Arthur Conan Doyle explored men’s mental health through Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle delved into men’s mental health through his Sherlock Holmes stories. (Image: Wikimedia Commons/Canva, CC BY-SA) Note: This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. It includes links to external sites that may earn a commission for purchases. We did not add these links and have kept the original content intact. Arthur Conan Doyle was not just one of the world’s best crime fiction writers. He was a progressive wordsmith who brought light to controversial and taboo subjects. One of those taboo subjects was male vulnerability and mental health problems – a topic of personal significance to the author. Doyle was a vulnerable child. His father, Charles, was an alcoholic, which led to financial troubles in the family….
