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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Author of the iconic sherlock holmes and watson. His life. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland on May 22, 1859 He came from an affluent, Catholic family although he later renounces his religion for Spiritualism

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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  1. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Author of the iconic sherlockholmes and watson

  2. His life • Born in Edinburgh, Scotland on May 22, 1859 • He came from an affluent, Catholic family although he later renounces his religion for Spiritualism • Obtained a medical degree although he preferred to write and later focused on that and not medicine • Enjoyed writing about his faith more than anything else, although his Sherlock Holmes stories paid the bills • He married twice – the second after his first wife died of tuberculosis • He was diagnosed with chest pain and died clutching his chest on July 7, 1930. • Source: "Arthur Conan Doyle." Bio. A&E Television Networks, 2014. Web. 31 July 2014.

  3. Vocabulary for “the Adventure of the speckled band” • Aperture: (n) opening • Averted: (v) looked away • Blandly: (adj.) showing no concern • Dissolute: (adj.) indulged in sensual pleasures or vices • Fain: (adv. Or adj.)gladly, willingly • Fortnight: (n) two weeks • Herald: (n or adj.) a sign of something to come • Insolence: (noun)arrogance or impertinence • Morose: (adj.) gloomy • Parapet: (noun) low wall • Pauper: (noun) extremely poor person • Reverie: (noun) day dream • Vigil: (noun) watch kept during normal sleeping hours

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