Why did Arthur Conan Doyle come to hate his most famous creation, Sherlock Holmes? World famous detective Sherlock Holmes brought Arthur Conan Doyle fame and fortune. So why did he choose to kill ...
In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s second Holmes novel, The Sign of the Four, when discussing another detective, Holmes explains the three qualities that have made him so successful: “Oh, he rates my ...
Without Sherlock Holmes, can Arthur Conan Doyle become the hero of his own story? Arthur Conan Doyle killed off his most famous creation, consulting detective Sherlock Holmes, after just six years.
Doyle was only 34 years old. The murder was only temporary. And Holmes was the most famous detective in the world—more famous, even, than his creator. Such is the heart of the conflict ...