Arthur conan doyle brief biography of william
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Arthur Conan Doyle bibliography
Arthur Conan Doyle, | |
| Books↙ | 10 |
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| Novels↙ | 22 |
| Stories↙ | |
| Collections↙ | 16 |
| Poems↙ | 4 |
| Plays↙ | 14 |
| Spiritualist and paranormal books↙ | 13 |
| Spiritualist and paranormal pamphlets↙ | 10 |
| Operettas↙ | 1 |
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Sir Arthur Conan DoyleKStJ, DL (–) was a Scottish writer and physician. In addition to the series of stories chronicling the activities of Sherlock Holmes and his friend Dr John Watson for which he is well known, Doyle wrote on a wide range of topics, both fictional and non-fictional. In Doyle entered the University of Edinburgh Medical School, where he became a pupil of Joseph Bell, whose deductive processes impressed his pupil so much that the teacher became the chief model for Holmes. Doyle began writing while still a student, and in October he had his first work—"The Mystery of the Sasassa Valley"—published in Chambers's Journal. He continued writing short works—both fictional and non-fictional
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Like the elusive Sherlock Holmes, his most famous creation, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a man of many contradictions. Scientifically educated, he believed in séances and fairies. An advokat for more equitable divorce laws, he believed that women should be denied the vote. A humanist who identified with oppressed peoples, he staunchly defended English colonialism at its most aggressive. He dreamed of being a serious historical novelist, yet he is best remembered for stories that he considered pot-boilers. The product of a pragmatic, fiercely protective mother and a detached dreamer of a father, Conan Doyle became a man with astonishing self-confidence, a tireless self-promoter who also retained some measure of childish innocence throughout his life.
Arthur Conan Doyle at 4 years old |
Arthur Conan Doyle's humble beginnings did not predict his future success. Born on May 22, , to a middle-class, Catholic family, he grew up on Edinburgh's rough-and-tumble streets, far f
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Arthur Conan Doyle
British writer and physician (–)
"Conan Doyle" redirects here. For the rugby player, see Conan Doyle (rugby union). For the South African cricketer, see Conan Doyle (cricketer).
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (22 May &#;– 7 July ) was a British writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 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" (), helped to popularise the mystery of the brigantine Mary Celeste, found drifting at sea with no crew member aboard.