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Title: ON CONAN DOYLE
OR, THE WHOLE ART OF STORYTELLING
By: Michael Dirda
Format: Hardback

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ISBN 10: 0691151350
ISBN 13: 9780691151359
Publisher: PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS
Pub. date: 10 October, 2011
Series: Writers on Writers
Pages: 232
Description: Combining memoir and appreciation, this title offers introduction to Sherlock Holmes' creator, as well as a rare insider's account of the curiously delightful activities and playful scholarship of The Baker Street Irregulars.
Synopsis: A passionate lifelong fan of the Sherlock Holmes adventures, Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Michael Dirda is a member of The Baker Street Irregulars--the most famous and romantic of all Sherlockian groups. Combining memoir and appreciation, On Conan Doyle is a highly engaging personal introduction to Holmes's creator, as well as a rare insider's account of the curiously delightful activities and playful scholarship of The Baker Street Irregulars. On Conan Doyle is a much-needed celebration of Arthur Conan Doyle's genius for every kind of storytelling.
Publication: US
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Prizes: Commended for Edgar Allan Poe Awards: Best Critical/Biographical 2012
Returns: Returnable
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