One of Arthur Conan Doyle's early tales is a 10-page ghost story that foreshadows the author's mastery of words. This 65 page book tells how the story was "lost" and how it came to light. Also included is a 35-page Introduction by the President of the Arthur Conan Doyle Society, which goes into much detail about Doyle's early writing efforts and analyzes how this Goresthorpe Grange story fits into the fabric of a career just starting out. That part will be of interest to people looking for insight into Doyle's motivation and how his writing developed. The actual short story of the ghost is entertaining enough, although ends a bit abruptly.

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