The Parasite
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The Parasite is the 1894 novelette by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle about a young man named, Austin Gilroy. Gilroy is a young physioligy student under the tutelage of a professor of the occult. In his studies, Gilroy is introduced to an older woman, Miss Penclosa, who claims to have mystical powers. Gilroy's fiancée is skeptical until a series of unfortunate events may convince the young couple that Miss Penclosa is more than she seems.
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Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle was born in 1859. He trained to be a doctor at Edinburgh University and eventually set up a medical practice in Southsea. During the quiet periods between patients, he turned his hand to writing, producing historical novels such as Micah Clarke and adventure yarns including The Lost World, as well as four novels and fifty-six stories involving his most celebrated creations, Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson. Doyle was knighted in 1902. In later life he devoted much of his time to his belief in Spiritualism, using his writing and celebrity as a means of providing funds to support activities in this field. He died in 1930.
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