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Put the missing words -friend, creation, medicine, stories, introduced, 221b, author, short, violin, person  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a Scottish doctor and  who is remembered for his   about Sherlock Holmes. He studied    at the University of Edinburgh and it was during his student years that he began writing  stories. His first novel, which  the character Sherlock Holmes, was called  A Study in Scarlet and was published in 1887. Sherlock Holmes was the  of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, but many people of the time believed he was a real  because in the novels he lives at a realistic address —  Baker Street, London. He is an amateur detective, chemist and player. When he solves a case, he uses his excellent powers of observation and medical knowledge, assisted by his Dr. Watson.