Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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Standard Name: Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan
Birth Name: Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle
Self-constructed Name: A. Conan Doyle
Titled: Sir
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
, active in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, was a journalist, novelist, and short-story writer, a scientific, medical, and spiritualist writer, and an autobiographer. His fame rests on his creation of the detective-hero Sherlock Holmes, whose adventures filled nine volumes when collected.
Redmond, Christopher. A Sherlock Holmes Handbook. Dundurn Press.
Grayshott offered more extensive opportunities. As well as offering the usual library and penny readings, it was a centre for literary celebrities. During her work in the post-office FT
observed and caught snatches of the...
Through the New Vagabonds Club
, KCT
may have met several other prominent authors of the day, including Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
, Grant Allen
, Pearl Craigie
(who went by the pseudonym John Oliver...
Family and Intimate relationships
Mary Agnes Hamilton
Apart from teaching his children outdoor skills on family holidays, he walked Mary Agnes daily to her first school in Aberdeen, talking with her all the way as to an intellectual equal, and dropping words...
Education
Sophia Jex-Blake
Her admission was strongly opposed by many faculty members on the basis of gender, but most fervently by Sir Robert Christison
. Jex-Blake had some supporters within the faculty as well, including Professor David Masson