Conan Doyle Biography

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born, May 22, 1859 (Wikipedia). He “was, in fact, one of the most fascinating and complex people of his age. He was an adventurer, a scientist and physician, a crusader for an eclectic and often unpopular set of causes, a deeply spiritual lapsed Catholic, a loyal and faithful husband who waited until after his wife’s death to marry the woman he really loved, and an incredibly versatile writer not only of detective fiction but also of science fiction and fantasy, horror, historical fiction, political tomes and polemics” (Womack 1-2).
Doyle became an amazing author. He wrote “twenty-one novels and over 150 short stories. He also published nonfiction, essays, articles, memoirs and three volumes of poetry” (Victorian). He received his love for stories from his mother, Mary Doyle. She had a huge love for books and would read him stories in such a beautiful and sweet tone (sherlockholmesonline). She also made him read chivalric romances and Wild West stories, which Doyle’s favorite book at the time was The Scalp Hunters (1851). His mind progressed in the world of reading, and as an adult he wanted to create stories of his own (Stanford).
Doyle was forced into a medical career by his mother. He agreed not because he was passionate about the subject, but he knew it was a well-paying job. His father, a middle-class man, was an alcoholic and was eventually put into an asylum (sherlockholmesonline). This left Doyle and his mother with less money to pay for Doyle’s medical classes.
During school Doyle enjoyed lectures at the crowded lecture halls, more so than doing homework or classwork. He also enjoyed the presence one of his teachers, Dr. Joseph Bell. Dr. Bell would always know something ab...

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... experiencing unsavory events like Sherlock indirectly killing Roylott and that Sherlock and Watson had to be in absolute darkness in Ms. Stoner’s room, waiting for the killer to make his move. Sherlock is usually focused with just solving a case.
Crimes around Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s time have been an inspiration to his work, like the case of Jack the Ripper, a serial killer that killed over 5 women in the 1800’s and hasn’t been found and The Whitehall Mystery which was an unsolved case where the police found dismembered remains of women around London. The titles of said cases sound like they would be a title to one of his tales. As a reader of his tales, Doyle is and always will be, remembered as one of the most legendary writers of all time. He brought fear, excitement, love, loyalty, wonderful characters and a horrible crime-filled world to the readers.