A Study in Terror: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Revolutionary Stories of Fear and the Supernatural: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Revolutionary Stories of Fear and the Supernatural Volume 1

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is one of those authors whose literary creation is much more famous than the man himself. Those who do know the name Arthur Conan Doyle tend to know him only as the inventor of the worlds greatest detective Sherlock Holmes. A smaller segment of this group goes further and remembers Doyle as the inventor of the great detective who squandered his fame with crackpot beliefs in faeries and the supernatural. Sadly there is so much more to the man who revolutionized the writing not just of detective fiction but also of the genre of horror the supernatural and even influenced history itself. This two volume anthologys point is to put Doyle back on the pedestal he so rightly deserves. Its aim is twofold. First to introduce readers to Doyles lesser known (yet no less important) works. These works speak for themselves in showing a master writer at his craft. The stories are timeless enjoyable and hopefully will lead to new fans embracing a great authors somewhat forgotten tales. The second aim is to show the relevance of Doyles works. Through a collection of articles written by current scholars and experts readers can see just how revolutionary Doyles writings remain even today.