Collection: Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was born on May 25, 1859 in Edinburgh Scotland, the son of Irish Catholics. At the age of 9 he was sent to a Jesuit boarding school in England, where he found a penchant and liking for telling stories. He published his first Sherlock Holmes story, A Study in Scarlet, in 1887, which appeared in Beeton’s Christmas Annual. He was more well-known initially in America than he was in his home country. Doyle created another character, Professor George Edward Challenger. The Lost World, published in 1912, brought this character to life and met with great commercial success as well.