On Conan Doyle, or, The whole art of storytelling / Michael Dirda.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dirda, Michael.

Series:

Writers on writers.

Writers on writers

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930--Criticism and interpretation.

Doyle, Arthur Conan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

On Conan Doyle

Whole art of storytelling

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A passionate lifelong fan of the Sherlock Holmes adventures, Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Michael Dirda is a member of The Baker Street Irregulars--the most famous and romantic of all Sherlockian groups. Combining memoir and appreciation, On Conan Doyle is a highly engaging personal introduction to Holmes's creator, as well as a rare insider's account of the curiously delightful activities and playful scholarship of The Baker Street Irregulars. Because Arthur Conan Doyle wrote far more than the mysteries involving Holmes, this book also introduces readers to the author's less

Contents:

Preface "You know my methods, Watson"

"A hound it was"

"Elementary"

"A most dark and sinister business"

"The lost world"

"Twilight tales"

"Steel true, blade straight"

"I hear of Sherlock everywhere"

"It is the unofficial force"

"I play the game for the game's own sake"

"A case for Langdale Pike"

"A series of tales"

"Good night, Mister Sherlock Holmes"

Appendix "Education never ends, Watson".

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786613280657

9781283280655

1283280655

9781400839490

1400839491

OCLC:

757394554