The Doings of Raffles Haw eBook Arthur Conan Doyle
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This early work by Arthur Conan Doyle was originally published in 1891 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1859. It was between 1876 and 1881, while studying medicine at the University of Edinburgh, that he began writing short stories, and his first piece was published in Chambers's Edinburgh Journal before he was 20. In 1887, Conan Doyle's first significant work, A Study in Scarlet, appeared in Beeton's Christmas Annual. It featured the first appearance of detective Sherlock Holmes, the protagonist who was to eventually make Conan Doyle's reputation. A prolific writer, Conan Doyle continued to produce a range of fictional works over the following years. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
The Doings of Raffles Haw eBook Arthur Conan Doyle
There are strange, new doings in the quiet hamlet of Tamfield, about fourteen miles from the great Midland city of Birmingham. Tamfield is the current home of the McIntyre family – Robert, a modestly ambitious painter of great canvases with grand historic scenes; Laura, his beautiful unmarried sister who spends her days with homemaking and doing good works in the community; and their father, the senior Mr. McIntyre, who had been one of the largest and richest gun makers in Birmingham. The senior McIntyre is something of a broken man. His financial failure and recent bankruptcy caused the family to move from their former home in Edgbaston to the quiet county hamlet where they can get by on the combined incomes from a small legacy that both children had received from one of their uncles, a brother of their recently deceased mother. Tamfield also is home to their old friend vicar John Spurling and his son Hector, a sub-lieutenant in the Navy who has known Laura since childhood and is expecting soon to marry her.A new and grand country house is under construction, and no expenses are spared. Special trains from Birmingham daily bring an army of laborers and material to the tract of land where the house and associated out-buildings are rising. The owner of this new country seat is the mysterious Raffles Haw, whose wealth appears to know no bounds, but about whom little else is known. As the tale develops, Robert McIntyre and Vicar Spurling become agents of Raffles Haw in his ambitions to do only good with his great wealth.
Raffles Haw is not one to casually give his money away to anyone who asks. He recognizes the power of great wealth to create both great good and great evil; and his desire is to use his resources to help those who are in financial distress through little fault of their own to get back on their feet and lead a successful and purposeful life. His agents, Robert and the vicar, help him to identify and evaluate the appropriate distribution for his wealth in their community.
This is an enjoyable early work of speculative fiction by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle written in his pre-Sherlock days. It is a morality tale contemporary to its time (approximately 1890) but with some resonance for today. Conan Doyle displays the wide range of his imagination and technical knowledge, providing excellent detail in his descriptions of the trappings that great wealth could buy and the fanciful whims that could be indulged if monetary costs were of utterly no concern. While some of them might be improbable, all of Raffles Haw’s accouterments of wealth were within the technical capability of the time when this tale was written. Raffles Haw's source of wealth would not hold up to scientific scrutiny today, but it was not considered beyond the realm of possibility at the time the story was written. And in at least one instance, the author appears to anticipate the discovery of subatomic particles which were not generally postulated until a few years after the story was written. In the end, the reader finds that great wealth can buy much pleasure, happiness and freedom from worry, but unintended consequences cannot always be predicted or controlled. I do not rate this as one of Sir Arthur’s best novels, but it certainly is interesting (particularly in the early parts) and well worth reading.
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The Doings of Raffles Haw eBook Arthur Conan Doyle Reviews
Interesting non-Sherlock story with a moral... well-written, easy to read... pure Doyle
These are three good stories that remind us of Doyle's ability to weave a good tale even if Holmes and Watson were in need of a rest at the time ...
Does money, great whacks of it, destroy every thing and every one it touches, even those who start with the best intentions ? The story centers around a new-comer to town, the mysterious Raffle Haw, his obvious riches and his desire to use his fortune for the good of the people. The provenance of the money is slowly revealed to the reader (you will have to smile at the science of that one !) as the consequences of Haw's philanthropy develop. Well written, nicely spaced story-line, believable caracters, this book has it all.
This is an old story that we have all heard many times. Money means a lot; and a whole lot of money can sometime change things not for the better. A stranger shows up in town and is befreinded by Robert,a struggling young painter. Robert has a beautiful sister (of course)who works for the poor house in town, and they have an elderly father who was once a very sucessful businessman. The story evolves when the stranger, Rafffles Haw, slowly reveals that he has more money that his new friends can imagine. There are a lot of human emotions involved in this story, but the root cause of the trouble is avarice and greed. The story was written about 100 years ago, but it could have been 1000 or just yesterday. I enjoyed this work especially how the author developed the main characters,and would expect that you would also.
