Liebman, Arthur

American Authors Including: Edgar Allan Poe, Ambrose Bierce, O. Henry, William Faulkner, Ray Bradbury.

Introduces the reader to the major aspects of the life and times of Sherlock Holmes and the literary career of his creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Discussions on the treatment of witches, ghosts, werewolves, and vampires in literature accompany nineteen representative short stories.