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The Captain of the Pole Star, and Other Tales is a collection of early Sir Arthur Conan Doyle short stories.

This collection includes stories of mystery, comedy, shipwrecks and fantasy.  Stories included are:

- The Captain of the “Pole Star”

- J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement

- The Great Keinplatz Experiment

- The Man From Archangel

- That Little Square Box

- John Huxford's Hiatus

- Cyprian Overbeck Wells--A Literary Mosaic

- John Barrington Cowles

- Elias B. Hopkins, Parson of Jackman's Gulch

- The Ring of Thoth

The Captain of the Pole Star and Other Tales was first published in 1890. Audiobook read by Richard Kilmer, running time 9 hours, 21 min. Unabridged full version. Also available as E-Book: ePUB, 84,600 words, average reading time 7 hours.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was a Scottish physician and writer, most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, generally considered a milestone in the field of crime fiction, and for the adventures of Professor Challenger. He was a prolific writer whose other works include science fiction stories, plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction and historical novels.