A. Conan Doyle (article 29 december 1894)
A. Conan Doyle is an article published in The Weekly Tribune (Butte, NH) on 29 december 1894.
A. Conan Doyle
The Well Known Novelist Who is Visiting This Country.
A. Conan Doyle, the English novelist, who is visiting this country is the son of Charles Doyle, an artist of wide reputation. When a boy of 6 the former went to Stonyhurst college and remained there seven years. After studying in Germany, he went to Edinburg and took a regular course in medicine. But this did not curb his tendencies although his first efforts met with but scanty success. Mr. Doyle is famous as the author of "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes," "The White Company," "Micah Clarke," "The Refugees," and many detective tales. His style is vigorous rather than subtle, broad rather than fine. Mr. Doyle is noted not only for his writings, but for his business. He has a well knit athletic body, supported by a pair of powerful legs, and towers an inch above six feet in height. He weighs about 325 pounds, which is all bone and muscle.
