Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Arthur Conan Doyle was born to a family of Roman Catholics in Edinburgh, in 1859. His father, Charles, was a civil servant who suffered from epilepsy and alcoholism. He was educated in Jesuit schools and eventually lost his faith in Catholicism in favor of his Jesuit training. He would later use his friends and teachers from Stonyhurst College as inspiration for characters in his Holmes stories.

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A Study in Scarlet & Other Sherlock Holmes Adventures
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Classic story-telling from the master of the detective novel. Ace detective Sherlock Holmes and his partner Dr Watson are called to a house where something sinister has taken place. The police cannot get any clues as to why there is...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 04/08/2011
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Hound of the Baskervilles
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
February 2010 Guest Editor Tim Bowler: "Another stunning thriller. I read this when I was twelve and it was my first Sherlock Holmes story. I've been a massive fan ever since. It's not just the double act of Holmes and Watson...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 02/08/2007
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The Lost World
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
A land before time - a journey beyond belief...Unlucky in love, but desperate to prove himself in an adventure, journalist Ed Malone is sent to test the infamous and hot-tempered Professor Challenger on his bizarre South American expedition findings - not least his...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/06/2007
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