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Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
Leckie. Publication of
Through the Magic Door
.
1908
Publication of
Round the Fire Stories
. Moves to Crow-borough, Sussex. A new Holmes short story, âThe Singular Experience of Mr John Scott Ecclesâ, later renamed âThe Adventure of Wisteria Lodgeâ, published in the
Strand
.
1909
Joins with journalist E. D. Morel (model for Ned Malone in
The Lost World
) to campaign against brutality of the Belgian Congo regime, and writes
The Crime of the Congo
. Birth of son Denis.
1910
Birth of Adrian. Holmes play,
The Speckled Band
, opens at the Adelphi, London. Holmes short story âThe Devilâs Footâ published in the
Strand
.
1911
Holmes short stories âThe Red Circleâ and âThe Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfaxâ published in the
Strand
. Conan Doyle is converted to Irish Home Rule by Sir Roger Casement.
1912
The Lost World
, now the most famous of Doyleâs non-Holmes stories, begins serialization in the
Strand
and is published in book form in October. Birth of Jean.
1913
Publication of
The Poison Belt
. Holmes short story âThe Dying Detectiveâ published in the
Strand
.
1914
Conan Doyle forms volunteer force on outbreak of the First World War. Holmes story
The Valley of Fear
begins serialization in the
Strand
.
1915
Publication of
The Valley of Fear
in book form.
1916
Conan Doyle makes first of several visits to the front line areas and produces an account of the British campaign in France. Joins unsuccessful movement to reprieve Irish patriot Sir Roger Casement from execution for treason following the Easter Rising in Dublin (Lord John Roxton in
The Lost World
is partly based on Casement).
1917
âHis Last Bowâ, subtitled âThe War Service of Sherlock Holmesâ, published in the
Strand
. The recent Holmes short stories collected as
His Last Bow
and published in book form.
1918
Death of eldest son Kingsley from pneumonia after being wounded at the Somme. Conan Doyle publishes his first book on spiritualism,
The New Revelation
; begins new career as an ardent global campaigner for spiritualism.
1919
Death of younger brother Innes from pneumonia.
1921â7
New Holmes short stories published in the
Strand
.
1921
Death of Conan Doyleâs mother, Mary Foley.
1924
Autobiography,
Memories and Adventures
, published.
1926
Publication of third Professor Challenger story,
The Land of Mist
(narrative with a spiritualist theme).
1927
Recent short stories collected in book form as
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
, the last volume of Holmes stories published.
1929
Appearance of the final Professor Challenger story, âWhen the World Screamedâ, in
The Maracot Deep and Other Stories
.
1930
Arthur Conan Doyle dies on 7 July at home in Crow-borough.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
A SCANDAL IN BOHEMIA
1
To Sherlock Holmes she is always
the
woman. I have seldom heard him mention her under any other name. In his eyes she eclipses and predominates the whole of her sex. It was not that he felt any emotion akin to love for Irene Adler. 1 All emotions, and that one particularly, were abhorrent to his cold, precise, but admirably balanced mind. He was, I take it, the most perfect reasoning and observing machine that the world has seen: but, as a lover, he would have placed himself in a false position. He never spoke of the softer passions, save with a gibe and a sneer. They were admirable things for the observer â excellent for drawing the veil from menâs motives and actions. But for the trained reasoner to admit such intrusions into his own delicate and finely adjusted temperament was to introduce a distracting factor which might throw a doubt upon all his mental results. Grit in a sensitive instrument, or a crack in one of his own high-power lenses, would not be more disturbing than a strong emotion in a nature such as his. And yet there was but one woman to him, and that woman was the late Irene Adler, of dubious and questionable memory.
I had seen
Through the Magic Door
.
1908
Publication of
Round the Fire Stories
. Moves to Crow-borough, Sussex. A new Holmes short story, âThe Singular Experience of Mr John Scott Ecclesâ, later renamed âThe Adventure of Wisteria Lodgeâ, published in the
Strand
.
1909
Joins with journalist E. D. Morel (model for Ned Malone in
The Lost World
) to campaign against brutality of the Belgian Congo regime, and writes
The Crime of the Congo
. Birth of son Denis.
1910
Birth of Adrian. Holmes play,
The Speckled Band
, opens at the Adelphi, London. Holmes short story âThe Devilâs Footâ published in the
Strand
.
1911
Holmes short stories âThe Red Circleâ and âThe Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfaxâ published in the
Strand
. Conan Doyle is converted to Irish Home Rule by Sir Roger Casement.
1912
The Lost World
, now the most famous of Doyleâs non-Holmes stories, begins serialization in the
Strand
and is published in book form in October. Birth of Jean.
1913
Publication of
The Poison Belt
. Holmes short story âThe Dying Detectiveâ published in the
Strand
.
1914
Conan Doyle forms volunteer force on outbreak of the First World War. Holmes story
The Valley of Fear
begins serialization in the
Strand
.
1915
Publication of
The Valley of Fear
in book form.
1916
Conan Doyle makes first of several visits to the front line areas and produces an account of the British campaign in France. Joins unsuccessful movement to reprieve Irish patriot Sir Roger Casement from execution for treason following the Easter Rising in Dublin (Lord John Roxton in
The Lost World
is partly based on Casement).
1917
âHis Last Bowâ, subtitled âThe War Service of Sherlock Holmesâ, published in the
Strand
. The recent Holmes short stories collected as
His Last Bow
and published in book form.
1918
Death of eldest son Kingsley from pneumonia after being wounded at the Somme. Conan Doyle publishes his first book on spiritualism,
The New Revelation
; begins new career as an ardent global campaigner for spiritualism.
1919
Death of younger brother Innes from pneumonia.
1921â7
New Holmes short stories published in the
Strand
.
1921
Death of Conan Doyleâs mother, Mary Foley.
1924
Autobiography,
Memories and Adventures
, published.
1926
Publication of third Professor Challenger story,
The Land of Mist
(narrative with a spiritualist theme).
1927
Recent short stories collected in book form as
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
, the last volume of Holmes stories published.
1929
Appearance of the final Professor Challenger story, âWhen the World Screamedâ, in
The Maracot Deep and Other Stories
.
1930
Arthur Conan Doyle dies on 7 July at home in Crow-borough.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
A SCANDAL IN BOHEMIA
1
To Sherlock Holmes she is always
the
woman. I have seldom heard him mention her under any other name. In his eyes she eclipses and predominates the whole of her sex. It was not that he felt any emotion akin to love for Irene Adler. 1 All emotions, and that one particularly, were abhorrent to his cold, precise, but admirably balanced mind. He was, I take it, the most perfect reasoning and observing machine that the world has seen: but, as a lover, he would have placed himself in a false position. He never spoke of the softer passions, save with a gibe and a sneer. They were admirable things for the observer â excellent for drawing the veil from menâs motives and actions. But for the trained reasoner to admit such intrusions into his own delicate and finely adjusted temperament was to introduce a distracting factor which might throw a doubt upon all his mental results. Grit in a sensitive instrument, or a crack in one of his own high-power lenses, would not be more disturbing than a strong emotion in a nature such as his. And yet there was but one woman to him, and that woman was the late Irene Adler, of dubious and questionable memory.
I had seen