The Original Illustrated Arthur Conan Doyle

by Arthur Conan Doyle

Physical description; vi, 490 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Subject; Doyle, Arthur Conan 1859-1930 — Characters — Sherlock Holmes.

Genres: Classics, Fiction, Mystery, Anthologies

490 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1980

About the author

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was a Scottish writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for A Study in Scarlet, the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Holmes and Dr. Watson. The Sherlock Holmes stories are milestones in the field of crime fiction.

Doyle was a prolific writer. In addition to the Holmes stories, his works include fantasy and science fiction stories about Professor Challenger, and humorous stories about the Napoleonic soldier Brigadier Gerard, as well as plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction, and historical novels. One of Doyle's early short stories, "J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement" (1884), helped to popularise the mystery of the brigantine Mary Celeste, found drifting at sea with no crew member aboard.

Reviews

[Read1000books · Rating 4 out of 5]

A wonderfully entertaining 4 stars. For those familiar with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle only through his (terrific) Sherlock Holmes novels and short stories, this book will no doubt be a real treat. Each of the twenty selections include all of the original illustrations and in addition to two articles about Conan Doyle himself (one being an interview with him conducted in 1892 by a Strand magazine journalist, the other a short account by Conan Doyle of his experiences during a six month whaling expedition when he was twenty years old), the book featuress two short novels and a number of short and long stories. The first novel, Rodney Stone, is an adventurous biographical tale of a young man growing up in England in the early 1800's. The second, The Tragedy Of The Korosko, involves the drama of a group of upper-class travelers kidnapped during their Nile cruise by a band of Dervishes. Guessing who makes it and who doesn't, plus a surprise ending, makes this one of my favorites. The first dozen short stories are all from the "Round The Fire" collection and include mysteries, thrillers, and even a ghost story. Also included are the following: "The Lord Of Chateau Noir" (a short military drama), "The Croxley Master" (How will a pharmacist earn the money to finish his medical degree? Only by boxing and defeating the neighboring county's champion!), "The Leather Funnel" (a grim tale of torture), and lastly the exciting romp "The Medal Of Brigadier Gerard" featuring perhaps the third most well-known of Conan Doyle's characters (after Holmes and Professor Challenger) the delightfully-full-of-vanity French Napoleonic soldier Etienne Gerard. Atop his valiant steed Violette, can the brave Brigadier possibly get the Emperor's message safely through the enemies' lines?

[Joel Jenkins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Arthur Conan Doyle is most famous for his creation of Sherlock Holmes and the stories about him. This is a collection of non-Sherlockian stories which were published in the Strand Magazine and also includes the original illustrations. It's a bunch of solid stories presented in a great format.

[Mikko]

This book was lumped together with Sherlock Holmes collections here on Goodreads (I separated it from them), even though it contains no Holmes stories. The contents are as follows:

Introduction
A Day with Dr. Conan Doyle (article from The Strand Magazine by Harry How)
The Story of the Beetle-Hunter
The Story of the Man With The Watches
The Story of the Lost Special
The Story of the Sealed Room
The Story of the Black Doctor
The Story of the Club-Footed Grocer
The Story of the Brazilian Cat
The Story of the Japanned Box
The Story of the Jew's Breast-Plate
The Story of B 24
The Story of the Latin Tutor
The Story of the Brown Hand
The Lord of Chateau Noir
The Croxley Master
Rodney Stone (novel)
The Leather Funnel
The Tragedy of the Korosko (novelette)
The Medal of Brigadier Gerard
Life on a Greenland Whaler (article from The Strand Magazine)

[Steven · Rating 2 out of 5]

Interesting stories, but not as good as the Sherlock Holmes ones.

[Cecilia · Rating 5 out of 5]

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