num_pages: 496
description: Winner of the 1999 Edgar Award for Best Biographical Work, this is "an excellent biography of the man who created Sherlock Holmes" (David Walton, The New York Times Book Review)This fresh, compelling biography examines the extraordinary life and strange contrasts of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the struggling provincial doctor who became the most popular storyteller of his age. From his youthful exploits aboard a whaling ship to his often stormy friendships with such figures as Harry Houdini and George Bernard Shaw, Conan Doyle lived a life as gripping as one of his adventures. Exhaustively researched and elegantly written, Teller of Tales sets aside many myths and misconceptions to present a vivid portrait of the man behind the legend of Baker Street, with a particular emphasis on the Psychic Crusade that dominated his final years-the work that Conan Doyle himself felt to be "the most important thing in the world."
language: English
title: Teller of Tales: The Life of Arthur Conan Doyle
titlecomplete: Teller of Tales: The Life of Arthur Conan Doyle
characters: Arthur Conan Doyle
genres: Biography, Books About Books, Mystery, Nonfiction, Literature, Biography Memoir, Research, History
ratings_count: 284
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Macavity Award
category: Best Nonfiction, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Anthony Award
category: Best Critical/Biographical, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Agatha Award
category: Best Nonfiction, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best Critical/Biographical Work
publisher: Henry Holt and Co.