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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 (228 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
- Anthology Introduction
- A Study in Terror
- Section 1
- Introduction
- The Horror of the Heights
- The Terror of Blue John Gap
- The Oceans of the Sky: Aviation and the Horror of the Heights
- Works Cited
- Section 2
- The Captain of the "Pole-Star"
- J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement
- Revisions of History: Arthur Conan Doyle and The Mary Celeste Mystery
- Section 3
- The Leather Funnel
- The Silver Mirror
- Through The Veil
- The Parasite
- Towards the Horizon: Christopher Penczak and the Paranormal World of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Back Matter
- About the Authors
- Special Thanks
- Also Available.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781780926636
- 1780926634
- 9781780926643
- 1780926642
- OCLC:
- 893732472
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