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Arthur and George by Barnes, Julian is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Arthur and George about?
Julian Barnes's Booker Prize shortlisted novel is based on the true story of author Arthur Conan Doyle, studying medicine in genteel Edinburgh, and solicitor George Edalji, the son of a Midlands vicar. Their 19th-century lives are worlds and miles apart, until a series of shocking events brings them together. When George, who is half lndian, is wrongly convicted of attacking horses and sentenced to seven years' penal servitude, Conan Doyle, believing there to have been a racist miscarriage of justice, attempts to clear George's name
Who reads Arthur and George?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Barnes, Julian
- Publisher
- Waterville, Me.: Thorndike Press ; Bath, England: Windsor/Paragon
- Published
- 2006
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781405614580
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities
- Rating
- 3.7 / 5 (7 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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