num_pages: 91
description: The creator of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle's father, Charles Altamont Doyle was incarcerated in a Victorian asylum due to his alcoholism. His random jottings and exquisite illustrations in an attempt to prove his sanity, later became this fascinating journal.
language: English
title: The Doyle Diary: The Last Great Conan Doyle Mystery
titlecomplete: The Doyle Diary: The Last Great Conan Doyle Mystery (with a Holmesian investigation into the strange and curious case of Charles Altamont Doyle)
genres: 19th Century, British Literature, Nonfiction, Art, Memoir
ratings_count: 69
places: Edinburgh, Scotland
publisher: Ballantine Books