His first published story appeared in " Chambers's Edinburgh Journal" before he was 20. While studying, Conan Doyle began writing short stories. This required that he provide periodic medical assistance in the towns of Aston (now a district of Birmingham) and Sheffield. He then went on to Stonyhurst College, leaving in 1875.įrom 1876 to 1881 he studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh. It also names Michael Conan as his godfather.Īt the age of nine Conan Doyle was sent to the Roman Catholic Jesuit preparatory school, Hodder Place, Stonyhurst. His baptism record in the registry of St Mary's Cathedral in Edinburgh gives 'Arthur Ignatius Conan' as his Christian name, and simply 'Doyle' as his surname.
They were married in 1855.Īlthough he is now referred to as "Conan Doyle", the origin of this compound surname (if that is how he meant it to be understood) is uncertain. His father, Charles Altamont Doyle, a talented illustrator, was born in England of Irish descent, and his mother, born Mary Foley, was Irish. Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was born the third of ten siblings on in Edinburgh, Scotland. Presenting all of the stories in the order they were first published with the illustrations that accompanied the original Strand Magazine monthly editions, The Complete Sherlock Holmes (Illustrated) brings the Sherlock Holmes adventures to you the way they were meant to be read.
A helpful introduction, author bio, and bibliography.An alphabetical index of titles & timeline of cases.More than 480 captioned illustrations, including all 357 Holmes illustrations by Sidney Paget.All 4 novels and 56 short stories, including Arthur Conan Doyle's final 1927 collection, “The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes”.The Complete Sherlock Holmes (Illustrated) from Top Five Books is the only fully illustrated, single-volume edition of the entire Sherlock Holmes Canon available, and features: Officially licensed by the Conan Doyle Estate, this Top Five Classics edition includes all 4 novels & 56 short stories in the Sherlock Holmes Canon (including “The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes”) with more than 480 illustrations by Sidney Paget & others.
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