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Sometime in 1876, no specific date
Conan Doyle attends the University of Edinburgh Medical School where he meets Dr. Joseph Bell, the person who inspired the character of Sherlock Holmes. -
Sometime in 1879, no specific date
Conan Doyle's work is published for the first time. The story is The Mystery of the Sasassa Valley. -
Sometime in 1882, no specific date
Conan Doyle leaves for Portsmouth to establish his own medical practice. -
Marraige
Conan marries Louise "Toulie" Hawkins. -
Adventures
Sometime in 1894, nospecific date. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes is published. Conan Doyle goes on a lecture tour of the United States. -
Year of Death
Louise dies at the age of forty-nine. Conan Doyle begins investigation of the George Edalji case. -
Miracle Recovery by Marraige
Conan Doyle marries Jean Leckie. -
Another Trip
Conan Doyle visits the United States. -
More Deaths
Conan's son, Kingsley dies. His brother, Innes, also dies. -
Crazy lady
Jean Conan Doyle discovers that she had the ability to do automatic writing. -
The Year 1927, no specific date.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes is published. -
Tours
Conan Doyle launches a five-month tour of South Africa.