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Interesting Questions, Facts and Information
- There are a total of 30 general entries.
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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan
July 7, 1930. The last words of Conan Doyle were addressed to his wife. He whispered to her, 'You are wonderful'.
True . They got married with lots of publicity on September 18, 1907 in front of 250 guests.
1902. There was gossip at the time that the king was such an avid Sherlock Holmes fan that he knighted Conan Doyle to encourage him to write more stories.
Politician. Conan Doyle ran for a seat in Central {Edinburgh;} however, he lost the election and returned to London to be a writer.
He was overweight. After the rejection, Conan Doyle volunteered as a medical doctor and sailed to Africa.
Tuberculosis. She died on July 4, 1906.
| What event made Conan Doyle realize that he wanted to write and abandon the career in medicine? | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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He got very sick with flu. An attack of influenza left Conan Doyle between life and death and after recovering he decided to dedicate his life to writing.
Sidney Paget. That image of Sherlock Holmes became extremely famous.
1887. Originally, the novel was named 'A Tangled Skein' and the two main characters were called Sheridan Hope and Ormond Sacker.
Louisa. In August of 1885, Conan Doyle marries Louisa Hawkins.
| What year did Conan Doyle achieve his Bachelor of Medicine and Master of Surgery degree? | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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1881. On the occasion Conan Doyle sketched a humorous cartoon with the caption 'Licensed to kill'.
The Mystery of Sasassa Valley. The first story was accepted in an Edinburgh magazine 'Chamber's Journal'.
Dr. Waller. Dr. Bryan Charles Waller was renting rooms in Doyle's house and became an influence on Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle was admitted in the University of Edinburgh to study medicine.
England. He was sent off to the Jesuit boarding school for seven years.
Charles and Mary. Charles Altamont Doyle was an alcoholic who eventually ended up in the lunatic asylum. Mary Doyle was masterful storyteller.
A seance. A seance was conducted at a packed Albert Hall. A medium apparently contacted him, but as she spoke, the band struck up and drowned her voice out. I wonder what she was saying!
7th July 1930. He died of a heart attack on 7th June 1930 after being found clutching his chest in his study. He was 71 years old when he died.
True. He was writing a piece on fairies when the photogrpahs by Elsie Wright and Frances Griffiths were brought to his attention. They only confessed that the pictures were a hoax after his death.
Oscar Slater. Oscar Slater was accused of murdering an 82 year old woman in Glasgow. However, Conan Doyle believed that Slater was being framed and saw inconsistencies in the police's case against him. Slater was later freed.
1902. He believed that it was his pamphlet "The War in South Africa: Its Cause and Conduct" which led to his knighthood in 1902.
5. He had two children, Mary and Kingsley, by his first wife, and three by his second wife, Denis, Adrian and Jean.
Portsmouth Association Football Club. He played as a goalkeeper for Portsmouth Association Football Club. The club is not related to the modern Portsmouth FC.
Beeton's Christmas Annual. It was published in the 1887 "Beeton's Christmas Annual" and was a huge success. This was the first big success for Conan Doyle and he had many more publications to follow.
Medicine. He studied medicine and became a qualified doctor. It was while studying medicine that he met Joseph Bell who could identify a patient's walk to work by the type of gravel that he found on his shoes. Undoubtedly this man left a big impression on a young Arthur.
Edinburgh. He was born at 11, Picardy Place, Edinburgh, Scotland on the 22nd May 1859.
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