Title: Teller of tales
First published: 1999
Description: This 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, Arthur Conan Doyle lived a life as gripping as one of his own 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."
Subjects: Physicians, Spiritualists, Authors, Scottish, Scottish Authors, Biography, Écrivains écossais, Biographies, Spirites, Médecins, Spiritualism, Modern Literature, English, Doyle, arthur conan, sir, 1859-1930, Physicians, great britain, Physicians, biography
Places: Great Britain
People: Arthur Conan Doyle Sir (1859-1930)
Time periods: 19th century, 20th century
LC classification: PR4623 .S73 1999