num_pages: 706
description: More than seventy-five years after his death, the famed creator of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle, remains one of the world's best-loved authors. This candid, never-before-published volume of letters sheds light on Conan Doyle's fascinating career, not only as an author but as a physician, sportsman, war correspondent and crusader for social justice. From his troubled marriage to his controversial Spiritualist beliefs and from his early whale-hunting days to later celebrity, each chapter of Conan Doyle's life was as gripping as any of his own adventure tales. Gracefully written and warmly revealing, these letters illuminate Conan Doyle's life, character and career as never before.
language: English
title: Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters
titlecomplete: Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters
characters: Arthur Conan Doyle
genres: Literature, History, Autobiography, Memoir, Reference, Victorian, Biography Memoir, Biography, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 326
awards: awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Macavity Award
category: Best Mystery Nonfiction, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Anthony Award
category: Best Critical Nonfiction, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Agatha Award
category: Best Nonfiction, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best Critical/Biographical
publisher: Penguin Press HC