early years & education
Author was born in.
What is 1859?
Before he became a writer, Doyle earned this type of degree.
What is a medical degree?
This fictional detective made his first appearance in 1887.
Who is Sherlock Holmes?
In his later years, Doyle became a strong believer in this movement that tried to contact the dead.
What is spiritualism?
Doyle created this adventures character in The Lost World.
Who is Professor Challenger?
Doyle earned this type of degree before becoming famous for writing.
what is a medical degree?
He worked in this position on a ship traveling to the arctic.
What is a ships surgeon?
Holmes first appeared in this novel.
what is A Study in Scarlet?
He was friends, but later disagree, with this magician over séances.
Who is Harry Houdini?
He wrote this type of novel, including The White Company.
What are historical novels?
what is a Jesuit boarding school?
He opened his medical practice in this English city
What is Portsmouth?
Holmes’s loyal friend and story teller.
Who is Dr. John Watson?
Doyle believed these famous photos from 1917 were proof of real fairies.
What are the Cottingley Fairies?
During the Boer War, Doyle supported this side.
What is the British cause?
Arthur was born where?
what is Edinburgh?
His practice was not successful, so he focused on this profession instead.
What is writing?
This magazine first published many of the Holmes short stories.
What is The Strand Magazine?
Many people questioned this about Doyle because of his strong supernatural beliefs.
What is his credibility or sanity?
His writing about war earned him this royal honor in 1902.
What is knighthood?
This person was one of his professors and inspired one of his books also.
who is Joseph bell?
He finally gave up his medical career to write full time after the success of this detective character.
Who is Sherlock Holmes?
Doyle tried to kill off Holmes in this story, causing public outrage.
What is “The Final Problem“?
He lectured and wrote about life after this event.
What is death?
Besides fiction, nonfiction, and plays, he also wrote this type of short pieces.
What are essays?