Sir Nigel

Sir Nigel
First UK edition
AuthorArthur Conan Doyle
IllustratorArthur Twidle, Joseph Clement Coll, The Kinneys
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistorical novel
PublisherThe Strand Magazine and Boston Sunday Post (in serial)
Smith, Elder & Co. (UK, book)
McClure, Phillips (US, book)
Publication date
1905–1906 (in serial) & January 1906 (book form)
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Followed byThe White Company 

Sir Nigel is a historical novel set during the early phase of the Hundred Years' War, spanning the years 1350 to 1356.[1] It was written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, first published in serial form during 1905–06 where it was illustrated by Joseph Clement Coll.[2] It was illustrated by The Kinneys and Arthur Twidle in its book editions. It is the background story to Doyle's earlier novel The White Company (1891), and describes the early life of that book's hero, Nigel Loring, a knight in the service of King Edward III in the first phase of the Hundred Years' War. The character is loosely based on the historical knight Neil Loring.

  1. ^ Arthur Conan Doyle (2016). Sir Nigel. J. Murray. p. 1. ISBN 9783849690090.
  2. ^ Christopher Morley (1990). The Standard Doyle Company. Fordham University Press. p. 267. ISBN 9780823212927.