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Agatha Christie

Sir Arthur

Conan Doyle

Charlie Chaplin

Daniel Defoe

Joseph Turner

John Lennon

William Shakespeare

Joseph Turner

- What is his name?

- His name is Joseph Turner.

- What was he?

- He was an English painter.

- What is he famous for?

- He is famous for his pictures.

1775–1851

Rain, Steam, and Speed – The Great Western Railway is an oil painting by the 19th century British painter J. M. W. Turner.

This painting was first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1844, though it may have been painted earlier.

The Great Western Railway (GWR) was one of a number of private British railway companies created to develop the new means of transport. GWR’s aim was initially to connect Bristol with London; its chief engineer was Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

Rain, Steam, and Speed

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

- What is his name?

- His name is Arthur Conan Doyle.

- What was he?

- He was a Scottish writer.

- What is he famous for?

- He is famous for his stories about Sherlock Holmes.

1859-1930

Born	May 22, 1859(1859-05-22) Edinburgh, Scotland
Died	July 7, 1930 (aged 71)
Occupation	Novelist, short story writer, poet, doctor
Genres	Detective fiction, historical novels, non-fiction
Influences	Edgar Allan Poe
Influenced	Agatha Christie and other detective fiction authors

Portrait of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle by Sidney Paget, 1897.

221B Baker Street was assigned to the Sherlock Holmes Museum on 27 March 1990

Sherlock Holmes Museum

Conan Doyle house in London

In London you can visit famous Baker Street and the museum of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. The British take care of such places and keep their traditions which are connected with these memorials.

Conan Doyle was one of the first to start the fashion of the detective stories. Conan Doyle created his famous character, Sherlock Holmes, in 1885.

Sherlock holmes pipe ,hat

You can find a room, which is like the room described in Conan Doyle’s stories in London.

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Agatha Christie

1890-1976