He had finished his Holmes saga and killed him off in The Final Problem published in 1893 .
Meanwhile , Arthur Conan Doyle felt that the character of Sherlock Holmes was stifling him and keeping him from more worthy literary work .
Arthur Conan Doyle had finished Arthur Conan Doyle 's Holmes saga and killed him off in The Final Problem published in 1893 .
Meanwhile , Arthur Conan Doyle felt that the character of Sherlock Holmes was stifling him and keeping him from more worthy literary work .