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1. Arthur Conan Doyle grew up in poverty. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1859, Conan Doyle was the second of seven surviving children. His father, the artist Charles Doyle, struggled...
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May 21, 2014 · In honour of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s birthday (he was born on 22 May 1859 – fans of The Smiths may be interested to learn that this was exactly 100 years to the day before Morrissey’s birth), we’re here with five of our favourite fascinating facts about the man who gave us Sherlock Holmes. 1. Conan Doyle took to a bit of sleuthing of ...
- He compared Sherlock Holmes—arguably his greatest creation—to pâté de foie gras. ... And Doyle really hated pâté de foie gras. He told a friend, "I have had such an overdose of [Holmes] that I feel towards him as I do towards pâté de foie gras, of which I once ate too much, so that the name of it gives me a sickly feeling to this day."
- We live in a world with Doyle's fiction because no one wanted him as their doctor. If at first you don't succeed at being a doctor, become a world-famous novelist!
- Doyle and Peter Pan author J.M. Barrie were on the same cricket team. The team was called the Allah-Akabarries, a combination of Barrie's name and an Arabic phrase meaning, "May the Lord help us."
- He once bought a car without ever having driven one. Best way to learn, right? Doyle was one of Britain's early prominent motorists, and he quickly took to the emerging form of transport, entering an international road competition in 1911.
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle KStJ, DL (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a British 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.
May 7, 2024 · Sir Arthur Conan Doyle isn’t just a name; it’s a legacy revered for creating the quintessentially brilliant detective, Sherlock Holmes. As we spotlight him as our “Author in Focus” this May, his birth month, here are 10 facts that will help you appreciate the brilliance of the Master of Mystery!
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Feb 26, 2015 · Learn more about the man behind the stories — the man who may be even more exciting than his stories — with these little-known Arthur Conan Doyle facts: Arthur Conan Doyle is technically a medical doctor, but he never had a single patient visit his ophthalmology practice in Portsmouth, England.
Dec 20, 2016 · Did you know Arthur Conan Doyle, the author of everyone’s favourite detective Sherlock Holmes, was a Scottish physician? Discover 10 other things you may not know about the character’s creator. Holy Trinity Church Buckfastleigh, visited on the tour.
