Born OTD in 1859, British writer and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In his 1890 story "The Sign of Four", master detective Sherlock Holmes makes the following aside about philanthropy as an unreliable marker of good character... https://t.co/ndj6asZny5

The Game's Afoot: Why Did Conan-Doyle Sign A Pirate Version Of His Holmes Novel: Why did Sir Arthur Conan Doyle sign a pirate edition of “The Sign of the Four,” the second of the four Sherlock Holmes novels? Conan Doyle hated pirate editions. He was as famous for denouncin... https://t.co/psJqkGX2Xf

Here's your daily dose of Sherlock Holmes content: "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth" (Sherlock Holmes, The Sign of The Four, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) #sherlockholmes #mystery #novels @StrandMag