The Disintegration Machine (Professor Challenger Series)

This early work by Arthur Conan Doyle was originally published in 1929 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography as part of our Professor Challenger series. Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh Scotland in 1859. It was between 1876 and 1881 while studying medicine at the University of Edinburgh that he began writing short stories and his first piece was published in Chamberss Edinburgh Journal before he was 20. In 1887 Conan Doyles first significant work A Study in Scarlet appeared in Beetons Christmas Annual. It featured the first appearance of detective Sherlock Holmes the protagonist who was to eventually make Conan Doyles reputation. A prolific writer Conan Doyle continued to produce a range of fictional works over the following years. We are republishing these classic works in affordable high quality modern editions using the original text and artwork.