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A collection of short stories inspired by Conan Doyle's experience as a doctor.

Cover of Waterloo by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

This June 18th marked the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo which saw Napoleon’s final defeat and ended 23 years of warfare between France and major European powers. The battle was fought just south of Waterloo village, in present day Belgium. Inspired by this battle, Arthur Conan Doyle wrote a series of Napoleonic fiction works including: A Story of Waterloo, a play adapted from the classic work A Straggler of '15 from Round the Red Lamp.

In commemoration of this famous battle, this year’s 14th Annual Cameron Hollyer Memorial Lecture will feature prominent Arthur Conan Doyle scholar, author and Chair of the Friends of the Arthur Conan Doyle Collection, Clifford Goldfarb, who will discuss Conan Doyle's Napoleonic writings including his play A Story of Waterloo. Acclaimed Canadian actor R.H. Thomson will give a reading of the play following the lecture. This special program will take place on Saturday, June 27, in the Toronto Reference Library’s Beeton auditorium from 2pm – 4:30pm.

Prior to this event, please visit the Marilyn and Charles Baillie Special Collections Centre located on the 5th floor of the Toronto Reference Library for free tours of the Arthur Conan Doyle Collection at 1 pm. All are welcome.

A collection of short stories inspired by Conan Doyle's experience as a doctor.

Cover of Waterloo by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

This June 18th marked the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo which saw Napoleon’s final defeat and ended 23 years of warfare between France and major European powers. The battle was fought just south of Waterloo village, in present day Belgium. Inspired by this battle, Arthur Conan Doyle wrote a series of Napoleonic fiction works including: A Story of Waterloo, a play adapted from the classic work A Straggler of '15 from Round the Red Lamp.

In commemoration of this famous battle, this year’s 14th Annual Cameron Hollyer Memorial Lecture will feature prominent Arthur Conan Doyle scholar, author and Chair of the Friends of the Arthur Conan Doyle Collection, Clifford Goldfarb, who will discuss Conan Doyle's Napoleonic writings including his play A Story of Waterloo. Acclaimed Canadian actor R.H. Thomson will give a reading of the play following the lecture. This special program will take place on Saturday, June 27, in the Toronto Reference Library’s Beeton auditorium from 2pm – 4:30pm.

Prior to this event, please visit the Marilyn and Charles Baillie Special Collections Centre located on the 5th floor of the Toronto Reference Library for free tours of the Arthur Conan Doyle Collection at 1 pm. All are welcome.