It takes the average reader 7 hours and 41 minutes to read The Uncanny Worlds of Conan Doyle by Kelvin I Jones
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In this concluding collection of the Spiritualist writings of Arthur Conan Doyle, the renowned Doyle biographer and Sherlock Holmes authority, Kelvin I Jones, looks at the impact of the author's obsession with psychic experiments, and his global attempts to prove the existence of an afterlife, had upon both his private and public lives. In the detailed and extensive introduction, Jones charts the nature and depth of his infatuation with his erstwhile mistress and second wife, the parvenu and medium, Jean Leckie. He also reveals the extensive debts the writer incurred by his campaign tours, the expensive lifestyle he was obliged to maintain, and the increasing disaffection he was forced to endure by a largely hostile media, both in the UK and in other countries. The picture of Doyle that emerges, is, as Jones comments, that of 'a weary and wounded warrior, ' whose reckless, but brave struggle against the odds seemed at times to be of heroic proportions.
The Uncanny Worlds of Conan Doyle by Kelvin I Jones is 454 pages long, and a total of 115,316 words.
This makes it 153% the length of the average book. It also has 141% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 30 minutes to read The Uncanny Worlds of Conan Doyle aloud.
The Uncanny Worlds of Conan Doyle is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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