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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>In 1929, Arthur Conan Doyle had a heart attack. He survived it but his health was weak. In 1930, he was willing to look back on his life and drew this cartoon to resume it.<br />
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He depicted himself as "The Old Horse" cared by 3 doctors ("vets"): Webb-Johnson, Parkinson and Mackintosh. At the time of the drawing he felt he could recover well and continue his activities. Unfortunately, he died on 7th july 1930 due to a final heart attack.<br />
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The path of the Old Horse is a chronology, and the carriage contains the major achievements which Conan Doyle felt the most important.<br />
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Below is described each steps of the drawing:<br />
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* '''1''' : '''Edinburgh 1859''' : His birth in Edinburgh on 22 may 1859. [[Memories_and_Adventures#I._EARLY_RECOLLECTIONS|More]]<br />
* '''2''' : '''Stonyhurst 1869-1876''' : His school years at the Jesuit college of Stonyhurst, Lancashire. [[Memories_and_Adventures#II._UNDER_THE_JESUITS|More]]<br />
* '''3''' : '''University 1876-1881''' : His university years at the Edinburgh University of Medicine. [[Memories_and_Adventures#III._RECOLLECTIONS_OF_A_STUDENT|More]]<br />
* '''4''' : '''Whaling 1880''' : His trip to arctic on the "Hope" whaler as surgeon. [[Memories_and_Adventures#IV._WHALING_IN_THE_ARCTIC_OCEAN|More]]<br />
* '''5''' : '''West Coast 1882''' : His trip to Africa on the "Mayumba" boat as surgeon. [[Memories_and_Adventures#V._THE_VOYAGE_TO_WEST_AFRICA|More]]<br />
* '''6''' : '''1882-1890 Medical Practice''' : His medical practice before being a full-time writer. [[Memories_and_Adventures#VI._MY_FIRST_EXPERIENCES_IN_PRACTICE|More]]<br />
* '''7''' : '''Davos 1894''' : His sejourn in Switzerland to assist his wife suffering of Tuberculosis. [[Memories_and_Adventures#X._THE_GREAT_BREAK|More]]<br />
* '''8''' : '''USA 1894''' : His lectures in New York and Philadelphia about his literary works. [[Memories_and_Adventures#XII._NORWOOD_AND_SWITZERLAND|More]]<br />
* '''9''' : '''Dongola 1896''' : His trip to Egypt between november 1895 and 1896. [[Memories_and_Adventures#XIII._EGYPT_IN_1896|More]]<br />
* '''10''' : '''Boer War 1900''' : His participation to the Boer War as a volunteer doctor. [[Memories_and_Adventures#XVI._THE_START_FOR_SOUTH_AFRICA|More]]<br />
* '''11''' : '''Elections 1901''' : His Unionist candidature to the legislative elections in Edinburgh (4 october 1900). [[Memories_and_Adventures#XX._MY_POLITICAL_ADVENTURES|More]]<br />
* '''12''' : '''1914-1918 British Front, French Front, Italian Front''' : His visit to the three fronts during the WWI which he published a report in the book: [[A Visit to Three Fronts]]. [[Memories_and_Adventures#XXVIII._EXPERIENCES_ON_THE_BRITISH_FRONT|More]]<br />
* '''13''' : '''1914-1918 Volunteers''' : His raising troops to protect the country. [[Memories_and_Adventures#XXVII._A_REMEMBRANCE_OF_THE_DARK_YEARS|More]]<br />
* '''14''' : '''Australia 1921''' : His trip to Australia for several lectures about spiritualism. [[Memories_and_Adventures#XXXI._BREAKING_THE_HINDENBURG_LINE|More]]<br />
* '''15''' : '''1929 S. Africa''' : His lectures in Johannesburg, South Africa, but also Kenya.<br />
* '''16''' : '''1929 Norway''' : His lectures in Norway, but also Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden.<br />
* '''17''' : '''1930''' : The year of this drawing, showing himself convalescent in a bed.<br />
* '''18''' : '''Boxing''' : The top of the carriage show his sporting activities. Boxing and football (ball drawn).<br />
* '''19''' : '''M.C.C., Golf, Cue, Ski''' : M.C.C. = Marylebone Cricket Club, Golf, Billiard and Ski.<br />
* '''20''' : '''Arctic''' : His trip to Arctic on the "Hope" whaler as surgeon. [[Memories_and_Adventures#IV._WHALING_IN_THE_ARCTIC_OCEAN|More]]<br />
* '''21''' : '''Sport''' : He was a sportsman as refers the top of the carriage (see 18 & 19).<br />
* '''22''' : '''Drama''' : He wrote several plays. [[Sir_Arthur_Conan_Doyle:Complete_Works#Plays|More]]<br />
* '''23''' : '''West Coast Africa''' : His trip to Africa on the "Mayumba" boat as surgeon. [[Memories_and_Adventures#V._THE_VOYAGE_TO_WEST_AFRICA|More]]<br />
