The White Company - Softcover

Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1784870161 ISBN 13: 9781784870164

Publisher: Vintage Classics, 2015

Synopsis

An epic, compelling, adventure-filled historical novel from the creator of Sherlock Holmes.
     Set during the Hundred Years War, the protagonist of The White Company is a cloister-raised young nobleman who discovers that his father's will stipulated he travelled for a year before taking his vows. Setting off on his adventures, he finds himself part of the White Company -- a group of mercenary archers on route to France.The horror of fighting awaits him -- but so does the promise of valour.
     This is a lively and action-packed account of the exploits of a crew of Saxon archers, realistic and incredibly atmospheric in its depictions of medieval life, with a satisfying and compelling combination of breathless adventure and romantic chivalry.

About this title

About the Author:

SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE was born on May 22, 1859 in Edinburgh. He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh and began to write stories while he was a student. Over his life he produced more than thirty books, 150 short stories, poems, plays and essays across a wide range of genres. His most famous creation is the detective Sherlock Holmes, who he introduced in his first novel A Study in Scarlet (1887). This was followed in 1889 by an historical novel, Micah Clarke. In 1893 Conan Doyle published 'The Final Problem' in which he killed off his famous detective so that he could turn his attention more towards historical fiction. However Holmes was so popular that Conan Doyle eventually relented and published The Hound of the Baskervilles in 1901. The events of the The Hound of the Baskervilles are set before those of 'The Final Problem' but in 1903 new Sherlock Holmes stories began to appear that revealed that the detective had not died after all. He was finally retired in 1927. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle died on July 7, 1930.

Review:

"Creates the pattern of innocent, chivalrous, justice-loving, public-spirited, imperial Englishmen" * Guardian *

About this edition

• Publisher: Vintage Classics
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1784870161
• ISBN 13: 9781784870164
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 350