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Arthur Conan Doyle

Author profile


born
in Edinburgh, Scotland, The United Kingdom
May 22, 1859

died
July 07, 1930

gender
male

website

genre
Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers, Reference

influences
Edgar Allan Poe, Jules Verne, Walter Scott, Thomas Babington Macaulay


About this author

Arthur Conan Doyle was born the third of ten siblings on 22 May 1859 in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father, Charles Altamont Doyle, was born in England of Irish descent, and his mother, born Mary Foley, was Irish. They were married in 1855.

Although he is now referred to as "Conan Doyle", the origin of this compound surname (if that is how he meant it to be understood) is uncertain. His baptism record in the registry of St Mary's Cathedral in Edinburgh gives 'Arthur Ignatius Conan' as his Christian name, and simply 'Doyle' as his surname. It also names Michael Conan as his godfather.

At the age of nine Conan Doyle was sent to the Roman Catholic Jesuit preparatory school, Hodder Place, Stonyhurst. He then went on to Stonyhurst College, leaving in...more


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Average rating: 4.18 · 493,412 ratings · 16,831 reviews · 1,680 distinct works · Similar authors
The Adventures of Sherlock ...
4.24 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 74,821 ratings — published 1892 — 539 editions
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A Study in Scarlet (Sherlo...
4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 72,532 ratings — published 1887 — 417 editions
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The Complete Sherlock Holmes
4.48 of 5 stars 4.48 avg rating — 60,477 ratings — published 1927 — 133 editions
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3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 67,649 ratings — published 1902 — 93 editions
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The Complete Sherlock Holme...
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4.44 of 5 stars 4.44 avg rating — 29,384 ratings — published 1930 — 16 editions
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The Memoirs of Sherlock Hol...
4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 24,232 ratings — published 1894 — 44 editions
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A Scandal in Bohemia (The A...
4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 22,400 ratings — published 1891 — 42 editions
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The Sign of Four (Sherlock ...
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3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 22,798 ratings — published 1890 — 268 editions
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The Lost World
3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 19,450 ratings — published 1912 — 265 editions
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The Return of Sherlock Holm...
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Series by Arthur Conan Doyle

A Study in Scarlet The Sign of Four The Adventures of Sherlock ... The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes The Hound of the Baskervilles The Return of Sherlock Holmes The Valley of Fear
Sherlock Holmes (10 books)
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A Scandal in Bohemia The Red Headed League A Case of Identity The Boscombe Valley Mystery The Five Orange Pips The Man with the Twisted Lip The Adventure of the Blue C...
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The Complete Stories of Sherlock Holmes (3 books)
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Quotes by Arthur Conan Doyle

“When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.”
― Arthur Conan Doyle, The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
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“There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.”
― Arthur Conan Doyle, The Boscombe Valley Mystery
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“It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important.”
― Arthur Conan Doyle, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
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