Conan Doyle
Britishnoun
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If it’s bona-fide Arthur Conan Doyle, I am being decidedly shortchanged.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
A cultured breed distinct from the hard-boiled native brand, its king and queen are Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie, as it is almost impossible not to know.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2025
Introducing his villain at the start of each series is another modern shift; Conan Doyle saved him for what he believed would be the end of his journey with Holmes.
From Salon • Apr. 16, 2025
In case it wasn’t clear, dire second-act number “I Owe it All” lays out the show’s inspirations: Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, Wilkie Collins, Erle Stanley Gardner.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 2024
British author Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, called it “the most terrible August in the history of the world.”
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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