The Maracot Deep (EasyRead Super Large 24pt Edition)

Product Description<br/><br/><br/>The Maracot Deep (1929) is a science fiction novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle about the sunken city of Atlantis. A team of explorers led by the scientific genius Professor Maracot sets off for a deep-sea exploration, but their ship is wrecked by a cyclone. This Super Large 24pt Edition has been optimized for readers with acute vision impairment who prefer intense bold 24pt large type.<br/><br/><br/>About the Author<br/><br/><br/>Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh in 1859. Sent off to boarding school, he cut his teeth as a story-teller amusing his schoolmates with tales and writing letters home to his mother. He practiced medicine and, in 1900, volunteered as a medic in Africa during the Boer War – he was later knighted for his service. Doyle lost a son, two brothers in law, and two nephews to the Great War. He is remembered for the Sherlock Holmes stories and his novel The Lost World.