"What is the meaning of it, Watson? said Holmes solemnly as… - Arthur Conan Doyle

"What is the meaning of it, Watson? said Holmes solemnly as he laid down the paper. "What object is served by this circle of misery and violence and fear? It must tend to some end, or else our universe is ruled by chance, which is unthinkable. But what end? There is the great standing perennial problem to which human reason is as far from an answer as ever.

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Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (May 22 1859 – July 7 1930) was a British writer and physician, most famous as the creator of the character Sherlock Holmes.

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Birth Name: Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle

Native Name: Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle

Alternative Names: Sir A. Conan Doyle • Arthur Conan, Sir Doyle • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle • Conan Doyle

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