EPISODE · Jun 19, 2026 · 19 MIN
Memories and Adventures Chapter 2 - Under the Jesuits
from The Arthur Conan Doyle Library · host Arthur Conan Doyle
In which the young Arthur Conan Doyle recounts his rigorous and often austere education under the strict regime of the Jesuits at Hodder, Stonyhurst, and later a German school, reflecting on both the harsh discipline and the unexpected awakening of his literary inclinations. He also describes a brief, humbling visit to his granduncle in Paris, setting the stage for his transition from boyhood to the wider world beyond school walls.
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In which the young Arthur Conan Doyle recounts his rigorous and often austere education under the strict regime of the Jesuits at Hodder, Stonyhurst, and later a German school, reflecting on both the harsh discipline and the unexpected awakening of his literary inclinations. He also describes a brief, humbling visit to his granduncle in Paris, setting the stage for his transition from boyhood to the wider world beyond school walls.
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