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Physical description; 368 pages : illustrations, map, portraits, facsimiles ; 26 cm. Subject; Doyle, Arthur Conan 1859-1930 — Travel — Diaries.
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Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930) was a British physician and writer, most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes. He was a prolific writer whose other works include science fiction stories, historical novels, plays, romances, poetry, and non-fiction.
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"We revere Arthur Conan Doyle as the creator of Sherlock Holmes an--Michael Dirda, author of On Conan Doyle
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- PublisherLondon: The British Library, 2012.
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 0712358641
- ISBN 13 9780712358644
- BindingHardcover
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- Number of pages368
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover Cloth 364 pages. Condition Fine Dust Jacket Very Good. Presumed First edition 2012. Handsome black boards and gilt embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. No shelf wear. An unclipped dust jacket sporting a HPB price tag is smooth and brilliant with the usual shelf wear - a few stains, wrinkles and chips. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy. In 1880 a young medical student named Arthur Conan Doyle embarked upon the 'first real outstanding adventure' of his life, taking a berth as ships surgeon on an Arctic whaler, the Hope . The voyage took him to unknown regions, showered him with dramatic and unexpected experiences, and plunged him into dangerous work on the ice floes of the Arctic seas. He tested himself, overcame the hardships, and, as he wrote later, 'came of age at 80 degrees north latitude.' Conan Doyles time in the Arctic provided powerful fuel for his growing ambitions as a writer. With a ghost story set in the Arctic wastes that he wrote shortly after his return, he established himself as a promising young writer. A subsequent magazine article laying out possible routes to the North Pole won him the respect of Arctic explorers. And he would call upon his shipboard experiences many times in the adventures of Sherlock Holmes, who was introduced in 1887s A Study in Scarlet . Out of sight for more than a century was a diary that Conan Doyle kept while aboard the whaler. Dangerous Diary of an Arctic Adventure makes this account available for the first time in a beautiful facsimile edition that reproduces Conan Doyles notebook pages in his own elegant hand, accompanied by his copious illustrations. With humor and grace, Conan Doyle provides a vivid account of a long-vanished way of life at sea. His careful detailing of the experience of arctic whaling is equal parts fascinating and alarming, revealing the dark workings of the later days of the British whaling industry. In addition to the facsimile and annotated transcript of the diary, the volume contains photographs of the Hope, its captain, and a young Conan Doyle on deck with its officers; two nonfiction pieces by Doyle about his experiences; and two of his tales inspired. Seller Inventory # 657373
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