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Arthur Conan Doyle

1859-1930

Arthur Conan Doyle was a great writer. He was born in Scotland into a family of Irish origin. He was a doctor. From 1876 to 1881 he studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh. While studying, he also began writing short stories; his first published story appeared before he was 20. His medical knowledge was a great help to him in his detective stories.

Conan Doyle created his famous character, Sherlock Holmes, in 1885. Six years later, when Conan Doyle wrote several stories about this detective, the name of Sherlock Holmes became a name that everybody knew.

"The Lost World"

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is primarily known today for his stories based on the cases of Sherlock Holmes; and most people will not realize that the detective stories make up only a part of the writer’s biography.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle also would put his heart and soul into writing historical works or fantastical stories.
The Lost World is one of these fantastical stories.

The basic storyline tells of an exploratory expedition dispatched from London under the leadership of Professor Challenger.
The destination of the expedition being a mysterious plateau deep in the heart of the Amazon basin.
Professor Challenger is convinced that the plateau is home to creatures that were thought to be extinct, and now he wants to silence the doubters and prove that he was right.

The Lost World Storyline

https://youtu.be/-bDIulgCP1w

Conan Doyle was a famous writer. He became popular
because of his love for people. He died in 1930 of his heart attack.
His last words were directed towards his wife: «You are wonderful».

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