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WELCOME TO THE OFFICIAL SITE OF SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE.




Over 125 years after his creation, Sherlock Holmes remains the most popular fictional detective in history. Arthur Conan Doyle is best known for the 60 stories he wrote about Sherlock Holmes. His body of work includes nearly 200 novels, short stories, poems, historical books and pamphlets.


ABOUT THE SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE LITERARY ESTATE AND ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE CHARACTERS LTD.

The Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Literary Estate has owned and administered the literary copyright in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s fiction books since 1976 when our family acquired them from his heirs.

Our aim is to promote and make available all of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s books worldwide. We endeavour to look after the literary brands created by the author, including and not limited to, Sherlock Holmes, Professor Challenger, Professor Moriarty, Brigadier Gerard and Irene Adler, keeping them alive through the publication of new stories created by authors such as Anthony Horowitz, Andrew Lane, Nigel Scott, Steve Hayes and David Whitehead. We also encourage the creation of theatrical and cinematographic productions and scholarly and academic works based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories and characters.

Working alongside the Estate, Arthur Conan Doyle Characters Ltd. owns and administers the European trademark rights to the characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

For all enquiries please email us at: acd@arthurconandoyle.com