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    The Essential Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
    The Essential Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
    The Essential Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
    Audiobook7 hours

    The Essential Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

    Written by Arthur Conan Doyle

    Narrated by David Timson, Glen McCready, Crawford Logan and Full Cast

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    The rich life Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) is featured here: his work as a doctor, his novels and journalistic writings, his support of Spiritualism and his defence of fairies. This is a unique set for the 150th anniversary of his birth. After his early years in medicine, the writing talents of Arthur Conan Doyle took over. Sherlock Holmes and Professor Challenger were among his successes. David Timson, an actor and director who has read the complete Sherlock Holmes collection for Naxos AudioBooks, has compiled this commemorative collection showing the range of Conan Doyle’s life and work. It includes the 2CD biography by Hesketh Pearson, The Speckled Band, an excerpt from The Lost World and his defence of the Cottingley Fairies.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNaxos Audiobooks
    Release dateApr 1, 2009
    ISBN9789629549718
    The Essential Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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    Arthur Conan Doyle

    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930) was a Scottish writer and physician, most famous for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes and long-suffering sidekick Dr Watson. Conan Doyle was a prolific writer whose other works include fantasy and science fiction stories, plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction and historical novels.

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      Lives there a man with soul so dead,Who never to himself hath said,"I love Sherlock Holmes."