Connan Doyle added to this success with a series of Holmes stories for the Strand Magazine in 1891. Its success encouraged its author to write a full length novel, and two years later, Micah Clarke was published to critical acclaim. He described her in his memoirs as having been "gentle and amiable." Sherlock Holmes made his first appearance in 'A Study of Scarlet' published in Beeton's Christmas Annual in 1887. In August of 1885, he married a young woman called Louisa Hawkins, the sister of one of his patients. He was a man of many talents: a medical doctor, prolific and excellent storyteller, keen patriot and a staunch imperialist, as well as a campaigner against miscarriages of justice. He is also known all over the world as the creator of the most famous fictional characters in English literature. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930) was a Scottish writer and physician, most noted for his fictional stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered milestones in the field of crime fiction.
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