![]() ![]() When he was nine wealthy uncles came to the rescue and paid for his education at Jesuit schools in Lancashire and at the international Jesuit college of Stella Matutina, in Austria. The only redeeming feature was his mother, a lively well-educated woman and an expert story-teller, who gave the young Arthur an escape into fantasy with her dramatic tales. His father was the ‘black sheep’ of an otherwise successful family of Irish-Catholic descent and Arthur had a generally unhappy childhood marred by relative poverty and his father’s drinking. Spent his later years supporting the cause of SpiritualismĪrthur Ignatius Doyle was born on the 22 nd of May, 1859 in Edinburgh, Scotland.Created the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.He led an active life, serving as a doctor in the Boer War, working for political causes and became an important Spiritualist. He wrote numerous other novels, short-stories and plays. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was an important Edwardian novelist who created the world’s most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes, after starting life as a doctor. Anglotopia’s Grand Adventure – Land’s End to John O’Groats.Great Britons Book: Top 50 Greatest Brits Who Ever Lived.101 Budget Britain Travel Tips – 2nd Edition.ltimate List of Funny British Place Names. ![]() ![]() British Slang: Tea Time – British Words for Tea and Tea Related Culture.British Slang: Your Guide to British Police Slang for the Telly Watcher.British English: The Top 50 Most Beautiful British Insults. ![]()
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