The Stark Munro Letters

"The Stark Munro Letters" by Arthur Conan Doyle is an epistolary novel published in 1895. Written shortly after killing off Sherlock Holmes, Conan Doyle crafted this deeply autobiographical work to pursue a more literary direction. Through twelve letters spanning 1881 to 1884, young medical graduate J. Stark Munro writes to his American friend, detailing his struggles to establish a practice alongside the brilliant but eccentric James Cullingworth. The novel explores themes of faith, family relationships, and the author's journey from Catholicism toward spiritualism.

The Stark Munro Letters, by Arthur Conan Doyle. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #290.