Outstanding figures in British literature
on marriage to secure social standing and economic security
Uses witty humor
Achieved success with ,,Sense and Sensibility" (1811), ,,Pride and Prejudice"
(1813), ,,Mansfield Park" (1814) and ,,Emma" (1816)
,,The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has
not pleasure in a good novel, must be
intolerably stupid. "
,,My idea of good company is the company of
clever, wellinformed people who have a great
deal of conversation "
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
18591930
A Scottish doctor and writer, most noted for his Sherlock Holmes
detective stories (4 novels, 56 short stories)
Also wrote science fiction, plays, romances, poetry, historical
novels and nonfiction
Holmes was based on his college friend Joseph Bell and Watson
based on himself
In 1902 he was awarded a knighthood largely for writings he had
produced in support of British policies during the Boer War
,,Where there is no imagination there is no horror."
,,I never guess
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