While the photographs themselves are widely considered to be hoaxes, Conan Doyle, known for creating Sherlock Holmes, was a firm believer in the supernatural and became a vocal advocate for the authenticity of the pictures.
He even published an article defending the photographs and the photographers, Elsie Wright and Frances Griffiths, in his magazine *The Strand* in 1920. This support undoubtedly contributed to the initial public acceptance of the faery photographs.