The adventures of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of the legendary
Sherlock Holmes, come to life in this inspiring picture book
biography.
What if you wrote a story about a detective, and he became the most
famous detective ever? Wouldn't that be wonderful? Or . . . would it?
Arthur has always loved stories. Even as he grew up poor, endured
hardships at school and experienced danger on the high seas, Arthur was
always thrilled and inspired by stories. Eventually, he writes his own,
and after many years of struggle as a writer, he finally finds success
with a series of mystery stories starring his genius detective, Sherlock
Holmes. But is it possible for a character to become too successful?
Too popular? And if that happens to Arthur, will he really throw his
greatest literary creation . . . over a cliff?!
From the author of Mary Who Wrote Frankenstein comes a riveting and
humorous picture book about the incredible life of Arthur Conan Doyle:
doctor, adventurer, tireless campaigner for justice . . . and creator of
the world's most famous detective!