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Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Minotaur
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
This entertaining, smart biography of Arthur Conan Doyle presents a modern day interpretation of the man who, contrary to his best efforts, will always be known as the creator of the great detective, Sherlock Holmes. Doyle was, however, much more, as Booth shows us in this intriguing study of a man who thrived on the times in which he lived. While Holmes fans will be captivated by the various tidbits that offer insight into their hero's creation;...
67) Arthur & George
Series
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"World-famous author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in this three-part adaptation of Julian Barnes' acclaimed novel follows the separate but intersecting lives of two very different men: a half-Indian son of a vicar who is framed for a crime he may or may not have committed, and Doyle, who investigates the case." --
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Minotaur
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
At Oxford, a rash of crime puts Dodgson under suspicion of murder. The world of academia is hardly a hotbed of crime. And although scholars at the University of Oxford may debate the assassination of Caesar or the execution of Socrates, a modern criminal has no place within the school's walls. And yet, as the reverend Charles Dodgson is horrified to learn, there is a thief within the college of Christ Church. The wine cellar has been ransacked, the...
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"While attending Baskerville Hall, a secret school for extraordinarily gifted children, Arthur Conan Doyle and his friends (and enemies) are invited into the Clover, an illustrious social club that requires them to pass three tests, an endeavor that leads them on a dangerous adventure."--
Author
Series
Publisher
Graphic Universe
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Retold in graphic novel form, Sherlock Holmes investigates if there is danger afoot when a young woman is asked to cut off her long hair and dress in a specific blue gown in order to be hired as governess at the Copper Beeches. Includes a section explaining Holmes's reasoning and the clues he used to solve the mystery.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
For longtime Conan Doyle fans as well as readers just discovering Sherlock Holmes, a wickedly smart and rollicking journey through the birth, life, and afterlives of popular culture's most beloved sleuth.
More than a century after Sherlock Holmes first capered into our world, what is it about Arthur Conan Doyle's peculiar creation that continues to fascinate us? Dundas provides a history of an idea, a biography of someone who never lived, a tour...
75) Nevermore
Author
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
Description
In New York City, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, and Houdini, the master escape artist, team up to solve a series of murders with occult overtones. By the author of Falling Angel.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
This fresh, compelling biography examines the extraordinary life and strange contrasts of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the struggling provincial doctor who became the most popular storyteller of his age. From his youthful exploits aboard a whaling ship to his often-stormy friendships with such figures as Harry Houdini and George Bernard Shaw, Conan Doyle lived a life as gripping as one of his adventures. Exhaustively researched and elegantly written, Daniel...
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Kids are disappearing, policemen are being poisoned and Sherlock Holmes is under house arrest, falsely accused of crimes he didn't commit. Enter the Baker Street Irregulars. This savvy, street-smart team of teens become the great detective's eyes, ears and legs. But can these kids really help Holmes stop a mastermind from stealing England's gold, the good name of her greatest sleuth, and the lives of two of their own?
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