Tales of Adventures and Medical Life: Annotated Edition

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Tales of Adventure and Medical Life, one of the collections Arthur Conan Doyle published at the end of his career, anthologizes some of his best short fiction outside of the Sherlock Holmes canon. As well as various tales of escapades in Egypt, London and the far-flung regions of northern Scotland, he included stories which deal with a subject that, as a physician himself, he had a unique perspective on: the medical profession.

London surgeons and country doctors, male and female, are described as they deal with business and sentimental issues and encounter incredible situations both comic and tragic. Conan Doyle displays his dazzling storytelling talents while providing a fascinating glimpse into his profession and times.

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Start a story by Conan Doyle and you cannot stop reading, whether you are ten or sixty. -- Michael Dirda

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Arthur Conan Doyle (18591930) is the celebrated author of many adventure novels, including The Lost World and The Poison Belt, and the creator of the hugely popular detective stories of Sherlock Holmes.