Arthur Conan Doyle was born on the 22nd of May 1859 in Picardy Place, Edinburgh. The second child of Charles Altamont and Mary Foley, he was thought t have been named after the legendary medieval king, Arthur, of the Round Table. Doyle was also named after his granduncle, Michael Edward Conan. He was a descendant of the Irish, and was of the Roman Catholic religion. Doyle had a grandfather, John Doyle. He was political cartoonist, who, financially supported the family.1

Doyle had a pretty rough home life because his father was an alcoholic. As he grew up, Doyle had to take more of the responsibilities around the house into his own hands, because his father was either too sick or drunk to fulfill his daily work at home. Doyle's mother, Mary Foley, was a homemaker who took care of her son Arthur and his brothers and sisters, and also worked and cleaned the house everyday.2

Doyle's early education started when he was about seven years old. His mother spent lots of ti

In 1883, The Captain of the Pole Star was published, as well as some other minor pieces he had written. Doyle was working on The Mystery of Cloomber. In 1884, Doyle published J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement, The Heiress of Glenmahowley, and The Cabman's Story.16 After all of these books and stories were published, Doyle began to work on another piece called The Firm of Girdlestone. In 1885, Doyle published another story, The Man from Archangel. He then traveled with Jean to Ireland for their honeymoon.17

Some of Arthur Conan Doyle's later writings consisted of two medical short story collections, Round the Red Lamp and Round the Fire Stories. In 1894, a fictional autobiography, The Stark Munro Letters, was published in 1894.21 The Parasite and The Medal Brigadier Gerard were published in The Strand magazine in 1894. The very famous Arthur Conan Doyle novel, The Hound of the Baskervilles, was published different sections at a time in The Strand magazine in 1901. Conan Doyle wrote a true autobiography, Memories and Adventures in 1924. Arthur's last published book; Edge of the Unknown, was published in 1930.22

In 1929, The Maracot Deep and other stories were published.28 This was Doyle's last collection of works and it was published in July, exactly one year before his death.29 On July 7, 1930 at 8:30 A.M. the final tragedy struck. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle died of a heart attack at his home in Windlesham, Crowborough, weighing 243 pounds.30 He was survived by Jean Doyle and their three children. His death greatly saddened the world and all of his faithful followers.

me reading with him and tutoring him, because this is what she thought he needed to become a cultured gentleman. When Doyle was ten years old he left home and went to the Jesuit Preparatory school named Hodder House. This was a boarding school for young boys. Arthur hated this school. Doyle once stated that Hodder House "was a little more pleasant than being confined in a prison." While attending Hodder House, he studied chemistry, poetry, geometry, arithmetic, and grammar. After his experiences at Jesuit Preparatory school, he left and applied for Stonyhurst Academy. Doyle was accepted for enrollment into Stonyhurst and remained there for about five more years.

While at Stonyhurst, Doyle, who excelled in cricket, demonstrated some very early signs of literary talent. At the academy, he became quite good at telling stories and reading aloud.3 Doyle started reading his old favorite books from his childhood. His favorite childhood writer was Mayne Reid, who wrote The Scalp Hunters. This was his favorite book while he was progressing through life.4

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