The Man Behind The Myth


Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle 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.

From 1876 to 1881, Doyle studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh Medical School, including periods working in Aston, Sheffield and Shropshire. During that time, he studied practical botany at the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh. While studying, Doyle began writing short stories. His earliest extant fiction, "The Haunted Grange of Goresthorpe", was unsuccessfully submitted to Blackwood's Magazine.

Conan Doyle's writings live on from generation to generation. As Scott Monty – a member of the Sherlock Holmes Enthusiast Group 'Baker Street Irregulars' – puts it:

"Every generation or so, some kind of cycle happens, some big book or movie begins to start the process and then others seem to follow up."


The Sherlock Holmes stories are generally considered milestones in the field of crime fiction.

This little web site is a homage to the Sherlock Holmes' story and was created as a piece of coursework for the 'Narrative and Storytelling' module at Belfast School of Art.

Standing on the shoulders of giants we are indebted to Ethan Marcotte who kindly granted us his permission to develop his original Victor's & Villains website, designed to illustrate his seminal article outlining his thoughts on Responsive Web Design.