The Red-Headed League | About the Author

Arthur Conan Doyle is best remembered for the creation of his detective character Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick, Watson. Doyle based the characters on his own experiences as a doctor and created the stories as a way to earn a living. Born in Scotland in 1859, Doyle entered medical school at the age of seventeen. One of his teachers was Dr. Joseph Bell, whose skill in diagnosing illness resulted in an heightened sense of observation and reasoning. As a result Bell could, while diagnosing a patient's illness, accurately read clues to his or her background and personality as well. Bell's...

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