TOW #2 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Personally I find Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to be a particularly interesting guy but before I read all of the information I just read, I had based that idea off of his intelligence shown in the Sherlock Holmes stories. I have always been a giant fan of mysteries but I never knew anything about the man behind one of the most famous detectives ever written. Thanks to Dr Andrzej Diniejko, D. Litt.; Contributing Editor, Poland, I now know quite a bit about his writing career. He has written, "twenty-one novels and over 150 short stories. He also published nonfiction, essays, articles, memoirs and three volumes of poetry. He [wrote] thousands of letters" (Diniejko). I had never realized just how much he had accomplished literature wise throughout the course of his life and I believe that is the purpose of creating this website. Anyone who is able to read may now find this website and learn all about the career that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle had more in depth. He did write much more than Sherlock Holmes stories but those were and still are, his most famous pieces of work written. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle however, was not a fan of his detective stories and felt he should be writing Historical Romances so he had Sherlock fall off of the Reichenbach falls with his nemesis Professor Moriarty. The public demanded that he bring Sherlock back but Sir Arthur was clever. He published stories about adventures Sherlock and John had gone on before Sherlock "died" but no one bought it. Eventually he did have to bring Sherlock back and I am sure many people, including myself, are very happy he eventually did so. As I said before, he is most famous for his Sherlock stories but he also wrote nonfiction stories as well as historical fiction, horror, suspense, science and more. Throughout the article there are headings that say which genre of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's works would be discussed in it. The author uses hyperbolas like when the author said Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, "...restored confidence that the British were capable to maintain law and order not only in Britain but also in the Empire at large", by writing his Sherlock Holmes stories and novels. The organization of the piece also helped to make the article more understandable and enjoyable. I felt I learned very much about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. I never knew, for example, that he hated Sherlock Holmes. Because the author had so many interesting facts, a wonderfully set up web article as well as hyperbolas that make me wonder how much exaggeration is really used because he was a very important guy, I feel this is a very well written site that accomplishes the purpose. People will now go to this site and learn a lot about an author they hopefully love.