The Poison Belt by Arthur Conan Doyle, Fiction, Classics by Arthur Conan Doyle

The Poison Belt by Arthur Conan Doyle, Fiction, Classics

Professor Challenger #2

Arthur Conan Doyle

108 pages first pub 1913 (editions)

fiction classics science fiction adventurous mysterious reflective slow-paced

Description

Written in 1913, roughly a year before the outbreak of World War I, much of it takes place in a single room in Challenger's house in Sussex.This would be the last story written about Challenger until the 1920s, by which time Doyle's spiritualist b...

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Community Reviews Summary of 168 reviews

Moods

adventurous 66%
dark 50%
mysterious 50%
emotional 16%
hopeful 16%
reflective 16%
tense 16%

Pace

fast 50%
medium 33%
slow 16%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 75% | N/A: 25%

Strong character development?

No: 100%

Loveable characters?

No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 80% | Yes: 20%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

N/A: 50% | No: 50%

Average rating

3.35

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