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[[Image:Arthur Conan Doyle.jpg|140px|right]]
 
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'''Sir Arthur Conan Doyle''' (1859 - 1930) [[Scottish]] [[writer]] who was the creator of the fictitious detective [[Sherlock Holmes]].  Doyle's love of Holmes didn't match that of his fans, and at one point Doyle tried to kill Holmes off, only to bring him back under public outcry.  In the end, although he tried his hand at other things, Doyle's primary accomplishment in life for which he is known is the Sherlock Holmes character.
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'''Sir Arthur Conan Doyle''' (Edinburgh 1859 - 1930) [[Scottish]] [[writer]] who was the creator of the fictitious detective [[Sherlock Holmes]].  Doyle's love of Holmes didn't match that of his fans, and at one point Doyle tried to kill Holmes off, only to bring him back under public outcry.  In the end, although he tried his hand at other things, Doyle's primary accomplishment in life for which he is known is the Sherlock Holmes character.
    
::::''I have seen too much not to know that the impression of a woman may be more valuable than the conclusion of an analytical reasoner.''
 
::::''I have seen too much not to know that the impression of a woman may be more valuable than the conclusion of an analytical reasoner.''
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Edgar Alan Poe and Bret Harte, were some of his favorite authors.
 
== Some books ==
 
== Some books ==
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*1905 - The Return of Sherlock Holmes
 
*1905 - The Return of Sherlock Holmes
 
*1915 - The Valley of Fear
 
*1915 - The Valley of Fear
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Doyle's other works include science fiction stories, historical novels, plays and romances, poetry, and non-fiction.
    
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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