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Even though as a medical student Sir. Arthur Conan Doyle had published a few stories, his career as a fiction writer really began after his obtaining the Master of Surgeries Degree from the University of Edinburgh. His fiction writing career stemmed from three different experiences- his journey in the Arctic-going whaling boat Hope as a medical student, his service in the Africa-going steamer Mayumba as a Medical Officer and his respect for his teacher Dr. Joseph Bell who was a master of observation, logic, deduction and diagnosis. In 1888, the publication of A Study In Scarlet gained for him instant fame. This was the book in which Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson were first introduced and with which Conan Doyle's career as a fiction writer really began. It is evident that Sherlock Holmes was modelled on Dr. Joseph Bell and Dr. Watson, the humble writer himself. After practising surgery and medicine successfully for eight years, Conan Doyle committed himself fully to a writing career.

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