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"My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the
most abstruse cryptogram, the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own
proper atmosphere.... I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for
mental exaltation."
British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) is best known for his numerous Sherlock Holmes detective stories. Indeed, Sherlock Holmes has far outlived his creator; modern writers continue to use the character in new stories, including science fiction.
Doyle's own best-known science fiction work is his 1912 novel The Lost World, in which explorers encounter living dinosaurs on a South American plateau. He also wrote several lesser-known science fiction novels and short stories. Some of his tales reflected his belief in psychic phenomena and the occult, especially spiritualism.
After an unsuccessful start as a physician, Doyle achieved wealth and
fame with his writing. He left the medical profession in 1890 to write
full time, and was knighted in 1902.
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