The Mystery of Cloomber

by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan; Ashley, Mike

• ISBN13: 9780486473574
• ISBN10: 0486473570
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-11-18
• Publisher: Dover Publications

Summary

What dark deed from the past put a lifelong curse on Major Heatherstone of Cloomber Hall? The master of detective fiction and creator of the Sherlock Holmes mysteries reveals his deep fascination with spiritualism and the paranormal in this gripping tale of mystery and the supernatural, set on the remote Scottish coast.

Author Biography

Arthur Conan Doyle was a prolific writer born in Scotland who started out as a medical doctor. While at the University of Edinburgh, he augmented his income by writing stories. His first Sherlock Holmes tale was published in 1887, introducing one of literature's best-loved detectives. Doyle has also written many works of history and science fiction, plus plays and poetry.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS

Chapter

I.      The Hegira of the Wests from Edinburgh

II.    Of the Strange Manner in which a Tenant came to Cloomber

III.   Of our Further Acquaintance with Major-General J. B. Heatherstone

IV.   Of a Young Man with a Grey Head

V.     How four of us came to be under the Shadow of Cloomber

VI.    How I came to be Enlisted as One of the Garrison of Cloomber

VII.   Of Corporal Rufus Smith and his Coming to Cloomber

VIII.  Statement of Israel Stakes

IX.    Narrative of John Easterling, F.R.C.P. Edin

X.     Of the Letter which came from the Hall

XI.    Of the Casting Away of the Bark "Belinda"

XII.   Of the Three Foreign Men upon the Coast

XIII.  In which I see that which has been seen by few

XIV.  Of the Visitor who ran down the road in the Night-time

XV.   The Day-book of John Berthier Heatherstone

XVI.  At the Hole of Cree

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