Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was born 22 May 1859 and died 7 July 1930. He was a physician and writer best-known for his creation of Sherlock Holmes which is considered a key innovation in the field of crime fiction. Doyle’s writings have been translated into over 50 languages. He was a prolific writer whose stories have been made into plays, films, radio and television series and much more. By 1920 Doyle was one of the most highly paid writers in the world.

 Doyle was considered strange because he was into occultism and believed in fairies. He was knighted in 1902 for his work in Boer War propaganda and particularly the pamphlet The War in South Africa: Its Cause and Conduct. Doyle died clutching his chest and professed his love for his wife by saying, “You’re wonderful” and then he passed away.

 The following is a list of just some of his popular works:

 A Study in Scarlet (1887)

The Sign of Four (1890)

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892)

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1894)

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902)

The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1905)

The Valley of Fear (1915)

His Last Bow (1917)

The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1927)

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