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Arthur Conan Doyle

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Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was a Scottish writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for A Study in Scarlet, the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Holmes and Dr. Watson. The Sherlock Holmes stories are mileMoreSir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was a Scottish writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for A Study in Scarlet, the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Holmes and Dr. Watson. The Sherlock Holmes stories are milestones in the field of crime fiction.

Doyle was a prolific writer. In addition to the Holmes stories, his works include fantasy and science fiction stories about Professor Challenger, and humorous stories about the Napoleonic soldier Brigadier Gerard, as well as plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction, and historical novels. One of Doyle's early short stories, "J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement" (1884), helped to popularise the mystery of the brigantine Mary Celeste, found drifting at sea with no crew member aboard. Less

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Series

Series
Sherlock Holmes (PTS 2008-2010)
5 primary works • 7 total works
Series
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
12 primary works • 12 total works
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes
13 primary works • 13 total works

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Author Details

Born in Edinburgh, Scotland on May 22, 1859. Died on July 07, 1930.
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Fiction, Crime, Thriller
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It is a great thing to start life with a small number of really good books which are your very own.
Arthur Conan Doyle
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