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Doyle's World-Lost & Found: The Unknown Histories of Sherlock Holmes and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Hardcover
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ISBN13: 9780757004483
Publisher: Square One Publishers
Published: Nov 7 2023
Pages: 344
Weight: 1.55
Height: 1.60 Width: 6.30 Depth: 8.70
Language: English
PRAISE for Doyle's World-Lost &Found
Everything you ever wanted to know about the dynamic duo
For fans of Sherlock Holmes and his creator, you can't dobetter than plunge into Doyle'sWorld-Lost & Found: The Unknown Histories of Sherlock Holmes and Sir ArthurConan Doyle. There you will find everything you ever wanted to knowabout the dynamic duo, including much it never would have occurred to you toask.
-NicholasMeyer, Oscar-nominated screenwriter/director and bestsellingauthor ofThe Seven-Per-Cent Solution and The Return ofthe Pharaoh
Your passport to a thrilling worldAbsolutely mesmerizing! Son-father duo Daniel Friedman, MD and EugeneFriedman, MD take us on a vividly written journey into the mysterious labyrinththat is the life and mind of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle-a deft unraveling of thetapestry of inspirations, experiences and intricate puzzle pieces that gavebirth to the enigmatic genius of Sherlock Holmes. Whether you're a devoted'Sherlockian, ' an aficionado of literature, or an eager explorer of the humanpsyche, this book is your passport to a thrilling world where fiction andreality blur into one. -Ben Mezrich, New York Times bestselling author of
TheAccidental Billionaires and Dumb Money Impressive research
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle revolutionized the mystery novel when he createdSherlock Holmes-but now, in their new book Doyle's World, the Friedmans may just have revolutionized how we look at Doyle himself.Drawing on all manner of impressive research, this book delivers the goods. Iteven presents some brand new mysteries of its own, with solutions to boot.Holmes and Doyle fans, unite! -Jeffery Deaver, bestselling author of The Bone Collector and Hunting Time
Detect clues to long-debated Doylean literary mysteries
Whether you call yourself a 'Holmesian, ' a 'Watsonite'-or, God forbid, a'Lestradian'-you will be thrilled to detect clues to long-debated Doyleanliterary mysteries revealed by Drs. Friedman and Friedman without leavingthe comfort of your own tatty, Le Corbusier armchair. Had anothercrazy day? Then relax with an old Hungarian Tokay, indulge in somecommon black shag in a briarwood pipe, and savor Doyle's World-Lost & Found: TheUnknown Histories of Sherlock Holmes and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Thegame is afoot!
-IanPunnett, MDiv, PhD, Coast to Coast AM / iHeartRadio
Doyle'sWorld is no ordinary biography about one of the world'smost influential writers. It is instead a work that deciphers in particular thecryptic origins and actual scientific methods used by fiction's most famousconsulting detective Sherlock Holmes-and a work that provides a detailed lookinto the psyche and working life of Holmes' creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.The book follows Doyle's entire illustrious literary career, with emphasis on theSherlock Holmes mysteries as they evolved from the late 1880s to the early1900s. Revealed here for the first time-by son-father writing team DanielFriedman, MD, and Eugene Friedman, MD-are the many inspirations behindthe physical, emotional, and intellectual characteristics that Doyle wovetogether so deftly to bring his legendary sleuth to life. Readers are in formany
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