Arthur Who Wrote Sherlock

By Linda Bailey, Isabelle Follath (Illustrator)

Part of the Who Wrote Classics series

Can a detective's fame become his creator's burden?

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56 pages

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Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, faces an unexpected dilemma: his detective's overwhelming success. As Arthur navigates his own adventurous life, he wonders if his creation's popularity might lead him to drastic measures. Will he really cast his beloved detective over a cliff? Discover the intriguing journey of a writer whose fictional world becomes all too real.

From the publisher

The adventures of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of the legendary Sherlock Holmes, come to life in this inspiring picture book biography. What if you wrote a story about a detective, and he became the most famous detective ever? Wouldn’t that be wonderful? Or . . . would it? Arthur has always loved stories. Even as he grew up poor, endured hardships at school and experienced danger on the high seas, Arthur was always thrilled and inspired by stories. Eventually, he writes his own, and after many years of struggle as a writer, he finally finds success with a series of mystery stories starring his genius detective, Sherlock Holmes. But is it possible for a character to become too successful? Too popular? And if that happens to Arthur, will he really throw his greatest literary creation . . . over a cliff?! From the author of Mary Who Wrote Frankenstein comes a riveting and humorous picture book about the incredible life of Arthur Conan Doyle: doctor, adventurer, tireless campaigner for justice . . . and creator of the world’s most famous detective!

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