Authors: David Pirie
The Night Calls (37 page)
The second is that at last we are starting to get closer to a proper understanding of Doyle himself. And, while his greatness is not in question, indeed his reputation grows, everything points to a far more extraordinary, troubled and mysterious man than was ever dreamed of by his public.
THE NIGHT CALLS. Copyright © 2002 by David Pirie. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
First published in United Kingdom by Century
The Random House Group Limited
The Random House Group Limited
eISBN 9781429979382
First eBook Edition : March 2011
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Pirie, David, 1946—
The night calls / David Pirie.—1st St. Martin’s Minotaur ed.
p. cm.
ISBN 0-312-29104-3
1. Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859—1930—Fiction. 2. Prostitutes—Crimes against—Fiction. 3. Bell, Joseph, 1837-1911—Fiction. 4. Edinburgh (Scotland)—Fiction. 5. Physicians—Fiction. I. Title.
PR6116.I74N54 2003
823’.92—dc21
200305626
First St. Martin’s Minotaur Edition: July 2003
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