Lawrence B. Siddall, Author at Daily Hampshire Gazette

Arthur Conan Doyle in 1914, at age 55. He made a number of trips to the U.S.; his first, in 1894, included visits to Amherst and Boston.

When Sherlock Holmes came to the Valley: famed writer Arthur Conan Doyle visited Amherst and Northampton in 1894

by Lawrence B. Siddall For the GazetteNovember 21, 2018

Until recently, I knew little about the super sleuth Sherlock Holmes, and even less about his creator, Arthur Conan Doyle. As an adolescent, I was captivated by his amazing tales, but soon my interests changed and my reading shifted to other…

The writer sits with an Iranian family at Persepolis, near Shiraz.

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Columnist Lawrence B. Siddall offers a personal glimpse of Iran

by Lawrence B. Siddall April 5, 2017

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When Sherlock Holmes came to the Valley: famed writer Arthur Conan Doyle visited Amherst and Northampton in 1894

Columnist Lawrence B. Siddall offers a personal glimpse of Iran

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