By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

On May 22, 1859, Arthur Conan Doyle was

born in Edinburgh, Scotland. In 1890 his novel,
A Study in Scarlet, introduced the character
of Detective Sherlock Holmes. Doyle would
go on to write 60 stories about Sherlock
Holmes.. Doyle died of a heart attack in
Crowborough, England on July 7, 1930
It is a NOVEL, a long narrative work of fiction with some realism. It is often in prose form
and is published as a single book. The word ‘novel’ has been derived from the Italian word
‘novella’ which means “new”. Similar to a short story, a novel has some features like a
representation of characters, dialogues, setting, plot, climax, conflict, and resolution.
However, it does not require all the elements to be a good novel. There are many types of
novels. They include mysteries, thrillers, suspense, detective, science fiction, romantic,
historical, realist or even postmodern.
In your literature folder…

1) Write the author’s biography.

2) Answer the questions:

a) What do you think the story is going to be about? Why?

b) Do you like reading? Why? Why not?

c) What kind of books would you like to read?

d) Write a short summary about a book you have recently read.