Conan Doyle : writing, profession, and practice / Douglas Kerr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kerr, Douglas.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930.

Doyle, Arthur Conan.

Authors, Scottish--19th century--Biography.

Authors, Scottish.

Authors, Scottish--20th century--Biography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (286 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From the early stories, to the great popular triumphs of the Sherlock Holmes tales and the Professor Challenger adventures the ambitious historical fiction, the campaigns against injustice, and the Spiritualist writings of his later years Conan Doyle produced a wealth of narratives. This text presents a full account of all of his writing, and an investigation of the role of the author as he practised it, as witness, critic and interpreter of his times.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; Practice; Profession; 2. Sport; Sport and the nation; The straight left; A nation of amateurs; 3. Medicine; The statement of the case; The consultants; In general practice; The cold detective; 4. Science; The curious adventure in Berlin; Monsters and committees; Thinking like a scientist; 5. Law and Order; Crimes and punishments; Edalji's eyes; 6. Army and Empire; Soldier boys; Army; Empire; 7. Spirit; Church; Spiritualism; Fairies; The new life; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W

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Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on June 26, 2013).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-166258-5

0-19-872807-7

0-19-166257-7

OCLC:

922971949