Dr. Conan Doyle (report 6 november 1894)
Dr. Conan Doyle is an article published in the The Evening Star (Washington) on 6 november 1894.
Report of the lecture "Readings and Reminiscences" given by Arthur Conan Doyle on 5 november 1894 at the Metzerott Music Hall (Washington, USA).
Report
Dr. Conan Doyle. — Many admirers of Dr. J. Conan Doyle [1] gathered at Metzerott Music Hall last night to listen to this highly successful writer's account of early struggles for recognition and the entertaining reading from several of his most successful books. Dr. Doyle has come rapidly forward in the literary world within the last ten years and at present is in the front rank of writers. The audience seemed particularly interested in the doctor's early struggles and in the telling of the building up of the absorbing character, "Sherlock Holmes." Contrary to the general opinion, the author does not hold "Sherlock" in very high esteem, and told several amusing stories of how the book created great discussion and how, finally, he had to kill "Sherlock" to ease the English mind. In personal appearance the doctor resembles the average newspaper man whose work is almost entirely out of doors, being well built and a typical illustration of the words "good natured." His accent is strongly English, but easily understood, and few words escaped the ears of the attentive audience. Few authors labor as persistently as Dr. Doyle, yet he seems to thrive upon hard work. Many auditors admitted that from reading his books they had conceived a sort of author totally different from their hearty entertainer and the multiplicity of short stories published within the last year was accounted for through the doctor's splendid physique. To-day the doctor will finish up a hasty inspection of the city and then goes to Philadelphia.
- ↑ Typo: it should be "Dr. A. Conan Doyle".
