Re-examining Arthur Conan Doyle

This collection re-examines the works and life of Arthur Conan Doyle from multiple disciplinary perspectives. It proposes new ways of studying Conan Doyle, and considers overlooked or neglected aspects of his oeuvre, offering fresh perspectives on the multiple genres of his fiction and his relationship to contemporary writers and movements. Contents 6 Introduction 8 The Gothic “Circle of Misery and Fear” and the Return of the Repressed in “The Devil’s Foot” 18 Storied Matter 43 Conan Doyle’s “young, athletic sporting men” 58 The Fascinating Fictions of Arthur Conan Doyle 76 “Fowlers, Hunters, and Shooters of Dogs” 92 ‘How Narrow Is the Path of Our Material Existence’ 108 “An absurd parody of the Professor” 133 Early Sherlockians and Sherlockiana, 1927 – 1934 158 Can a Sherlock Holmes Story Be Read as High Art? 179 Contributors 203 10