Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
On may 22 1859 arthur conan doyle was born to an affluent strict irish catholic family in edinburgh scotland.
Sir arthur conan doyle. Although doyle s family was well respected in the art world his father charles. His body of work includes nearly 200 novels short stories poems historical books and pamphlets. The novels of sherlock holmes. Arthur conan doyle is best known for the 60 stories he wrote about sherlock holmes.
About conan doyle about us. Sir arthur conan doyle was a scottish author who found fame writing about the detective sherlock holmes. The hound of the baskervilles chapter 1. He was an author and the creator of sherlock holmes.
Sir arthur conan doyle was born in scotland on may 22 1859. Alongside the family our global network of experts and institutions provide specialist knowledge of arthur conan doyle s life adventures and his many fictional characters. This site features articles about little known aspects of conan doyle s life including his time as a ship s surgeon his tangled love life and his troubled father. Sir arthur conan doyle his life all his biography of sir arthur conan doyle.
Portrait of sir arthur conan doyle c 1925 conan doyle is most famous as the inventor of sherlock holmes but he had a varied career as a writer journalist and public figure. The adventure of the speckled band. The hound of the baskervilles by sir arthur conan doyle. The conan doyle estate is formed from the family of sir arthur conan doyle.
Mr the adventure of the. He created the character sherlock holmes in 1887 when he published a study in scarlet the first of four novels and fifty six short stories about holmes and dr. Conan doyle made the surprising artistic decision to have his most famous character known around the world as a brain without a heart develop into a character with a heart. He s also known for the lost world and the white company.
Arthur conan doyle in full sir arthur ignatius conan doyle born may 22 1859 edinburgh scotland died july 7 1930 crowborough sussex england scottish writer best known for his creation of the detective sherlock holmes one of the most vivid and enduring characters in english fiction.