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1859
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Conan Doyle is born on May 22 in Edinburgh,
Scotland to Charles and
Mary Doyle.
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| 1868
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Conan Doyle is sent to Jesuit boarding school in
England.
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| 1876
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Charles Doyle enters a nursing facility to receive
treatment for his alcoholism.
Conan Doyle attends the
University of Edinburgh Medical School where he meets
Dr.
Joseph Bell, the person who inspired the character of
Sherlock Holmes.
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| 1879
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Conan Doyle's work is published for
the first time. The story is The Mystery of the
Sasassa Valley.
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| 1880
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He serves as
ship's surgeon on the Greenland whaler
Hope.
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| 1881
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A Bachelor of Medicine and Master of Surgery
are awarded to Conan Doyle. He leaves from
Liverpool to serve as shipboard medical officer on the
steamer Mayumba.
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| 1882
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Conan Doyle leaves for Portsmouth to establish is
own medical practice.
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| 1883
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He joins the Portsmouth Literary and Scientific
Society.
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| 1885
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On August 5th, Conan Doyle marries
Louise
"Toulie" Hawkins.
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| 1887
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A Study in Scarlet, the first
Sherlock
Holmes story, is published.
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| 1889
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Mary, the first child of Conan
Doyle, is born. Micah Clarke is published.
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| 1890
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The Sign of Four is published.
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| 1891
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Conan Doyle gives up his medical practice in favor
of writing. The White Company is
published.
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| 1892
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Louise gives birth to Arthur Allyne
Kingsley. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is
published.
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| 1893
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Conan Doyle visits Reichenbach
Falls. Louise is
diagnosed with tuberculosis. Conan
Doyle's father, Charles, dies. Conan Doyle takes
Louise to Switzerland because of her health. Conan Doyle
joins the British Society for Psychical Research.
The
Adventure of the Final Problem is published.
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| 1894
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The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes is published.
Conan Doyle goes on a lecture tour of the United States. |
| 1895
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Visits Egypt |
| 1896 |
Conan Doyle and family move back to England. |
| 1897
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Conan Doyle meets Jean Leckie.
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| 1899
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A Duet with an Occasional Chorus
is published.
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| 1900
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Serves in the Boer War.
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| 1901
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The Hound of the Baskervilles is
published in The Strand magazine.
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| 1902
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The
War in South Africa: Its Causes and Conduct is
published. Conan Doyle is knighted for this publication.
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| 1904
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Conan Doyle is made a member of the
Crimes Club. The Return of Sherlock Holmes is published.
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|
1905 |
Sir Nigel is published. |
| 1906
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Louise dies at the age of
forty-nine. Conan Doyle begins investigation of the
George Edalji case.
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| 1907
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Conan Doyle marries
Jean
Leckie.
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| 1909
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Denis Percy Stewart Conan Doyle is
born to Jean and Arthur. Conan Doyle writes
The
Crime of the Congo.
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| 1910
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Conan Doyle becomes involved in the
Oscar Slater case. Adrian Malcom is born to Jean and
Arthur.
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| 1911
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Conan Doyle and Jean participate in
the Prince Henry Tour.
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| 1912
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The Lost World is
published. Lena Jean Annette is born to Jean and Arthur.
Conan Doyle argues with George Bernard Shaw about
the
Titanic.
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| 1913
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The Poison Belt is published.
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| 1914 |
Conan Doyle visits the United States. |
| 1915
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The Valley of Fear is
published in book form.
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| 1916
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Conan Doyle declares his belief in
Spiritualism
in the Light magazine.
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| 1917
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Conan Doyle speaks publicly on
Spiritualism for the first time. His Last Bow is published.
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| 1918
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His son, Kingsley, dies. His
brother, Innes, also dies.
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| 1920
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Conan Doyle writes about the
Cottingley fairies in the December issue of The Strand.
Conan Doyle meets
Houdini.
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| 1921
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Jean Conan Doyle discovers that she
had the ability to do automatic writing.
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| 1922
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The Coming of the Fairies is
published. Jean Conan Doyle attempts to contact Houdini's
mother.
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| 1925
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The Lost World is made into a
film. The Land of Mist is published.
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| 1926
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History of Spiritualism is
published.
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| 1927
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The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
is published.
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| 1928
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Conan Doyle launches a five-month
tour of Africa.
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| 1930
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle dies on July 8.
He is buried at the rose garden in Windlesham.
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