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There is but one step from the grotesque to the horrible.
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Birth: | 22nd May, 1859 |
Death: | 7th July, 1930 |
Nationality: | British, Scottish |
Profession: | Novelist, Physician, Poet, Writer |
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was born at 11 Picardy Place, Edinburgh, Scotland. He was a British physician and writer who is most noted for his fictional stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered milestones in the field of crime fiction. He is also known for writing the fictional adventures of a second character he invented, Professor Challenger, and for popularising the mystery of the Mary Celeste. He was a prolific writer whose other works include fantasy and science fiction stories, plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction, and historical novels.
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