<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Website </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> www.conandoyleestate.com </Td> </Tr> <P> Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, KStJ, DL (22 May 1859--7 July 1930) was a British writer best known for his detective fiction featuring the character Sherlock Holmes . Originally a physician, in 1887 he published A Study in Scarlet, the first of four novels about Holmes and Dr. Watson . In addition, Doyle wrote over fifty short stories featuring the famous detective . The Sherlock Holmes stories are generally considered milestones in the field of crime fiction . </P> <P> Doyle was a prolific writer; his non-Sherlockian works include fantasy and science fiction stories about Professor Challenger and humorous stories about the Napoleonic soldier Brigadier Gerard, as well as plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction and historical novels . One of Doyle's early short stories, "J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement", helped to popularise the mystery of the Mary Celeste . </P>

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