Scottish writer and master storyteller Arthur Conan Doyle was born
in 1859. As a medical student he was so impressed by his
professor’s powers of deduction that he was inspired to create the
illustrious and much-loved figure Sherlock Holmes. However in
contrast to his scientific background, Conan Doyle became
increasingly interested in spiritualism, leaving him keen to
explore other fantastical elements in stories such as The Lost
World.
Jon Lellenberg is a longtime member of The Sherlock Holmes Society
of London, the historian of The Baker Street Irregulars in America,
and the author, editor, or co-editor of a half dozen books about
the life of Sherlock Holmes's creator, including 'Arthur Conan
Doyle: His Life in Letters' (HarperCollins), which was a BBC Book
of the Week in September 2007, and '"Dangerous Work": Diary of an
Arctic Adventure' (British Library, 2012). From 1979 to 2016
he was the U.S. representative of Dame Jean Conan Doyle, the
author's daughter, and subsequently of the Conan Doyle Estate.
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