Ground-breaking biography of the creator of fiction's best loved
detective Though Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's name is recognised the
world over, for decades he was overshadowed by his creation,
Sherlock Holmes - one of literature's most enduring characters.
Conan Doyle was a man of many contradictions. Romantic, energetic,
idealistic and upstanding, he could also be selfish and foolhardy.
Lycett assembles the many threads of Conan Doyle's life, including
the lasting impact of his domineering mother and his alcoholic
father; his affair with a younger woman while his wife lay dying;
and his fanatical pursuit of scientific data to prove and explain
various supernatural phenomena. Lycett combines access to new
material with assiduous research and penetrating insight to offer
the most comprehensive, lucid and sympathetic portrait yet of Conan
Doyle's personal journey from student to doctor, from world-famous
author to ardent spiritualist.
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