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25%OFFAndrew Lycett - Conan Doyle: The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes - 9780753824283 - V9780753824283
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Conan Doyle: The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes

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Description for Conan Doyle: The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes Paperback. Ground-breaking biography of the creator of fiction's best loved detective Num Pages: 600 pages, 40. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 45. Weight in Grams: 560.

Ground-breaking biography of the creator of fiction's best loved detective

Though Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's name is recognised the world over, for decades he was overshadowed by his creation, Sherlock Holmes - one of literature's most enduring characters.

Conan Doyle was a man of many contradictions. Romantic, energetic, idealistic and upstanding, he could also be selfish and foolhardy. Lycett assembles the many threads of Conan Doyle's life, including the lasting impact of his domineering mother and his alcoholic father; his affair with a younger woman while his wife lay dying; and his fanatical pursuit of scientific data ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
563g
Number of Pages
600
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780753824283
SKU
V9780753824283
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10

About Andrew Lycett
Andrew Lycett was educated at Charterhouse and went on to read modern history at Christ Church, Oxford. As a foreign reporter he specialised in Africa and the Middle East. A full-time author since the early 1990s, he has written a number of highly acclaimed biographies and lives in North London.

Reviews for Conan Doyle: The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes
"splendid, evocatively illustrated biography" SUNDAY TELEGRAPH "Comprehensive and authoritative, it is undoubtedly the best account of Doyle to date" SUNDAY TIMES "Lycett excels at the troubled context of of Doyle's times, caught first on the cusp and then on the charge of change"
Ross Leckie TIMES "Packed with fascinating detail about Doyle's milieu, this engaging and ... Read more

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