Arthur Conan Doyle - Further Reading

Further Reading

The list below includes bibliographical sources used in the making of this webpage which might be of interest to travelers and academics alike. Though the recommended texts cannot possibly exhaust the great range of related topics for further personal investigation, they aim to provide a reasonably thorough disembarkation point from the items discussed herein.

For a richer account of Doyle’s life and career:

Booth, Martin. The Doctor, the Detective, and Arthur Conan Doyle.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1997.

For reflections on Dartmoor flora and fauna:

Gordon, Douglas. Dartmoor in All Its Moods.
London: John Murray, 1931.

For a detailed lesson in Dartmoor social history:

Chaman, Lesley. The Ancient Dwellings of Grimspound and Hound Tor.
     Newton Abbot: Orchard Publications, 1996.
Clark, Stafford. Mining and Quarrying in the Teign Valley.
     Newton Abbot: Orchard Publications, 1995.
Gerrard, Sandy. English Heritage Book of Dartmoor: Landscapes Through Time.
     London: Batsford, 1997.

For considerations on the landscape in a literary context:

Milton, Patricia. The Discovery of Dartmoor: a Wild and Wondrous Region.
Chichester: Phillmare & Co Ltd, 2006.

For a detailed history of Princetown Prison:

Joy, Ron. Dartmoor Prison: a Complete Illustrated History.
   ‘Volume One: The War Prison 1809-1816’ and
   ‘Volume Two: The Convict Prison 1850-Present Day.’
     Tiverton: Halsgrove, 2002.

For more on the folklore of Dartmoor:

Crossing, William. Folklore and Legends of Dartmoor.
Newton Abbot: Forest Publishing, 1997.
St. Leger-Gordon, Ruth. The Witchcraft and Folklore of Dartmoor.
Wakefield: EP Publishing, 1973.

For a detailed guide to the moor as it applies to Hound:

Weller, Phillip. The Dartmoor of The Hound of the Baskervilles: a Practical Guide to the Sherlock Holmes Locations.
Sherlock Publications, 1991.