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The Narrative of John Smith by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The Conan Doyle Estate — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 08:30:53 +0000

The Narrative of John Smith was Conan Doyle’s first attempt at bridging the gap between struggling short-story writer and established novelist. Written in 1883 when a 23-year-old Sir Arthur was living in Bush Villas, Portsmouth, it is a fascinating look at his early work and his development as a writer. At the time of writing...

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Young Sherlock Holmes by Andrew Lane

The Conan Doyle Estate — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 08:30:09 +0000

What type of character was Sherlock Holmes as a young adolescent? How did he become the dysfunctional yet brilliant man he did? In the Young Sherlock Holmes series, Andrew Lane uses clues left behind in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s novels to answer these questions and more. The Story Behind Young Sherlock Holmes In 2010, during...

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A New Sherlock Holmes Story: The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz

The Conan Doyle Estate — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 08:30:09 +0000

In The House of Silk, the latest Sherlock Holmes story to be officially endorsed by the Conan Doyle family in the past 80 years, Anthony Horowitz transports us back to the year after Holmes’ death and a missing Holmes case as told by Dr. Watson. The case — Watson explains — was too shocking to be...

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Dame Jean Conan Doyle: Her Father in Her Own Words

The Conan Doyle Estate — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 08:30:32 +0000

The following was written by Dame Jean Conan Doyle and is the foreword to the original edition of The Quest for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: Thirteen Biographers in Search of a Life (1987) edited by Jon Lellenberg, Arthur Conan Doyle biographer and Conan Doyle Estate’s US literary agent. This book is about books about my father,...

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Dangerous Work: Diary of an Arctic Adventure

The Conan Doyle Estate — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:30:54 +0000

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote with great passion about the first “glorious” adventure of his life: his six months aboard the Hope, an Arctic whaler on which he served six months as a ship surgeon in 1880. He was a third-year medical student at the time and turned 21 halfway through the voyage, coming of...

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Can You Help Solve the Mystery Behind This Conan Doyle Family Picture?

The Conan Doyle Estate — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 20:05:18 +0000

The Conan Doyle Estate are calling on all fans to help identify where and when this photograph of Arthur Conan Doyle and three of his children was taken. The picture comes from the personal collection of Dame Jean Conan Doyle, daughter of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and is among three new images that his descendants have chosen to release.

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Sherlock Holmes: The Science of Deduction begins October 2013

The Conan Doyle Estate — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 13:06:45 +0000

See science and deduction through the eyes of the world's greatest detective at Sherlock Holmes: The Science of Deduction, the world's first immersive exploratory exhibition celebrating the learning and imagination of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Spanning across 10,000 sq. feet and developed in collaboration with Conan Doyle Estate Ltd, the Sherlock Holmes: The Science of Deduction exhibition opens at the Oregon Museum of Science & Industry in October 2013, and is then expected to tour other international venues until 2019.

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Arthur Conan Doyle / Sherlock Holmes Symposium

The Conan Doyle Estate — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 21:22:55 +0000

Arthur Conan Doyle fans in Chicago will be able to enjoy a program of talks hosted by Jon Lellenberg, S.E. Dahlinger and Geoffrey M. Curley at The Newberry in Chicago on the 29th September. The free program, which takes place from 9am, will first look at ACD’s diary from his time aboard the Hope: the arctic whaling...

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Free Arthur Conan Doyle Postcards

The Conan Doyle Estate — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 21:16:31 +0000

Six free postcards featuring scenes from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's time in Portsmouth will be released at various locations across the city from July.

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