Round the Fire Stories - Softcover

Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0877018839 ISBN 13: 9780877018834

Publisher: Chronicle Books Llc, 1991

Synopsis

This classic Chronicle book remains available as a print-on-demand title. You can purchase it from an online bookseller or by order from your local bookstore.

About this title

About the Author:

Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh in 1859. Sent off to boarding school, he cut his teeth as a story-teller amusing his schoolmates with tales and writing letters home to his mother.He practiced medicine and, in 1900, volunteered as a medic in Africa during the Boer War - he was later knighted for his service. Doyle lost a son, two brothers in law, and two nephews to the Great War. He is remembered for the Sherlock Holmes stories and his novel The Lost World.

From AudioFile:

Conan Doyle's diverse interests and areas of expertise (the grotesque, occult, diabolical traps, inexplicable disappearances, murder and madness) are featured in this collection. The narration perfectly recreates the speech of the era; John is at once judgmental and poetic while using a scary voice when appropriate. His American accents are realistic, avoiding the exaggeration sometimes adopted by British readers. Since this is a period piece, the audio format captures the listener's attention better than reading in print. Lovers of good suspense, as well as wordsmiths, will enjoy. S.G.B. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Chronicle Books Llc
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0877018839
• ISBN 13: 9780877018834
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240