Arthur Conan Doyle

 Arthur Conan Doyle

I love reading English classical literature. But I am especially fond of English detective and adventure sto­ries. I like Agatha Christie's books but my favourite au­thor is Arthur Conan Doyle. I like him because his fic­tion is very realistic and helps to develop one's thinking and knowledge.

Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Scotland in the fam­ily of Irish. He was a doctor. In 1882 he moved from Scot­land to England to set up a practice. His medical knowl­edge was a great help to him in his detective stories.

Conan Doyle was one of the first writers who started the fashion of detective story. Today the fashion goes on with the stories of other writers.

Conan Doyle created his famous character, Sherlock Holmes, in 1885. Six years later, when Conan Doyle wrote some stories about this detective, the name of Sherlock Holmes became the name that everybody knew. Sherlock Holmes first appeared in a book called «Study in Scar­let» (Этюд в багровых тонах). «The Adventures of Sher­lock Holmes» made him famous all over the world.

Conan Doyle was a famous writer. He became popular because of his love for people.

1.Words

classical literature — классическая литература

specially — особенно

detective story — детективный рассказ

adventure story — приключенческий рассказ

to move — переезжать

Irish — ирландец

to set up — основать

fashion — мода

to go on — продолжаться

to create — создавать

character — персонаж

to appear — появляться

2.Questions

1.  Where was Arthur Conan Doyle born?

2.  What did he go to England for?

3.  What helped him in writing detective stories?

4.   What fashion did he start?

5.  Who were Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson?

6.  Why are detective stories so popular today?