Arthur Conan Doyle and Photography : : Vestiges, Fairies and Other Apparitions / / Bernd Stiegler.

The first exploration of Arthur Conan Doyle, photography and spiritualismOffers the first complete history of Conan Doyle’s relationship with photographyProvides a cultural history of photography from 1880 to 1930Covers a wide range of topics including amateur photography, ‘shock’ photos, Spiritism,...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2023 English
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Place / Publishing House:Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2023]
©2023
Year of Publication:2023
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (264 p.) :; 120 B/W illustrations 120 black and white illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • FIGURES
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • 1 FORAYS INTO THE WILDERNESS: CONAN DOYLE AS AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER
  • 2 SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE DETECTIVE AS CAMERA
  • 3 PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE HEART OF DARKNESS: THE CONGO ATROCITIES
  • 4 A FAIRY TALE OF SCIENCE: THE LOST WORLD
  • 5 PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE SHADOWY REALM: PHOTOGRAPHY AND SPIRITUALISM
  • 6 FAIRIES AND GNOMES: A PHOTOGRAPHIC RE-ENCHANTMENT OF THE WORLD
  • EPILOGUE: STRATEGIC REALISM
  • INDEX