Arthur Conan Doyle

Biography Arthur Conan Doyle

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• Biography Arthur Conan Doyle ( ) - writer (detective,
adventure, scientific genres), doctor. Arthur Conan
Doyle () – writer (detective, adventure, scientific
genres), doctor. Arthur Conan Doyle was born on 22
may 1859 in Edinburgh to a creative family (his father
was an artist and architect). At the age of nine, thanks
to the financial assistance of relatives in the biography
of Conan Doyle, he entered a Jesuit College. Returning
home in 1876 after graduating from College, Doyle took
up medicine. Arthur Conan Doyle was born on 22 may
1859 in Edinburgh to a creative family (his father was
an artist and architect). At the age of nine, thanks to the
financial assistance of relatives in the biography of
Conan Doyle, he entered a Jesuit College. Returning
home in 1876 after graduating from College, Doyle took
up medicine.
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After Graduating from the University in 1881, he began to
practice. But 10 years later, he devoted himself entirely to
literature. In 1890, his novel "Girdlestone Trading house" was
published, which was later published: "a Study in crimson", "the
Mystery of Cloomber", "Micah Clark", "White squad". But the
most famous series of works, if we consider a brief biography
of Arthur Conan Doyle, was the series about Sherlock Holmes.
After graduating from the University in 1881, he began to
practice. But 10 years later, he devoted himself entirely to
literature. In 1890, his novel "Girdlestone Trading house" was
published, which was later published: "a Study in crimson", "the
Mystery of Cloomber", "Micah Clark", "White squad". But the
most famous series of works, if we consider a brief biography
of Arthur Conan Doyle, was the series about Sherlock Holmes.
 • In 1900, Doyle participated in the Boer war. His
medical knowledge came in handy – he was a surgeon.
Then he published the work "the War in South Africa",
engaged in publicist activities. His novels "the Lost
world" and "the Poisoned belt «were published. Since
the beginning of the First World war, he has been
writing articles on military subjects. In the 1920s,
Doyle traveled extensively.

• Having recently been diagnosed with Angina Pectoris, Doyle

stubbornly ignored his doctor's warnings, and in the fall of 1929, embarked
on a spiritualism tour through the Netherlands. He returned home with chest
pains so severe that he needed to be carried on shore and was thereafter
almost entirely bedridden at his home in Crowborough, England. Rising one
last time on July 7, 1930, Doyle collapsed and died in his garden while
clutching his heart with one hand and holding a flower in the other.
 Books written by Conan Doyle

Doyle wrote 60 short stories and two literary compositions about Sherlock Holmes,
probably the most famous hero of English literature. Doyle wrote 60 short stories and
two literary compositions about Sherlock Holmes, probably the most famous hero of
English literature. The prototype of Sherlock Holmes was one of Doyle's teachers, Dr.
Joseph bell, who was a master of observation, logic, inference, and error detection.
The prototype of Dr. Watson is the author himself. The prototype of Sherlock Holmes
was one of Doyle's teachers, Dr. Joseph bell, who was a master of observation, logic,
inference, and error detection. The prototype of Dr. Watson is the author himself. It
was his method of determining the external signs of illness and profession of people
before their examination that formed the basis of all these adventures. It was his
method of determining the external signs of illness and profession of people before
their examination that formed the basis of all these adventures.
• Holmes is a very versatile person. At the same time a
talented violinist, a good boxer, a skilled actor, a good
chemist, he devoted his life to the career of a private
detective. For him, the rules of honor often stood above the
letter of the law when investigating crimes. Holmes is a very
versatile person. At the same time a talented violinist, a good
boxer, a skilled actor, a good chemist, he devoted his life to
the career of a private detective. For him, the rules of honor
often stood above the letter of the law when investigating
crimes.In 1893.
• Doyle decided to stop writing stories about Holmes, killing
his hero in one of them, but readers demanded to bring him
back to life! They thought Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
were real people. Letters began to arrive to the address of
these heroes in London: 221b Baker street, as well as the
author himself, asking for help in solving a particular
problem.
 From the stories of Holmes are the most popular : “The Lost
world", "Dancing men", "the Last thing Holmes", "Union red" ,
“The hound of the Baskervilles", “The Speckled band" , “Rite
of the house of Musgrave ", "Man with a split lip", “The sign of
four", "Five orange pips".
 The hound of the Baskervilles

Sherlock Holmes is approached by Dr. Mortimer to assist in protecting the

life of his best friend's nephew who is that very day returning to England
from Canada. Mortimer's friend, Sir Charles Baskerville, recently died and,
although the coroner ruled it to be a natural death, the Doctor knows he was
being chased by a legendary dog, the Hound of the Baskervilles, that has
plagued the Baskerville family for years. Sir Henry Baskerville is Sir Charles'
heir and Mortimer is convinced that he will not last long living on the moors
at Baskerville Hall. Already Sir Henry is facing odd happenings when a
single boot is stolen at his hotel. Holmes dispatches his good friend Dr.
Watson to accompany the young man to the family estate while he attends to
other matters in London. Once there, Sir Henry meets the lovely Beryl
Stapleton and her brother, John. The servants are acting strangely and, when
Watson catches one of them signaling to someone on the moor, he thinks he
knows who might be involved. Holmes, who has been masquerading as a
tramp, has his own ideas, however, and the solution to the mystery lies in the
Baskerville family history.
• The main characters
 Sherlock Holmes - a famous detective with an analytical mind.
 Dr. Watson - doctor, assistant, and friend of Holmes.
 Henry Baskerville - sir Charles's heir, a cheerful young man.
 Jack Stapleton is a naturalist, one of the Baskervilles ' heirs, and a clever
crook.
• Other character
 Dr. Mortimer is a physician and a close friend of sir Charles and sir Henry.
 John Barrymore-the Baskervilles ' Butler, an honest, reserved man.
 Eliza Barrymore-the Butler's wife, a simple, straightforward middle-aged
woman.
 Selden – an escaped convict, Elise's younger brother.
 Miss Stapleton-Jack Stapleton's wife, whom he passed off as his sister for
personal gain.
 Mr. Frankland is an old man who has always been watching the
countryside through a telescope.
 Laura Lyons – a young woman who unwittingly helps Stapleton in his
dirty business.
Summary Doyle “The hound of the Baskervilles”

