Memories and AdventuresCambridge University Press, 16 feb 2012 - 434 páginas Known as 'the great northern diver' to his crewmates, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) fell into the Arctic Ocean on three occasions during his voyage as doctor on a whaler, before becoming part of the harpooning crew. This adventure sets the scene for the remarkable variety of his later life. In his autobiography, first published in 1923, he details everything from that first voyage to his literary success, his collaboration with playwright J. M. Barrie (whose Sherlock Holmes parody is included), and his involvement in the setting up of volunteer groups during the First World War. He describes how the methods of Sherlock Holmes helped him solve several real-life mysteries and, in a touching counterpoint to this scientific approach, closes with a chapter on his belief in spiritualism. Characteristically astute and entertaining, this book will appeal to students of early twentieth-century history, Holmes fans and the curious general reader alike. |
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CHAP PAGE EARLY RECOLLECTIONS | 7 |
UNDER THE JEsu1Ts | 13 |
REcoL1 EcT1oNs or A STUDENT | 22 |
WHALING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN | 34 |
MY VoYAeE To WEsT AFRICA | 47 |
MY Fmsr EXPERIENCES IN PRACTICE | 57 |
MY START AT SoUTnsEA | 64 |
MY FmsT LITERARY Succrzss | 72 |
An INTERLUDE or PEAcE | 144 |
THE START FOR SOUTH AFRICA | 152 |
DAYs wrrn THE ARMY | 165 |
FINAL EXPERIENCES IN Sourn AFRICA | 178 |
AN APPEAL TO THE WoE1 ns Ormron | 189 |
MY PomT1cAL ADVENTURES | 200 |
cnAr PAGE XXI TEE YEARS BETWEEN THE WARS | 210 |
THE YEAns BETWEEN TEE WARS contd | 228 |
Punmne UP THE Aucnon | 82 |
THE GREAT BREAK | 93 |
CONTENTS | 96 |
SmEuenTs on Smanrocx HOLMES | 101 |
Noawoon AND SWITZERLAND | 116 |
Eevrr m 1896 | 126 |
ON THE EDGE or A Sronm | 134 |
SonE NQTAELE PEOPLE | 242 |
SoIrE RECOLLECTIONS 011 S203 | 269 |
To TEE Rocxv MouNrAINs IN 1914 | 294 |
EXPERIENCES oN TEE BRITISH FRONT 843 | 361 |
BREAKING THE HINDENBURG LINE 881 | 381 |
THE Psrcnrc QuEsT | 396 |
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