Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle KStJ, DL (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a British writer best known for his detective fiction featuring the character Sherlock Holmes. Originally a physician, in 1887 he published A Study in Scarlet, the first of four novels about Holmes and Dr. Watson. In addition, Doyle wrote over fifty short stories featuring the famous detective.

The Sherlock Holmes stories are considered milestones in the field of crime fiction. Doyle is also known for writing the fictional adventures of Professor Challenger and for propagating the mystery of the Mary Celeste. He was a prolific writer whose other works include fantasy and science fiction stories, plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction and historical novels.

From his stories, we can find many cinematic transpositions, the latest are:

Sherlock a tv series with Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman (2010 - on going) setted in present with also the personal blogs of the Sherlock and John (where he summarize all the episodes)

Sherlock Holmes with Robert Downey Jr. e Jude Law (2009)