Arthur & George

Arthur & George (2005) is the tenth novel by English author Julian Barnes which takes as its basis the true story of the "Great Wyrley Outrages".

About one-third of the book traces the story of Doyle's life and his relationships with his first wife Louisa Hawkins and his platonic lover Jean Leckie.

Julian Barnes called it "a contemporary novel set in the past" and the book does not aim to stick closely to the historical record at every point.

Playwright David Edgar has dramatized the work for Birmingham Repertory Theatre and Nottingham Playhouse with the opening performance scheduled for 19 March 2010.

The magazine's critical summary reads: "Though this opinion is not stated directly, the general tone of most of the reviews confirms Arthur & George as Barnes’s best work yet".