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Arthur and George

By Julian Barnes

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    Arthur & George by Julian Barnes, 352pp, Jonathan Cape, £17.99 What a gentle journey Julian Barnes, that previously prickly writer, offers his readers now. His new book lays out a quietly intriguing real-life tale of turn-of-the-century British crime ... (read full critics)

    guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

  • Show me the way to go, Holmes

    Arthur & George by Julian Barnes Jonathan Cape £17.99, pp360 Julian Barnes has always fancied a detective yarn. In the 1980s, he used to have a go at them himself, under the pseudonym of Dan Kavanagh, who wrote calculatedly hard-boiled tales about Du ... (read full critics)

    guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

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    Part facts, part fiction, this tale of two individuals from completely different worlds linked by fate and a common pursuit of justice is fascinating and enjoyable.

    Cannot be missed by fans of Sherlock Holmes as Arthur is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

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    Tracy W said on Apr 12, 2007 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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    An interesting book about late 19th century English life as seen through the eyes of two men who seem very different but who also share some similarities. At times I felt the story lagged as the author focused on George and then a long section on Arthur, but when the two men meet and Arthur agrees t ... (continue)

    An interesting book about late 19th century English life as seen through the eyes of two men who seem very different but who also share some similarities. At times I felt the story lagged as the author focused on George and then a long section on Arthur, but when the two men meet and Arthur agrees to help George, the book regained my interest. I also liked learning about how Arthur created his fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes.

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    krin5292 said on Feb 24, 2008 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

  • A true story of two people whose lives crossed at the beginning of last century. A Portrait of England of the period and of two people; the first the anonymous victim of injustice and prejudice, the second the famous writer Arthur Conan Doyle who defended and partially exculpated him. A well researc ... (continue)

    A true story of two people whose lives crossed at the beginning of last century. A Portrait of England of the period and of two people; the first the anonymous victim of injustice and prejudice, the second the famous writer Arthur Conan Doyle who defended and partially exculpated him. A well researched description of the costumes and mores of the era; an apt study of their personalities and the circumstances that caused their actions.

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    Ignominia said on Nov 8, 2010 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

  • Very readable. Loved the dichotomy between the two very different main characters and the way the formal device of a chapter per character gradually eases and the story grows.

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    Mearso said on Dec 3, 2009 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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