Rodney Stone
by Arthur Conan Doyleliterary work· published 1896
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Rodney Stone is a Gothic mystery and boxing novel by Scottish writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle first published in 1896. The eponymous narrator is a Sussex country boy who is the son of a sailor and wishes to go to sea himself. He is taken to London by his uncle Sir Charles Tregellis, a highly respected gentleman and arbiter of fashion who is on familiar terms with the most important people of Great Britain. The novel interweaves Rodney's coming-of-age story with that of his friend Boy Jim's boxing endeavours. Jim has been brought up by a blacksmith whom he believes to be his uncle - the blacksmith Harrison was a famous former boxer and the 'nephew' wishes to fight too.
Adaptations (1)
Rodney Stone was adapted into a 1913 film.
The House of Temperley1913 · film · dir. Harold M. Shaw · IMDb ↗A blacksmith's adopted son is accused of killing his cardsharping brother.