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LATE 19TH CENTURY MYSTERY WRITING,
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I ENJOYED READING THIS EARLY WORK OF SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE IMMENSELY; HOWEVER, IF NOT FOR THE FACT THAT I HAVE BEEN STUDYING 19TH CENTURY LITERATURE RATHER INTENSELY FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, I WOULD HAVE BEEN AT A LOSS TO UNDERSTAND TERMINOLOGY USED IN THE STORY SUCH AS "MONOMANIA." IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO HAVE SOME NOTES IN THE BACK OF THE BOOK TRANSLATING PHRASES SUCH AS: "ADHOESIT FAUCIBUS ORA" AND "STETS VERNEINEN."THE INFLUENCE OF WILKIE COLLINS' THE MOONSTONE IS PRETTY EVIDENT AND I BELIEVE THAT SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE LEARNED AT LEAST SOME OF HIS METHODS FOR BUILDING SUSPENSE FROM THAT AUTHOR TOO. SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE WAS CORRECT, I BELIEVE, IN URGING READERS TO APPRECIATE EASTERN PHILOSOPHIES AND CULTURES, BUT ANCIENT OR OLDER DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN BETTER OR SUPERIOR. |
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Mystery Of Cloomber by Arthur Conan Doyle (Paperback - January 12, 2008)
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