Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Round the Red Lamp Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Round the Red Lamp is written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who of course is responsible for the wonderful Sherlock Holmes stories. The full title is "Round the Red Lamp, Being Facts and Fancies of Medical Life"; and that is significant because all of these 15 short stories have some connection with a medical student, doctor, professor, etc. The fact is that the author was a certified doctor, having graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1881, so he drew from his medical background to add depth to his characters. The stories are not dry, sanitised accounts of patients and their respective medical problems; they are interesting narratives of regular people that become main characters in varies escapades. There is mystery, romance, adventure, supernatural and crime. Not necessarily all at the same time.