Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was born on 22nd May, 1859 to the family of Charles Altamont Doyle and Mary Foley. His father, apart from being a chronic alcoholic didn't have much influence in his son's life and career. Mary Foley, Arthur's mother was on the other hand a well-educated and vivacious young woman. Originally Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a master storyteller and acquired a passion for books at a young age in his mother's grace. His most famous work is the Sherlock Holmes series, which is highly considered a golden standard and milestone work of fiction. His first published book was A Study in Scarlet. Post which he wrote fifty short stories on the duo, Sherlock and Watson. His other work includes Brigadier Gerard, Professor Challenger. One of his early works regarding Mary Celeste is idolized as real life mystery, brought to life in the short story J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement.