Doyle calls the first half of this book trial flights into a region between story and history: short, vivid pictures of turning points in the past, beginning with the final Carthaginian galley facing Rome. The second half holds eight stories, among them “The Silver Mirror”, in which an overworked accountant sees an old murder replayed in an antique glass.
Lesser-known Conan Doyle, varied and atmospheric, for readers who like history with a storyteller’s touch. Download the free EPUB.