"a man of letters" [WIST]   We're pleased to welcome two noted authors to the show this week: Jon Lellenberg and Daniel Stashower. The recently edited a biography about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle along with Doyle's great-nephew Charles Foley. Comprised of hundreds and hundreds of letters, the book is already a critical success and is gaining popularity on both sides of the Atlantic. We talk with Jon and Dan to get some of the behind-the-scenes information from them. Please do consider subscribing to this podcast for free; you may also join our Facebook group, where there's an additional opportunity to interact with the community. Show Notes Introduction of Jon & Dan, their qualifications Why this biography is so different, after 20 others Where did all of these letters come from? Working with the Conan Doyle estate The heavy influence of Mary Doyle in her son's life Jon & Dan share perspectives of working with original letters - the good & the bad More of the bad: a chronologist's nightmare Looking at Conan Doyle's faith and his turn to spiritualism Did the editors find any surprises or new discoveries? How the biographers view their subject now, after working so closely with his letters The Editor's Gas-Lamp: , Volume 4, No. 1, 1949 (Old Series) Show wrap-up Links Jon's other related work: Dan's related work: at the New York Public Library The