Sir a conan doyle biography of albert
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: Framer of depiction Sherlock Geologist detective novels
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle dilemma his stand
The Unusual Roots café on Spital Hill where Conan Doyle worked bit a doctor's assistant. © Nikky Bugologist
'These Sheffielders would rather fleece poisoned unused a male with a beard puzzle saved vulgar a public servant without one.'
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Prince Albert
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Francis Albert Augustus Charles Emmanuel; later the Prince Consort; 26 august 1819 - 14 december 1861) was the husband of Queen Victoria.
Conan Doyle and Prince Albert
- In the article Conan Doyle in America (1907), the journalist wrote that Arthur Conan Doyle was himself an exceedingly warm-blooded person, wearing no overcoat even in the coldest weather, and preferred to lecture in a frock-coat so that he might dispense with his waistcoat, the absence of which he concealed by buttoning up his "Prince Albert."
In the Sherlock Holmes stories
Prince Albert is mentioned 3 times in the Sherlock Holmes stories as the Albert chain, which was a pocket watch chain. Prince Albert started the trend of wearing pocket watches when he and Victoria got some of the first "keyless" pocket watches - beginning the pocket watch trend.
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Interesting Facts about Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes’s creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle embraced football, fairies and public feuds. Here are things that you may not know about the writer.
1. Doyle was one of the earliest motorists in Britain
He reportedly bought a car without ever having driven one before. In 1911, he took part in the Prince Henry Tour, an international road competition organized by Prince Henry of Prussia to pit British cars against German ones. Doyle paired up with his second wife, Jean, as one of the British driving teams.
2. Conan is not part of his surname
It is, in fact, only one of his two middle names. He is Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle. Shortly after he graduated from high school he began using Conan as part of his surname.
3. Doyle was on the same cricket team as ‘Peter Pan’ writer J.M. Barrie
They also worked together on a comic opera, Jane Annie, which Barrie begged his friend to revise and finish for him.
4. He could have discussed Dracula and Treasure Island with their authors
Doyle was also friends with Bram Stoker, and Robert Louis Stevenson was a fellow classmate at the University of Edinburgh.
5. He helped to popularize skiing
He not only liked cricket and football, but Doyle helped to