22 Mind-Blowing Facts About Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

4. Doyle Opened A Book Shop But Did Not Sell The Majority Of His Own Works There... Including His Sherlock Holmes Novels

Despite opening his own book shop, Doyle did not sell any the majority of his own works there - including his Sherlock Holmes novels. In fact, the "psychic bookshop and library" only stocked the spiritualism works from his own collection.
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