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Created the iconic detective Sherlock Holmes and popularized modern crime fiction

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Introduced the adventurous scientist Professor Challenger in The Lost World

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Doyle repeatedly clashed with famous magicians over spiritualismGossip

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Doyle’s lavish country‑house purchase sparked talk of extravagant living1924 to 1930Gossip

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