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* BloodStainedLetter: "The Horror of the Heights" is about an aviator who discovered fantastic creatures living high in the atmosphere, but who later crashed and all that was recovered from the wreckage was a torn and bloody journal telling of something that had been following him.
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* BloodStainedLetter: "The Horror of the Heights" is about an aviator who discovered discovers fantastic creatures living high in the atmosphere, but who later crashed crashes and all that was is recovered from the wreckage was is a [[ApocalypticLog torn and bloody journal journal]] telling of something that had been following him.
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* LivingGasbag: ''The Horror Of The Heights'' features an ecosystem of this type of creature living high in the atmosphere.
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* TheSkyIsAnOcean: In ''The Horror Of The Heights'', an early aviator discovers a "jungle" of flying and floating creatures living high in the atmosphere.
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* CreatorBreakdown: His friend Harry Houdini believed this had happened after the deaths of several of his loved ones, following which Doyle became a devout believer in [[SpookySeance spiritualism]] and made his rationalist character Professor Challenger follow the same route. Houdini unsuccessfully tried to show him it was false by [[DoingInTheWizard debunking spirit mediums]], but to no avail. Doyle instead started to believe that Houdini ''himself'' had PsychicPowers, which he used to [[AntiMagic "disrupt"]] others, and perform some of his most hard-to-figure-out magic tricks.
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* CreatorBreakdown: His friend Harry Houdini believed this had happened after the deaths of several of his loved ones, including his son Kingsley in WWI, following which Doyle became a devout believer in [[SpookySeance spiritualism]] and the supernatural and made his rationalist character Professor Challenger follow the same route. Houdini unsuccessfully tried to show him it was false by [[DoingInTheWizard debunking spirit mediums]], but to no avail. Doyle instead started to believe that Houdini ''himself'' had PsychicPowers, which he used to [[AntiMagic "disrupt"]] others, and perform some of his most hard-to-figure-out magic tricks.
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* In ''On Her Majesty's Wizardly Service'', the second Literature/FelineWizards novel, Doyle appears as "Artie", a young and very curious boy who gets to see the cat-wizards working magic.
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* ''Series/MurderRooms'' has fictionalized versions of Joseph Bell and the young Arthur Conan Doyle solving mysteries as a Holmes-and-Watson-like team, with the implication that these experiences were the inspiration for the Sherlock Holmes stories Doyle went on to write.
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** Also, [[the Girdlestones tricked Tom into paying a "buy in" for the Firm (which they needed to stay afloat), but when they run from the noose, the junior partner actually manages to save it, and do what the experienced traders couldn't.]]
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** Also, [[the [[spoiler:the Girdlestones tricked Tom into paying a "buy in" for the Firm (which they needed to stay afloat), but when they run from the noose, the junior partner actually manages to save it, and do what the experienced traders couldn't.]]
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* DeathByIrony: In ''The Firm Of Girdlestone'', [[spoiler:both Girdlestones deliberately run under-repaired ships to trade with Africa, so they can save money and collect on the insurance, and don't give a rap about the lives they risk. They also try to deceive everyone throughout the book, out of selfishness and pride. Their downfall comes when someone selfish and proud fools ''them'', and they run from the cops...[[ChekhovsGun to the under-repaired ship from earlier in the book]]. The boat sinks, and both formerly-rich men fight over a single natural object; a ledge that could save their life from the stormy sea, but it can only hold one. Ezra wins. We don't learn exactly what happens to him, but Tom hears a story about a poor, broken man who matched Ezra's description, who died in a random drunken gambling brawl. Long way to fall for a rich man-about-town.]]
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* {{Hypocrite}}: Played with in ''The Firm Of Girdlestone''. The founder of the firm has no problem committing fraud and other deceptions, , risking his employees' lives by running under-repaired ships, and a displays staggering lack of charity to the needy[[note]]He does contribute to "fad" charities to get a good rep with the influential "friend" who asks for the money, but when a man dies in Girdlestone's employ, his penniless widow with kids comes to him for a pension or assistance. Girdlestone says she was drawing half-pay, so she owes ''him'' money.[[/note]], all while claiming to be a devout Christian. His own son isn't sure if dad's a knowing hypocrite, or just a "religious monomaniac". The narrator tells us it's worse; he's so twisted he can rationalize almost anything, up to and including [[spoiler:cold-blooded murder.]] This is contrasted with the Dimsdales, who are more flawed and human, but better Christians (and people) overall, and Major Clutterbuck, who has no religious inclination whatsoever, but still has a strong sense of honor and charity despite his own poverty and lies.
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** In ''The Firm Of Girdlestone'', John Girdlestone is an ascetic "religious monomaniac" who can rationalize anything as long as it's For The Good Of The Firm. His son Ezra is known to gamble, play the ladies, and hang out with low company, much to John's frustration.
** [[spoiler:Also, when Ezra tries to enlist poor retired Major Clutterbuck in their international fraud scheme, he grossly offends the Major. He may make up stories (as he does later in the book to charm a charming widow), but he refuses to be drawn into outright fraud. When he blackmails John, he considers it fair play, and immediately shares the money with his equally poor roommate, with no thought of payback. He's ultimately a better person than both Girdlestones, despite his much worse rep.]]
** Also, [[the Girdlestones tricked Tom into paying a "buy in" for the Firm (which they needed to stay afloat), but when they run from the noose, the junior partner actually manages to save it, and do what the experienced traders couldn't.]]
