Beyond the City

A side of Arthur Conan Doyle almost no one remembers: a warm domestic comedy written in 1892, between the Sherlock Holmes stories. In a genteel Norwood suburb of two elderly bachelors and a houseful of marriageable young women, everything is settled and proper - until a widow moves in next door who bicycles, boxes, and holds opinions, and the neighborhood is never the same. Affectionate and braver than it looks, this edition presents Doyle's complete and unabridged novel, newly typeset and illustrated with 30 full-page color plates.