Michael Sims

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Wisconsin

Conan Doyle and the Creation of Holmes

2018 Edgar Award Nominee
Shortlisted for the H. R. F. Keating Award from the International Crime Writers Association

From Michael Sims, the acclaimed author ofThe Story of Charlotte's Web, the rich, true tale tracing the young Arthur Conan Doyle's creation of Sherlock Holmes and the modern detective story.

As a young medical student, Arthur Conan Doyle studied in Edinburgh under the vigilant eye of a diagnostic genius, Dr. Joseph Bell. Doyle often observed Bell identifying a patient's occupation, hometown, and ailments from the smallest details of dress, gait, and speech. Although Doyle was training to be a surgeon, he was meanwhile cultivating essential knowledge that would feed his literary dreams and help him develop the most iconic detective in fiction.

Michael Sims traces the circuitous development of Conan Doyle as the father of the modern mystery, from his early days in Edinburgh surrounded by poverty and violence, through his escape to University (where he gained terrifying firsthand knowledge of poisons), leading to his own medical practice in 1882. Five hardworking years later--after Doyle's only modest success in both medicine and literature--Sherlock Holmes emerged inA Study in Scarlet.Sims deftly shows Holmes to be a product of Doyle's varied adventures in his personal and professional life, as well as built out of the traditions of Edgar Allan Poe, Ã%mile Gaboriau, Wilkie Collins, and Charles Dickens--not just a skillful translator of clues, but a veritable superhero of the mind in the tradition of Doyle's esteemed teacher.

Filled with details that will surprise even the most knowledgeable Sherlockian,Arthur and Sherlock is a literary genesis story for detective fans everywhere.

Arthur and Sherlock

eca78fae-46c8-47fb-99ac-4075b70bec9a-1

2018 Edgar Award Nominee
Shortlisted for the H. R. F. Keating Award from the International Crime Writers Association

From Michael Sims, the acclaimed author of The Story of Charlotte's Web, the rich, true tale tracing the young Arthur Conan Doyle's creation of Sherlock Holmes and the modern detective story.

As a young medical student, Arthur Conan Doyle studied in Edinburgh under the vigilant eye of a diagnostic genius, Dr. Joseph Bell. Doyle often observed Bell identifying a patient's occupation, hometown, and ailments from the smallest details of dress, gait, and speech. Although Doyle was training to be a surgeon, he was meanwhile cultivating essential knowledge that would feed his literary dreams and help him develop the most iconic detective in fiction.

Michael Sims traces the circuitous development of Conan Doyle as the father of the modern mystery, from his early days in Edinburgh surrounded by poverty and violence, through his escape to University (where he gained terrifying firsthand knowledge of poisons), leading to his own medical practice in 1882. Five hardworking years later--after Doyle's only modest success in both medicine and literature--Sherlock Holmes emerged in A Study in Scarlet.Sims deftly shows Holmes to be a product of Doyle's varied adventures in his personal and professional life, as well as built out of the traditions of Edgar Allan Poe, Ã%mile Gaboriau, Wilkie Collins, and Charles Dickens--not just a skillful translator of clues, but a veritable superhero of the mind in the tradition of Doyle's esteemed teacher.

Filled with details that will surprise even the most knowledgeable Sherlockian, Arthur and Sherlock is a literary genesis story for detective fans everywhere.

Category - Non Fiction / Biography & Autobiography

Format - Hardcover

Condition - Excellent

Listed - A year ago

Views - 9

Wishes - 1

Ships From - Wisconsin

Est. Publication Date - Jan 2017

Seller Description

Additional Information

Publisher Description

Arthur and Sherlock

By:

$3.45 $3.95

Condition

Format

Meet the seller

Discover more

Arthur and Sherlock

By: Michael Sims

'Arthur and Sherlock' readers also enjoyed:

Additional titles by Michael Sims

Recently Viewed

Browse by categories

Category - Non Fiction / Biography & Autobiography

Format - Hardcover

Condition - Excellent

Listed - A year ago

Views - 9

Wishes - 1

Ships From - Wisconsin

Est. Publication Date - Jan 2017

Seller Description

Additional Information

Publisher Description

Arthur and Sherlock

By:

$3.45 $3.95

Condition

Format

Meet the seller

Discover more

Arthur and Sherlock

By: Michael Sims

'Arthur and Sherlock' readers also enjoyed:

Additional titles by Michael Sims

Recently Viewed