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For years Lady Doyle was his constant companion, accompanying him on all his travels. It was to her the dying novelist spoke his last words.

“You are wonderful,” he said with a smile.

The original New York Times obituary for Sherlock Holmes creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, born on May 22, 1859, who died of a heart attack on July 7, 1930.

Honor him with a wonderful read on how to think like Sherlock Holmes.

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5-22-2013
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Q: Your chief idea of happiness? A: Time well filled. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle answers an 1899 version of the Proust questionnaire with equal parts wisdom and snark. Semi-related, what Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes teaches us about life.

Q: Your chief idea of happiness?

A: Time well filled.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle answers an 1899 version of the Proust questionnaire with equal parts wisdom and snark.

Semi-related, what Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes teaches us about life.

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2-22-2013
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Inside Arthur Conan Doyle’s illustrated journals, documenting his early days as a medical student before Sherlock Holmes – a fine addition to these peeks inside famous creators’ notebooks.

Inside Arthur Conan Doyle’s illustrated journals, documenting his early days as a medical student before Sherlock Holmes – a fine addition to these peeks inside famous creators’ notebooks.

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