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Portrait of Arthur Conan Doyle

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Arthur Conan Doyle

1859–1930 · Scotland

A Scottish physician and writer who made observation, inference and London atmosphere the engine of modern detective fiction.

Mystery & Crime

Life and context

A short timeline

  1. 1859

    Born in Scotland.

  2. 1892

    The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes published.

  3. 1902

    The Hound of the Baskervilles published.

  4. 1887

    A Study in Scarlet published.

  5. 1930

    End of the author’s recorded life.

Recurring concerns

Themes and style

  • observation
  • evidence
  • justice
  • performance

Compact cases narrated with clarity, speed and selective concealment.

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Works by Arthur Conan Doyle

23 works in the Linden collection.

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