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Through the Magic Door
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Through the Magic Door (1907) is an essay by Arthur Conan Doyle: his subject is the charisma and charm of books. Doyle invites readers to enjoy the greatest minds of all times through what they have left behind and argues that, when we read, the selfishness and hopelessness of the world can be left behind.
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Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1859. Before starting his writing career, Doyle attended medical school, where he met the professor who would later inspire his most famous creation, Sherlock Holmes. A Study in Scarlet was Doyle's first novel; he would go on to write more than sixty stories featuring Sherlock Holmes. He died in England in 1930.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A friendly, conversational tour of Conan Doyle's favorite books, written as though he were literally and physically showing you his favorite bookcase. He described his favorite books so well and so beautifully that it had the drawback of adding many titles to my to-read list. Fortunately, I could find most of them as free e-books on services like Gutenberg, FeedBooks and Google Books. The tone and style is extremely engaging, much more so than his Sherlock Holmes stories even. One of my favorites among the "writers recommending other writers" genre.