SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE: The inventor of casually sitting on a chair sideways and Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur went to university with Robert Louis Stevenson, played on the same cricket team as JM Barrie and rather wonderfully was one of the earliest motorists in Britain, buying a car without ever having driven one. As for his writing abilities, lets hand over to Doctor Who and Sherlock writer Steven Moffat: When it came to villains and mystery and heroes and adventure, theres never been anyone to touch Sir Arthur. Every so often I have to write a hero meets villain scene... I do it with a heavy heart because I know theres a moment that cant be beat – this simple exchange in The Final Problem, written in 1893. Moriarty: Everything I have to say has already crossed your mind. Holmes: Then possibly my answer has crossed yours. Since those words were written, the rest of us have been fighting for second place. More here: shortlist/entertainment/books/the-50-coolest-authors-of-all-time
Posted on: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 12:12:54 +0000
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