The Blood-Stone Tragedy: A Druidical Story
(16 februarWilliam Price
The Blood-Stone Tragedy (sub-titled : A Druidical Story) is a short story written by Arthur Conan Doyle first published anonymously in the Cassell's Saturday Journal of 16 february 1884.
Conan Doyle has been inspired by the case of Dr William Price (mentioned at the beginning of the story), a Welsh physician, of Llantrisant, Wales, wellknown for his involvement with the Neo-Druidic religious movement. After cremating his dead son in 1884, Price was arrested and put on trial. The year, story and appearance of the druid are very similar to Conan Doyle story.
Editions
- in Cassell's Saturday Journal (16 february 1884 [UK])
- The Blood-Stone Tragedy (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Society, 1995)
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