Allan Foster

Sherlock Holmes and Conan Doyle Locations

A Visitor's Guide

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This is a guide to notable locations in the life of Arthur Conan Doyle and his famous fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. It chronicles the life of each by guiding the reader through Scotland and England, with entries arranged by county or unitary authority. Each entry includes the address, a description of the site's history and significance to Conan Doyle or Holmes, often an accompanying photograph and frequently a quotation from Conan Doyle.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 168
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. März 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 329g
• ISBN-13: 9780786446179
• ISBN-10: 078644617X
• Artikelnr.: 30212177

Autorenporträt

Allan Foster is a writer and tour operator in Edinburgh. His famous "Old Town Literary Pub Crawl" is enjoyed by visitors from all over the world. He lives in the Scottish Border country with his wife in a cottage by the banks of the River Tweed and is the author of several books.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments     
Introduction     
Part I. Scotland
Edinburgh     
Midlothian     
Borders     
Ayrshire     
Dumfries and Galloway     
Fife     
Angus     
Aberdeenshire     
Inverclyde     
Glasgow     
Part II. England
North Yorkshire     
West Yorkshire     
Lancashire     
Cheshire     
Derbyshire     
Staffordshire     
Norfolk     
London     
Berkshire     
Surrey     
Kent     
Devon     
Cornwall     
East Sussex     
Isle of Wight     
Hampshire     
Portsmouth     
Appendix 1. A Select Chronology     
Appendix 2. Residences of Arthur Conan Doyle     
Appendix 3. The Family of Arthur Conan Doyle     
Appendix 4. Selected Works and Collections of Arthur Conan Doyle     
Bibliography     
Index