1885-08-05 Author Arthur Conan Doyle (26) weds Louisa Hawkins
1907-09-18 Author Arthur Conan Doyle (48) weds Jean Elizabeth Leckie
Historical Events
1881-01-01 Dr John Watson is first introduced to Sherlock Holmes in story written by Arthur Conan Doyle
1887-12-01 Sherlock Holmes first appears in print in "Study in Scarlet" by Arthur Conan Doyle
1890-03-01 1st US edition of Sherlock Holmes' first story "A Study in Scarlet" by Arthur Conan Doyle published
1892-10-14 Arthur Conan Doyle publishes "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" collection of 12 stories originally published serially in "The Strand Magazine"
1905-03-07 Arthur Conan Doyle publishes "The Return of Sherlock Holmes" collection in London after public pressure to revive his famous detective (Feb New York)
Quotes by Arthur Conan Doyle
"What are we all? Poor silly half-brained things peering out at the infinite, with the aspirations of angels and the instincts of beasts."