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'''Sir Arthur Conan Doyle''', or sometimes '''Canon-Doyle''', was a [[Scotland|Scottish]] writer best known for his stories about the detective [[Sherlock Holmes]]. Doyle fictionalised the adventures of [[Sherlock Holmes]] and Dr [[John Watson]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|All-Consuming Fire]]'') The ''Sherlock Holmes'' stories were published in ''[[The Strand (magazine)|The Strand]]'' magazine in the [[1890s]].
 
[[Henry Gordon Jago]] believed that his escapades with [[George Litefoot|Professor George Litefoot]] were their inspiration, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Jago in Love (audio story)|Jago in Love]]'') while [[Walter Simeon]] believed that [[Vastra]] and [[Jenny Flint]] were the true inspiration for the stories. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]'')
 
== Biography ==
=== Early years ===
He was introduced to the Doctor by Dr [[Joseph Bell]] while studying medicine at the [[University of Edinburgh]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Monstrous Menagerie (audio story)|The Monstrous Menagerie]]'')
 
Doyle trained and received a degree from the same medical school as his friend James (John Watson). During this time, James realised that [[literature]] was where Doyle would truly be distinguished. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Prelude All-Consuming Fire]]'') While working as a medical doctor, [[Harry Carruthers]] and his family were among Doyle's patients. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Revenge of the Judoon (novel)|Revenge of the Judoon]]'')
 
In [[1880]], Doyle aided the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Sarah Jane Smith]], though the Doctor suspected that they might have met before. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Evolution (novel)|Evolution]]'') Indeed, the [[Second Doctor]] had had an earlier adventure with Doyle and referred to him as an "old friend." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Murder Game (novel)|The Murder Game]]'') The Doctor later claimed that he gave Doyle the idea for Holmes when he showed him his tricks of observation and deduction. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Island of Death (novel)|Island of Death]]'')
 
As a doctor, Doyle accompanied [[Redvers Fenn-Cooper]] on an expedition to observe giant reptiles which resembled [[dinosaur]]s, though at first he had trouble believing they existed. ([[TV]]: ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'')
 
=== 1890s ===
In [[1893]], Doyle's father died and, shortly afterwards, his wife was diagnosed with terminal consumption. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Monstrous Menagerie (audio story)|The Monstrous Menagerie]]'')
 
After writing ''[[The Adventure of the Naval Treaty]]'', Doyle was confronted and threatened by [[Strax]] into ceasing his plagiarism of Madame [[Vastra]]'s adventures. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Whatever Remains (audio story)|Whatever Remains]]'') Despite this, Doyle later claimed his reasons for moving on from Sherlock were his feelings of the need to focus on what was important in life. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Monstrous Menagerie (audio story)|The Monstrous Menagerie]]'') Whatever the case, Conan Doyle next wrote ''[[The Final Problem]]'' in which he killed off the character of Sherlock Holmes. It first appeared in the [[Christmas]] issue of ''The Strand'' on [[25 December]] [[1893]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Monstrous Menagerie (audio story)|The Monstrous Menagerie]]''; [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Bodysnatchers (novel)|The Bodysnatchers]]'')
 
Shortly afterwards, in [[1894]], he was told by the Doctor to meet with Jago and Litefoot. Together, they encountered [[time travel]]lers named [[Laura Lyons]] and [[Roger Baskerville]] from the [[63rd century]]. During this encounter, he was convinced to write more Sherlock Holmes stories, including ''[[The Hound of the Baskervilles]]''.
 
His non-Sherlock Holmes work included the historical novels ''[[Micah Clarke]]'' and ''[[The Stark Munro Letters]]''. In 1894, he was considerably more proud of these works but gained a new appreciation for his Holmes stories after learning that they would be remembered in the 63rd century. In contrast, ''Micah Clarke'' and ''The Stark Munro Letters'' were long forgotten. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Monstrous Menagerie (audio story)|The Monstrous Menagerie]]'')


'''Sir Arthur Conan Doyle''' was a writer most well-known for the books about the detective [[Sherlock Holmes]]. Doyle fictionalized the adventures of [[Sherlock Holmes]] and Dr. [[John Watson]]. ([[NA]]: ''[[All-Consuming Fire]]'')  
Doyle was one of three human men captured by a [[Triad]] of [[Silurian]]s who had emerged from [[hibernation]] in [[Hyde Park]], meant to act as carriers for a new outbreak of the [[Silurian plague]]. Before the Silurians could release the carriers, however, [[Vastra]] stunned them and put them back into hibernation, while the [[Twelfth Doctor]] gave the three hostages the [[antidote]] he had developed in his [[third incarnation]]. As he walked off, Doyle reflected on his experience meeting the dinosaur-like humanoids and their pet [[Tyrannosaurus rex]], noting that there "might be a book in this". ([[GAME]]: ''[[Lost in Time (video game)|Lost in Time]]'')


