1. Sherlock Holmes author:
Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle (1859~1930), Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, he became one of the most important writers in the history of detective novels for his creation of the successful detective character, Sherlock Holmes. It can be called the originator of detective suspense novels. His representative works include "The Sherlock Holmes" (including "A Study in Scarlet", "The Sign of Four", "The Hound of the Baskervilles", etc.).
Conan Doyle’s contribution to detective novels is huge. The story structure, reasoning techniques and ingenious ideas of his novels have set a model for novels of this type. He is a well-deserved literary master. Pushing detective novels into a new era.
"The Complete Works of Sherlock Holmes" can be said to be an immortal classic that opened up the "golden age" of detective novel history. It is popular all over the world and is the most highly praised detective novel in history.
In addition, he has also written "The Lost World" and many other novels. His works involve science fiction, suspense, historical novels, romance novels, dramas, poetry, etc.
Edogawa Conan, the protagonist of Gosho Aoyama's manga "Detective Conan", was aliased after him.
Biography of the character
Conan Doyle loved literature since he was a child, and was the editor-in-chief of the school magazine in middle school. He graduated from Edinburgh Medical University and has been practicing medicine for more than 10 years. His income is barely enough to sustain his life. Later, he specialized in writing detective novels.
Conan Doyle was sent to Jesus Preparatory School at the age of 9. When he left school in 1875, Doyle had developed a dislike for Catholicism and became an agnostic.
He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh from 1876 to 1881. After graduation, he went to the coast of West Africa as a ship's doctor. After returning home in 1882, he opened a medical practice in Portsmouth. However, his medical practice did not go well, and during this period Doyle began to write. It was only after moving to Southsea that he began to spend more time writing.
Doyle's first important work was the detective novel "A Study in Scarlet", published in Beeton's Christmas Annual for 1887. The novel was published after several rejections, and the protagonist is Sherlock Holmes, who later became famous.
In 1885 Doyle married Louise Hawkins, who died in 1906. In 1907 Doyle married Miss Jean Leckie. Doyle had five children, two from his first wife and three from his second wife.
In 1890 Doyle went to Vienna to study medicine, and in 1891 he returned to London to become an ophthalmologist, which gave him more time to write. In a letter to his mother in November 1891, Doyle wrote, "I am considering killing Holmes... to get rid of him and be done with it. He takes up too much of my time."
1893 In "The Final Case" in December, Doyle had Sherlock Holmes and his mortal enemy Professor Moriarty buried in the Reichenbach Falls. The ending of the novel surprised readers. They did not want to believe that a great detective died like this. At that time, many people in London wore black sleeve bands to commemorate Sherlock Holmes, and some women even cursed Conan Doyle. For beasts.
Readers' love and persistence for the fictional character Sherlock Holmes led Doyle to finally "resurrection" Holmes. In 1903, Doyle published "The Empty House", allowing Holmes to escape death. Later he wrote detective novels such as "The Hound of the Baskervilles" and "The Uncanny Valley".
The Sherlock Holmes he created has become a household name in the world. Doyle wrote 56 short detective novels and 4 novellas in his lifetime, with Sherlock Holmes as the protagonist. There are also short stories such as "Brand" that have no fixed protagonist.
The British Boer War in South Africa at the end of the 19th century was condemned by the world. Doyle wrote a book called "The War in South Africa: Its Origins and Conduct" (The War in South Africa: Its Origins and Conduct). Cause and Conduct pamphlet, defending Britain.
This book has been translated into many languages ??and has had a great influence. Doyle believed it was for this book that he was knighted in 1902. Doyle ran for Congress twice in the early 20th century, but was not elected.
Doyle himself was involved in two interesting cases. Once in 1906, an Anglo-Indian lawyer was accused of sending threatening letters and animal cruelty. Although animals were still abused after the lawyer was arrested, the police insisted that the lawyer was guilty. It is worth noting that after this case, the British Court of Criminal Appeal was established in 1907.
Therefore, it can be said that Doyle not only helped the lawyer, but also indirectly helped to establish an unjust case complaint mechanism. Another time was in 1908, when a German Jew who ran a casino was accused of attacking a 100-year-old woman with a club.
In his later years, Doyle began to believe in spiritualism and even wrote several novels on this theme. Arthur Conan Doyle died on July 7, 1930 AD. "True as steel, upright as the sword" is the epitaph of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
In the 20th century, when "ghost photography" became popular during World War I, the British William Hopper continued to promote "ghost photography" in the aftermath of World War I, and even won the Conan Award. your support. The latter wrote a book called "The Case of Ghost Photography" in 1922. Doyle even ended his friendship with magician Harry Houdini when he publicly derided "ghost photographers as ridiculous."
2. Introduction to Sherlock Holmes:
About the investigation of many Sherlock Holmes classic cases. A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of Four, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Lost World, The Uncanny Valley, A Last Regards, The Silver Horse, The Man in the Yellow Face, The Gloria Scott, The Barque?, The Mystery of Reigate , Musgrave Ceremony, The Hunchback, The Stockbroker's Secretary, The Hospitalized Patient;
The Last Case?, The Greek Translator, The Naval Agreement, The Bohemian Scandal, The Red-Headed Society, The Identity Case , The Case of the Speckled Belt, The Case of the Engineer's Thumb, The Case of the Noble Bachelor, The Case of the Jade Crown, The Case of Boscombe, The Case of Bee Valley, and many more.
Extended information
The Sherlock Holmes (a collection of novels written by Arthur Conan Doyle)
"The Complete Works of Sherlock Holmes" is the work of the British writer Arthur Conan Doyle The collection of novels created by Conan Doyle, in which the protagonist is named Sherlock Holmes (also translated as Sherlock Holmes), has 4 novels and 56 short stories.
The first novel "A Study in Scarlet" was completed in 1886. The following year, it was collected with other works and published in "Beaton's Christmas Annual".
It has been adapted into movies and TV series many times
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