sir arthur conan doyle

     

"The Sign of Four"<br />(1890)

Trivia about sir arthur conan doyle

  • In 1902 he published his newest Sherlock Holmes tale, "The Hound of the Baskervilles"
  • This Sherlock Holmes creator became an advocate of spiritualism after his son died in WWI
  • Professor George Edward Challenger,Professor Moriarty,Mrs. Hudson
  • He wrote, "My name is Sherlock Holmes, it is my business to know what other people don't know"
  • His Sherlock Holmes was partly based on a teacher at Edinburgh University
  • This "Study in Scarlet" author began writing while waiting for patients who never came
  • The unimaginative Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard
  • Undershaw, the home where he wrote "The Hound of the Baskervilles", is now a hotel in Surrey, England
  • Belize's highest peak is known as this author's "Delight", for its resemblance to the setting of "The Lost World"
  • A little detective work in a Hampshire churchyard & you'll find the grave of this "PATRIOT, PHYSICIAN & MAN OF LETTERS"

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