Arthur Conan Doyle

“People who are in earnest are always interesting, whether you agree with them or not” (The Chronicles). Doyle may be known as the author of Sherlock Holmes, but there are other facets to his life. On account of some strange events that occurred, Doyle was persuaded into thinking that spiritual beings existed. As Doyle’s career advanced he drew the attention of many to himself. He succeeded both by gaining supporters and detractors. He built on his fame by giving lectures. These aspects of his life are connected; his painful childhood led him to a successful medical career where his writing and life partner stepped into the picture. These aspects, when combined, led Doyle to a new world view of spiritualism.

Although Arthur Conan Doyle was raised in an ordinary Roman Catholic family, he turned out to be a well-known spiritualist who encouraged others to communicate with the dead. On May 22, 1859, an Irish infant was born into a Roman Catholic family. Arthur Conan Doyle was the second oldest of ten siblings. Arthur’s father, Charles Doyle, came from a wealthy family. He came from a family of artists. He himself was successful in his younger years but afterwards he went broke because his art works were not so popular anymore. The family came into a time of crisis as Charles started to drink. Arthur became hurt through Charles’s attitude yet remained proud of him; in A Study in Scarlet Arthur used his father’s painting as an illustration. "My father's life was full of the tragedy of unfulfilled powers and of underdeveloped gifts. He had his weaknesses, as all of us have ours, but he also had some very remarkable and outstanding virtues"(The Chronicles). Arthur found comfort in his mother. He gave credit to her as an inspiration t...

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...es of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle during his medical’s and author’s years. This site has pictures of Doyle and the pictures of what some people think to prove Doyle's beliefs. Also, it tells of the time when scientist started to question about the possibility of another existing world that cause Doyle to become skeptic of his Catholicism belief.

"The Chronicles of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle." Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - The Chronicles of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. 2011. Perry Internet Consulting. 16 Feb. 2011 .

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