{"product_id":"the-stark-munro-letters-9781399513937","title":"The Stark Munro Letters","description":"This is the first scholarly edition of Arthur Conan Doyle's epistolary novel, originally serialised in the \u003ci\u003eIdler\u003c\/i\u003e, 1894-95, and long out of print. With its first-hand testimony of the life of a doctor at the outset of his career in the late nineteenth century, \u003ci\u003eThe Stark Munro Letters\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal to anyone with an interest in medical history. It is based on his experiences during the eight years he spent as a General Practitioner, before becoming a professional author in 1890. By some way the most autobiographical of Conan Doyle's novels--written at the height of Holmes's popularity--it is also the most personal in terms of presenting his worldview during his formative years, including ruminations on moral philosophy, religion, science, and evolutionary theory. Moreover, it is entertaining and incredibly vivid--a contemporary critic described the mercurial Cullingworth as 'one of the finest characters Dr. Doyle has yet drawn'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Machin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/31\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh Edition of the Works of Arthur Conan Doyle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.40w x 1.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781399513937","brand":"Edinburgh University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43293815996553,"sku":"9781399513937","price":205.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_1eb3b0f2-a9c1-4074-9435-c3ce341b6c63.jpg?v=1737443469","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-stark-munro-letters-9781399513937","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}