Conan Doyle fought in the Boer War in South Africa， and when he returned to London he was given the title of “Sir”.柯南·道尔在布尔战争中在南非作战，当他回到伦敦时，他被授予“爵士”的称号。
Baum has many jobs before he becomes a successful writer. He is a journalist， a chicken farmer， a salesman and an actor. He manages his own theatre and writes plays for it.He even has a shop. But most of his careers end in failure.In 1882 Baum marries Maud Gage.Together they have four sons.鲍姆在成为一名成功的作家之前有过很多工作。1900年，他发表了《绿野仙踪》，并立即取得了成功。
I write about the world I live in.And I write about myself. I see Antoinette not as she is today but when she is eleven years old. She is in a new school. All her friends are a long way away.She is not very happy and she wants to run away.So this is where I begin. Then I give the girl a name， Penny in this case，and I ask “What if?”
Conan Doyle dies in 1930. Sherlock Holmes's fictional house in Baker Street is now a museum.柯南·道尔死于1930年，福尔摩斯在贝克街的虚构住宅现在是博物馆。在书的最后几章，猎犬出现了，福尔摩斯终于找到了凶手。
“l did my homework at the weekend but I forgot it this morning. I can bring it to school tomorrow.” “我周末做了作业，但今天早上忘了。明天我可以把它带到学校来。”
之后，她又写了两本关于马奇一家的书:《小男人》和《乔的男孩》。Alcott never married and she died at the age of 56 in Boston.奥尔科特从未结婚，56岁时在波士顿去世。
Confucius said， “When you see a person of virtue and capability， you should think of emulating and equaling the person;
