The Last of the Legions and Other Tales of Long Ago (Illustrated)

Download or read book The Last of the Legions and Other Tales of Long Ago (Illustrated) written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and published by BookRix. This book was released on 2014-04-25 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 13 stories The last of the legions -- The last galley -- Through the veil -- The coming of the Huns -- The contest -- The first cargo -- An iconoclast -- Giant Maximin -- The red star -- The silver mirror -- The homecoming -- A point of contact -- The centurion. Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle KStJ, DL (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a Scottish physician and writer who is most noted for his fictional stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered milestones in the field of crime fiction. He is also known for writing the fictional adventures of a second character he invented, Professor Challenger, and for popularising the mystery of the Mary Celeste.[1] He was a prolific writer whose other works include fantasy and science fiction stories, plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction, and historical novels.