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Author(s): Pearson, Hesketh
Reader(s): Pigott-Smith, Tim
Label: Naxos AudioBooks
Genre: Biographies
Catalogue No: NA224212
Barcode: 9789626342428
Release Date: 07/2001
PEARSON, H.: Arthur Conan Doyle, A Life (Abridged)
Conan Doyle (1859–1930) will always be remembered for the character of Sherlock Holmes, but he was a prolific writer—of short stories, of science fiction and historical fiction—including The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard. In his comprehensive biography, Pearson considers how his life is reflected in his books—including his background as a doctor and his enduring (and public) belief in spiritualism.
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Disc 1
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1 | A British Celt | 06:56 |
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2 | 'At the age of nine...' | 07:18 |
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3 | Some odd jobs | 08:37 |
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4 | 'Meanwhile, those sixpences had to be earned...' | 06:37 |
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5 | 'During the last year of his study at Edinburgh...' | 07:35 |
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6 | Doctor Budd | 07:46 |
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7 | 'Budd's carriage pulled up on the Hoe...' | 10:47 |
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8 | Doctor Doyle | 11:10 |
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9 | While waiting | 04:42 |
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10 | 'Doyle never made a penny more than GBP25 out of A Study in Scarlet...' | 07:48 |
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Disc 2
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1 | To Berlin and Austria | 03:06 |
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2 | Sherlock Holmes | 07:19 |
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3 | 'The notion of writing a series of short stories...' | 09:46 |
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4 | Friends and Fame | 09:52 |
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5 | The Brigadier | 04:38 |
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6 | The Man of Action | 04:30 |
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7 | On to Cairo | 04:22 |
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8 | In South Africa - the Boer War | 04:24 |
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9 | Titanic | 08:26 |
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10 | The Man in the Street | 06:46 |
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11 | The Last Phase | 07:44 |
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12 | 'Doyle's home life was exceptionally happy...' | 07:41 |
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Total Playing Time: 02:37:50