Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was a Scottish physician and writer, most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes (among which A Study in Scarlet, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Return of Sherlock Holmes ! He was a prolific author who also (" ####### (write science fiction stories, plays, romances, poetry, non$fiction and historical novels! Arthur Conan Doyle (% ###### (be born on %% &ay "'() in *dinburgh, Scotland! He was educated in Austria, (+ ###### (study medicine at the ,niversity of *dinburgh, and after his graduation, he was employed as a ship-s surgeon during a voyage to the .est African coast in "''"! /ne of his former university teachers (0 #######! (inspire him to create his most famous character, detective Sherlock Holmes! In "''( Conan Doyle married 1ouisa Hawkins, who suffered from tuberculosis and died on 0 2uly ")34! 5he ne6t year he married 2ean *li7abeth 1eckie! He (( ####### (have five children8 two with his first wife and three with his second wife! In "')+, Conan Doyle was already tired of his character, Sherlock Holmes, and (4 ######## (decide 9to kill: him in the story The Final Problem! 5he reaction of the public, however, (; ####### (lead him to bring the character back in ")3", in The Hound of the Baskervilles! Arthur Conan Doyle (8) (do) some detective work himself, his investigations helping several people wrongly accused of crimes prove their innocence. After the deaths of his first wife, his eldest son and some of his close relatives, he ( ) (!ecome) interested in paranormal phenomena and was friends for a time with "arry "oudini, a famous American magician of the time! Conan Doyle died of a heart attack on ; 2uly ")+3, at the age of ;"! His last words ("3 ###### (be addressed to his wife8 <=ou are wonderful!< #ead the te$t a!out Arthur Conan Doyle and fill in the !lanks with the given ver!s in the %ast &ense 'imple form. &hen answer the following (uestions or ask (uestions for the given answers. "! .hat types of books did Arthur Conan Doyle write> #####################################!! %! #####################################> He was born on %% &ay "'()! +! .hat was the name of Arthur Conan Doyle?s first wife> #####################################!! 0! #####################################> /ne of his former university teachers inspired him to create the character Sherlock Holmes! (! .hen did he become interested in paranormal phenomena> #####################################!! 4! #####################################> He had five children!