-A short horror novel by Arthur Conan Doyle. English original edition- The Parasite is a short horror novel written by Arthur Conan Doyle first published in the Harper's Weekly (1894). It tracks the destructive power of a powerful female Anglo-Caribbean medium over the British male protagonist, and associates spiritualism with manipulation, dominance, and sexual aggression. Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was born in Edinburgh and took a degree in medicine at Edinburgh University before becoming a doctor in Southsea. He began writing detective stories to supplement his income and A Study in Scarlet (1887) introduced his finest creation, the hawk-eyed detective, Sherlock Holmes. Mysteria A paperback and e-book series published by Intra. Global readability, Italian charm.