This Day in History: Sherlock Holmes creator/author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle died on this day in 1930. I loved reading the Holmes books when I was young, and he wrote other great works as well such as the Brazilian Cat. Doyle did not invent the detective story, that honor may have to go to Edgar Allan Poe with his August Dupin (Murders in the Rue Morgue). Doyle however, seems to have been inspired by an old teacher of his with an eye for detail, Dr. Joseph Bell.
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Forerunners of Sherlock Holmes 1906
The Best Thoughts & Quotes on Sherlock Holmes
Where Sherlock Holmes Came From by Arthur Bartlett Maurice 1908
Sherlock Holmes - A Criticism, article in The Academy 1897
Joseph Bell - The Original Sherlock Holmes by Carolyn Wells 1913
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