From the Publisher
"Collected in a scholarly edition for the first time, these are 33 of Conan Doyle's finest Gothic short stories...Even if you have already read the tales in other volumes, it is worth buying this book for Jones's introduction alone: it explores the tensions and contrasts that defined the author's life, and how he articulated these themes in his work, offering the latest in literary criticism and historical research." - The Lady
"This collection demonstrates still that Conan Doyle is still a master writer and...throws an interesting light on the career that wasn't Sherlock Holmes." - Nick Blackshaw, Starburst Magazine"Shows there was more to Conan Doyle than Moriarty, Dr Watson and The Hound of the Baskervilles." - Keith Richmond, ASLEF Journal
OCTOBER 2019 - AudioFile
Irish-born narrator Gary Furlong creates an understated and easy tone for this bounty of 30 horror and supernatural tales by one of the world’s most beloved authors. Mummies, ancient rites, forgotten ghosts, spurned promises, lost treasures, and haunted ships abound in these “Twilight Zone”-like chronicles, which first appeared in a number of the most popular British magazines of 125 years ago. Furlong’s youthful vocal presence dovetails nicely with preponderance of young English gentlemen who populate these stories, often set in the far reaches of the British Empire. Although Doyle dabbled in spiritualism and politics, he was foremost an entertainer. Think of the creator of Sherlock Holmes as the great-great-grandfather of pulp fiction and binge-worthy television, and it all makes sense. B.P. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine
