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P r oject B A n Author's Biography
II Read the biographical notes about another detective story writer - Alexander
McCall Smith. Write a biography about him based on Conan Doyle's biography.
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1 Read about Arthur Conan Doyle's life.
Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh in 1 8 5 9. At
P...\ey,ander tv\£.C.a\\ �mitn
school he was not a good student, but he read a lot of
books. When he was sixteen, he went to study in Austria • born Z.imbabwc ( t l1cn \Z-node.5ia) in 1q4s
for a year. • cduc.atcd Z.imbabwe and 'Swtland
• lived in Botr,wana (/\fric.a) for r,omc icarn
Arthur was strong and good at sport. When he left
school, he went to Edinburgh University to study to be a • worked af> 'Profe.%or of Law at Botr,wana Univcrr,iti
doctor. His favourite teacher was a man called Joseph Bell, • until 2.004 worked af> 'Profe%or of Medic.a\ Law at Cdinburg\1
who showed him how to use his eyes like a good detective. Univerni�, liver, in Cdinburg\1 wit\1 famili and c.at, Gordon
While he was a student, Conan Doyle was very poor, so he wrote stories to make • wrote 'No. I Ladie.5 Dctcc.tivc Agcnc.i' in 1qq(p pub\ir,11ed in 1qq5
money. He left the University in 1 8 8 1 and worked as a doctor on a ship. • \1ar, written over So bookf> in all
• married wife, a doc.tor, 6\iz.abct\1 'Parri in 1qsi
Conan Doyle was a good doctor, but he did not make much money. He started
to write stories again. He remembered his lessons with Joseph Bell in Edinburgh • l1af> i daugntcrn - Luc.i and Cmili
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I and wrote a detective story, A Study in Scarlet. Sherlock Holmes was born! • in free time plaif> baf>Mon in amateur orc.\1cr,tra
Conan Doyle went on to write fifty-nine more stories about his detective. \he \Z-calli T e rrible Orc.\1cr,tra' ()1ir, wife plaif> t\utc)
• writer, for 'Tue 'Swtf>man' ncwr,papcr
2 Correct the factual mistakes in the nqtes below. • \1ar, written a book for c.11i\drcn - 'Tue 'Pcrfut Hamburger'
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' I \ • r,tudied in /\ur,tria for t(p if.am Aloxander Smith was born ... ... ... .......... .. . . ... .... . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . .
\ • good at r,port l l o went to school and university ... . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . ........... ... . . .... . .
� • r,tudicd to be doc.tor at O�ford Univcrni� l l n lived/worked ..... ....... ... ... ....... ....... ...... ........ . . ,
• favourite tcac.l1er /\lnander Gral1am Bell Ho wrote/published . . ..... . .... .. . ....... . . . . ........ . .. . . . .. . . .
! • ar, r,tudcnt f>tartcd writing r,toricr, bcc.auf>c needed monci l l o has written .. . . ... .
• worked af> doc.tor in \1or,pital I 111 ti is free time . . ... . . ... ...... . . .. . . . . . .... . . . . . .... . . . .... .
• good doc.tor, made lotr, of monci 1111 l s/has/li ves/w rites/plays . .. .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . , .. ... , . . . . . .. . .
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• wrote sq 'Sl1cr\oc.k Holmer, r,toricr, in all
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