1. We’ d like to tell you about famous British writer Sir Arthur |sɜːˈ ɑːθə| Conan Doyle or simply "Conan Doyle“, author of a series of stories about detective Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

2. Arthur at the age of 4
Arthur Conan Doyle was born on May 22, 1859 in the capital of Scotland, Edinburgh.
Arthur Conan Doyle was born on (the) 22nd (of) May in Edinburgh, |ˈɛdɪnbərə| Scotland. His father Charles Doyle was an artist and architect by profession. His farther died young and the Doyles were poor.

3. Arthur worked as an assistant pharmacist to help his family.
After leaving school Conan Doyle became a student of the medical faculty at the university of Edinburgh.
Arthur worked as an assistant pharmacist to help his family.
Arthur as a young doctor
After leaving Stonyhurst College, Conan Doyle became a student of the medical faculty at the University of Edinburgh. Arthur worked as an assistant pharmacist |ˈfɑːməsɪst| to help his family.

4. When he was 20 years old , аs the ship's doctor, he traveled to the Arctic and West Africa.

5. His spare time he devoted to literature.
In 1882 he moved to England and began his medical practice in a small English town Southsea.
His spare time he devoted to literature.
He began his medical practice in a small English town Southsea, but his spare time he devoted to literature.

6. In 1887, he wrote his first detective story "A Study in Scarlet".
The main characters were Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.
In 1887, he wrote his first detective story "A Study in Scarlet“. The main characters were Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. Holmes and Watson lived at 221-В Baker Street in London.

7. The popularity of Sherlock Holmes and his faithful companion and biographer Dr. Watson became a legend.
The popularity of Sherlock Holmes and his faithful companion and biographer Dr. Watson became a legend.

8. In December 1899 the Anglo-Boer War began
In December 1899 the Anglo-Boer War began. Conan Doyle went to Africa as a military doctor. Then he wrote a book "The Great Boer War".
In 1902 King Edward VII gave Arthur Conan Doyle the knightly name and the title "Sir".
In December 1899 the Anglo-Boer [ ˈbəuə ] War began. Conan Doyle went to Africa as a military doctor. Then he wrote a book "The Great Boer War". In 1902 King Edward VII gave Arthur Conan Doyle the knightly name and the title "Sir".

9. "Andershou" is a house of Arthur Conan Doyle in the countryside Hayndhede. The writer lived here for ten years. These were the years of his creative
career and popularity.
"Andershou" is a house of Arthur Conan Doyle in the countryside Hayndhede. The writer lived here for ten years. These were the years of his creative career and popularity.

10. All his life Conan Doyle liked sport
All his life Conan Doyle liked sport. He skied, played golf and went in for boxing.
All his life Conan Doyle liked sport. He skied, played golf and went in for boxing.

11. The writer and his family traveled a lot.
Conan Doyle was happily married and had three children. The Writer and his family traveled a lot.

12. Arthur Conan Doyle died on July 7 in 1930
Arthur Conan Doyle died on July 7 in He was buried in Minstead Hampshire.
Arthur Conan Doyle died on July 7 in He was buried in Minstead Hampshire.

13. Monument to Doyle in East Sussex
Statue of Sherlock Holmes in Edinburgh
There is a monument to Doyle in  East Sussex and the statue of Sherlock Holmes in Edinburgh.

14. Museum literary hero There is Sherlock Holmes Museum in London.
There is The Sherlock Holmes Museum in London. It has the same address as the house described in the books about Sherlock Homes.
Baker - Street 221b

15. There are a lot of films based on adventures of Sherlock Homes
There are a lot of films based on adventures of Sherlock Homes. In Russia the film about Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson is very popular.

16. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
The Queen of the United Kingdom Elizabeth II awarded the Russian actor Vasily Livanov by the Order of the British Empire for the role of Sherlock Holmes in Holmes TV series .
This photograph of Livanov as Sherlock Holmes is displayed at the Sherlock Holmes Museum in Baker Street.
Russian actor Vasily Livanov,
who played Sherlock Holmes

17. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes had four novels: "A Study in Scarlet" (1887), "The Sign of Four" (1890), "Hound of the Baskervilles", "The Valley of Fear" – and five collections of short stories, the most famous of which – "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" (1892), "Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes" (1894) and "The Return of Sherlock Holmes" (1905).

18. Beside detective stories Conan Doyle also wrote historic novels
Beside detective stories Conan Doyle also wrote historic novels. His two fantastic stories “The lost world” (1912) and “The Poison Belt” (1913) were also successful.

19. Arthur Conan Doyle wrote more than 200 works. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle:
Complete Works
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