Arthur Conan Doyle

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Arthur Conan Doyle

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

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July 07, 1930

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Arthur Conan Doyle was born as 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. The entry in which his baptism is recorded in the register 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.

Conan Doyle was sent to the Roman Catholic Jesuit preparatory school Hodder Place, Stonyhurst, at the a...more


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The Adventures of Sherlock Hol...
4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 33,899 ratings — published 1892 — 505 editions
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4.46 of 5 stars 4.46 avg rating — 18,818 ratings — published 1930 — 97 editions
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A Study in Scarlet
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 18,347 ratings — published 1887 — 297 editions
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The Sign of Four
3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 8,920 ratings — published 1890 — 217 editions
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The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 6,496 ratings — published 1892 — 223 editions
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The Lost World
3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 6,313 ratings — published 1912 — 202 editions
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“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

“There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.”
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

“It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important.”
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