Birthday: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Birth: May 22, 1859

Death: July 7, 1930

I’ve posted about him: http://austenitis.blogspot.com/search/label/Arthur%20Conan%20Doyle

It’s his 153^rd birthday!

You know him because – he created and wrote about the extremely famous detective, Sherlock Holmes. He was one smart guy.

The Boys' Sherlock Holmes

Author: A. Conan Doyle (technically, Sir Arthur)

Genre: Mystery

My rating on a 1-10 scale: 8.5

Type: Fiction

Number of pages: 336

Time period: 1800's

Main characters: Sherlock Holmes, Watson

Exciting events: Chases, escapes, stories, so much more

Passage from book: "It was easier to know it than to explain why I know it. If you were asked to prove that two and two made four, you mgiht find some difficulty, and yet you are quite sure of the fact. Even across the street I could see a great, blue anchor tattooed on the back of the fellow's hand. That smacked of the sea. He had a military carriage, however, and regulation side-whiskers. There we have the marine. He was a mn with some amount of self-importance and a certain air of command. You must have observed the way in which he held his head and swung his cane. A steady, respectable, middle-aged man, too, on the face of him -- all facts which led me to believe that he had been a sergeant."

My overall opinion: I really enjoyed this book! It's got a variety of great Sherlock Holmes stories, which is always fun. Oh, btw, Sherlock Holmes is obviously the one speaking above, explaining to Watson how he knew what a certain man was.

Favorite Sherlock Holmes Detective Stories

Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Genre: Mystery

My rating on a 1-10 scale: 9

Type: Fiction

Time period: 1900's

Main characters: Sherlock Holmes, Watson, many others

Exciting events: Chases, murders, theivery, much more!

My overall opinion: While it is true that I NEVER solve these mysteries on my own (for goodness sake, I can't even solve Nancy Drews!), I enjoy these books a lot.