The Captain of the Pole Star, and Other Tales is a collection of early Sir Arthur Conan Doyle short stories. This collection includes stories of mystery, comedy, shipwrecks and fantasy. Stories included are: - The Captain of the Pole Star - J. Habakuk Jephson s Statement - The Great Keinplatz Experiment - The Man From Archangel - That Little Square Box - John Huxford s Hiatus - Cyprian Overbeck Wells–A Literary Mosaic - John Barrington Cowles - Elias B. Hopkins, Parson of Jackman s Gulch - The Ring of Thoth The Captain of the Pole Star and Other Tales was first published in 1890. E-Book: ePUB, 84,600 words, average reading time 7 hours. Unabridged full version. Also available as audiobook read by Richard Kilmer, running time 9 hours, 21 min. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was a Scottish physician and writer, most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, generally considered a milestone in the field of crime fiction, and for the adventures of Professor Challenger. He was a prolific writer whose other works include science fiction stories, plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction and historical novels.
