Arthur Conan Doyle's Accomplishments

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Arthur Conan Doyle was born on the 22nd of May, 1859 in Edinburgh into a prosperous catholic family. His birth name was Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle. Charles Altamont Doyle, his father, was a chronic alcoholic. However, he had a few accomplishments in his artistic career worth mentioning. That was probably the consequence of coming from a well-respected family of the artists’ world of that time. But it was Arthur’s mother, Mary Doyle, who had awakened the storytelling capabilities in Arthur. Mary was well educated and in fact she loved reading books and storytelling. As a small child, Arthur, was told outlandish stories. Later in life he even mentioned he sought inspiration in these stories throughout his life and career. No doubt, without his