Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930)

Do mysteries fascinate you? Do riddles set your grey cells on fire? Then this month we
have adventure stories for you.
Arthur Conan Doyle was a doctor by profession but attained more fame as the creator of
one of the greatest detectives of all times- Sherlock olmes. !e not only have tales of
Sherlock olmes but some of his lesser known works for you. "et your first steps in
detective work straight from the master writer himself and then you too can say#
$%lementary my dear !atson.&
The Disappearance of Lay !rances Carfa"
A letter from !atson about 'ady Carfa( sends Sherlock olmes to 'ausanne to
investigate the lady)s disappearance who is in possession of rare and valuable *ewellery.
The #reat Shao$
The story is simple- boy meets girl+ they fall in love+ girl *ilts lover for an army officer.
,ut the story is set in the -apoleonic era and so -apoleon remains like a shadow and
the battle of !aterloo provides an interesting clima( to the simple tale.
The %oun of &as'er(illes
Sherlock olmes comes to investigate the death of Charles ,askervilles. %veryone with
,askerville soon has a tragedy visiting him+ can olmes save the heir enry from a
similar disaster+ read on to find out.
A(entures of Sherloc' %ol)es
Twelve mysteries that will make you marvel at the detective whose trademark style of a
trench coat# a top hat and a pipe made him immortal than the author himself.
The Lost *orl
Steven Spielberg may have directed the movie but Doyle wrote this masterpiece tale of
an e(pedition to a world that everybody thought was e(tinct. 'ed by .rofessor
Challenger# this is one tale that you cannot surely miss.