The novel begins with Sherlock Holm and Dr. Watson examining a walking stick
left by an unknown guest and making up a verbal portrait of him. It turns out to be
a young doctor Mortimer, the personal physician of Charles Baskerville, who died
under strange circumstances.Soon the detectives are visited by the doctor himself
and read them the legend of a terrible curse that weighs on the Baskervilles.
According to legend, they are chased by a monstrous Hellhound that goes out at
night to the swamp. Hugo Baskerville, in love with the daughter of a neighboring
farmer, kidnapped her. The girl was able to escape and try to make her way home
through the swamp. Hugo organized a chase with his friends, but was torn apart by
a monster that looked like a dog. The girl herself died there. The doctor links the
legend to the death of sir Charles, who died on the Moors. Mortimer argues that he
saw the tracks of a huge dog next to the body of the deceased. The doctor is
concerned about the deceased's descendant, sir Henry Baskerville. The doctor also
mentions a large inheritance left by the owner of Baskerville hall. After meeting
with the heir, Holmes discovers the surveillance.
At the hotel, strange things happen to sir Henry: someone steals his shoes,
throws a note warning about the dangers of peat bogs.Watson, Baskerville,
and Mortimer travel to their ancestral home, Baskerville hall, where they are
met by the Butler Berimore and his wife. The County of Devonshire makes a
depressing impression: swampy rocky terrain, remote villages, a gloomy
castle. Soon it turns out that the escaped convict Selden is hiding in the
swamps. Guests get to know their neighbors. One of them is the naturalist Mr.
Stapleton and his sister, the half-witted old man Franklin. Sir Henry there is a
feeling with the sister of Stapleton that is troubling Watson. In the course of
the investigation, Watson learns that the escaped criminal is the brother of the
Butler's wife, the Berimors feed the convict in the hope that he will soon
leave. At night, Baskerville and Watson try to catch Selden, but they hear
eerie sounds in the swamp. According to farmers, this is how a monstrous dog
howls when looking for prey. In addition, Watson notices a mysterious figure
on a rock: someone else is hiding in the swamps.
Watson and Baskerville do not tell anyone about the secret of the Berymors, in gratitude,
the Butler tells about the letter of the woman who caused sir Charles to go to the marshes.
The woman turns out to be the daughter of old Franklin Laura lines, at the time of the
death of the Baron in need of financial assistance. Watson visits Laura, who tells him that
she really wrote the letter, but denies involvement in the crime.Watson meets up with
Franklin, who points out a boy carrying food to one of the caves in the marshes. Watson
goes there and learns that the stranger on the rock is none other than Sherlock Holmes
himself, who has come secretly to investigate. Holmes reveals the secret relationship
between Stapleton and Laura lines, and that the person he pretends to be his sister is
actually his wife. At this moment, the detectives hear the howl of a dog and a human
scream. When they reach the swamp, they find Selden's body, dressed in sir Henry's fur
coat. Stapleton, whom sir Henry has promised to call on, soon appears there.
The detectives arrive at Baskerville hall and see a portrait of sir Henry Hugo's ancestor.
Struck by the similarity between Hugo and Stapleton, they realize that he is a relative of
sir Charles.Inspector Lestrade arrives in Devonshire in the morning, and Holmes brings
Laura lines to light. The woman who was tricked by Stapleton became a blind weapon in
the hands of the killer. Sir Henry, on Holmes's orders, goes to visit the Stapletons, thinking
that the detectives have gone to London. In fact, they are preparing an ambush. Baskerville
returns home at night, at that moment he is attacked by a huge dog with a glowing muzzle.
Holmes kills the dog with a revolver, saving the Baron. It turned out that the fiend-an
ordinary dog, painted with phosphorus, was used as a murder weapon. The cause of sir
Charles's death becomes clear: severe fright. Leaving sir Henry to recover, the detectives
enter the criminal's home and find his wife unconscious. A woman points to a possible
Stapleton hideout in the Greenpeace bog area. Arriving there, the detectives find the
abandoned mine hut where Stapleton hid the dog. A can of phosphorus and the remains of
Dr. Mortimer's Snoopy dog, which disappeared in the swamps, were also found there. The
criminal himself was lost in the mire. Sir Henry is treated for a heart attack and makes
plans for miss Stapleton, while Watson and Holmes return to London.
 The moral of the novel is that everyone will be punished sooner
or later. Like Hugo, like Stapleton, like Selden the convict. In
addition, the novel shows that not everything looks exactly as it
looks. Stapleton, who seemed to be a good-natured scientist
collecting butterflies, turned out to be a brutal killer hunting for
an inheritance.

Stapleton's wife, it would seem, was supposed to help her

husband in the crime. But she had tried to warn sir Henry, and
she had written a warning note. And, of course, you should not
pay too much attention to legends and superstitions, because
many can use them for evil purposes.
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