Arthur C. Doyle

1859 - 1930 *

novelist chiefly remembered for his amateur detective character, Sherlock Holmes

British writer, creator Sherlock Holmes, the best-known detective in literature and the embodiment of sharp reasoning. Doyle himself was not a good example of rational personality: he believed in fairies and was interested in occultism. Sherlock Holmes stories have been translated into more than fifty languages, and made into plays, films, radio and television series, a musical comedy, a ballet, cartoons, comic books, and advertisement. By 1920 Doyle was one of the most highly paid writers in the world.

--'This is indeed a mystery,' I remarked. 'What do you imagine that it means... [read entire biography]

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