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The Adventures and Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes 福尔摩斯探案集和回忆录

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AbouttheAuthorSirArthurConanDoylewasborninEdinburghofIrishancestry,andcamefromanartisticfamily,withafatherwhowasapainterandagrandfatherwhowasacartoonist.LikeDr.Watson,whonarratesalmostalloftheroughlysixtystoriesfeaturingSherlockHolmes,Doylewasaphysician.AtmedicalschoolhestudiedunderDr.JosephBellwhowasrenownedforhispowersofforensicobservation.AftermedicalschoolDoyletooktwovoyagesasaship’ssurgeonwherehemetpeoplefromeverypartoftheBritishEmpirewhichgavehimvaluableinsightforhisstories.Laterinhislifehebecameveryinterestedinspiritualismandpolitics,topicsthatsurfacedinhislaterworks.InfactitwasforTheGreatBoerWar(1902)justifyingBritishcolonialpolicy,thatDoylewasknighted.NotetoAdobeeBookCustomers:TheAdobeAcrobateBookReaderversionisprintable,butthereisaknownproblemprintingtoprintersthatdonotusethePostScriptpagedescriptionlanguage.ThisproblemoccurswithsomeHPLaserJet,EpsonStylusinkjet,andEpsonimpactprinters.Consultyourprinter’sdocumentationtofindoutifitisPostScriptcompatible.Thisdoesnotaffectyourabilitytoreadthebookonscreen.

作者简介

SirArthurConanDoyle(1859-1930)wasborninEdinburghandstudiedmedicineattheuniversitythere,afteraneducationinJesuitschoolsinLancashireandAustria.Hehadanactivecareerasadoctorandopthalmologist,includingvolunteeringinBloemfonteinduringtheBoerWar,butalsointhepublicsphereasDeputy-LieutenantofSurrey,writerofthewidelyreadhistoricalworksandpoliticalpamphlets,vociferousopponentofmiscarriagesofjusticeandtwiceparliamentarycandidate(althoughhewasneverelected).Yetitwasforhisbrilliantcreationofthefirstscientificdetective,SherlockHolmes,thatheachievedgreatfame-sogreatthatafterhekilledSherlockofftoconcentratemoreonhishistoricalwork,hewasforcedtobringthecharacterbacktolifeinTheHoundoftheBaskervilles.Inlateryears,theJesuit-educatedConanDoyleconvertedtoSpiritualism,writingworkssuchasTheComingoftheFairies,andwasafriendofthemagicianHoudini.Hediedofaheartattackin1930,attheageofseventy-one.阿瑟·柯南·道尔，世界著名小说家，堪称侦探悬疑小说的鼻祖。因成功的塑造了侦探人物――歇洛克·福尔摩斯（又译夏洛克·福尔摩斯）而成为侦探小说历史上最重要的小说家之一。除此之外他还曾写过《失落的世界》等多部其他类型的小说，其作品涉及科幻、悬疑、历史小说、爱情小说、戏剧、诗歌等。...

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