In [[1880]], Doyle aided [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Sarah Jane Smith]], though the Doctor suspected that they may have met before. ([[MA]]: ''[[Evolution (novel)|Evolution]]'') In [[1902]], he met [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]] and aided the Doctor again. ([[NSA]]: ''[[Revenge of the Judoon]]'') Some years later, he examined the famous  [[Cottingley fairy photos]] and pronounced them genuine. ([[TW]]: ''[[Small Worlds]]'')
=== Later life ===
In [[1902]], he was given a strange device by [[Challoner]]. He was later questioned by [[Martha Jones]] and [[Harry Carruthers]], who wanted to know where he had obtained it. When they met him again later that day Doyle had no memory of their previous encounter, as his [[memory]] had apparently been wiped. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Revenge of the Judoon (novel)|Revenge of the Judoon]]'')


==Minor references==
In [[1917]], Doyle examined the famous [[Cottingley fairy photos]] and pronounced them to be genuine. ([[TV]]: ''[[Small Worlds (TV story)|Small Worlds]]'')
As a doctor, he accompanied [[Redvers Fenn-Cooper]] on an expedition to observe giant reptiles which resembled [[dinosaur]]s, though at first he had trouble believing they existed. The implication is that this would be an inspiration for ''The Lost World.'' ([[DW]]: ''[[Ghost Light]]'')


==Behind the scenes==
=== Undated events ===
Though [[Jack Harkness]] implies in ''[[Small Worlds]]'' that such a hard-minded skeptic would have trouble accepting the Cottingley fairy photos, in reality, in his later years he accepted the existence of the supernatural, including the literal existence of [[fairies]].
The Doctor once borrowed a [[stethoscope]] from Doyle. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Storm Warning (audio story)|Storm Warning]]'')


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=== City of the Saved ===
Doyle's resurrection in the [[City of the Saved]] was somewhat of a traumatic experience. The City itself was an affront to Doyle's beliefs on the afterlife and he found himself having to live with both of his wives from his previous life.
 
Doyle attempted to murder a [[Remake]] of [[Sherlock Holmes]], but failed because death was impossible in the City. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Eliminating the Impossible (short story)|Eliminating the Impossible]]'')
 
== Behind the scenes ==
* Both ''[[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|All-Consuming Fire]]'' and ''[[Evolution (novel)|Evolution]]'' correctly identify Doyle as his surname. ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'' and ''[[Small Worlds (TV story)|Small Worlds]]'' refer to him as Conan Doyle. ''[[Ripper's Curse (comic story)|Ripper's Curse]]'' uses the hyphenated Conan-Doyle.
* [[Jack Harkness]] implies in ''[[Small Worlds (TV story)|Small World]]'' that such a hard-minded sceptic would have trouble accepting the Cottingley fairy photos. In reality, by the time of the Cottingley fairy hoax, Doyle fully embraced a belief in the existence of the supernatural and literally believed in [[fairy|fairies]].
* The novel ''All-Consuming Fire'' begins with a famous quote from a cable from {{w|William Gillette}}, Sherlock Holmes actor and playwright during Doyle's time, to Doyle regarding the ''Sherlock Holmes'' play he was writing, followed by Doyle's response.
::Gillette: "May I marry Holmes?"
::Doyle: "You may marry or murder or do what you like with him."
* ''[[Lost in Time (video game)|Lost in Time]]'' implies that Doyle's experience meeting the [[Silurian]]s in this story inspired him to later write ''{{w|The Lost World (Doyle novel)|The Lost World}}'', where [[George Challenger|Professor Challenger]] encounters dinosaurs who survived into the modern day. However, the book is not explicitly named.
 
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Latest revision as of 22:20, 18 March 2023

Arthur Conan Doyle
You may be looking for the real Doyle.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, or sometimes Canon-Doyle, was a Scottish writer best known for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes. Doyle fictionalised the adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr John Watson. (PROSE: All-Consuming Fire) The Sherlock Holmes stories were published in The Strand magazine in the 1890s.

