num_pages: 2
description: Sherlock Holmes is the most portrayed fictional character of all time and he has been reimagined by actors playwrights and directors over centuries - but who is the creator behind the detective? Conan Doyles own life was often stranger than fiction and his most famous characters stories and personalities bear more than a passing resemblance to his own life and his closest friends. Biographer and broadcaster Lucinda Hawksley gains unprecedented access to a treasure trove of Doyles never-before-seen personal letters and diaries. This is a chance for Sherlock fans to see their detective hero and his creator as theyve never seen them before. Through interviews with Doyle aficionados academics actors and family members we explore Doyles travels and sailing adventures across the globe his pioneering work as a doctor his life in the Freemasons and his fights against miscarriages of justice. As well as his many triumphs we will also explore the challenges he faced from the death of his first wife and son to the initial rejection he faced as an author. We will also look beyond Sherlock to Doyles other great works including his fantasy and science fiction novels and hear how one of his most famous The Lost World part-inspired Michael Crichtons book of the same name which became the successful Jurassic Park film franchise.
language: English
title: The Real Sherlock
publisher: Audible Original