* '''24''' : '''USA 1894''' : His trip to USA for a lecture about his literary works. [[Memories_and_Adventures#XII._NORWOOD_AND_SWITZERLAND|More]]<br />
* '''25''' : '''Poems''' : He wrote several poems. [[Sir_Arthur_Conan_Doyle:Complete_Works#Poems|More]]<br />
* '''26''' : '''Medical Practice 1882-1890''' : His medical practice before being a full-time writer. [[Memories_and_Adventures#VI._MY_FIRST_EXPERIENCES_IN_PRACTICE|More]]<br />
* '''27''' : '''Rodney Stone''' : His novel about boxing. [[Rodney Stone|More]]<br />
* '''28''' : '''History of Great War''' : His many reports of the WWI. [[Memories_and_Adventures#XXVIII._EXPERIENCES_ON_THE_BRITISH_FRONT|More]]<br />
* '''29''' : '''History of Boer War''' : His book about the south African war. [[The Great Boer War|More]]<br />
* '''30''' : '''History of Spiritualism''' : His 2 books about the history of spiritualism published in 1926-1927. [[The History of Spiritualism|More]]<br />
* '''31''' : '''Tales''' : His many short stories collected in [[Tales of the Ring and Camp]], [[Tales of Pirates and Blue Water]], [[Tales of Terror and Mystery]], [[Tales of Twilight and the Unseen]], [[Tales of Adventure and Medical Life]], [[Tales of Long Ago]]...<br />
* '''32''' : '''Historical Novels''' : His novels including [[The White Company]], [[Sir Nigel]], [[The Great Shadow]], [[Micah Clarke]]...<br />
* '''33''' : '''Elections''' : His Unionist candidature to the legislative elections in Edinburgh (4 october 1900). [[Memories_and_Adventures#XX._MY_POLITICAL_ADVENTURES|More]]<br />
* '''34''' : '''Hawick 1905''' : His lecture at Hawick Theatre about ''The Life and Times of Gibbon'' (1904 is the correct year).<br />
* '''35''' : '''Edinburgh 1901'''<br />
* '''36''' : '''Psychic Research'''<br />
* '''37''' : '''500 Lectures'''<br />
* '''38''' : '''USA 1923'''<br />
* '''39''' : '''USA 1924'''<br />
* '''40''' : '''Dongola''' : His trip to Egypt between november 1895 and 1896. [[Memories_and_Adventures#XIII._EGYPT_IN_1896|More]]<br />
* '''41''' : '''USA 1914''' : His trip to USA for a lecture about his literary works. [[Memories_and_Adventures#XII._NORWOOD_AND_SWITZERLAND|More]]<br />
* '''42''' : '''Sherlock Holmes''' : His main creation was just one among other from his point of view. [[Sherlock Holmes|More]]<br />
* '''43''' : '''Langman Hospital 1900''' : He was doctor in Langman Field Hospital at Bloemfontein in South Africa during the Boer War. [[Memories_and_Adventures#XVI._THE_START_FOR_SOUTH_AFRICA|More]]<br />
* '''44''' : '''Boer War''' : He was doctor and war correspondent in South Africa during the Boer War. [[Memories_and_Adventures#XVI._THE_START_FOR_SOUTH_AFRICA|More]]<br />
* '''45''' : '''Australia 1921''' : His trip to Australia to give lectures about spiritualism. [[Memories_and_Adventures#XXXI._BREAKING_THE_HINDENBURG_LINE|More]]<br />
* '''46''' : '''Business R. Tuck & Sons''' : He has been for twenty-one years a director of Raphael Tuck & Co. [[Memories_and_Adventures#XXII._THE_YEARS_BETWEEN_THE_WARS|More]]<br />
* '''47''' : '''Great War''' : His many reports of the WWI. [[Memories_and_Adventures#XXVIII._EXPERIENCES_ON_THE_BRITISH_FRONT|More]]<br />
* '''48''' : '''Papers''' : He wrote many letters and articles published in the press. [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle:Complete Works|More]]<br />
* '''49''' : '''S. Africa 1921''' : His lectures in Johannesburg, South Africa, but also Kenya.<br />
* '''50''' : '''Oscar Slater''' : His involvement to innocent Oscar Slater during his trial. [[Memories_and_Adventures#XXI._THE_YEARS_BETWEEN_THE_WARS|More]]<br />
* '''51''' : '''Edalji''' : His involvement to innocent George Edalji during his trial. [[Memories_and_Adventures#XXI._THE_YEARS_BETWEEN_THE_WARS|More]]<br />
* '''52''' : '''Congo''' : His pamphlet to condemn the Belgian abuses in Congo. [[Memories_and_Adventures#XXII._THE_YEARS_BETWEEN_THE_WARS|More]]<br />
* '''53''' : '''Sweden 1929''' : His lectures in several European countries like Sweden, Holland, Denmark and Norway.<br />
* '''54''' : '''Vets''' : The 3 characters are the doctors Webb-Johnson, Parkinson and Mackintosh.<br />
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Conan Doyle printed his drawing and sent it signed, see example [[:File:Dedicace-sacd-1930-the-old-horse-livingstone.jpg|here]].<br />
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