Raffles Haw is the new guy in town and the whole population is atwitter with gossip. When his home is overtaken by workmen and strange boxes are seen coming and going, it only adds to the intrigue. Robert and Laura are his nearest neighbors and are soon delighted to meet this eccentric new addition to the small English town.
When the brother and sister pair find out how filthy rich Haw is they swear to remain untouched by his wealth. That much money, though? What would you do?
This is an interesting short read (free on ) about the the love of money and how that love can corrupt a soul. Those words ring true still today (this book would make an awesome reality TV show!). The is a story very much like something Jules Verne would write with some interesting tidbits about inventions and chemistry in the pursuit of gold and power. If you like Doyle and Victorian literature, it's a fun read.
Even though you know how it's all going to end. That much money? What would you do?
I've had occasion to read a few compilations of Doyle's supernatural or miscellaneous mystery stories, and for the most part found that most bordered on mediocrity in that they were too dry for my tastes, yet a handful of others were rare gemstones. While Raffles Haw does start off a bit languidly, nor does it seem to have much of a plot in certain instances, this one is definitely among the ranks of those aforementioned diamonds in the rough.
It was an enjoyable read throughout, though beyond that, the core moral of this memorable tale is what eventually sets this apart. Raffles Haw showcases that incredible talent for characterization which Doyle was so adept at - and because we care so deeply for the cast of players, I found this one to be one of the finest non Sherlock Holmes story I have read to date. All right, the science behind Haw's invention was a bit contrived, to say the least, yet as with any absorbing tale, it was easily overlooked. And while other reviewers have rightly pointed out the theme was a very realistic one of what the love of money can do to corrupt even otherwise good men, the account of those lives almost transcended the "moral of the story", for me. Not exactly a light or an upbeat ending, although not one I'll soon forget.
There are strange, new doings in the quiet hamlet of Tamfield, about fourteen miles from the great Midland city of Birmingham. Tamfield is the current home of the McIntyre family – Robert, a modestly ambitious painter of great canvases with grand historic scenes; Laura, his beautiful unmarried sister who spends her days with homemaking and doing good works in the community; and their father, the senior Mr. McIntyre, who had been one of the largest and richest gun makers in Birmingham. The senior McIntyre is something of a broken man. His financial failure and recent bankruptcy caused the family to move from their former home in Edgbaston to the quiet county hamlet where they can get by on the combined incomes from a small legacy that both children had received from one of their uncles, a brother of their recently deceased mother. Tamfield also is home to their old friend vicar John Spurling and his son Hector, a sub-lieutenant in the Navy who has known Laura since childhood and is expecting soon to marry her.
A new and grand country house is under construction, and no expenses are spared. Special trains from Birmingham daily bring an army of laborers and material to the tract of land where the house and associated out-buildings are rising. The owner of this new country seat is the mysterious Raffles Haw, whose wealth appears to know no bounds, but about whom little else is known. As the tale develops, Robert McIntyre and Vicar Spurling become agents of Raffles Haw in his ambitions to do only good with his great wealth.
Raffles Haw is not one to casually give his money away to anyone who asks. He recognizes the power of great wealth to create both great good and great evil; and his desire is to use his resources to help those who are in financial distress through little fault of their own to get back on their feet and lead a successful and purposeful life. His agents, Robert and the vicar, help him to identify and evaluate the appropriate distribution for his wealth in their community.
This is an enjoyable early work of speculative fiction by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle written in his pre-Sherlock days. It is a morality tale contemporary to its time (approximately 1890) but with some resonance for today. Conan Doyle displays the wide range of his imagination and technical knowledge, providing excellent detail in his descriptions of the trappings that great wealth could buy and the fanciful whims that could be indulged if monetary costs were of utterly no concern. While some of them might be improbable, all of Raffles Haw’s accouterments of wealth were within the technical capability of the time when this tale was written. Raffles Haw's source of wealth would not hold up to scientific scrutiny today, but it was not considered beyond the realm of possibility at the time the story was written. And in at least one instance, the author appears to anticipate the discovery of subatomic particles which were not generally postulated until a few years after the story was written. In the end, the reader finds that great wealth can buy much pleasure, happiness and freedom from worry, but unintended consequences cannot always be predicted or controlled. I do not rate this as one of Sir Arthur’s best novels, but it certainly is interesting (particularly in the early parts) and well worth reading.
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