Pagine1859–1930 · Edinburgh, Scotland · also known as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle was a Scottish doctor who, while waiting for patients, invented the most famous detective in fiction. Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson first appeared in A Study in Scarlet (1887); four novels and 56 short stories followed, including The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902). Doyle also wrote historical novels and the dinosaur adventure The Lost World (1912).
Begin with The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
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Arthur Conan Doyle was a Scottish doctor who, while waiting for patients, invented the most famous detective in fiction. Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson first appeared in A Study in Scarlet (1887); four novels and 56 short stories followed, including The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902).
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is usually considered Arthur Conan Doyle’s best-known work, followed by The Hound of the Baskervilles, A Study in Scarlet, The Lost World.
Most readers start with The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
Both refer to the same writer. Other spellings and names include Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Conan Doyle.
Yes — 2 of Arthur Conan Doyle’s books are free to read online in Pagine, the free e-reader and reading tracker.