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[[Image:Arthur Conan Doyle.jpg|140px|right]]
[[Image:Arthur Conan Doyle.jpg|140px|right]]
'''Sir Arthur Conan Doyle''' (Edinburgh 1859 - Crowborough 1930) was a [[British]] [[writer]], 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.
'''Sir Arthu Conan Doyle''' (Edinburgh 1859 - Crowborough 1930) was a [[British]] [[writer]], 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.''
[[Edgar Allan Poe]] and [[Bret Harte]] were some of his favorite authors.
[[Edgar Allan Poe]] and [[Bret Harte]] were some of his favorite authors.
Doyle was an enthusiastic advocate of [[spiritualism]] and could be desribed as credulous: he was, for example, taken in by the [[Cottingley fairies]] hoax.
Doyle was an enthusiastic advocate of [[spiritualism]] and could be described as credulous: he was, for example, taken in by the [[Cottingley fairies]] hoax.
He was buried in Hampshire, England.
He was buried in Hampshire, England.
== Some books ==
== Select Works ==
*1887 - A Study in Scarlet
Sherlock Holmes:
*1890 - The Sign of Four
* ''[[A Study in Scarlet]]'' (1887)
*1892 - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
* ''[[The Sign of Four]]'' (1890)
*1894 - The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
* ''[[The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes]]'' (1892)
*1902 - The Hound of the Baskervilles
* ''[[The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes]]'' (1894)
*1905 - The Return of Sherlock Holmes
* ''[[The Hound of the Baskervilles]]'' (1902)
*1912 - The Lost World (Professor Challenger)
* ''[[The Return of Sherlock Holmes]]'' (1905)
*1915 - The Valley of Fear
* ''[[The Valley of Fear]]'' (1915)
Others:
* ''[[The Lost World]]'' (1912)
Doyle's other works include science fiction stories, historical novels, plays and romances, poetry, and non-fiction.
Doyle's other works include science fiction stories, historical novels, plays and romances, poetry, and non-fiction.
== Evolutionary Racism ==
Doyle was a highly controversial due to his [[evolutionary racism|evolutionary racist]] views. ''The Lost World'', an early work of science fiction, continually upholds [[Darwin]] and evolutionary theory. The white Englishmen are described as the most cultured and advanced, while the Spanish [[creole|creoles]] are untrustworthy and the lone Black character is remarkably unintelligent. Similarly, in ''The Sign of Four'', a native of Southeast Asia is described as being subhuman and grotesque.
== See also ==
== See also ==
[[Category:Authors]]
[[Category:Authors]]
[[Category:Evolutionists]]