Part of the Macmillan Interviews and Recollections series, this book reviews Doyle's life and career through a compilation of memoirs by contemporaries, interviews, and selections from his autobiography Memoirs and Adventures .Part of the Macmillan Interviews and Recollections series, this book reviews Doyle's life and career through a compilation of memoirs by contemporaries, interviews, and selections from his autobiography Memoirs and Adventures .Acknowledgements - A Note on Arthur Conan Doyle's Life - PART 1: THE YEARS AT EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY: 1876-1881 - PART 2: SHERLOCK HOLMES: 1886-1927 - PART 3: THE PROFESSIONAL WRITER - PART 4: SPEAKING OUT ON PUBLIC ISSUES; SPORTS - PART 5: SPIRITUALISM