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Sir arthur conan doyle was both a doctor and a believer in spirits, which may partly explain why his sherlock holmes is one of literatures most beloved detectives. A study in scarlet 1887 the sign of four 1890 the hound of the baskervilles 1902 arthur conan doyle alighted on the modern detective novel in haphazard fashion. But sir arthur ignatius conan doyle, born 150 years on 22 may 1859, could never be described as ordinary and theres a lot more to this writer besides sherlock holmes. Sir arthur conan doyle was born in edinburgh in 1859 and died in 1930. To increase his income charles altamont painted, made book illustrations, and also worked as a sketch artist on criminal trials. Arthur conan doyle was a british author most noted for his stories about the detective sherlock holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction, and for the adventures of professor challenger. The hound of the baskervilles by sir arthur conan doyle and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Arthur conan doyle was born and educated in edinburgh. Sir arthur conan doyle was born in 1859 in edinburgh, scotland. He was a prolific writer whose other works include science fiction stories, historical novels, plays and romances, poetry, and nonfiction. Arthur conan doyle is best known for the 60 stories he wrote about sherlock.
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Over his life he produced more than 30 books, 150 short stories, poems, plays, and essays across a wide range of genres. Explore books by arthur conan doyle with our selection at. In addition to the series of stories chronicling the activities of sherlock holmes and his friend dr john watson for which he is wellknown, doyle wrote on a wide range of topics, both fictional and nonfictional. Sir arthur ignatius conan doyle kstj dl 22 may 1859 7 july 1930 was a british writer and medical doctor.
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