{"id":23597,"date":"2025-08-16T22:22:25","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T02:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/?p=23597"},"modified":"2026-03-18T12:23:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T16:23:31","slug":"the-stories-of-arthur-conan-doyle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/authors\/the-stories-of-arthur-conan-doyle\/23597\/","title":{"rendered":"The Stories of Arthur Conan Doyle"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kt-tabs-id23597_ed049c-d7 > .kt-tabs-content-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-tab{border-top:3px solid var(--accent);border-right:0px solid #bc7b77;border-bottom:0px solid #bc7b77;border-left:0px solid #bc7b77;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.wp-block-kadence-tabs 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data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"data-item-selector=\".kt-post-masonry-item\" aria-label=\"Post Carousel\"><article class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item post-23404 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-short-stories tag-arthur-conan-doyle-en tag-fantasy tag-horror-en tag-united-kingdom generate-columns tablet-grid-50 mobile-grid-100 grid-parent grid-33\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner-wrap kt-feat-image-align-left kt-feat-image-mobile-align-top\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-intrisic kt-image-ratio-133-33\" style=\"padding-bottom:133.33%;\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-intrisic\"><a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/arthur-conan-doyle-lot-no-249\/23404\/\" aria-label=\"Arthur Conan Doyle:\u00a0Lot No. 249\" class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Arthur-Conan-Doyle-Lote-num.-249-300x300.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Arthur Conan Doyle:\u00a0Lot No. 249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Arthur-Conan-Doyle-Lote-num.-249-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Arthur-Conan-Doyle-Lote-num.-249-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Arthur-Conan-Doyle-Lote-num.-249-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Arthur-Conan-Doyle-Lote-num.-249.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner\"><header><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/arthur-conan-doyle-lot-no-249\/23404\/\">Arthur Conan Doyle:\u00a0Lot No. 249<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-top-meta\"><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">&#8220;Lot No. 249&#8221; is a short story by Arthur Conan Doyle, published in September 1892 in Harper&#8217;s New Monthly Magazine. Set in Oxford, the story follows medical student Abercrombie Smith, whose academic routine is disrupted by disturbing news about his neighbor Edward Bellingham, an eccentric scholar, expert in Oriental languages, and fascinated by the mysteries of ancient Egypt. Gradually, inexplicable events disturb the quiet life at the university, and Smith begins to suspect that his neighbor is hiding more than just academic eccentricities.<div class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore-wrap\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/arthur-conan-doyle-lot-no-249\/23404\/\">Read the full story<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Arthur Conan Doyle:\u00a0Lot No. 249<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-left\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-right\"><\/div><\/footer><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item post-24899 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-short-stories tag-arthur-conan-doyle-en tag-horror-en tag-united-kingdom generate-columns tablet-grid-50 mobile-grid-100 grid-parent grid-33\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner-wrap kt-feat-image-align-left kt-feat-image-mobile-align-top\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-intrisic kt-image-ratio-133-33\" style=\"padding-bottom:133.33%;\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-intrisic\"><a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/arthur-conan-doyle-playing-with-fire\/24899\/\" aria-label=\"Arthur Conan Doyle: Playing With Fire\" class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Arthur-Conan-Doyle-Jugando-con-fuego-300x300.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Arthur Conan Doyle: Playing with Fire\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Arthur-Conan-Doyle-Jugando-con-fuego-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Arthur-Conan-Doyle-Jugando-con-fuego-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Arthur-Conan-Doyle-Jugando-con-fuego-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Arthur-Conan-Doyle-Jugando-con-fuego.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner\"><header><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/arthur-conan-doyle-playing-with-fire\/24899\/\">Arthur Conan Doyle: Playing With Fire<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-top-meta\"><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">\u201cPlaying with Fire\u201d is a short story by Arthur Conan Doyle, published in March 1900 in The Strand Magazine. The story follows a small group of intellectuals and occult enthusiasts who, driven by curiosity and a desire to explore beyond the material world, organize s\u00e9ances in a London house. The arrival of an enigmatic French visitor, an expert in psychic phenomena, introduces an unexpected twist to their experiments. As the session progresses, the participants cross increasingly dangerous boundaries, and what begins as a game becomes a disturbing and out-of-control experience.