The a biography Miller, Russell. creator text bibliography biography Biographies. nyu New York Thomas Dunne Books 2008 1st U.S. ed. monographic eng xii, 516 pages [8] pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm. Arthur Conan Doyle remains one of our favorite writers; his work is read with affection--and sometimes obsession--the world over, but his life was no less fascinating than his fiction. Conan Doyle grew up in relative poverty in Edinburgh. He struggled both as a young doctor and in his early attempts to sell short stories, having only limited success until Sherlock Holmes propelled him to worldwide fame. Beyond writing, Conan Doyle led a full life, participating in the Boer War, falling in love with another woman while his wife was dying of tuberculosis, campaigning against injustice, and converting to Spiritualism, a move that would bewilder friends and fans. Russell Miller is the first biographer to have been granted unlimited access to Conan Doyle's private correspondence, and also makes use of the writer's personal papers and the Richard Lancelyn Green archive, the world's most comprehensive collection of Conan Doyle material.--From publisher description. Russell Miller. Includes bibliographical references (pages [497]-503) and index. e-uk-st e-uk--- Doyle, Arthur Conan 1859-1930 Doyle, Arthur Conan 1859-1930 Authors, Scottish 19th century Biography Autores escoceses Biografías Authors, Scottish 20th century Biography Spiritualists Great Britain Biography Espiritistas Biografías Physicians Great Britain Biography Médicos Gran Bretaña Biografias PR 4623 M649a 2008 823/.8 9780312378974 (alk. paper) 0312378971 (alk. paper) 2008038631 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0827/2008038631.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0827/2008038631.html DLC 080902 20260211103239.0 15434765 eng