WHO IS SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE?
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1859. Doyle's
family (Conan was
his middle name, and it was only later in life
that he began to use it as his surname) sent
him to Jesuit
boarding schools to be educated, and he later entered the University of
Edinburgh Medical School in 1881.
Shortly after, his father fell ill, and Doyle was forced to become the
breadwinner for the
family. He worked for a time as a ship's doctor, then
opened his own medical practice near
Portsmouth. In his spare time he did
more writing.
In 1885 Conan Doyle married Louise Hawkins, and had two children with
her, before she
died after a protracted illness in 1900. In 1907 he
remarried, to Jeanne Leckie, and had
three more children with her.
His third attempt at a novel was A
Study in Scarlet, the story which introduced Sherlock
Holmes to the world. Study was published in Mrs. Beeton's Christmas annual, in 1887.
Encouraged
by publishers to keep writing, Conan Doyle wrote his second Holmesmystery,
The Sign of the Four,
in 1890.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle died on July 7, 1930, and is buried in the
churchyard at Minstead
Hampshire. He can rightly be credited with
helping create the literary genre of the
detective story. Though Edgar
Allen Poe's Dupin predates Sherlock Holmes, it was the
Holmes' stories
that solidified in the public mind what a good detective should be.
Source: http://www.britainexpress.com/History/bio/doyle.htm
HIS WORKS
Sherlock Holmes novels:
1887 - A Study in Scarlet
Sherlock Holmes short story collections:
1892 - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Professor Challenger Stories:
1912 - The Lost World
Plays
1893 - Jane Annie or the Good Conduct prize (with J.M. Barrie)
Fiction:
1879 - The Mistery of Sasassa Valley
COMMENTS ABOUT THE TEXT I CHOSE
"The Adventure of the Empty House", one of the 56
Sherlock Holmes short stories written
by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle,
is one of 13 stories in the cycle collected as The
Return of Sherlock Holmes.
Public pressure forced Conan Doyle to bring the sleuth back
to life, and
explain his apparently miraculous survival of a deadly struggle with Professor
Moriarty. Doyle ranked "The Adventure of the Empty House" sixth in
his list of his twelve
favorite Holmes stories.
Synopsis
The empty house across from Baker St flat has a clear view of a wax Holmes,
which is bait
for Colonel Sebastian Moran, a surviving lieutenant of the
villain Moriarty. In April 1894,
Watson (now a widower) checks 427 Park Lane
where a young gambler, the Honorable
Ronald Adair, was shot in a closed room on
the 30th of March. He bumps into a wizened
old book collector, who follows him
home to his Kensington practice study then drops his
disguise - it is Holmes.
Holmes apologizes for the deception needed to outwit and wait out other
enemies, and
describes his three years' exploits. He needed funds, so he
confided in Mycroft, who
preserved his rooms. After a roundabout route, they
wait two hours until around midnight
in the abandoned Camden House, when Moran
shoots a specialized air-gun, fooled by
Mrs Hudson moving the effigy from below
to simulate life. Watson knocks down the villain,
while Holmes whistles for
Lestrade and the police.
Back at Baker Street, Holmes explains. Adair threatened to expose
card-partner Moran
whom he found cheating, and had locked himself in to count
out the spoils he wanted to
return.
WHO IS SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE?
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1859. Doyle's
family (Conan was
his middle name, and it was only later in life
that he began to use it as his surname) sent
him to Jesuit
boarding schools to be educated, and he later entered the University of
Edinburgh Medical School in 1881.
Shortly after, his father fell ill, and Doyle was forced to become the
breadwinner for the
family. He worked for a time as a ship's doctor, then
opened his own medical practice near
Portsmouth. In his spare time he did
more writing.
In 1885 Conan Doyle married Louise Hawkins, and had two children with
her, before she
died after a protracted illness in 1900. In 1907 he
remarried, to Jeanne Leckie, and had
three more children with her.
His third attempt at a novel was A
Study in Scarlet, the story which introduced Sherlock
Holmes to the world. Study was published in Mrs. Beeton's Christmas annual, in 1887.
Encouraged
by publishers to keep writing, Conan Doyle wrote his second Holmesmystery,
The Sign of the Four,
in 1890.
Hampshire. He can rightly be credited with helping create the literary genre of the
detective story. Though Edgar Allen Poe's Dupin predates Sherlock Holmes, it was the
Holmes' stories that solidified in the public mind what a good detective should be.
Source: http://www.britainexpress.com/History/bio/doyle.htm
Sherlock Holmes novels:
1887 - A Study in Scarlet
1890 - The Sign of Four
1902 - The Hound of the Baskervilles
1915 - The Valley of Fear
Sherlock Holmes short story collections:
1892 - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1894 - The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
1905 - The Return of Sherlock Holmes
1917 - His Last Bow
1927 - The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
1928 - The Complete Sherlock Holmes Short Stories
Professor Challenger Stories:
1912 - The Lost World
1913 - The Poison Belt
1926 - The Land of Mist
1927 - The Disintegration Machine
1928 - When The World Screamed
1952 - The Professor Challenger Stories
Plays
1893 - Jane Annie or the Good Conduct prize (with J.M. Barrie)
1895 - A Question of Diplomacy
1899 - Brothers
1903 - A Duet. A Duologue
1907 - The Story of Waterloo
1909 - The Fires of Fate
1910 - Brigadier Gerard
And others
Fiction:
1879 - The Mistery of Sasassa Valley
1885 - The Surgeon of Gaster Fell
1889 - Micah Clarke, his statement as made to his three
grandchildren
1889 - The Mystery of Cloomber
1889 - Mysteries and Adventures
1890 - The Captain of the Polestar and other tales
1890 - The Firm of Girdlestone: A Romance of the Unromantic
1891 - The White Company
And others
COMMENTS ABOUT THE TEXT I CHOSE
"The Adventure of the Empty House", one of the 56
Sherlock Holmes short stories written
by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle,
is one of 13 stories in the cycle collected as The
Return of Sherlock Holmes.
Public pressure forced Conan Doyle to bring the sleuth back
to life, and
explain his apparently miraculous survival of a deadly struggle with Professor
Moriarty. Doyle ranked "The Adventure of the Empty House" sixth in
his list of his twelve
favorite Holmes stories.
Synopsis
The empty house across from Baker St flat has a clear view of a wax Holmes,
which is bait
for Colonel Sebastian Moran, a surviving lieutenant of the
villain Moriarty. In April 1894,
Watson (now a widower) checks 427 Park Lane
where a young gambler, the Honorable
Ronald Adair, was shot in a closed room on
the 30th of March. He bumps into a wizened
old book collector, who follows him
home to his Kensington practice study then drops his
disguise - it is Holmes.
Holmes apologizes for the deception needed to outwit and wait out other
enemies, and
describes his three years' exploits. He needed funds, so he
confided in Mycroft, who
preserved his rooms. After a roundabout route, they
wait two hours until around midnight
in the abandoned Camden House, when Moran
shoots a specialized air-gun, fooled by
Mrs Hudson moving the effigy from below
to simulate life. Watson knocks down the villain,
while Holmes whistles for
Lestrade and the police.
Back at Baker Street, Holmes explains. Adair threatened to expose
card-partner Moran
whom he found cheating, and had locked himself in to count
out the spoils he wanted to
return.
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