Scottish author Arthur Conan Doyle, is considered a milestone in the genre of detective fiction....

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, father of crime fiction, officially killed off his character Sherlock Holmes in the story "The Adventure of the Final Problem". Holmes, famous for his intellectual prowess, his keen observation skills, and for giving Robert Downey Jr. his second blockbuster in as many years,...

Introduction by Anne Perry Includes newly commissioned endnotes ** ** In 1887, a young Arthur Conan Doyle published A Study in Scarlet, creating an international icon in the quick-witted sleuth Sherlock Holmes. In this very first Holmes mystery, the detective introduces himself to Dr. John H. Watson...

First published in 1907. A memoir of the books in Doyle's library. According to Wikipedia: "Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 7 July 1930) was a Scottish physician and writer who is most noted for his fictional stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered...

This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Table of contents: The Bravoes of Market-Drayton The Holocaust of Manor Place The Love Affair of George Vincent Parker The Debatable Case of Mrs. Emsley The...

This is a splendid anthology by Arthur Conan Doyle. This wonderful collection of short stories is brimming with action and adventure. Ranging from politics and sports to science-fiction it covers multifarious issues. Doyle's wonderful imagination and sense of adventure are amply depicted in this work. The unusual twists and turns are bound to keep the readers on their toes. Exhilarating!

Selected and with an Introduction by David Stuart Davies. This gripping set of tales by the master storyteller Arthur Conan Doyle is bound to thrill and unnerve you. In these twilight excursions, Doyle's vivid imagination for the strange, the grotesque and the frightening is given full rein. We...

Sir Nigel is a historical novel set during the early phase of the Hundred Years' War by the British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Written in 1906, it is a fore-runner to Doyle's earlier novel The White Company, and describes the early life of that book's hero Nigel Loring in the first phase of the Hundred Years' War. The character is loosely based on the historical knight Neil Loring.

The Sign of the Four (1890), also called The Sign of Four, is the second novel featuring Sherlock Holmes written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle wrote four novels and 56 stories starring the fictional detective. The story is set in 1888. The Sign of the Four has a complex plot involving service...

Sir Nigel is set during the early phase of the Hundred Years' War, spanning the years 1350 to 1356. It describes the early life of that book's hero Nigel Loring, a knight in the service of King Edward III in the first phase of the Hundred Years' War. The tale traces the fortunes of the family of Loring...

The Last Galley is a short story collection by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, which includes eighteen original works by the master wordsmith. There was more to Doyle than just Sherlock Holmes and The Last Galley exhibits his writing ability as well as his knowledge of history and the sciences.