The Crime of the Congo by Arthur Conan Doyle, History, Africa

by Arthur Conan Doyle

Overview

Conan Doyle became outraged upon learning of the abuses that were committed by Belgian King Leopold II in his efforts to conquer and strip the Congo of its natural resources. He documented the human rights abuses in The Crime of the Congo.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781603121668
Publisher:	Aegypan
Publication date:	04/01/2007
Pages:	132
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.31(d)

About the Author

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930) was a British writer best known for his detective fiction featuring the character Sherlock Holmes. Originally a physician, in 1887 he published A Study in Scarlet, the first of four novels about Holmes and Dr. Watson. In addition, Doyle wrote over fifty short stories featuring the famous detective. The Sherlock Holmes stories are generally considered milestones in the field of crime fiction. Doyle was a prolific writer; his non-Sherlockian works include fantasy and science fiction stories about Professor Challenger and humorous stories about the Napoleonic soldier Brigadier Gerard, as well as plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction and historical novels. One of Doyle's early short stories, "J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement", helped to popularize the mystery of the Mary Celeste.

Date of Birth:

May 22, 1859

Date of Death:

July 7, 1930

Place of Birth:

Edinburgh, Scotland

Place of Death:

Crowborough, Sussex, England

Education:

Edinburgh University, B.M., 1881; M.D., 1885