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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

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 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

Then the rain began to fall. All day it rained, and all the night and all the week and all the month, until folk had forgotten the blue heavens and the gleam of the sunshine. It was not heavy, but it was steady and cold and unceasing, so that the people were weary of its hissing... Read Full Overview

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle KStJ, DL (22 May 1859 - 7 July 1930) was an Irish-Scots writer and physician, most noted for creating the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes and writing stories about him which are generally considered milestones in the field of crime fiction... 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 classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future... Read Full Overview

"Sir Nigel", un romanzo storico di Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, un'affascinante esplorazione della cavalleria medievale attraverso le avventure del giovane Nigel Loring. Ambientato nel XIV secolo, il romanzo intreccia fatti storici con elementi di finzione per raccontare la storia... Read Full Overview

Sir Nigel by Arthur Conan Doyle, published in 1906, is a prequel to The White Company. The novel follows the early adventures of Sir Nigel Loring, a chivalrous knight and one of the main characters in The White Company. Set during the early phases of the Hundred Years' War,... Read Full Overview

Sir Nigel by Arthur Conan Doyle, published in 1906, is a prequel to The White Company. The novel follows the early adventures of Sir Nigel Loring, a chivalrous knight and one of the main characters in The White Company. Set during the early phases of the Hundred Years' War,... 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