It had been one of the oddest pairings of the century. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle remained an ardent Spiritualist for the rest of his life. Returning home after a grueling tour of Scandinavia and ...

THE LIFE OF SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE (304 pp.)—John Dickson Carr—Harper ($3.50). Bound and writhing, Prussian Agent von Bork glared at his disguised captor and snarled: “Then who are you?” ...

Martin Clunes (Doc Martin) stars as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in the actual story of the ... Sir Arthur’s private secretary and real-life “Dr. Watson.” Arthur & George is three-part miniseries ...

Anthony Horowitz:Holmes and his loyal companion, Dr John Watson, first appeared way back in 1887, born from the imagination of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ... story of a human life.

Arthur Conan Doyle was born ... brother and two of his nephews were killed. Conan Doyle also twice ran unsuccessfully for parliament. In later life he became very interested in spiritualism.