This is the first-ever scholarly edition of Conan Doyle's Gothic Tales, meticulously sourced with full details of the publication history of each tale~Up-to-the-minute critical introduction~Drawing on the latest scholarship, the Introduction offers an analysis of the importance of the Gothic to the whole of Doyle's writing career and the wide range of his interests, from science to imperialism to spiritualism~The book includes extensive explanatory notes, glossing the often complex range of ideas with which the stories engage