101 Amazing Facts about Arthur Conan Doyle

Jack Goldstein

Description

Did you know that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle thought Harry Houdini had real supernatural powers? Or that he felt that writing about Sherlock Holmes was holding him back from other more meaningful work? What made him seek a career in medicine? And who was the one player he bowled out during his cricketing career? This fascinating book contains over one hundred facts about Conan Doyle, organised into categories for easy reading. Whether you are studying him for a project or you are just interested in finding out more about the creator of the world's greatest detective, this is the book for you.

Sujets

• Lettres et linguistique

Informations

• Publié par: Andrews UK
• Date de parution: 03 avril 2014
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781783337316
• Langue: English

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101 AMAZING FACTS ABOUT ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
Jack Goldstein & Isabella Reese



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Introduction
Did you know that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle though Harry Houdini had real supernatural powers? Or that he felt that writing about Sherlock Holmes was holding him back from other more meaningful work? What made him seek a career in medicine? And who was the one player he bowled out during his cricketing career? This fascinating book contains over one hundred facts about Conan Doyle, organised into categories for easy reading. Whether you are studying him for a project or you are just interested in finding out more about the creator of the world’s greatest detective, this is the book for you.
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Biographical Facts Arthur Conan Doyle was both on the 22 nd of May 1859. His full name is Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle. Conan Doyle was born at 11 Picardy Place in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. He was the third born and eldest son of nine siblings. Two of his sisters sadly passed away in infancy, and his only brother died from the Spanish Flu aged 45. Arthur’s first marriage was to Louisa Hawkins (who was also known as ‘Touie’) in 1885. His second was to Jean Elizabeth Leckie in 1907. Conan Doyle fathered a total of five children. Two were by his first wife and were called Mary Louise and Arthur Alleyne Kingsley. The other three were by his second wife; they were Denis Percy Stewart , Adrian Malcom and Jean Lena Annette. On the 7 th of July 1930 at the age of 71, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle suffered a heart attack and passed away. He died in the hall of his house , Windlesham Manor in Crowborough. On the 11 th of July 1930, he was buried in Windlesham’s rose garden, although he was later reunited with his wife in Minstead churchyard in the New Forest in Hampshire.