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"Two young men, Arthur and George, are growing up many miles apart at the same time in Victorian Britain - Arthur in Edinburgh, George in the vicarage of a small Staffordshire village. Arthur becomes a doctor, and then a writer, while George is a solicitor in Birmingham. Arthur will become one of the most famous men of his age, while George remains unknown. But at the start of the new century, they are brought together by an unusual turn of events.
George Edjali has an Indian father and a Scottish mother. When the family begins receiving unpleasant anonymous letters, many about their son, they fear they are victims of racism. After contacting the police, they think George might have written the letters himself. Then someone starts attacking horses and livestock, and again he is suspected. He is arrested and, on the weakest of evidence, found guilty and sentenced to seven years' hard labour.
Arthur Conan Doyle, the renowned creator of the world's greatest detective, is mourning his first wife when he hears about the Edjali case. Incensed at this miscarriage of justice, he feels he has to try and clear George's name.
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John Van der Kiste, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- 1900-1920's
Crime & Police story
Yes
Story of
- wrongly accused clearing name
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- doctor
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- society
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 4 ()
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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