Chapter 1
The doctor who created Holmes
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Chapter 2
The real life detective
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Chapter 3
Fairies, ghosts, and the supernatural
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Chapter 4
Beyond Baker Street
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YOUR GOAL
Master of The world of Arthur Conan Doyle
Ch 1 · The doctor who created Holmes
schopenhauer Arthur Conan Doyle
Waiting for patients but nobody came (nobody came!) / So I wrote down a detective name (oh-oh!)
schopenhauer Sherlock Holmes first appeared in a Christmas annual after being rejected by multiple publishers.
Fun Fact
Baker Street address: When Doyle wrote the stories, 221B Baker Street did not exist because the street numbers only went up to 85.
schopenhauer Doyle began writing detective stories to pass the time while waiting for medical patients.
Glossary
surgeon (noun)
A medical practitioner qualified to perform surgery. Edinburgh surgeon Joseph Bell's analytical methods inspired his student, Arthur Conan Doyle, to invent Sherlock Holmes.
A medical practitioner qualified to perform surgery. Edinburgh surgeon Joseph Bell's analytical methods inspired his student, Arthur Conan Doyle, to invent Sherlock Holmes.
schopenhauer Solve medical mysteries to discover how doctor Arthur Conan Doyle created Sherlock Holmes.
Quiz
Which magazine popularized the Sherlock Holmes short stories with illustrations by Sidney Paget?
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What was Arthur Conan Doyle's medical specialty when he opened his London practice?
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What is the name of Sherlock Holmes's highly intelligent but lazy older brother?
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Who was the real-life medical professor who inspired the character of Sherlock Holmes?