Rodney Stone by Arthur Conan Doyle
"Rodney Stone" by Arthur Conan Doyle is a Gothic mystery and boxing novel published in 1896. The story follows Rodney, a Sussex country boy dreaming of the sea, who is taken to London by his fashionable uncle Sir Charles Tregellis. There he enters a world of Regency high society, bare-knuckle boxing champions, and dark secrets surrounding his friend Boy Jim's mysterious parentage. Set against the backdrop of late eighteenth-century England, the novel
weaves together coming-of-age adventure with the brutal sport of prizefighting and encounters with historical figures like Lord Nelson and Beau Brummell. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930 |
|---|---|
| Title | Rodney Stone |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_Stone |
| Credits | Transcribed from the 1921 Eveleigh Nash & Grayson edition by David Price |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 77.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Boxing -- England -- Fiction |
| Subject | Boxing stories |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 5148 |
| Release Date | Feb 1, 2004 |
| Most Recently Updated | Feb 16, 2017 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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