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19 things abot Arthur Conan Doyle you didn't know
1. Doyle was one of the earliest motorists in Britain He reportedly bought a car without ever having driven one before. In 1911, he took part in the Prince Henry Tour, an international road competition organised by Prince Henry of Prussia to pit British cars against German ones. Doyle paired up with his second wife, Jean, as one of the British driving teams. 2. Conan is not part of his surname It is, in fact, only one of his two middle names. He is Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle. Shortly after he graduated from high school he began using Conan as part of his surname 3. He wasn't knighted for his fiction Related Articles Arthur & George: opening the casebook of Arthur Conan Doyle 01 Mar 2015 40 quotes about life (for a pessimist) 11 Feb 2016 30 great opening lines in literature 27 Oct 2015 40 optimistic quotes 11 Mar 2016 In 1902, the writer was knighted by King Edward VII. He was also appointed a Deputy-Li...
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
The Adventure of the Empty House Sherlock Holmes astonishes Dr. Watson and the world by reappearing in London and revealing that he was not killed at the Reichenbach Falls in 1891, as stated in " The Final Problem ". Holmes outwits and defeats "the second most dangerous man in London," Colonel Sebastian Moran, who attempts to kill Holmes, and resumes his practice as a consulting detective. The Adventure of the Norwood Builder A young lawyer named John Hector McFarlane asks Holmes to clear him of the charge murdering Jonas Oldacre soon after McFarlane prepared Oldacre's will. Inspector Lestrade believes McFarlane to be guilty, but by using some forensic science and staging a fake fire, Holmes is able to flush the still-living Oldacre out of hiding. The Adventure of the Dancing Men Hilton Cubitt hires Holmes to help him find out who has been sending him weird encoded messages that are disturbing his wife. Holmes cracks the code. He arrives too late to p...
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