Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan.

The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle – A collection of four books (including a three volume set and the title: ‘Challenger and Company’. (The Complete Adventures of Professor Challenger and his Intrepid Team). The three volume set includes the Novellas: The Maracot Deep, The Mystery of Cloomber, The Doings of Raffles Haw, a further six Mevellettes and 43 Short Stories of Terror and Unease.

Four Volumes. LEONAUR, 2009, Octavo. c. 1800 pages. Original Softcover. Secondhand book in very good condition.

A fabulous collection of early Science Fiction and Fantasy from a master story-teller.

The Three volume Set:
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle needs no introduction. His work-particularly notable for the creation of the great fictional detective Sherlock Holmes-has guaranteed him a place in the pantheon of the most renowned storytellers of any age. Like many of his contemporaries Doyle wrote fiction with a wide range of themes, from crime and science fiction to historical romance, and the ever popular genre of the supernatural and strange naturally appeared within his portfolio. Fortunately, Doyle was so prolific that there is a substantial number of these stories-all executed with the consummate skill for which he is famous-and they have been gathered together here within a special three volume set by Leonaur.

The title: ‘Challenger and Company’
The complete adventures of the ‘caveman in a lounge suit’, the irascible, volcanic genius Professor Challenger and his stalwart regular band of fellow investigators into the frontiers of scientific improbability-Malone, the newspaperman, Lord Roxton, the soldier of fortune ever in pursuit of the next dangerous sensation and Professor Summerlee, Challenger’s academic sparring partner. This volume , of course, includes the ever popular ‘The Lost World’, the predecessor to a varied collection of tales, in which man finds himself at odds with the ever hungry denizens of the prehistoric age. Enthusiasts will be overjoyed that Challenger and Co. gather together again for ‘The Poison Belt’ as mankind is doomed to almost certain extinction as a noxious miasma envelopes the planet. In ‘The Land of Mists’ our intrepid band take on the paranormal with excursions into the field of ghost hunting and the realms of spiritualism before Challenger and Malone must deal with an unscrupulous scientist who has succeeded in the invention of ‘The Disintegration Machine’ which he is prepared to sell to whichever government that is the highest bidder-irrespective of its appalling military potential. This collection concludes with ‘When the World Screamed’ in which the ever unconventional Challenger sets off on a perilous endeavour to prove that the earth itself is a living entity by giving it a painful shock! These are some of Conan-Doyle’s best loved characters brought together in one roller coaster volume for your enjoyment.
(Publishers information).

• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 400161AB

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