<div class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore-wrap\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/arthur-conan-doyle-playing-with-fire\/24899\/\">Read the full story<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Arthur Conan Doyle: Playing With Fire<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-left\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-right\"><\/div><\/footer><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item post-25561 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-short-stories tag-arthur-conan-doyle-en tag-christmas tag-crime tag-great-britain tag-realism generate-columns tablet-grid-50 mobile-grid-100 grid-parent grid-33\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner-wrap kt-feat-image-align-left kt-feat-image-mobile-align-top\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-intrisic kt-image-ratio-133-33\" style=\"padding-bottom:133.33%;\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-intrisic\"><a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/arthur-conan-doyle-the-adventure-of-the-blue-carbuncle\/25561\/\" aria-label=\"Arthur Conan Doyle: The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle\" class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Arthur-Conan-Doyle-El-carbunclo-azul-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Arthur Conan Doyle: The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Arthur-Conan-Doyle-El-carbunclo-azul-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Arthur-Conan-Doyle-El-carbunclo-azul-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Arthur-Conan-Doyle-El-carbunclo-azul-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Arthur-Conan-Doyle-El-carbunclo-azul.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner\"><header><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/arthur-conan-doyle-the-adventure-of-the-blue-carbuncle\/25561\/\">Arthur Conan Doyle: The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-top-meta\"><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">\u201cThe Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle\u201d is a short story by Arthur Conan Doyle, published in January 1892 in The Strand Magazine. Two days after Christmas, Dr. Watson finds Sherlock Holmes examining an old hat and a lost goose recovered after a street altercation. What initially seems a trivial incident takes an unexpected turn when a valuable jewel, stolen days earlier, is discovered inside the bird. From this surprising find, Holmes embarks on a meticulous investigation to trace the goose\u2019s journey and determine how an object of such value came to be hidden in so improbable a place.<div class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore-wrap\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/arthur-conan-doyle-the-adventure-of-the-blue-carbuncle\/25561\/\">Read the full story<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Arthur Conan Doyle: The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-left\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-right\"><\/div><\/footer><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item post-25312 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-short-stories tag-arthur-conan-doyle-en tag-great-britain tag-united-kingdom generate-columns tablet-grid-50 mobile-grid-100 grid-parent grid-33\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner-wrap kt-feat-image-align-left kt-feat-image-mobile-align-top\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-intrisic kt-image-ratio-133-33\" style=\"padding-bottom:133.33%;\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-intrisic\"><a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/arthur-conan-doyle-the-adventure-of-the-sussex-vampire\/25312\/\" aria-label=\"Arthur Conan Doyle: The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire\" class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Arthur-Conan-Doyle-La-aventura-del-vampiro-de-Sussex2-300x300.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Arthur Conan Doyle: The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Arthur-Conan-Doyle-La-aventura-del-vampiro-de-Sussex2-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Arthur-Conan-Doyle-La-aventura-del-vampiro-de-Sussex2-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Arthur-Conan-Doyle-La-aventura-del-vampiro-de-Sussex2-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Arthur-Conan-Doyle-La-aventura-del-vampiro-de-Sussex2.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner\"><header><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/arthur-conan-doyle-the-adventure-of-the-sussex-vampire\/25312\/\">Arthur Conan Doyle: The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-top-meta\"><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">In \u201cThe Adventure of the Sussex Vampire,\u201d a short story by Arthur Conan Doyle published in January 1924 in The Strand Magazine, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson face an unusual mystery when they receive a letter about a suspected case of vampirism. A concerned client, whose family is being torn apart by strange events, desperately seeks Holmes&#8217; help. With his keen powers of observation and deduction, Holmes unravels a plot that defies conventional explanations, revealing the complexities of human relationships and the prejudices that can blind us to the truth. A story that combines Gothic elements with Holmes&#8217; characteristic ingenuity in solving mysteries.<div class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore-wrap\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/arthur-conan-doyle-the-adventure-of-the-sussex-vampire\/25312\/\">Read the full story<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Arthur Conan Doyle: The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-left\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-right\"><\/div><\/footer><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item post-13305 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-short-stories tag-arthur-conan-doyle-en tag-great-britain tag-united-kingdom generate-columns tablet-grid-50 mobile-grid-100 grid-parent grid-33\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner-wrap kt-feat-image-align-left kt-feat-image-mobile-align-top\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-intrisic kt-image-ratio-133-33\" style=\"padding-bottom:133.33%;\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-intrisic\"><a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/arthur-conan-doyle-the-brazilian-cat\/13305\/\" aria-label=\"Arthur Conan Doyle:\u00a0The Brazilian Cat\" class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Arthur-Conan-Doyle-El-gato-de-Brasil-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Arthur Conan Doyle:\u00a0The Brazilian Cat\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Arthur-Conan-Doyle-El-gato-de-Brasil-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Arthur-Conan-Doyle-El-gato-de-Brasil-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Arthur-Conan-Doyle-El-gato-de-Brasil-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Arthur-Conan-Doyle-El-gato-de-Brasil.