Famous books of conan doyle

Delphi complete works of sir arthur conan doyle illustrated, p. Collected works of sir arthur conan doyle delphi classics, p. His body of work includes nearly 200 novels, short stories, poems, historical books and pamphlets. The complete sherlock holmes by arthur conan doyle image of the complete sherlock holmes. A study in scarlet 1887 the sign of four 1890 the adventures of sherlock holmes 1892 the memoirs of sherlock holmes 1893 the hound of the baskervilles 1901 the return of sherlock holmes 1905 the valley of fear 1915 his last bow 1917 the. He is famous for writing many books but most notably the series of mysteries about sherlock holmes. However, he is also wrote the lost world, nonfiction historical books, romance, science fiction, plays and more. Sir arthur conan doyles seven best sherlock holmes. Look to this collection of the best sherlock holmes quotes from sir. Conan doyle s best books volume ii the sign of the four and other stories by doyle, arthur conan and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.

Sherlock holmess second outing sees conan doyles brilliant sleuth. Also in 1900 he wrote another book on the war, the great boer war. Sir arthur ignatius conan doyle kstj dl 22 may 1859 7 july 1930 was a british writer and medical doctor. Follow the events that led author arthur conan doyle to feature the wildly popular detective character sherlock holmes in 60 mystery stories, on. Doyles attitude towards his most famous creation was ambivalent. A handwritten manuscript of one of sir arthur conan doyle s most famous sherlock holmes stories, the adventure of the dancing men, is to be sold at auction in dallas, texas next month. Biography of sir arthur conan doyle, an author published by top five books. Sir arthur conan doyle 18591930 was a scottish author best known for his sherlock holmes stories a landmark of detective fiction. Throughout doyle s childhood, his father, an artist and civil servant, had difficulty supporting the family and was later institutionalized for alcoholism. Conan doyles handwritten manuscript of famous sherlock.

These are just some of the more obvious adaptations of the great series of work by sir arthur conan doyle made in recent years. Perhaps bestknown for holmess famous line about the curious incident of the dog in the nighttime used by mark haddon as the title for his bestselling novel in 2003. He created the character sherlock holmes in 1887 when he published a study in scarlet, the first of four novels and more than fifty short stories about holmes and dr. In addition to the series of stories chronicling the activities of sherlock holmes and his friend dr john watson for which he is wellknown, doyle wrote on a wide range of topics, both fictional and nonfictional. Arthur conan doyle was born may 22, 1859, in edinburgh, scotland, the eldest son in an irish catholic family. Here are the best conan doyle books aside from the sherlock holmes ones. The sleuth and his friend is invited by a henry baskerville to his ancestral home at dartmoor for. We recommend the penguin classics sherlock holmes boxset containing 10 titles, which contains all of conan doyles sherlock holmes stories and novels the definitive collection. Well begin at number 10 and work our way up to what we consider the very best book. Arthur conan doyle featuring the famous characters sherlock holmes and professor challenger. A study in scarlet by arthur conan doyle, the adventures of sherlock holmes by arthur conan doyle, the hound of. Top 25 quotes by arthur conan doyle of 426 az quotes. Over 125 years after his creation, sherlock holmes remains the most popular fictional detective in history.