Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born on May 22, 1859, in Edinburgh, Scotland, and is best known for creating the iconic character Sherlock Holmes. He published his first work, 'A Study in Scarlet,' in 1886, and despite his death on July 7, 1930, his literary legacy endures, particularly with Holmes remaining a celebrated figure in fiction. Doyle was also a man of various interests, including sports and philanthropy, earning numerous accolades throughout his life.

2. Born on May 22, 1859, in Edinburgh,
Scotland.
Mother used to tell outlandish stories
when he was child.
Mother’s great enthusiasm and
animation sparked the child’s
imagination.
Belongs to a strict Irish-Catholic family
well respected in the art world.

3. Married Louisa hawkin in 1885.
First wife suffer from tuberculosis.
Married jean Elizabeth leckie in
1897.
Fathered five children
two from first wife
three from second wife.

4. Found clutching his chest in the hall of his
home in East Sussex, England
Died of heart attack on July 7, 1930, aged 71
Last word toward his wife: “ You are wonderful.”
His tombstone in new forest, Hampshire reads:
STEEL TRUE
BLADE STRAIGHT
ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
KNIGHT
PATRIOT, PHYSICIAN AND MAN OF LETTERS

5. First work A Study in Scarlet on
November 20 1886.
The hound of the Baskervilles in
December 1893.
In 1903 published first Holmes
short story.
In 1912 The Lost World.
The Valley of Fear in 1914.
Began to write many Stories of
Sherlock Holmes.

8. Over 130 years after its creation
by Doyle, Sherlock Holmes is still
the most famous fictional of all
times.
There is a statue of
Sherlock Holmes in
Picardy place in
Edinburgh, the street
where his creator sir
Aurther Conan Doyle

9. Living in south sea
played Football as a
Goalkeeper.
Between 1899 and 1907
he was keen cricketer.
In 1909, he was a
amateur Boxer.

10. Knight of the order of the crown
of Italy(1895)
Queen’s South Africa medal(1901)
Knight Bachelor(1902)
Knight of the Grace of the most
venerable order of the hospital of
saint john of Jerusalem.(1903)
Order of the medjidie-2nd class
(ottoman Empire)(1907)

11. •To a Great mind, Nothing is little.
•Where there is no imagination, there is
Horror.
•I hate to see you cry, But I love to see you
try.
•Any truth is better than indefinite doubt.
•You see but you do not observe.