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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a prolific writer born in Scotland, who started out as a medical doctor and took an occupational detour that made him world-famous. While studying medicine at the University of Edinburgh, he augmented his income by writing stories -- a pursuit that... Read Full Overview

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was a Scottish physician and writer known around the world for his stories about detective Sherlock Holmes, which all but created the literary field of crime fiction and made the name Sherlock Holmes synonymous with detectives. Aside from the... Read Full Overview

The tale, at its outset, traces the fortunes of the family of Loring of the Manor of Tilford in Surrey, many of whose scions had been prominent in the service of the Norman and Angevin Kings of England, against the backdrop of the Black Death. The tale starts with the problems... Read Full Overview

Sir Nigel is a historical novel that was written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The book is set during the early stages of the Hundred Years' War and centers around Nigel Loring, a knight in King Edward III's service.Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was the British writer who created the legendary... Read Full Overview

The tale, at its outset, traces the fortunes of the family of Loring of the Manor of Tilford in Surrey, many of whose scions had been prominent in the service of the Norman and Angevin Kings of England, against the backdrop of the Black Death. The tale starts with the problems... Read Full Overview

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was a Scottish physician and writer known around the world for his stories about detective Sherlock Holmes, which all but created the literary field of crime fiction and made the name Sherlock Holmes synonymous with detectives. Aside from the... Read Full Overview

Sir Nigel is a historical novel set during the early phase of the Hundred Years' War, spanning the years 1350 to 1356, by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and written in 1906. It is the background story to Doyle's earlier novel The White Company, and describes the early... Read Full Overview

Dame History is so austere a lady that if one has been so ill-advised as to take a liberty with her one should hasten to make amends by repentance and confession. Events have been transposed to the extent of some few months in this narrative in order to preserve... Read Full Overview

Sir Nigel is a historical novel written by the famous author Arthur Conan Doyle, published in 1906. The novel is set in the 14th century and follows the story of Nigel Loring, a young knight from England, who sets out on a quest to join the famous White Company of Sir John Chandos.The... Read Full Overview

""Sir Nigel"" is a historical novel written by Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes. It is set in the 14th century during the Hundred Years' War between England and France, and follows the adventures of a young English knight named Nigel Loring.Nigel, the son of... Read Full Overview