/ Key title These remarkably candid and previously unpublished letters between Arthur Conan Doyle and his mother, dating from 1867 until her death in 1921, paint a fascinating portrait of one of Britain's most beloved authors and a complex man who both embodied and defied the conventions of his time. / 'Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters' is a never before published collection of letters eagerly awaited by Conan Doyle fans. It will reveal the most personal and intimate details of his life. / The Sherlock Holmes stories have sold more than J. R. R. Tolkien and J. K. Rowling combined. / A new Sherlock Holmes wave is currently underway. 'The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes' won the Mystery Writer of America Edgar Award in 2005, while a host of 'Holmesian' new novels are sweeping the bestseller lists, such as Mark Haddon's 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time', Michael Chabon's 'The Final Solution' and Mitch Cullin's 'A Slight Trick of the Mind'. / The collection is annotated by Daniel Stashower, an award-winning mystery novelist and author of the recent Conan Doyle biography 'Teller of Tales', and Jon Lellenberg, the U.S agent for the Conan Doyle estate.
By Jon Lellenberg, Daniel Stashower and Charles Foley
'This fascinating collection of previously unpublished letters from the creator of Sherlock Holmes offers a revealing glimpse of a Renaissance man fated to be overshadowed by his most famous character!essential reading for all fans of Conan Doyle and his sleuth.' Publishers Weekly Review for 'Teller of Tales' by Daniel Stashower: 'The most readable biography of him since John Dickson Carr's, and of course it pays proper attention to his literary career, neither downplaying nor over-emphasising his major achievement, Sherlock Holmes.' Roger Johnson, District Messenger
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