ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE Ultimate Collection: 21 Novels, 188 Short Stories, 88 Poems & 7 Plays, Including Works on Spirituality, Historical Writings & Personal Memoirs (Illustrated) (Annotated)

di Conan Doyle Arthur (Autore)

Harris Westbyrne (Autore)

e-artnow, 2017

This expansive illustrated collection presents Arthur Conan Doyle in the full range of his literary achievement: 21 novels, 188 short stories, 88 poems, and 7 plays, alongside writings on spirituality, history, and memoir. While Sherlock Holmes remains its magnetic center, the volume also reveals Doyle's command of historical romance, adventure fiction, gothic suspense, comedy, and speculative thought. His prose is lucid, vigorous, and structurally precise, shaped by late-Victorian realism yet alive to imperial anxieties, scientific modernity, and the era's fascination with detection and the unseen. Doyle, trained as a physician at the University of Edinburgh, brought to fiction a diagnostician's eye for evidence, motive, and human peculiarity. His medical background, travels, political interests, war experiences, and later commitment to Spiritualism all inform the diversity gathered here. This collection therefore illuminates not merely the creator of Holmes, but a public intellectual negotiating science, empire, faith, justice, and imagination. Readers seeking a complete portrait of Conan Doyle will find this volume indispensable. It is ideal for scholars, enthusiasts of detective fiction, and general readers eager to encounter both canonical masterpieces and lesser-known works that deepen our understanding of a major literary figure. This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience. - A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions. - The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing. - A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation. - A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.

• Autore: Conan Doyle Arthur, Harris Westbyrne
• Curatore: e-artnow
• Anno edizione: 2017
• Editore: e-artnow
• Formato: EPUB2 con Adobe DRM
• Lingua: Inglese
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 9788026877523