Arthur Conan Doyle Biography and Timeline

Birth of Arthur Conan Doyle

Birth of Arthur Conan Doyle

A Study In Scarlet

Publication of "Micah Clarke". Publication of "A Study In Scarlet", first of the Sherlock Holmes stories

Micah Clarke

Publication of "Micah Clarke". Publication of "A Study In Scarlet", first of the Sherlock Holmes stories

The White Company

Publication of "The White Company"

Adventures of Sherlock Holmes", a compilation of collected stories

Publication of "The Refugees". Publication of "Adventures of Sherlock Holmes", a compilation of collected stories

Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Publication of "The Refugees". Publication of "Adventures of Sherlock Holmes", a compilation of collected stories

The Refugees

Publication of "The Refugees". Publication of "Adventures of Sherlock Holmes", a compilation of collected stories

The Great Shadow

Publication of "The Great Shadow"

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

Publication of "The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes"

The Rodney Stone

Publication of "The Rodney Stone"

The Great Boer War

Publication of "The Great Boer War"

Role range: 1899-1902

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Publication of "The Hound of the Baskervilles"

Return of Sherlock Holmes

Publication of "Return of Sherlock Holmes"

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

Publication of "The Return of Sherlock Holmes"

Sir Nigel

Publication of "Sir Nigel"

Campaign against Congo Free State Abuses

Uses public campaigning and writing to condemn the forced-labour system and violence associated with the Congo Free State.

The Crime of the Congo

Publishes The Crime of the Congo, attacking the record of forced labour and violence under Leopold II's Congo regime.

The Lost World

Publication of "The Lost World"

Professor Challenger Novel Published

Describes humanity threatened by a mysterious atmospheric phenomenon.

The Poison Belt

Publishes the Professor Challenger novel The Poison Belt.

History of the British Campaign in France and Flanders

Publication of "History of the British Campaign in France & Flanders"

History of Spiritualism

Publication of "History of Spiritualism"