On Conan Doyle: Or, The Whole Art of Storytelling

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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.;Preface "You know my methods, Watson" -- "A hound it was" -- "Elementary" -- "A most dark and sinister business" -- "The lost world" -- "Twilight tales" -- "Steel true, blade straight" -- "I hear of Sherlock everywhere" -- "It is the unofficial force" -- "I play the game for the game's own sake" -- "A case for Langdale Pike" -- "A series of tales" -- "Good night, Mister Sherlock Holmes" -- Appendix "Education never ends, Watson". Preface "You know my methods, Watson" -- "A hound it was" -- "Elementary" -- "A most dark and sinister business" -- "The lost world" -- "Twilight tales" -- "Steel true, blade straight" -- "I hear of Sherlock everywhere" -- "It is the unofficial force" -- "I play the game for the game's own sake" -- "A case for Langdale Pike" -- "A series of tales" -- "Good night, Mister Sherlock Holmes" -- Appendix "Education never ends, Watson".