tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956288600403860320.post1188791466444689276..comments2023-12-26T12:18:55.616+00:00Comments on Doyleockian: Guest Post: The Island of UffaAlistair Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16199962410016780822noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956288600403860320.post-25024143541766502252013-10-14T15:10:35.732+01:002013-10-14T15:10:35.732+01:00Well, in Doyle's mind and in his fiction, &quo...Well, in Doyle's mind and in his fiction, "On the western side of the island of Arran, seldom visited, and almost unknown to tourists is the little island named Uffa. Between the two lies a strait, or roost, two miles and a half broad, with a dangerous current which sets in from the north." If you read the story "Our Midnight Visitor" and look at a map of Great Britain, you'll realize that if the island had any reality in fact it would be southwest off the Arranian coast. Perhaps I should have included a map and mark where I thought Uffa would be located. "The Unknown Conan Doyle: Uncollected Stories" edited by John Michael Gibson and Richard Lancelyn Green is available online. Try to get the original Doubleday for the intro. It's available in paperback by Cambridge Scholars Publishing Classic Texts, but you can get a used Doubleday much cheaper. Definitely worth it.James C. O'Learyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13866010043246236340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956288600403860320.post-62910405232192763262013-10-14T01:00:03.289+01:002013-10-14T01:00:03.289+01:00James , you big tease! Where 's the island!James , you big tease! Where 's the island!JohnFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294886206454693626noreply@blogger.com