Rodney Stone is Arthur Conan Doyle's historical novel of boxing, friendship, family honor, and Regency society. Told through the memories of young Rodney, the story moves among sporting circles, aristocratic households, mystery, and the rough glamour of the prize ring. Conan Doyle combines period detail with adventure, using boxing culture to explore courage, reputation, loyalty, and the performance of masculinity.
The novel will appeal to readers who know Conan Doyle mainly through Sherlock Holmes and want to see his broader historical imagination. Rodney Stone offers intrigue, vivid sporting scenes, social contrast, and a narrator learning how honor can be tested in public and private arenas. It is energetic, old-fashioned, and strongly rooted in its chosen period.
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