Conan Doyle's Wide World

Sherlock Holmes and Beyond

Andrew Lycett

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I B TAURIS
31 March 2020

Classic travel writing; Sherlock Holmes

With fascinating extracts from his own writings, this book reveals the captivating travels and adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle - the creator of Sherlock Holmes.

Arthur Conan Doyle was not simply the creator of the world’s greatest detective; he was also an intrepid traveler and extraordinary travel writer. His descriptions of his journeys and adventures--which took him to the Arctic and the Alps, throughout Africa, Australia and North America, and across every ocean in between--are full of insight, humor and exceptional evocations of place. Until now, these captivating travelogues have never been gathered together. In this ground-breaking book, Andrew Lycett, Conan Doyle’s celebrated biographer, collects and annotates the best of his writings from around the world, which illuminate not just the places he visited, but the man himself.

By: Andrew Lycett
Imprint: I B TAURIS
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 135mm,
Weight: 500g
ISBN: 9781788312066
ISBN 10: 1788312066
Publication Date: 31 March 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction The Arctic Great Britain and Ireland Europe Middle East Africa North America Indian Subcontinent Australia and New Zealand South America General Romance and Adventure Acknowledgements Select Bibliography A Note on the Author Index

Andrew Lycett is author of a biography of Rudyard Kipling as well as Kipling Abroad (I.B.Tauris, 2010), Kipling and the Sea (I.B.Tauris, 2014) and Kipling and War (I.B.Tauris, 2015) As a former foreign correspondent, he has travelled and written widely. His other books include highly regarded lives of Ian Fleming, Dylan Thomas and Arthur Conan Doyle. He is a member of the Council of the Kipling Society and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.

Reviews for Conan Doyle's Wide World: Sherlock Holmes and Beyond

"Andrew Lycett's book is a perfect guide to this ""wide world"", and every Holmes fan should have a copy. -- David Platzer * Catholic Herald * Lycett’s intriguing tome lets you travel by proxy, as Conan Doyle’s globetrotting continues into the Middle East, Africa, across North America, through South America and Down Under. His descriptions are quoted and there is a fine selection of glossy old pictures. * Daily Mail * This is definitely one for the fans: a romantic paean to a lost age. The Sherlock Holmes industry marches on. -- Simon Humphreys * The Mail on Sunday * ... by offering additional information and context Lycett opens up an entire world for Doyle fans. -- Rachel Gonzalez * Paperback Paris * Conan Doyle's Wide World reveals the crime writer's insatiable curiosity and insight into the human condition and the people, places, and things that so clearly influenced his work, providing a fascinating glimpse of Conan Doyle's work beyond Holmes. And right now when most of us are homebound, this volume is a tantalizing reminder of the great places awaiting exploration. * Fine Books & Collections *"