Arthur Conan Doyle
1859-05-22 – 1930-07-07
9,222 works in the book catalog catalog
Biography
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle KStJ, DL (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a Scottish writer and physician, most noted for creating the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes and writing stories about him which are generally considered milestones in the field of crime fiction.
He is also known for writing the fictional adventures of a second character he invented, Professor Challenger, and for popularising the mystery of the Mary Celeste. He was a prolific writer whose other works include fantasy and science fiction stories, plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction and historical novels.<sup>1</sup>
Also published as: (ying) Ke, nan dao er (Conan Doyle, Arther, (ying) Kenan, daoer, (ying) Kenandaoer, A C Doyle, A Conan Doyle, A. Conan Doyle
Most-read books
![Cover of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories]](https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/6717853-M.jpg)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories]
4.2 · 1892 · 2.8K want to read
![Cover of The Complete Sherlock Holmes [4 novels, 56 stories]](https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/12501284-M.jpg)
The Complete Sherlock Holmes [4 novels, 56 stories]
4.5 · 1900 · 848 want to read
A Study in Scarlet
4 · 1887 · 534 want to read
The Hound of the Baskervilles
4 · 1900 · 613 want to read
![Cover of Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories]](https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/9246429-M.jpg)
Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories]
4.5 · 1893 · 549 want to read
The Lost World
4 · 1900 · 552 want to read
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
4.3 · 1903 · 487 want to read
The Sign of Four
4.2 · 1889 · 375 want to read
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
4.5 · 1927 · 392 want to read
The Valley of Fear
4.1 · 1914 · 230 want to read
![Cover of His Last Bow [8 stories]](https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/8243267-M.jpg)
His Last Bow [8 stories]
4.1 · 1917 · 201 want to read
Sherlock Holmes
2.6 · 1957 · 113 want to read
The Oxford Book of Gothic Tales
4 · 1992 · 89 want to read
Tales of Terror and Mystery
4 · 1963 · 77 want to read
A Scandal in Bohemia
4.5 · 1967 · 58 want to read
Sherlock Holmes (Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton / Adventure of the Speckled Band / Red-Headed League / Scandal in Bohemia)
Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes (Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton / Adventure of the Speckled Band / Red-Headed League / Scandal in Bohemia)
5 · 1988 · 53 want to read
The Poison Belt
4.5 · 1913 · 42 want to read
The White Company
4 · 1890 · 42 want to read
The 50 Greatest Mysteries of All Time
1998 · 48 want to read
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
4.7 · 1912 · 35 want to read
Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--Gold Level
1 · 2002 · 48 want to read
Detective stories
1998 · 38 want to read
The Oxford Sherlock Holmes (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes / His Last Hour / Hound of the Baskervilles / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes / Return of Sherlock Holmes / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet / Valley of Fear)
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Oxford Sherlock Holmes (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes / His Last Hour / Hound of the Baskervilles / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes / Return of Sherlock Holmes / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet / Valley of Fear)
4.3 · 1993 · 12 want to read
![Cover of Sherlock Holmes [play]](https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/8351127-M.jpg)
Sherlock Holmes [play]
4 · 1900 · 38 want to read