Download or read book The Captain of the Pole-Star (Fantasy and Horror Classics) written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2014-12-03 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of detective Sherlock Holmes, is the father of crime fiction. However, he was also an accomplished teller of tales featuring the weird, the supernatural, and the horrific, and 'The Captain of the Pole-Star' is one of the best examples of his weird fiction. Many of the earliest and most interesting vampire stories, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.