Danger! and Other Stories

by Arthur Conan Doyle

Overview

This classic volume contains Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's 1918 collection of short stories, "Danger! And Other Stories". The titular story describes a fictional European country that fights and defeats Britain, originally intended to highlight the new dangers of submarines. This volume will appeal to those with an interest in World War I, and is not to be missed by fans and collectors of Doyle's work. Contents include: "Danger! Being the Log of Captain John Sirius", "One Crowded Hour", "A Point of View", "The Fall of Lord Barrymore", "The Horror of the Heights", "Borrowed Scenes", "The Surgeon of Gaster Fell", "How It Happened", etc. Many classic books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781408657607
Publisher:	Holmes Press
Publication date:	02/29/2008
Pages:	230
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.52(d)

About the Author

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle KStJ DL (22 May 1859 - 7 July 1930) was a British writer best known for his detective fiction featuring the character Sherlock Holmes. Originally a physician, in 1887 he published A Study in Scarlet, the first of four novels about Holmes and Dr. Watson. In addition, Doyle wrote over fifty short stories featuring the famous detective. The Sherlock Holmes stories are generally considered milestones in the field of crime fiction.

Date of Birth:

May 22, 1859

Date of Death:

July 7, 1930

Place of Birth:

Edinburgh, Scotland

Place of Death:

Crowborough, Sussex, England

Education:

Edinburgh University, B.M., 1881; M.D., 1885