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Sir arthur ignatius conan doyle kstj dl 22 may 1859 7 july 1930 was a british writer and. The main characters of this classics, mystery story are inspector lestrade, irene adler. Through the magic door is a book written by arthur conan doyle first published serialized in cassells magazine between december 1906 and november 1907 however, the book was based on a series of 6 articles published in great thoughts from 5 may to 30 june 1894 and in the associated press the philadelphia inquirer, etc from 20 may and 15 july 1894. He was a prolific writer whose other works include science fiction stories, historical novels, plays and romances, poetry, and nonfiction. The first edition of the novel was published in 1887, and was written by arthur conan doyle.
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All but four stories were narrated by holmes friend and biographer, dr. In a study in scarlet, arthur conan doyle introduces his master sleuth to the world, warts and all. The adventures of arthur conan doyle also makes use of the writers personal papers, unseen for many years, and is the first book to draw fully on the richard lancelyn green archive, the worlds most comprehensive collection of conan doyle material. On may 22, 1859, arthur conan doyle was born in edinburgh, scotland. This baker street dozen by sir arthur conan doyle is all the evidence readers will need to understand why sherlock holmes is an enduring legend in detective fiction. Arthur conan doyle wrote more than detective novels. In 1890 his novel, a study in scarlet, introduced the character of. Arthur conan doyle has 4608 books on goodreads with 3145528 ratings. Debate on the truth of spiritualism between sir arthur conan doyle and joseph mccabe. Arthur conan doyle 18591930, scottish author and creator of the oftquoted detectivehero sherlock holmes wrote the adventures of sherlock holmes 1891. The hound of the baskervilles arthur conan doyle 15700 downloads. Arthur conan doyle books list of books by author arthur. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 339 pages and is available in paperback format. See all books authored by arthur conan doyle, including sherlock holmes.
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