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A Study in Terror : Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Revolutionary Stories of Fear and the Supernatural.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Belanger, Derrick.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Paranormal fiction, English.
- Horror tales, English.
- Short stories, English.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (241 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- A Study in Terror
- Study in Terror
- Place of Publication:
- Luton, Bedfordshire : Andrews UK Ltd., 2014.
- Summary:
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is one of those authors whose literary creation is much more famous than the man himself. Those who do know the name Arthur Conan Doyle tend to know him only as the inventor of the world's greatest detective, Sherlock Holmes. A smaller segment of this group goes further and remembers Doyle as the inventor of the great detective who squandered his fame with crackpot beliefs in faeries and the supernatural. Sadly, there is so much more to the man who revolutionized the writing not just of detective fiction but also of the genre of horror, the supernatural, and even influenced history itself.This two volume anthology's point is to put Doyle back on the pedestal he so rightly deserves. Its aim is twofold. First, to introduce readers to Doyle's lesser known (yet no less important) works. These works speak for themselves in showing a master writer at his craft. The stories are timeless, enjoyable, and hopefully will lead to new fans embracing a great auth...
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Front Matter
- Title Page
- Publisher Information
- Volume Two Introduction
- Works Cited
- A Study in Terror
- Section 1
- Introduction
- The Ring Of Thoth
- Lot No. 249
- The Making of the Modern Mummy
- Section 2
- The Mystery of Cloomber
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 10
- Chapter 11
- Chapter 12
- Chapter 13
- Chapter 14
- Chapter 15
- Chapter 16
- Familiar Chills: Horror and The Mystery of Cloomber
- Anthology Conclusion
- Back Matter
- About the Authors
- Special Thanks
- Also from MX Publishing.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781780926667
- 1780926669
- 9781780926674
- 1780926677
- OCLC:
- 893732473
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