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Lucy Worsley's Holmes vs. Doyle
The War
Dressed in military attire, Arthur heads to the front line during the first world war. Much to Arthur's disappointment, he was visiting as the author of Sherlock Holmes, not as a soldier fighting for his country. After meeting and greeting the troops at the trenches, Arthur turns his attention to devising a new Sherlock Holmes story – a spy novel set just before the war titled "His Last Bow."
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How would Arthur Conan Doyle’s new spiritualist beliefs change his famous detective Sherlock Holmes?
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Without Sherlock Holmes, can Arthur Conan Doyle become the hero of his own story?
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Why did Arthur Conan Doyle come to hate his most famous creation, Sherlock Holmes?