Doyle is best known for writing the Sherlock Holmes mysteries, his claim to fame. In addition he also wrote historical and historical fiction novels. There are four Sherlock Holmes novels as well as five short story collections.
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote some books about the detective Sherlock Holmes (The Adventures of sherlock Holmes, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, The Hound of the Baskervilles), fictional adventures of Professor Challenger and a lot of others.
Best estimates of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's writing counts:
Sherlock Holmes series (4 novels, 56 short stories)
Professor Challenger series (5 novels)
Brigadier Gerard series (18 short stories)
Other miscellany (19 novels, 115 short stories, 13 plays [2 co-written], 81 poems, 12 pamphlets)
He wrote a series of short stories called 'Tales of Terror and Mystery,' a novel called 'The Mystery of Cloomber,' and his very first story was titled 'The Mystery of Sasassa Valley.' Then he persisted in sating the public with some character called Sherlock Holmes.
He wrote the original Sherlock Holmes series.
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he wrote Sherlock Holmes and other books
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The Sign Of Four, The Valley Of Fear and the Hound Of The Baskervilles are three of the more than 20 novels written by Arthur Conan Doyle and the three are equally good and famous.
The simple answer is Sherlock Holmes of course but did you know he also wrote about his professor Joseph Bell in the crime drama 'The Murder Rooms'.
Sherlock Holmes
the hound of the baskervilles
In the stories I know, it is Sherlock Holmes.Sherlock Holmes
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle KGStJ, DL (May 22, 1859-July 7, 1930); British physician and well-known author of the fictional stories of detective Sherlock Holmes. The other famous Doyles are just not as famous as him.
Sherlock Holmes
The answer is: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle! Most people should know that!
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle actually wrote 60 stories about Sherlock Holmes.
Observation, logic, deduction and diagnosis was the formula with which Arthur Conan Doyle wrote his detective stories.
Sherlock Holmes
The famous Sherlock Holmes was created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
In the stories I know, it is Sherlock Holmes.Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes!
Arthur Conan Doyle wrote four novels and 56 short stories about Sherlock Holmes.
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle KGStJ, DL (May 22, 1859-July 7, 1930); British physician and well-known author of the fictional stories of detective Sherlock Holmes. The other famous Doyles are just not as famous as him.
"The Final Problem" is the short story written by Arthur Conan Doyle and features his detective Sherlock Holmes. It was first published in Strand Magazine in December 1893
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle primarily wrote mystery, detective fiction, science fiction, and historical novels. His most famous works include the Sherlock Holmes detective series and The Lost World science fiction novel.
In the novels of Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes was the famous sleuth. It's an old-fashioned word for "detective"
Dr. John H. Watson was modeled after Sherlock Holmes' assistant. Dr. Watson serves as the companion and chronicler of Sherlock Holmes' detective adventures in Arthur Conan Doyle's stories.