Works of a Conan Doyle

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. A preface to a novel has appeared to me in nine cases out of ten to be a needless intrusion. A true book should explain itself, and all further explana tion is superfluous. For this reason I have very seldom ventured...