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Arthur Conan Doyle

Born

in Edinburgh, Scotland

May 22, 1859

Died

July 07, 1930

Website

http://www.sherlockholmesonline.org/

Genre

Fiction, Crime, Thriller

Influences

Edgar Allan Poe, Joseph McCabe, Jules Verne, Walter Scott, Thomas Babi ...more

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Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was born the third of ten siblings on 22 May 1859 in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father, Charles Altamont Doyle, a talented illustrator, 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 ...more

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Arthur Conan Doyle’s books

Average rating: 4.18 · 2,358,996 ratings · 88,708 reviews · 8,219 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 411,517 ratings — published 1887 — 8945 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5) 4.13 avg rating — 319,926 ratings — published 1901 — 9530 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3) 4.30 avg rating — 283,800 ratings — published 1892 — 3239 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Complete Sherlock Holmes 4.50 avg rating — 193,228 ratings — published 1894 — 718 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2) 3.91 avg rating — 143,762 ratings — published 1890 — 6074 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #4) 4.30 avg rating — 92,947 ratings — published 1893 — 3359 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Complete Sherlock Holmes: Volume II by Arthur Conan Doyle, Kyle Freeman (Contributor) 4.48 avg rating — 79,947 ratings — published 1914 — 50 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #6) by Arthur Conan Doyle, Owen Dudley Edwards (Series Editor), Angus Wilson (Foreword), Richard Lancelyn Green (Editor) 4.28 avg rating — 61,609 ratings — published 1905 — 3526 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lost World (Professor Challenger, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 63,902 ratings — published 1912 — 4488 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	His Last Bow (Sherlock Holmes, #8) 4.25 avg rating — 42,617 ratings — published 1917 — 2750 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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