The Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle

The Real Life Sherlock Holmes

Christopher Sandford

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HISTORY PRESS
01 March 2022

Biography; Biography: literary; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000

This book tells the story of the extraordinary link between actual murder and the greatest detective story writer of all time.

When Arthur Conan Doyle was a lonely seven-year-old schoolboy at pre-prep Newington Academy in Edinburgh, a French emigre named Eugene Chantrelle was engaged there to teach Modern Languages. Ten years later, Chantrelle would be hanged for the murder of six young girls, and two boys from the Academy - and medical student Doyle would provide forensic evidence at the trial concerning the dismembered bodies.

This extraordinary link between actual murder and the greatest detective story writer of all time is one of many. Christopher Sandford follows those links and draws out the connections between Conan Doyle's literary output and factual criminality, a pattern that will enthrall and surprise the legions of Sherlock fans. In a sense, Conan Doyle wanted to be Sherlock to be a man who could bring order and justice to a terrible world.

AUTHOR: Christopher Sandford is the author of 24 books, has been shortlisted for the Sports Book of the Year award in the cricket category, and has had his work developed into television series. His books have been translated into 18 languages.

16 b/w illustrations

By: Christopher Sandford
Imprint: HISTORY PRESS
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd New edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
ISBN: 9780750998581
ISBN 10: 075099858X
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 01 March 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Christopher Sandford is the author of 24 books, has been short-listed for the Sports Book of the Year award in the cricket category, and has had his work developed into television series. His books have been translated into 18 languages.

Reviews for The Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle: The Real Life Sherlock Holmes

Meticulously researched -- Stewart Lamont Sandford’s accomplished, well-crafted work brings Conan Doyle into sharp relief as a man of scrupulous fairness and great integrity Adds a new dimension to our understanding of the creator of Sherlock Holmes -- Hugh Ashton