“Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent. We would not dare to conceive the things which are really mere commonplaces of existence. If we could fly out of that window hand in hand, hover over this great city, gently remove the roofs, and and peep in at the queer things which are going on, the strange coincidences, the plannings, the cross-purposes, the wonderful chains of events, working through generations, and leading to the most outre results, it would make all fiction with its conventionalities and foreseen conclusions most stale and unprofitable.”
Quote by Arthur Conan Doyle
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The Complete Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle, born on May 22, 1859 in Edinburgh, Scotland, was a renowned Scottish physician and writer. He is best known for his creation of the Sherlock Holmes series of detective novels, which have had a profound impact on the development of detective fiction and played a crucial role in shaping modern detective culture. more
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