Arthur Conan Doyle is often perceived as the quintessential Englishman, patriotically devoted to the Crown and the empire's defender and apologist. But such a relegation is both limiting and simplistic. Born in Scotland to Irish Catholic parents, Doyle's heritage is complex. His paternal grandfather, John Doyle, had originally left Ireland for London in the early 19th century; his father was committed to the cause of Irish separatism; and his uncle resigned from his position as main cartoonist for DEGREESIPunch DEGREESR after the journal launched an attack on the Pope. Consequently,...
Arthur Conan Doyle is often perceived as the quintessential Englishman, patriotically devoted to the Crown and the empire's defender and apologist....
In 1894, the publishing house of Archibald Constable & Co. launched a series of novels by well-known authors called "The Acme Library." The two tales paired in this volume were the first two entries in the set. Unlike Constable's publication of "Dracula" in 1897, the "Acme Library" was a failure, and copies of books in the short-lived series are quite rare today.
In Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Parasite," a sceptical scientist engages in dangerous experiments with Miss Penelosa, a hypnotist with deadly powers. Bram Stoker's "The Watter's Mou'" is a thrilling tale of romance and smuggling...
In 1894, the publishing house of Archibald Constable & Co. launched a series of novels by well-known authors called "The Acme Library." The two tal...
Bram Stoker, Dracula and the Victorian Gothic Stage re-appraises Stoker's key fictions in relation to his working life. It takes Stoker's work from the margins to centre stage, exploring how Victorian theatre's melodramatic and Gothic productions influenced his writing and thinking.
Bram Stoker, Dracula and the Victorian Gothic Stage re-appraises Stoker's key fictions in relation to his working life. It takes Stoker's work from th...
