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Fight for Justice
Throughout his career Conan Doyle made much of his commitment to truth over untruth, justice over injustice. This was much in evidence in his campaigning work on behalf of victims of miscarriages of justice, such as George Edalji and Oscar Slater.
Throughout his work on behalf of both these men Conan Doyle was only ever interested in one thing - the triumph of what really happened.
Doyle was not personally or emotionally connected to any of the people he supported, he was more determined to ensure that the British legal system was not perverted by any foolishness or ineptitude on the part of those working in law enforcement in the UK at the time.
He gained a reputation as someone who was able to deploy the skills and techniques featured in his fiction within the real world which further enhanced the credibility of the Sherlock Holmes stories.
Find out more about the George Edalji Case
Find out more about the Oscar Slater Case
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Photograph of the Summer Activities Exhibition contents
Details of the exhibition stand in the Central Library
Photo of Arthur and Jean Conan Doyle with English delegates at the International Spiritualists Congress
Arthur Conan Doyle with James Payn at his home at Maida Vale while working on the dramatization of…
Attacked by pterydactyls, an Illustration from the Lost World
An illustration by Joseph Clement Coll for The Sunday Magazine.
Dinosaurs, Fairies and Conan Doyle Exhibition Stand
An exhibition showing Doyle's diverse interests and life - from the Lost World to the Cottingley…
Stitching a Story Exhibition
Images of the 'Stitch a Story' exhibition at Portsmouth Central Library.
Iris and the Dancing Gnome
The second photo in the Cottingley Fairies series, a story which began as a practical joke in…
Photo of Jeremy Brett
Jeremy Brett played Sherlock Holmes in ITV's television series which ran from 1984-1994.
Photo of Conan Doyle with Stonyhurst Cricket Club
Photograph of Arthur Conan Doyle with members of the Stonyhurst Cricket Club
Photo of Riversdale, Kent Road, Southsea
'Riversdale' is the former home of Dr John Ward Cousins, a friend and colleague of Sir Arthur Conan…
Photo of Conan Doyle's cigar box
Cedar wood and leather cigar box owned by Arthur Conan Doyle (April 2012)
Illustration of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson
Black and White illustration featuring Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson in Holmes' study.
Photo of Kingsley in Uniform
Lieutenant Arthur Alleyne Kingsley Conan Doyle, the son of Arthur Conan Doyle and his first wife…
Adrian Conan Doyle and his wife Anna
Adrian Conan Doyle and his wife Anna sitting in the Sherlock Holmes room with a pipe and…
Photo Arthur Conan Doyle testing the ropes of a hot air balloon
Testing the ropes on the 'City of York' hot air balloon (April 2015)
Arthur Conan Doyle with Major Guggisberg and Mr St Quentin
Arthur Conan Doyle with Major Guggisberg and Mr St Quentin near Windlesham with the 'auto-wheel'…
- 1Photograph of the Summer Activities Exhibition contents
- 2Photo of Arthur and Jean Conan Doyle with English delegates at the International Spiritualists Congress
- 3Attacked by pterydactyls, an Illustration from the Lost World
- 4Dinosaurs, Fairies and Conan Doyle Exhibition Stand
- 5Stitching a Story Exhibition
- 6Iris and the Dancing Gnome
- 7Photograph of Arthur Conan Doyle Skiing
- 8Photo of Jeremy Brett
- 9Photo of Conan Doyle with Stonyhurst Cricket Club
- 10Photo of Riversdale, Kent Road, Southsea
- 11Photo of Conan Doyle's cigar box
- 12Illustration of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson
- 13Photo of Kingsley in Uniform
- 14The Lost World, Strand Magazine
- 15Study in Scarlet
- 16Adrian Conan Doyle and his wife Anna
- 17Photo Arthur Conan Doyle testing the ropes of a hot air balloon
- 18Arthur Conan Doyle with Major Guggisberg and Mr St Quentin
