Sir Arthur Conan Doyle MD
(1859-1930)
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He was born May 22, 1859, in Edinburgh and died. on July 7, 1930, Crowborough, Sussex, Doyle is best known for his creation of the detective Sherlock Holmes--one of the most vivid characters in English fiction. Holmes's friend, the good-hearted but comparatively obtuse Dr. Watson, and the detective's principal enemy, the archcriminal Professor Moriarty, also have taken on an uncanny life that persists beyond the page. In New York the Baker Street Irregulars and in London the Sherlock Holmes Society peruse Holmesiana with a cultist fervour, and similar groups exist on the Continent. The brilliantly eccentric hero, in deerstalker or dressing gown, has been portrayed in a variety of media and has put the author's other works--chiefly historical romances--somewhat in the shade.
"Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan" Britannica Online.
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Sherlockian
Holmepage
Information about the most famous sleuth in mystery fiction, Sherlock
Holmes. Includes a listing of many Sherlock Holmes stories and links to
the texts, a brief biography of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, links to Sherlock
Holmes societies, a list of Sherlock Holmes anthologies and analyses.
The Adventure of the Six Napoleons
The Adventure of the Three Students
The Adventure of the "Gloria Scott"
The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk
The Adventure of the Naval Treaty
The
Vital Message
Scholarly work by Arthur Conan Doyle, published in 1919.
The Adventure of the Priory School
The
Captain of the Polestar and other Tales
Collection of stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, published in 1894.
The Adventure of the Dancing Men
The Adventure of the Crooked Man
The Adventure of the Yellow Face
The Adventure of the Final Problem
The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez
The
Adventure of the Cardboard Box
Conan Doyle practiced medicine until 1891 after graduating from the University of Edinburgh, and the character of Holmes, who first appeared in A Study in Scarlet (1887), partly derives from a teacher at Edinburgh noted for his deductive reasoning. Short stories about Holmes began to appear regularly in the Strand Magazine in 1891 and later made up several collections. Conan Doyle wearied of him and devised his death in 1893--only to be forced by public demand to restore him ingeniously to life.
Conan Doyle was knighted in 1902 for his work with a field hospital in Bloemfontein, S.Af., and for other activities concerning the South African (Boer) War. After the death of his son from wounds incurred in World War I, he dedicated himself to the cause of spiritualism.
"Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan" Britannica Online.
<http://www.eb.com:180/cgi-bin/g?DocF=micro/177/11.html>
[Accessed
04 March 1998].