On 22nd May 1859, Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh. A number of events are being held to celibrate this 150th anniversary and the Edinburgh City of Literature project is focusing on the widespread distribution of his book The Lost World, a Professor Challenger story bringing together dinosaurs and people in and adventure story. Here are several events in the ward area to recognise the anniversary along with a list of links with the area.

• Conan Doyle lived at 3 Sciennes Hill Place between 1864 and 1868
• His family lived at 23 George Square between 1877 and 1881
• His first school was Newington Academy in Salisbury Place

Here are some of the local events:

• Forensics week: a series of trails, activities and workshops to test your forensic and observational skills from Mon 16th to Fri 20th Feb in the Surgeons Hall Museum
• Doyle M for Murder, readings on Doyle's Professor Challenger theme in the Pleasance Cabaret Bar at 8pm on Thursday 26th February
• Conan Doyle and Joseph Bell: the real Sherlock Holmes, an exhibition in the Surgeons Hall Museum

More details from the One Book - One Edinburgh website.

Source: Southside & Newington Newsblog