Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle KStJ, DLwas an Irish-Scots 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...
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth22 May 1859
CityEdinburgh, Scotland
hands violin evening
Draw your chair up, and hand me my violin, for the only problem which we have still to solve is how to while away these bleak autumnal evenings.
hands firsts evidence
There is nothing like first-hand evidence.
book men hands
The setting is a worthy one, if the devil did desire to have a hand in the affairs of men.
hands paper found
The Times is a paper which is seldom found in any hands but those of the highly educated.
hands giving reassuring
I felt Holmes's hand steal into mine and give me a reassuring shake. - Watson
hands life-is
Your life is not your own. Keep your hands off it.
blood devil agents
The devil’s agents may be of flesh and blood, may they not?
common logic crime
Crime is common. Logic is rare. Therefore it is upon the logic rather than upon the crime that you should dwell.
research sociopath psychopath
I'm not a psychopath, I'm a fully functioning sociopath. Do your research.
imagination mystery horror
There is a mystery about this which stimulates the imagination; where there is no imagination there is no horror.
mind ruins noble
Of all ruins, that of a noble mind is the most deplorable.
let-me shortcomings
Let me see. What are my other shortcomings?
brave imbeciles bulldogs
He is not a bad fellow, though an absolute imbecile in his profession. He has one positive virtue. He is as brave as a bulldog and as tenacious as a lobster if he gets his claws upon anyone.
jewels use ornaments
A fine thought in fine language is a most precious jewel, and should not be hid away, but be exposed for use and ornament.