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Born: May 22, 1859 Edinburgh, Scotland
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Sherlock Holmes
Hound of the Baskervilles
White Company
Lost World
Study in Scarlet
Sign of Four
Valley of Fear
Sir Nigel
Tales of Terror and Mystery
The Hound of the Baskervilles
His Last Bow
Coming of the fairies
A Life in letters
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His Stories included science fiction, historical novels, plays and romances, poetry and non-fiction.
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His first job was a ship surgeon on a ship; going between Liverpool and western Africa.
When he was a child he was very sporty; and loved cricket.
Some of his novels were printed on weekly magazines. -
Died: July 7, 1930 Crowborough, Sussex, England at the age of 71