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An army surgeon home from Afghanistan needs cheap lodgings and is introduced to a man conducting experiments in a hospital laboratory. Doyle wrote the first Holmes story in three weeks and sold it outright for twenty-five pounds — the worst bargain in publishing history. The method, the rooms in Baker Street and the friendship all arrive fully formed here. Thirty-four plates of Victorian and Edwardian painting, from Grimshaw to Barrett, catch the gaslight, moorland and market squares of the world Holmes first walked through.
An army surgeon home from Afghanistan needs cheap lodgings and is introduced to a man conducting experiments in a hospital laboratory. Doyle wrote the first Holmes story in three weeks and sold it outright for twenty-five pounds — the worst bargain in publishing history. The method, the rooms in ...
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Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930) was a Scottish physician and writer. He practiced medicine in Southsea, England, before writing full-time. His works include the Sherlock Holmes detective series, The Lost World, and the historical novel The White Company.
Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930) was a Scottish physician and writer. He practiced medicine in Southsea, England, before writing full-time. His works include the Sherlock Holmes detective series, The Lost World, and the historical novel The White Company.
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