Born in Edinburgh where he trained as a doctor. Extremely successful writer of the Sherlock Holmes stories. A sportsman: a boxer, a cricketer who once dismissed W.G. Grace. The first Englishman to cross an Alpine pass on skis. Later an apostle of spiritualism and the paranormal. Died England of a heart attack.
His surname was Doyle, not Conan Doyle.
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Westminster City Council Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author, 1859 - 1930, worked...
Foundation stone laid by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, October 30th 1926
Tom Cribb Tom Cribb was the British bare-knuckle boxing champion between 1809...
The Rhymers' Club is not specifically mentioned on the plaque but Ye Olde Che...
Historian. novelist and biographer. Born at Dartington Rectory, Devon. He int...
Writer/humorist. born Guildford as Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, educated at Du...
