Today, May 22, marks the birthday of Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930).

Maybe you’ve heard of him? He created a detecive names Sherlock Holmes.

But he did so much more than that. There was the Professor Challenger series, starting with The Lost World. And there were other adventure stories and books. Most of those have been forgotten in the shadow of Sherlock Holmes. Doyle wrote a number of ghost stories. If you haven’t read “Th eCaptain of the Polestar”, you should.

And then there was the descent into spiritualism. And that bjuisness with the Cottingley Fairies.

But let’s not dwell on that. Doyle wrote a great many works of fiction that are worth reading today.

Today, May 22, is the birthday of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930). And while his other work will almost certainly be eclipsed by Sherlock Holmes, Doyle produced an extensive body of work that should be in any library of adventure literature, fantastic or not. If you haven’t read “The Captain of the Polestar” or “The Horror of the Heights”, do yourself a favor and get your hands on copies. Continue reading →