Tales of the supernatural by the author better known as the creator of Sherlock Holmes. Here are stories of ghosts and demons, vampires, werewolves and ghouls. The tales have such titles as "The Ghosts of Goresthorpe Grange" and "The Great Keinplatz Experiment".
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I love creepy stories. There is something nice about that feeling, the slow tickle at the back of your neck you get when reading well-written horror. Someone, or something, might just be reading over your shoulder. Spooooky.Horror, like any fiction, is only as good as it's writer. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is just about as good a writer as you are going to find, and "The Supernatural Tales of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle" is one of the best horror books I have read. There is an acknowledged Poe influence in this collection of 16 ghost and mystery stories, but the stories are definitely Doyle. Several of the stories focus on the then-current vogue of Egyptology, including "Lot No. 249" featuring the first "walking Mummy" story. Other gems include "The Leather Funnel," "The Ring of Thoth" and Doyle's first published story, "The Mystery of Sassa Valley." This slim volume is a treasure-trove of wierd fiction.
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There is more to Doyle than Holmes!,
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote far more than just the Sherlock Holmes series - he wrote a tremendous collection of short stories and novels, with subjects ranging from the occult to science fiction. Some of these stories are better than most of the Holmes stories, and that's saying a lot!I cannot recommend enough stories such as "The ring of Thoth", with it's amazing mystery of the ages. Doyle's writing does not diminish with time, and can be read by those who simply are looking for something different.
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Great book to read on those dark lonely nights !!,
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This book is full of tales that will make you have a sleepless night. You will begin to Wonder if the tales are real and someone just want you to believe that it is a tale. I really enjoyed this book it sent shivers up my spine and was full of suspense. I had a hard time putting the book down.
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Conan Doyle, Miss Penelosa, Abercrombie Smith, Vansittart Smith, Barrington Cowles, Miss Northcott, Monkhouse Lee, Harvey Deacon, Sasassa Valley, Sir Dominick, Professor Gilroy, Charles Sadler, Goresthorpe Grange, Strand Magazine, Eastern Star, London Society, Miss Marden, Professor Wilson, Alf Stevens, Frau Bischoff, Professor von Baumgarten, Inspector Baumgarten, Professor von Hopstein, Tom Donahue, Dick Wharton New!
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Conan Doyle, Miss Penelosa, Abercrombie Smith, Vansittart Smith, Barrington Cowles, Miss Northcott, Monkhouse Lee, Harvey Deacon, Sasassa Valley, Sir Dominick, Professor Gilroy, Charles Sadler, Goresthorpe Grange, Strand Magazine, Eastern Star, London Society, Miss Marden, Professor Wilson, Alf Stevens, Frau Bischoff, Professor von Baumgarten, Inspector Baumgarten, Professor von Hopstein, Tom Donahue, Dick Wharton New!
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- Conan Doyle by Hesketh Pearson on page 172, page 221, and page 262
- Through the Magic Door by Arthur Conan Doyle in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Through the Magic Door by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
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- Through the Magic Door (Large Print) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
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