Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is one of those authors whose literary creation is much more famous than the man himself. Those who do know the name Arthur Conan Doyle tend to know him only as the inventor of the world's greatest detective, Sherlock Holmes. A smaller segment of this group goes further and remembers Doyle as the inventor of the great detective who squandered his fame with crackpot beliefs in faeries and the supernatural. Sadly, there is so much more to the man who revolutionized the writing not just of detective fiction but also of the genre of horror, the supernatural, and even influenced history itself. This two volume anthology's point is to put Doyle back on the pedestal he so rightly deserves. Its aim is twofold. First, to introduce readers to Doyle's lesser known (yet no less important) works. These works speak for themselves in showing a master writer at his craft. The stories are timeless, enjoyable, and hopefully will lead to new fans embracing a great author's somewhat forgotten tales. The second aim is to show the relevance of Doyle's works. Through a collection of articles written by current scholars and experts, readers can see just how revolutionary Doyle's writings remain even today.

アーサー・コナン・ドイルを単なる探偵小説の祖として片付けるのは、あまりに惜しい。本書は彼がホラーや超自然文学で振るった鬼才ぶりを鮮やかに再発見させてくれる。緻密な論理と闇への耽溺が同居する文体は、読者を理性の境界線へと誘い、ドイルという作家の計り知れない深淵を暴き出す。 映像化作品が視覚的なスリルを強調する一方で、原作はテキストならではの濃密な心理描写で読者を圧倒する。編纂された物語群と鋭い考察は、想像力を触媒に消えることのない知的興奮を心に刻む。両メディアを横断することで、不滅の古典が持つ現代的な鋭利さを真に享受できるはずだ。