Sherlock Holmes is a fictional character created by Arthur Conan Doyle between 1887 and 1927 in 62 cases (4 novels and 58 short stories). He is an amateur detective with powerful observation and deduction abilities. With 62 stories of the detective,.

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlock Holmes Und Die Weihnachtsgans. 1-2. –Charles Dickens (2). Nicht Für Bare Münze Zu Nehmen Teil 1. 2-1. Nicht Für Bare Münze Zu Nehmen Teil 2. 2-2. –Maurice Leblanc (3). Der Rote Seidenschal. 3-1. –Jacques Futrelle. Der Überflüssige Finger. 3-2. –Edgar Allen Poe. Die Morde In Der Rue Morgue Teil 1. 4-1. Read By – Klaus Lage.

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle KStJ DL (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a British writer best known for his detective fiction featuring the character Sherlock Holmes. Originally a physician, in 1887 he published A Study in Scarlet, the first of four novels and more than fifty short stories about Holmes and Dr. Watson. The Sherlock Holmes stories are generally considered milestones in the field of crime fiction.

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, DL (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a Scottish physician and writer, most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction, and for the adventures of Professor Challenger. He was a prolific writer whose other works include science fiction stories, historical novels, plays and romances, poetry, and non-fiction.

Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on May 22, 1859, into an Irish Roman Catholic family of noted artistic achievement. After attending Stonyhurst College, he entered Edinburgh University as a medical student in 1876. He received a doctor of medicine degree in 1885. Further Reading on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. An intimate view of Doyle emerges from his autobiography, Memories and Adventures (1924), and from his autobiographical novel, The Stark Munro Letters (1894). The best biographical and critical study of Doyle is Pierre Nordon, Conan Doyle: A Biography, translated by Frances Partridge (1966), although Nordon is sometimes careless about dates and bibliographical data. John Dickson Carr's "novelized" biography, The Life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1949), is entertaining but incomplete

Arthur Conan Doyle once said that Edgar Allan Poe's stories were "a model for all time. Just how much Doyle relied on Poe's model when he developed his own contribution to detective, crime, and murder mystery books and stories can readily be seen when one examines the internal evidence of the stories both men wrote. And Doyle didn't stop there. If you were to familiarize yourself with Poe's three stories about his detective - the Chevalier C. Auguste Dupin - you would readily see how Doyle put to good use the template Poe created (and which Doyle praised so highly).

Edgar Allen Poe was thought by most as the inventor of detective stories and fiction. From him, a whole branch of literature was developed, including Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories of Sherlock Holmes. Poe had a great influence on Doyle, and Doyle followed the model that Poe had set with his stories. Both Poe and Doyle wrote from the mystery, fiction and detective genre, though while Poe wrote of dark and mysterious happenings, Doyle had a lighter touch, with stories that children could enjoy, if it were not for his extensive vocabulary

Charles Dickens: Charles Dickens was the greatest novelist of the Victorian era, a keen social critic, and a popular entertainer. What did Charles Dickens write? Among Charles Dickens’s many works are the novels The Pickwick Papers (1837), Oliver Twist (1838), A Christmas Carol (1843), David Copperfield (1850), Bleak House (1853), and Great Expectations (1861). In addition, he worked as a journalist, writing numerous items on political and social affairs. Why is Charles Dickens important? Charles Dickens is considered the greatest English novelist of the Victorian era. He enjoyed a wide popularity, his work appealing to the simple and the sophisticated  . His feelings about Beadnell then and at her later brief and disillusioning reentry into his life are reflected in David Copperfield’s adoration of Dora Spenlow and in the middle-aged Arthur Clennam’s discovery (in Little Dorrit) that Flora Finching, who had seemed enchanting years ago, was diffuse and silly, that Flora, whom he had left a lily, had become a peony. Beginning of a literary career. Much drawn to the theatre, Dickens nearly became a professional actor in 1832

There are some timeless characters in the history of English literature who not only stood the test time but became even more radiant over the centuries. The list of such magnificent characters includes detective Sherlock Holmes’ name, crafted by Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle. Sir Conan Doyle belonged to a Scottish family. Professionally he was a physician who later turned into a writer. Doyle was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on May 22, 1859. He was raised in an austere and affluent Scottish household. A prolific writer like Arthur Conan Doyle proved in himself in multifarious genres of writings. His genius was highlighted in his literary works which ranged from poetry, historical fiction, spiritual works, non-fictional writings to sci-fi and fantasy short stories.