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by Arthur Conan Doyle (Author)
Through the Magic Door's time has come. A reflective journey through Sir Doyle's reading room. As he touches on some of his most beloved stories, he delivers the reader an opportunity to experience a new appreciation and intimate relationships with literature. Like old friends, he shows how they bring comfort and nurture the soul. There is magical and meaningful wisdom to be found in quiet solace, the place where one's imagination can fully bloom.
Author Biography
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (22 May 1859- 7 July 1930) was both a writer and physician; and is best known for his fictional works about detective Sherlock Homes. Sir Doyle was born in Edinburgh, Scotland from English and Irish descent. During his lifetime he married twice and fathered five children. He pursued an independent medical practice, an opthomology practice, ran for political office and personally investigated 2 cases that resulted in the exoneration of the accused. In his 50's, Sir Doyle explored spiritualism and the concepts of eternal life and the true essence of life. During this time he wrote several works: The Land of Mist, The Coming of the Fairies and The History of Spiritualism.
