The Last of the Legions and Other Tales of Long Ago

by Arthur Conan Doyle

Overview

This is a collection of 13 short works of fiction based on history or myth and set in long-ago times, primarily in territory controlled by Imperial Rome. Written by Arthur Conan Doyle first published in 1922.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781981645299
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	12/12/2017
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.31(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

Table of Contents

I	The Last of the Legions	9
II	The Last Galley	22
III	Through the Veil	37
IV	The Coming of the Huns	47
V	The Contest	68
VI	The First Cargo	83
VII	An Iconoclast	98
VIII	Giant Maximin	112
IX	The Red Star	141
X	The Silver Mirror	158
XI	The Home-Coming	177
XII	A Point of Contact	202
XIII	The Centurion	215