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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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Arthur Conan Doyle's Books

Average rating: 4.18 · 476,187 ratings · 16,402 reviews · 1,370 distinct works · Similar authors
The Adventures of Sherlock ...
4.24 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 72,893 ratings — published 1892 — 538 editions
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A Study in Scarlet (Sherlo...
4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 67,728 ratings — published 1887 — 47 editions
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The Complete Sherlock Holmes
4.48 of 5 stars 4.48 avg rating — 58,501 ratings — published 1915 — 133 editions
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The Hound of the Baskervill...
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3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 65,824 ratings — published 1901 — 740 editions
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The Complete Sherlock Holme...
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4.44 of 5 stars 4.44 avg rating — 28,179 ratings — published 1930 — 16 editions
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The Memoirs of Sherlock Hol...
4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 23,266 ratings — published 1893 — 44 editions
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A Scandal in Bohemia (The A...
4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 20,873 ratings — published 1891 — 42 editions
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The Sign of Four (Sherlock ...
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The Lost World
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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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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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