His Last Bow - Arthur Conan Doyle

The Lost World and Other Stories - Arthur Conan Doyle

Given the enormous popularity of Conan Doyle's 'Sherlock Holmes' stories, it is easy to overlook the fact that he wrote many other excellent works including historical novels and science fiction stories. 'The lost world and other stories' (Wordsworth 1995) is a collection of science fiction stories which certainly rival those of H.G. Wells and Jules Verne in terms of their originality and (in my opinion) exceed them in terms of literary style. The book consists of the complete Professor Challanger collection as listed below: 1. The lost world 2. The poison belt 3. The land of mist 4. The disintegration machine 5. When the world screamed ...

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle

A few months ago, I went out and bought the complete works of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. £7.99 reduced from £30 odd quid. What a bargain!!! I am not even half way through this bargain purchase as Doyle was such a prolific writer, but of the stories I have read so far I have been very impressed. Like Mr Creek, strange and mysterious things gravitate towards Sherlock Holmes and through his amazing powers of logic and deduction, he solves each crime. It is fascinating to read the reasoning behind each of the puzzles as revealed slowly throughout each book and then in depth towards the end. I've lost count of the number of times that I've ...

Edinburgh Stories - Arthur Conan Doyle

Edinburgh Stories, Arthur Conan Doyle As you might expect from the title, this is a collection of stories set in Edinburgh or with an Edinburgh connexion and although they aren't among Doyle's best stories, almost everything he wrote is well worth reading, even if only for the light it sheds on his better work and ...