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・ドイルは名探偵の産みの親に留まらず、ホラーや超自然現象を革新した真の巨人です。本書は、彼の知られざる短編を通して、理性の境界で蠢く根源的な恐怖と、時代を先駆けた鋭い洞察力を鮮烈に描き出します。 映像化により視覚的な緊張感が補完された物語も、原作の緻密な心理描写と学術的視点を持つ本書に触れることで、より深い奥行きを放ちます。文字と映像が響き合い、ドイルが現代に刻んだ革命的な足跡を再発見する、至高の読書体験がここにあります。