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Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was an author and physician in the 1800 and 1900s. Although he wrote many different titles, he is best known for his character, Sherlock Holmes.

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Who was Mary morton's husband in Arthur Conan Doyle's play?

In the Conan Doyle play 'The Black Doctor,' the character Miss Frances Morton married Aloysius Xavier Lana. No mention of a Mary Morton. I hope that helps.

What style are Sherlock Holmes stories?

Most of the Sherlock Holmes stories are written in descriptive style. For instance, many stories contain historical fiction (based on actual history), and the actions of the protagonist, Sherlock Holmes, are described in detail. However, many parts of the stories are in narrative style, and mostly when a client is narrating the details of the case. Also, the two short stories written in third person and the two stories written by Sherlock Holmes are mostly narratives. The two styles may, at times, also be mixed together.

How and where did Conan Doyle die?

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How did Sir Arthur Conan Doyle know Dr. Joseph Bell?

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle met Dr. Joseph Bell while studying medicine at the University of Edinburgh. Bell was one of Doyle's professors and his remarkable diagnostic skills and deductive reasoning served as an inspiration for the character of Sherlock Holmes. Doyle later acknowledged Bell's influence on the creation of Sherlock Holmes.

What did Sir Arthur Evans find?

Sir Arthur Evans discovered and excavated the ancient Minoan palace of Knossos on the island of Crete. His excavations provided valuable insights into Minoan civilization and culture. Evans is also known for introducing the term "Minoan" to refer to the Bronze Age civilization of Crete.

Why did Holmes ask all the three students to give him a pencil?

Holmes saw some pencil shreds and some grains of sawdust on the table during the scors of investigation in Mr. Holmes room. So his dectective and vigiland eyes fell on the three students who will leaved their. To match the pencil shreds he asked a pencil from each of them to reach at his own distination

What did Sir Arthur Conan Doyle unsuccessfully run for twice?

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle stood for election as a Member of Parliament, twice, but was not elected.

What famous literary character did Arthur Conan Doyle create?

Sherlock Holmes is the chief character. Conan Doyle has also presented Mycroft Holmes, his brother who according to Sherlock is more brilliant than him, though an easy chair analyzer.

Also:

Professor Challenger

Brigadier Etienne Gerard

and a cast of hundreds more . . . .

Which monarch was on the throne when Conan Doyle was writing?

Assuming you mean the monarchs in Britain only, there were actually three: Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, and King George V.

What is Dr Joseph bells connection to Sherlock Holmes?

Dr. Joseph Bell's connection to Sherlock Holmes is: while Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was studying medicine at the University of Edinburgh, Dr. Bell was his university professor, and during his course Conan Doyle was allowed to watch and observe his appointments with his clients. So, even before his clients had sat down, Dr. Bell had already worked out their [his clients] past profession, what they had been doing and where they had been all from deducting the evidence from the little clues offered, subconsciously, by the client.

Why did Arthur Conan Doyle nearly refuse a knighting from Queen Victoria?

It was actually King Edward VII from whom he almost refused the knighthood, and he thought he did not deserve knighthood for doing his job which was writing a history of the South African Boer War (1899-1902).

Is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle work still copyrighted and why?

The short answer to your question is: in the UK and Canada, no; in the US, not completely for another decade or so. For a more complete answer, please click the link below.

What is Sir. Arthur Conan Doyle's personality type?

A learned reserved Englishman full of intelligent ideas and a bright liquid language, willing to share them with people also.

How it happened by Arthur Conan Doyle what is the story about deeper meaning?

After being agnostic for a log time, he wanted to believe in god and afterlife, following the death of his wife and other important family members.

Was Lord Blackwood in any of Arthur Conan Doyle's books?

In 'The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone' there is a character named Count Negretto Sylvius, and negre in Italian means black while silvi in Latin means woods.

Was anyone else in Arthur Conan Doyles family an author?

Arthur's son Adrian Conan Doyle co-wrote some additional Sherlock Holmes stories (with John Dickson Carr), but was nowhere near as successful a writer as his old man. Nobody else in the immediate family seems to have written anything for publication.

E. W. Hornung, who married Conan Doyle's sister Constance Doyle, created the character Raffles, and he was the author of many other poems and stories.

Where is Conan Doyle statue located?

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a British writer, best known for writing the Sherlock Holmes stories. There is a Sherlock Holmes statue dedicated to Doyle in Edinburgh, Scotland.

What contributed to the demise of the friendship between Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini?

Doyle lost a son in WWl and turned to the cult of Spiritualism to try and contact his deceased son. Houdini was a strongly against such things. This was a large part of the ending of their friendship.

Did Sir Arthur Conan Doyle play for Portsmouth football club?

Yes. He played under the name A. C. Smith as an amateur goalkeeper for the team.

In a side note, he may have paid a tribute through the story 'The Adventure of the Missing-Three Quarter' when he named the dog in the story, Pompey, which is the nickname of the team.