Author Series 20 - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Author Series 20

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle  

* 1859-1930

* Famous English novelist and a short story writer.

* Chiefly remembered as the creator of “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” (1892).

* Many stories of Sherlock Holmes appeared in “Strand Magazine” in a serialized form.

* In 1902, Doyle wrote an influential pamphlet “The War in South Africa”.

* His “Waterloo” is a one act play.

* He popularized “Detective Fiction” worldwide and gave it a respectable place in literature .

* In 1926 he published his History of Spiritualism.

* He wrote 60 mystery stories among them is the Sherlock Holmes. The loyal assistant of Sherlock is Watson.

* In 1890 his novel, “A Study in Scarlet” introduced the character of detective Sherlock Holmes.

*  The first writing of Doyle was a short story called “The Mystery of Sasassa Valley”.

* His second story, “The American Tale” was published in London society.

* A Tangled Skins was renamed as A Study in Scarlet.

* Beyond the City (1893), The Stark Munro Letters (1895), and A Duet with an Occasional Chorus (1899) are largely autobiographical.

* Novel about the Napoleonic Era is called ‘The Great Shadow’ in 1892.

* In 1901, Doyle introduced “Sherlock Holmes” as a ghost in The Hounds of Baskervilles and later brought him back to life in The Adventure of Empty House.

Major Works of Arthur Conan Doyle

1. History of Spiritualism (1926)

2. Micah Clarke (1889)

3. The White Company (1891)

4. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892)

5. The Memories of Sherlock Holmes (1894)

6. The Hound of Baskervilles (1902)