Sir Nigel (Paperback)

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This is one of the historical novels which Conan Doyle regarded as the genre for which he wanted to be most remembered, the success of Sherlock Holmes notwithstanding. It is a beautifully written story of the young life of the (fictional) eponymous Medieval knight, whose later life had formed the...

from antiquary

The prequel to The White Company; maybe not quite as good, but then White Company is one of the best historical novels I know. This is the youthful exploits of Nigel Loring, who appears as the older mentor of the hero in White Company. In White Company he can be faintly ridiculous at times, a nea...

from jcbrunner

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's medieval adventure about Nigel Loring's squire days is a portrait in black and white with shining knights in armor, damsels in distress and shameless villains. Doyle leaves the reader with no doubt about where his sympathies lie and often gives the plot away by his heavy ...