Arthur Conan Doyle: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle
Born	May 22, 1859 • Edinburgh • Scotland
Died	July 7, 1930 (aged 71) • Crowborough • England
Notable Works	“Round the Red Lamp” • “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” • “The British Campaign in France and Flanders” • “The Crime of the Congo” • “The Final Problem” • “The Firm of Girdlestone” • “The Great Boer War” • “The Hound of the Baskervilles” • “The Mystery of Cloomber” • “The Stark Munro Letters” • “The White Company”

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