The Tragedy of the Korosko and The Fires of Fate
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
978-1-3995-5454-1 (ISBN)
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Arthur Conan Doyle’s visit to Egypt in 1895–96 included a trip up the Nile from Cairo to Wadi Halfa in a Cook’s steamer, which he documents in The Nile Journal, published here for the first time. His trip also included a month reporting on Kitchener’s expeditionary army’s march south to confront the ‘Dervish’ forces of the Khalifa. Both experiences informed the novella The Tragedy of the Korosko, a tale of abduction and rescue on the Sudanese frontier, published serially in the Strand in 1897 and in book form in 1898. This edition is the first scholarly treatment of this important book, a key text for the understanding of Conan Doyle’s imperialism.
A decade later saw the staging of The Fires of Fate, his dramatisation of the tale, with significant changes to characters and story. This play had a modest success on the stage, but has never appeared in print. Juxtaposing these two works highlights Conan Doyle’s mastery of two forms of storytelling, while the differences between the two illustrate his evolving views and practices in the middle years of his literary career.
Douglas Kerr is Honorary Research Fellow at Birkbeck College, University of London and Honorary Professor of English and former Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Hong Kong. He is the author of Orwell and Empire (2022), Conan Doyle: Writing, Profession, and Practice (2013), Eastern Figures: Orient and Empire in British Writing (2008), and Wilfred Owen’s Voices: Language and Community (1993). He is General Editor of the Edinburgh Edition of the Works of Arthur Conan Doyle (22 vols), for which he has edited Conan Doyle’s autobiography, Memories and Adventures (2022).
General Editor’s Introduction
Acknowledgements
Chronology of the Life of Arthur Conan Doyle
Introduction to The Tragedy of the Korosko
Genesis and Composition
Publication History
Reception
Context: The Dervish Wars
Context: Tales of Empire
The Tragedy of the Korosko
Preface
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
Chapter VII
Chapter VIII
Chapter IX
Chapter X
Introduction to The Fires of Fate
Genesis and Composition
Production and Performance History
Reception
Context: The Edwardian Theatre
Context: Dramatic Styles and Genres
The Fires of Fate
Act I
Act II
Act III
Act IV Scene 1
Act IV Scene 2
Introduction to The Nile Journal
The Nile Journal
Essays on the Texts
The Tragedy of the Korosko
The Fires of Fate
Apparatus for The Tragedy of the Korosko
Explanatory Notes
The Tragedy of the Korosko
The Fires of Fate
The Nile Journal
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 31.5.2026 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | The Edinburgh Edition of the Works of Arthur Conan Doyle |
| Zusatzinfo | 46 black & white illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Edinburgh |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturgeschichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-3995-5454-9 / 1399554549 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-3995-5454-1 / 9781399554541 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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