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner\"><header><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/arthur-conan-doyle-the-brazilian-cat\/13305\/\">Arthur Conan Doyle:\u00a0The Brazilian Cat<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-top-meta\"><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">&#8220;The Brazilian Cat,&#8221; a short story by Arthur Conan Doyle, published in 1898, tells the story of Marshall King, a man who, due to his dissipated life, faces severe economic problems. Although he is the direct heir of Lord Southerton, one of the wealthiest aristocrats in England, he receives no help from him or the &#8230; <a title=\"Arthur Conan Doyle:\u00a0The Brazilian Cat\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/arthur-conan-doyle-the-brazilian-cat\/13305\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Arthur Conan Doyle:\u00a0The Brazilian Cat\">Read more<\/a><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore-wrap\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/arthur-conan-doyle-the-brazilian-cat\/13305\/\">Read the full story<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Arthur Conan Doyle:\u00a0The Brazilian Cat<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-left\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-right\"><\/div><\/footer><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item post-26091 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-short-stories tag-arthur-conan-doyle-en tag-fantasy tag-united-kingdom generate-columns tablet-grid-50 mobile-grid-100 grid-parent grid-33\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner-wrap kt-feat-image-align-left kt-feat-image-mobile-align-top\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-intrisic kt-image-ratio-133-33\" style=\"padding-bottom:133.33%;\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-intrisic\"><a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/arthur-conan-doyle-the-leather-funnel\/26091\/\" aria-label=\"Arthur Conan Doyle: The Leather Funnel\" class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Arthur-Conan-Doyle-El-embudo-de-cuero-300x300.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Arthur Conan Doyle: The Leather Funnel\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Arthur-Conan-Doyle-El-embudo-de-cuero-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Arthur-Conan-Doyle-El-embudo-de-cuero-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Arthur-Conan-Doyle-El-embudo-de-cuero-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Arthur-Conan-Doyle-El-embudo-de-cuero.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner\"><header><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/arthur-conan-doyle-the-leather-funnel\/26091\/\">Arthur Conan Doyle: The Leather Funnel<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-top-meta\"><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">\u201cThe Leather Funnel\u201d is a Gothic short story by Arthur Conan Doyle, published in November 1902 in McClure&#8217;s magazine. A man visits his friend Lionel Dacre, a wealthy collector of strange objects and occult books, in Paris. During his stay, an ancient and enigmatic leather funnel arouses the visitor&#8217;s curiosity. Dacre, convinced that certain objects retain traces of extreme experiences and can transmit them to sensitive minds, proposes a unique experiment to his guest: to sleep next to the funnel in order to access, through sleep, revelations about his dark past.<div class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore-wrap\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/arthur-conan-doyle-the-leather-funnel\/26091\/\">Read the full story<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Arthur Conan Doyle: The Leather Funnel<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-left\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-right\"><\/div><\/footer><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item post-25785 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-short-stories tag-arthur-conan-doyle-en tag-crime tag-realism tag-united-kingdom generate-columns tablet-grid-50 mobile-grid-100 grid-parent grid-33\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner-wrap kt-feat-image-align-left kt-feat-image-mobile-align-top\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-intrisic kt-image-ratio-133-33\" style=\"padding-bottom:133.33%;\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-intrisic\"><a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/arthur-conan-doyle-the-new-catacomb\/25785\/\" aria-label=\"Arthur Conan Doyle: The New Catacomb\" class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Arthur-Conan-Doyle-La-nueva-catacumba-300x300.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Arthur Conan Doyle: The New Catacomb\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Arthur-Conan-Doyle-La-nueva-catacumba-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Arthur-Conan-Doyle-La-nueva-catacumba-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Arthur-Conan-Doyle-La-nueva-catacumba-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Arthur-Conan-Doyle-La-nueva-catacumba.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner\"><header><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/arthur-conan-doyle-the-new-catacomb\/25785\/\">Arthur Conan Doyle: The New Catacomb<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-top-meta\"><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">\u201cThe New Catacomb\u201d is a short story by Arthur Conan Doyle, published in 1898 in The Sunlight Year-Book. In late nineteenth-century Rome, Burger and Kennedy are two young, eminent archaeologists bound by a relationship of intellectual rivalry and mutual admiration. During a conversation at Kennedy\u2019s house, Burger confides to him an extraordinary discovery: he has found a Christian catacomb from the Roman period, intact and previously unknown. Fascinated, Kennedy presses to see the site and gain access to its secrets. After showing some reluctance, Burger agrees to guide him on a nocturnal exploration, but first imposes a peculiar condition.