Henry Gordon Jago believed that his escapades with Professor George Litefoot were their inspiration, (AUDIO: Jago in Love) while Walter Simeon believed that Vastra and Jenny Flint were the true inspiration for the stories. (TV: The Snowmen)

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Early years[[edit] | [edit source]]

He was introduced to the Doctor by Dr Joseph Bell while studying medicine at the University of Edinburgh. (AUDIO: The Monstrous Menagerie)

Doyle trained and received a degree from the same medical school as his friend James (John Watson). During this time, James realised that literature was where Doyle would truly be distinguished. (PROSE: Prelude All-Consuming Fire) While working as a medical doctor, Harry Carruthers and his family were among Doyle's patients. (PROSE: Revenge of the Judoon)

In 1880, Doyle aided the Fourth Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith, though the Doctor suspected that they might have met before. (PROSE: Evolution) Indeed, the Second Doctor had had an earlier adventure with Doyle and referred to him as an "old friend." (PROSE: The Murder Game) The Doctor later claimed that he gave Doyle the idea for Holmes when he showed him his tricks of observation and deduction. (PROSE: Island of Death)

As a doctor, Doyle accompanied Redvers Fenn-Cooper on an expedition to observe giant reptiles which resembled dinosaurs, though at first he had trouble believing they existed. (TV: Ghost Light)

1890s[[edit] | [edit source]]

In 1893, Doyle's father died and, shortly afterwards, his wife was diagnosed with terminal consumption. (AUDIO: The Monstrous Menagerie)

After writing The Adventure of the Naval Treaty, Doyle was confronted and threatened by Strax into ceasing his plagiarism of Madame Vastra's adventures. (AUDIO: Whatever Remains) Despite this, Doyle later claimed his reasons for moving on from Sherlock were his feelings of the need to focus on what was important in life. (AUDIO: The Monstrous Menagerie) Whatever the case, Conan Doyle next wrote The Final Problem in which he killed off the character of Sherlock Holmes. It first appeared in the Christmas issue of The Strand on 25 December 1893. (AUDIO: The Monstrous Menagerie; PROSE: The Bodysnatchers)

Shortly afterwards, in 1894, he was told by the Doctor to meet with Jago and Litefoot. Together, they encountered time travellers named Laura Lyons and Roger Baskerville from the 63rd century. During this encounter, he was convinced to write more Sherlock Holmes stories, including The Hound of the Baskervilles.

His non-Sherlock Holmes work included the historical novels Micah Clarke and The Stark Munro Letters. In 1894, he was considerably more proud of these works but gained a new appreciation for his Holmes stories after learning that they would be remembered in the 63rd century. In contrast, Micah Clarke and The Stark Munro Letters were long forgotten. (AUDIO: The Monstrous Menagerie)

Doyle was one of three human men captured by a Triad of Silurians who had emerged from hibernation in Hyde Park, meant to act as carriers for a new outbreak of the Silurian plague. Before the Silurians could release the carriers, however, Vastra stunned them and put them back into hibernation, while the Twelfth Doctor gave the three hostages the antidote he had developed in his third incarnation. As he walked off, Doyle reflected on his experience meeting the dinosaur-like humanoids and their pet Tyrannosaurus rex, noting that there "might be a book in this". (GAME: Lost in Time)

Later life[[edit] | [edit source]]

In 1902, he was given a strange device by Challoner. He was later questioned by Martha Jones and Harry Carruthers, who wanted to know where he had obtained it. When they met him again later that day Doyle had no memory of their previous encounter, as his memory had apparently been wiped. (PROSE: Revenge of the Judoon)

In 1917, Doyle examined the famous Cottingley fairy photos and pronounced them to be genuine. (TV: Small Worlds)

Undated events[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor once borrowed a stethoscope from Doyle. (AUDIO: Storm Warning)

City of the Saved[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doyle's resurrection in the City of the Saved was somewhat of a traumatic experience. The City itself was an affront to Doyle's beliefs on the afterlife and he found himself having to live with both of his wives from his previous life.

Doyle attempted to murder a Remake of Sherlock Holmes, but failed because death was impossible in the City. (PROSE: Eliminating the Impossible)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Both All-Consuming Fire and Evolution correctly identify Doyle as his surname. Ghost Light and Small Worlds refer to him as Conan Doyle. Ripper's Curse uses the hyphenated Conan-Doyle.
  • Jack Harkness implies in Small World that such a hard-minded sceptic would have trouble accepting the Cottingley fairy photos. In reality, by the time of the Cottingley fairy hoax, Doyle fully embraced a belief in the existence of the supernatural and literally believed in fairies.
  • The novel All-Consuming Fire begins with a famous quote from a cable from William Gillette, Sherlock Holmes actor and playwright during Doyle's time, to Doyle regarding the Sherlock Holmes play he was writing, followed by Doyle's response.
Gillette: "May I marry Holmes?"
Doyle: "You may marry or murder or do what you like with him."