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The doctor and the detective : a biography of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Author: Martin Booth
Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Minotaur, 2000.
Edition/Format:  Print book : Biography : English : 1st U.S. edView all editions and formats
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A biography of Arthur Conan Doyle, discussing his creation of the literary detective Sherlock Holmes, and exploring other aspects of the author's life, including his childhood, his training as a doctor, his many outdoor adventures, and his social crusades.
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Genre/Form: Biographies
Biography
Named Person: Arthur Conan Doyle; Arthur Conan Doyle; Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir
Material Type: Biography
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Martin Booth
ISBN: 0312242514 9780312242510
OCLC Number: 43328056
Notes: "Thomas Dunne Books."
Description: xii, 371 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents: The Poor Relations --
Stonyhurst, Feldkirch and Edgar Allan Poe --
A Raw-boned Cartilaginous Youth --
Savages, Fever and George Turnavine Budd --
The Doctor and the Detective --
Putting Out Cargo --
Characters, Crime and Cocaine --
A Suburban Gentleman of Letters --
A Widening of Horizons --
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: Patriot --
The Resurrection of Sherlock Holmes --
The Pony Molester, an Upholsterer's Hammer and Other Injustices --
New Worlds, Lost Worlds --
Into the Ether.
Other Titles: Doctor, the detective, and Arthur Conan Doyle
Responsibility: Martin Booth.

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A biography of Arthur Conan Doyle, discussing his creation of the literary detective Sherlock Holmes, and exploring other aspects of the author's life, including his childhood, his training as a doctor, his many outdoor adventures, and his social crusades.

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