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Arthur Conan Doyle

Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was born on May 22, 1859. He was born in Edinburgh, in the family of an artist and an architect.

At the age of nine, he was a student of Hodder boarding school. Two years later, Arthur moved from Hodder to Stonyhurst. During his school years, Arthur realized that he had an aptitude for writing tales. In his final year, he published a college magazine and wrote poetry.

It is safe to say that Arthur's literary biography began in childhood. He was only six years old when he composed his first story, "The Traveller and the Tiger". It was very small, only one page, since the denouement came instantly: the tiger ate the unfortunate wanderer.

The famous collection of stories The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes began with the story "A Scandal in Bohemia". In total, this collection consists of 12 detective tales about Holmes and his permanent companion Watson. Arthur Conan Doyle wrote four novels: The Hound of the Baskervilles, A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of the Four and The Valley of Fear about Sherlock Holmes. Popular works brought the author not only worldwide fame but also a decent income. He turned into the highest-paid writer not only in his homeland but also in the world.

The writer led an active lifestyle until old age. He worked actively, managed to travel, travelled almost all the continents of the world. And when he decided to visit Scandinavia, health problems began. He felt severe discomfort and lay in bed all spring under the constant supervision of his family and loved ones. The heart of the restless writer stopped on July 7, 1930. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's place of death was his own home in Sussex. The cause of death was a heart attack.

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1. Arthur Conan Doyle was born in London.
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2. Arthur Conan Doyle realized that he had a talent for storytelling at school.
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3. In 1912, Doyle wrote a book on dinosaurs, The Lost World, which was a huge success.
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4. Arthur Conan Doyle wrote his first story when he was six years old.
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5. The famous cycle The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes began with the story "The Hound of the Baskervilles".
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6. There are five novels about Sherlock Holmes.
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7. Arthur Conan Doyle's health problems began when he decided to visit Scandinavia.
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8. Doyle was not only a master of riddles but also tried to be a detective himself.
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