The Quest for Sherlock Holmes: A Biographical Study of Arthur Conan DoyleMainstream, 1983 - 380 Seiten Using extensive new evidence in Edinburgh, Stonyhurst (where Arthur Conan Doyle went to school) and elsewhere, Owen Dudley Edwards shows how Conan Doyle's boyhood experiences shaped his literary attitudes and much of the genius of his writing. |
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Chapter Page Introduction | 11 |
First Impressions | 21 |
The Hero as Woman | 39 |
Urheberrecht | |
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The Quest for Sherlock Holmes: A Biographical Study of Arthur Conan Doyle Owen Dudley Edwards Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 1983 |
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