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Birth
Arthur Conan Doyle is born on this date. -
Published for the first time
Conan Doyle's work is published for the first time. The story is The Mystery of the Sasassa Valley. -
When he began writing
in 1882 he joined former classmate George Turnavine Budd as his partner at a medical practice in Plymouth, but their relationship proved difficult, and Conan Doyle soon left to set up an independent practice. Arriving in Portsmouth in June of that year with less than $700 to his name, he set up a medical practice at 1 Bush Villas in Elm Grove, Southsea. The practice was initially not very successful. -
Arthur Struggles to find a publisher for his work
Doyle struggled to find a publisher for his work. His first significant piece, A Study in Scarlet, was taken by Ward Lock on 20 November 1886, giving Doyle money for all rights to the story. The piece appeared later that year in the Beeton's Christmas Annual and received good reviews in The Scotsman and the Glasgow Herald.The story featured the first appearance of Watson and Sherlock Holmes, partially modelled after his former university teacher Joseph Bell. Conan Doyle wrote to him, -
Sherlock Holmes
Arthur created stories that drew some attention to the readers but not as much as his most famous series, "Sherlock Holmes". He didnt take that series very seriously as the ones that failed but as soon as he notice the popularity of it, he continued. -
The begining of Holmes
A Study in Scarlet, the first Sherlock Holmes story, is published -
Sign of 4
The Sign of Four is published. -
He made an important sacrifice
Conan Doyle gives up his medical practice in favor of writing. The White Company is published. -
Conan Doyle visits the United States
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His books are made into movies
The Lost World is made into a film. The Land of Mist is published -
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes is published
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The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes is published.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes is published.