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ninth birthday
After Arthur reached his ninth birthday, the weatlthy members of the Doyle family offered to pay for his studies. He was in tears all the way to England, where he had to go to Jesuit Boarding School for seven years. -
Inspiration
Conan Coyle attends the University of Edinburgh Medical School where he meets Dr, Joseph Bell, the person who inspired the character of Sherlock Holmes. -
His first publication
Conan Doyle's work is published for the first time, The story is The Mystery of the Sasassa Valley. -
Ship suregeon
He serves as ship's surgeon on the Greenland whaler Hope. -
Bachelor
He recieves a Bachelor of Medicine and Master of Surgery. -
Portsmouth
Conan Doyle leaves for Portsmouth to establish is own medical practice. -
How it started
Opened a medical center, while waiting for patients he would write stories. -
Society
He joins the Portsmouth Literary and Scientific Society. -
His marriage
On August 5th, Conan Doyle marries Louise "Toulie" Hawkins. -
Micah Clarke
Micah Clarke is published. -
Sign Four
The Sign Four is published. -
Dream
Conan Doyle gives up his medical practice in favor of writing. The White Company is published. -
Shelock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is published. -
Strand magazine
The Hound of the Baskervilles is published in The Strand magazine. -
Doyle being knighted
The War in South Africa: Its Causes and Conduct is published. Doyle is knighted for this publication. -
Investigation
His wife Louise dies. Conan begins investigation of the George Edalji case. -
Spiritual Talk
He speaks publicly on Spiritualism for the first time. His Last Bow is published. -
Fairies
He writes about the Cottingley fairies in the December issue of The Strand. -
New wife
His new wife, Jean Conan Doyle, discovers that she has the ability to do automatic writing. -
The case-book of sherlock holmes
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes is published.
