Happy birthday Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Born on May 22nd 1859, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is well-known as the author of the famous detective Sherlock Holmes. Today he turns 153 years old – something to celebrate!

Today Sherlock Holmes is as popular as ever – there’s a TV series, movies, comics and heaps of spin-off mystery stories.

Andrew Lane is one author who has taken on the great detective and produced a great book series called Young Sherlock Holmes. Try Death Cloud, Red Leach, or Black Ice

Or you could try this edition of the original Holmes mysteries, with pictures too.