<div class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore-wrap\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/arthur-conan-doyle-the-new-catacomb\/25785\/\">Read the full story<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Arthur Conan Doyle: The New Catacomb<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-left\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-right\"><\/div><\/footer><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item post-26564 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-short-stories tag-arthur-conan-doyle-en tag-fantasy tag-united-kingdom generate-columns tablet-grid-50 mobile-grid-100 grid-parent grid-33\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner-wrap kt-feat-image-align-left kt-feat-image-mobile-align-top\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-intrisic kt-image-ratio-133-33\" style=\"padding-bottom:133.33%;\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-intrisic\"><a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/arthur-conan-doyle-the-ring-of-thoth\/26564\/\" aria-label=\"Arthur Conan Doyle: The Ring of Thoth\" class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Arthur-Conan-Doyle-El-anillo-de-Thoth-300x300.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Arthur Conan Doyle: The Ring of Thoth\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Arthur-Conan-Doyle-El-anillo-de-Thoth-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Arthur-Conan-Doyle-El-anillo-de-Thoth-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Arthur-Conan-Doyle-El-anillo-de-Thoth-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Arthur-Conan-Doyle-El-anillo-de-Thoth.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner\"><header><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/arthur-conan-doyle-the-ring-of-thoth\/26564\/\">Arthur Conan Doyle: The Ring of Thoth<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-top-meta\"><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">\u201cThe Ring of Thoth\u201d is a mystery and adventure short story written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published in 1890. The story follows John Vansittart Smith, a renowned English Egyptologist who, during a visit to the Louvre Museum to study ancient papyri, falls asleep and awakens after midnight, finding himself alone in the vast museum. Trapped in this mysterious atmosphere, he witnesses a strange and supernatural event that connects him with an ancient story from Pharaonic Egypt.<div class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore-wrap\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/arthur-conan-doyle-the-ring-of-thoth\/26564\/\">Read the full story<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Arthur Conan Doyle: The Ring of Thoth<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-left\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-right\"><\/div><\/footer><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><\/div><!-- .wp-block-kadence-postgrid --><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-tab kt-tab-inner-content kt-inner-tab-2 kt-inner-tab23597_576bed-c5\"><div class=\"kt-tab-inner-content-inner\"><style>.kt-post-loop23597_29be1b-a0 .kadence-post-image{padding-top:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;}.kt-post-loop23597_29be1b-a0 .kt-feat-image-align-left{grid-template-columns:20% auto;}.kt-post-loop23597_29be1b-a0 .kt-post-grid-wrap{gap:20px 20px;}.kt-post-loop23597_29be1b-a0 .kt-blocks-post-grid-item{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-top:0px solid var(--base);border-right:0px solid var(--base);border-bottom:1px solid #e2ded5;border-left:0px solid var(--base);overflow:hidden;}.kt-post-loop23597_29be1b-a0 .kt-blocks-post-grid-item .kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner{padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;}.kt-post-loop23597_29be1b-a0 .kt-blocks-post-grid-item header{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-post-loop23597_29be1b-a0 .kt-blocks-post-grid-item .kt-blocks-above-categories{font-size:13px;line-height:20px;text-transform:uppercase;}.kt-post-loop23597_29be1b-a0 .kt-blocks-post-grid-item .entry-title{padding-top:5px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-size:24px;line-height:30px;}.kt-post-loop23597_29be1b-a0 .entry-content{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;}.kt-post-loop23597_29be1b-a0 .kt-blocks-post-footer{border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:20px;text-transform:uppercase;}.kt-post-loop23597_29be1b-a0 .entry-content:after{height:0px;}.kt-post-loop23597_29be1b-a0 .entry-content .kt-blocks-post-readmore{background-color:#0c0c0c;border-color:#0c0c0c;color:#f0ede6;padding-top:4px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:8px;margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-post-loop23597_29be1b-a0 .entry-content .kt-blocks-post-readmore:hover{color:#ffffff;border-color:#555555;background-color:#555555;}.kt-post-loop23597_29be1b-a0 .kb-filter-item{border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:2px;border-left-width:0px;padding-top:5px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:8px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:10px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-post-loop23597_29be1b-a0 .kt-blocks-post-grid-item{border-top:0px solid var(--base);border-right:0px solid var(--base);border-bottom:1px solid #e2ded5;border-left:0px solid var(--base);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-post-loop23597_29be1b-a0 .kt-blocks-post-grid-item{border-top:0px solid var(--base);border-right:0px solid var(--base);border-bottom:0px solid #e2ded5;border-left:0px solid var(--base);}}<\/style><div class=\"wp-block-kadence-postgrid kt-blocks-post-loop-block alignnone kt-post-loop23597_29be1b-a0 kt-post-grid-layout-grid \"><div class=\"kt-post-grid-layout-grid-wrap kt-post-grid-wrap\" data-columns-xxl=\"1\" data-columns-xl=\"1\" data-columns-md=\"1\" data-columns-sm=\"1\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"data-item-selector=\".kt-post-masonry-item\" aria-label=\"Post Carousel\"><p>No posts<\/p><\/div><\/div><!-- .wp-block-kadence-postgrid --><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The best short stories and tales by Arthur Conan Doyle. 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