Memories and adventures / by Arthur Conan Doyle ; edited by Douglas Kerr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Doyle, Arthur Conan, author.

Contributor:

Kerr, Douglas, editor.

Series:

The Edinburgh Edition of the Works of Arthur Conan Doyle

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930.

Doyle, Arthur Conan.

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

Novelists, Scottish.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxi, 542 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2022]

Summary:

"A scholarly edition of Arthur Conan Doyle’s autobiography. The Edinburgh Edition of the Works of Arthur Conan Doyle serves Conan Doyle’s growing reputation as a significant force in the literature of Scotland, the English language and the world. For the first time, the volume provides students, enthusiasts and researchers with everything needed for a serious appreciation of Memories and Adventures, the autobiography of Conan Doyle’s life in literature, medicine, travel, politics, war, sport and spiritualism. This scholarly edition includes: A collation of four versions of the book including manuscripts; An introduction giving the history of the book’s composition, publication, revision, and reception, placing it in personal, historical and literary contexts; A full textual apparatus, showing all significant emendations and variations; Ample explanatory notes, including data on the hundreds of historical figures and events mentioned in the book."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction – 1 Early recollections – 2 Under the Jesuits – 3 Recollections of a student – 4 Whaling in the Artic ocean – 5 The voyage to West Africa – 6 My first experience in practice – 7 My start at Southsea – 8 My first literary success – 9 Pulling up the anchor – 10 The great break – 11 Sidelights on Sherlock Holmes – 12 Norwood and Switzerland – 13 Egypt in 1896 – 14 On the edge of a storm – 15 An interlude of peace – 16 The start for South Africa – 17 Days with the army – 18 Final experiences in South Africa – 20 My political adventures – 21 The years between the wars – The years between the wars (contd.) – 23 Some notable people – 24 Some recollections on sport – 25 To the Rocky mountains on 1914 – 26 The eve of war – 27 A remembrance of the dark years – 28 Experiences on the British Front – 29 Experiences on the Italian Front – 30 Experiences on the French Front – 31 Breaking the Hindenburg Line – 32 The psychic quest.

ISBN:

1-4744-3341-3

1-4744-3340-5

9781474433402 (electronic book)

OCLC:

1292707302