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** In ''The Firm Of Girdlestone'', John Girdlestone is an ascetic "religious monomaniac" who can rationalize anything as long as it's For The Good Of The Firm. His son Ezra is known to gamble, play the ladies, and hang out with low company, much to John's frustration.
** [[spoiler:Also, when Ezra tries to enlist poor retired Major Clutterbuck in their international fraud scheme, he grossly offends the Major. He may make up stories (as he does later in the book to charm a charming widow), but he refuses to be drawn into outright fraud. When he blackmails John, he considers it fair play, and immediately shares the money with his equally poor roommate, with no thought of payback. He's ultimately a better person than both Girdlestones, despite his much worse rep.]]
** Also, [[the Girdlestones tricked Tom into paying a "buy in" for the Firm (which they needed to stay afloat), but when they run from the noose, the junior partner actually manages to save it, and do what the experienced traders couldn't.]]
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* He shows up in ''Manga/RecordOfRagnarok'' as a commentator on Jack the Ripper's battle.
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More controversially, he had a pronounced mystical streak, becoming a prominent advocate for [[PsychicPowers psychical research]] and [[SpookySeance Spiritualism]]. This led to many disputes with other public figures such as Creator/HarryHoudini and Joseph [=McCabe=] who took a more skeptical view. In the case of the former, it cost Doyle his friendship with Houdini after a time. Houdini would explain exactly what he was doing with regards to cold reading, psychics, seances, et cetera, all so that Doyle could see that self-professed psychics were fraudsters that preyed on the vulnerable. However, Doyle ended up telling Houdini that he clearly had a spiritual gift that should be shared with the world. Despite several of his claims being debunked, Doyle remained a staunch believer and advocate, even having some of his fictional characters such as Literature/ProfessorChallenger turn to Spiritualism.
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More controversially, he had a pronounced mystical streak, becoming a prominent advocate for [[PsychicPowers psychical research]] and [[SpookySeance Spiritualism]]. This led to many disputes with other public figures such as Creator/HarryHoudini and Joseph [=McCabe=] who took a more skeptical view. In the case of the former, it cost Doyle his friendship with Houdini after a time. Houdini would explain exactly what he was doing with regards to cold reading, psychics, seances, et cetera, all so that Doyle could see that self-professed psychics were fraudsters that preyed on the vulnerable. However, Doyle ended up telling Houdini that he clearly had a spiritual gift that should be shared with the world. Despite several of his claims being debunked, Doyle remained a staunch believer and advocate, even having some of his fictional characters such as Literature/ProfessorChallenger turn to Spiritualism.
Spiritualism. (Interestingly though, the famously rational Holmes and Watson never gave credence to the paranormal; make of that what you will.)
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[[HeAlsoDid He started his career]] as a physician and took advanced degrees in medicine and opthalmology, but found much more success from his literary pursuits than in medical practice. One of his medical professors, Joseph Bell, is said to be the inspiration for Sherlock Holmes, with his uncanny knack for observation and deduction. Doyle was also a keen amateur athlete, taking respectable turns in cricket, boxing, football (he played in goal for [[UsefulNotes/BritishFootyTeams Portsmouth]], back when they were an amateurs-only side) and golf. ''[[RenaissanceMan And]]'' he dabbled successfully in architecture, supporting the preservation of historic buildings and providing a design that was used for the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasshayes Lyndhurst Park Hotel]].
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[[HeAlsoDid He started his career]] as a physician and took advanced degrees in medicine and opthalmology, but found much more success from his literary pursuits than in medical practice. One of his medical professors, Joseph Bell, is said to be the inspiration for Sherlock Holmes, with his uncanny knack for observation and deduction. Doyle was also a keen amateur athlete, taking respectable turns in cricket, cricket [[note]] he played a handful of first-class matches for the MCC, his only wicket at that level being that of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._G._Grace W.G. Grace]] [[/note]], boxing, football (he [[note]] under the pseudonym "A.C. Smith", he played in goal for [[UsefulNotes/BritishFootyTeams Portsmouth]], back when they were an amateurs-only side) side [[/note]] and golf. ''[[RenaissanceMan And]]'' he dabbled successfully in architecture, supporting the preservation of historic buildings and providing a design that was used for the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasshayes Lyndhurst Park Hotel]].
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[[HeAlsoDid He started his career]] as a physician and took advanced degrees in medicine and opthalmology, but found much more success from his literary pursuits than in medical practice. One of his medical professors, Joseph Bell, is said to be the inspiration for Sherlock Holmes, with his uncanny knack for observation and deduction. Doyle was also a keen amateur athlete, taking respectable turns in cricket, boxing, football, and golf. ''[[RenaissanceMan And]]'' he dabbled successfully in architecture, supporting the preservation of historic buildings and providing a design that was used for the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasshayes Lyndhurst Park Hotel]].
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[[HeAlsoDid He started his career]] as a physician and took advanced degrees in medicine and opthalmology, but found much more success from his literary pursuits than in medical practice. One of his medical professors, Joseph Bell, is said to be the inspiration for Sherlock Holmes, with his uncanny knack for observation and deduction. Doyle was also a keen amateur athlete, taking respectable turns in cricket, boxing, football, football (he played in goal for [[UsefulNotes/BritishFootyTeams Portsmouth]], back when they were an amateurs-only side) and golf. ''[[RenaissanceMan And]]'' he dabbled successfully in architecture, supporting the preservation of historic buildings and providing a design that was used for the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasshayes Lyndhurst Park Hotel]].
