1) The Sherlock Holmes stories are generally considered milestones in the field of crime fiction.
2) Doyle was a staunch supporter of compulsory vaccination and wrote several articles advocating for the practice.
3) As he was fascinated by the paranormal he took part in poltergeist investigation.
4) He served in the U.S. Navy as a midshipman, which greatly influenced many of his novels.
5) The novel The Last of the Mohicans is often regarded as his masterpiece.
6) Cooper gives contrasting views of Native characters to emphasise their potential for good, or conversely, their proclivity for mayhem.
7) Wells is often called a "father of science fiction" as he foresaw the advent of airplanes, tanks, space travel, nuclear weapons, satellitetelevision and something resembling the world wide web.
8) In his opinion, the author should always strive to make the story as credible as possible, even if both the writer and the reader knew certain elements are impossible.
9) Although the notion of magic as something real had disappeared from society, he used scientific ideas and theories as a substitute for magic to justify the impossible.
10) In 1933 Wells's works were bannedfrom libraries and bookstores because of his criticism of the political situation in Germany.
11) His famous pen name was not entirely his invention, he wrote that it came from the time when he worked as a riverboatpilot on the Mississippi River.
12) His wit and satire, in prose and in speech, earnedpraise from critics and peers, and he was a friend to presidents, artists, industrialists, and European royalty.
13) Oscar Wilde is best remembered for his epigrams and plays, his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray aswellas the circumstances of his imprisonment and early death.
14) The purpose of art would be toguide life as if beauty alone were its object.
15) Both author and producer assiduously revised, prepared and rehearsed every line, scene and setting in the months before the premiere, creating a carefully constructed representation of late-Victorian society, yet simultaneously mocking it.