„The emotional qualities are antagonistic to clear reasoning.“
— Arthur Conan Doyle, book The Sign of the Four
Source: The Sign of Four
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Arthur Conan Doyle
Birthdate: 22. May 1859
Date of death: 7. July 1930
Other names: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, KStJ, DL was a British writer best known for his detective fiction featuring the character Sherlock Holmes. Originally a physician, in 1887 he published A Study in Scarlet, the first of four novels about Holmes and Dr. Watson. In addition, Doyle wrote over fifty short stories featuring the famous detective. The Sherlock Holmes stories are generally considered milestones in the field of crime fiction.
Doyle was a prolific writer; his non-Sherlockian works include fantasy and science fiction stories about Professor Challenger and humorous stories about the Napoleonic soldier Brigadier Gerard, as well as plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction and historical novels. One of Doyle's early short stories, "J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement", helped to popularise the mystery of the Mary Celeste.
Works
The Hound of the Baskervilles
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The Stark Munro Letters
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The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
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The Valley of Fear
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The Lost World
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes
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The Adventure of the Copper Beeches
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The Adventure of the Dying Detective
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The Adventure of Silver Blaze
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The Man with the Twisted Lip
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The White Company
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The Adventure of the Devil's Foot
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The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone
Arthur Conan DoyleQuotes Arthur Conan Doyle
„Work is the best antidote to sorrow, my dear Watson.“
— Arthur Conan Doyle, book The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Source: The Return of Sherlock Holmes
„You see, but you do not observe.“
— Arthur Conan Doyle, A Scandal in Bohemia
Source: A Scandal in Bohemia
„Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent.“
— Arthur Conan Doyle, book A Case of Identity
Source: A Case of Identity
„No man burdens his mind with small matters unless he has some very good reason for doing so.“
— Arthur Conan Doyle, book A Study in Scarlet
Source: A Study in Scarlet
„My mind rebels at stagnation, give me problems, give me work!“
— Arthur Conan Doyle, book The Sign of the Four
Source: The Sign of Four
„I must apologize for calling so late," said he, "and I must further beg you to be so unconventional as to allow me to leave your house presently by scrambling over your back garden wall.“
Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories, Volume I
„A sandwich and a cup of coffee, and then off to violin-land, where all is sweetness and delicacy and harmony.“
— Arthur Conan Doyle, book The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Source: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
„It's quite exciting," said Sherlock Holmes, with a yawn.“
— Arthur Conan Doyle, book A Study in Scarlet
Source: A Study in Scarlet
„You wish to put me in the dark. I tell you that I will never be put in the dark. You wish to beat me. I tell you that you will never beat me.“
Source: The Final Problem and Other Stories
„By George!" cried the inspector. "How did you ever see that?"
Because I looked for it.“
— Arthur Conan Doyle, book The Adventure of the Dancing Men
Source: The Adventure of the Dancing Men
„Dr. Watson's summary list of Sherlock Holmes's strengths and weaknesses:
"1. Knowledge of Literature: Nil.
2. Knowledge of Philosophy: Nil.
3. Knowledge of Astronomy: Nil.
4. Knowledge of Politics: Feeble.
5. Knowledge of Botany: Variable. Well up in belladonna, opium, and poisons generally. Knows nothing of practical gardening.
6. Knowledge of Geology: Practical but limited. Tells at a glance different soils from each other. After walks has shown me splashes upon his trousers, and told me by their colour and consistence in what part of London he had received them.
7. Knowledge of Chemistry: Profound.
8. Knowledge of Anatomy: Accurate but unsystematic.
9. Knowledge of Sensational Literature: Immense. He appears to know every detail of every horror perpetrated in the century.
10. Plays the violin well.
11. Is an expert singlestick player, boxer, and swordsman.
12. Has a good practical knowledge of British law.“
— Arthur Conan Doyle, book A Study in Scarlet
Source: A Study in Scarlet
„It is a capital mistake to theorise before one has data.“
— Arthur Conan Doyle, book The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Source: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
