Mysteries and Adventures
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These twelve short stories by the creator of Sherlock Holmes range from mystery and crime fiction to strange tales of the supernatural. First published in 1889 as a collection of Arthur Conan Doyle's early short fiction featuring tales of crime and trickery, Mysteries and Adventures was later expanded to include stories of ghosts, hauntings, and strange sightings, as well as one of the American West that was originally published anonymously. This volume features the classic short stories "My Friend the Murderer," "The Gully of Bluemansdyke," "The Silver Hatchet," "The American's Tale," and others.
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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