The Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle (2nd Edition)

The Real Life Sherlock Holmes

The Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle (2nd Edition)
Christopher Sandford
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Paperback
h198 x 129mm - 416pg
27 Jan 2022 UK
International import eta 10-19 days
9780750998581
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This book tells the story of the extraordinary link between actual murder and the greatest detective story writer of all time. When Arthur Conan Doyle was a lonely seven-year-old schoolboy at pre-prep Newington Academy in Edinburgh, a French emigre named Eugene Chantrelle was engaged there to teach Modern Languages. Ten years later, Chantrelle would be hanged for the murder of six young girls, and two boys from the Academy - and medical student Doyle would provide forensic evidence at the trial concerning the dismembered bodies. This extraordinary link between actual murder and the greatest detective story writer of all time is one of many. Christopher Sandford follows those links and draws out the connections between Conan Doyle' s literary output and factual criminality, a pattern that will enthrall and surprise the legions of Sherlock fans. In a sense, Conan Doyle wanted to be Sherlock to be a man who could bring order and justice to a terrible world. AUTHOR: Christopher Sandford is the author of 24 books, has been shortlisted for the Sports Book of the Year award in the cricket category, and has had his work developed into television series. His books have been translated into 18 languages. 16 b/w illustrations
Meticulously researched -- Stewart Lamont Sandford' s accomplished, well-crafted work brings Conan Doyle into sharp relief as a man of scrupulous fairness and great integrity Adds a new dimension to our understanding of the creator of Sherlock Holmes -- Hugh Ashton
Christopher Sandford is the author of 24 books, has been short-listed for the Sports Book of the Year award in the cricket category, and has had his work developed into television series. His books have been translated into 18 languages.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9780750998581
Published: 27 Jan 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: The History Press
Publisher: The History Press
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Pages: 416

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