Novels

- A Study in Scarlet (serialized in 1887)
- The Sign of Four (published in 1890)
- The Hound of the Baskervilles (serialized in 1901-1902 ; original illustrations by Sidney Paget)
- The Valley of Fear (serialized in 1914-1915) (briefly involves Professor Moriarty)


Short stories

The following are organized by collection. Note : Frequently, The Adventure of ... is dropped from some story titles in current-day anthologies. However, in their original appearance in The Strand, this is how the titles were given in many cases.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

(Contains stories published in 1891 and 1892 with original illustrations by Sidney Paget)
A Scandal in Bohemia, The Red-Headed League, A Case of Identity, The Boscombe Valley Mystery, The Five Orange Pips, The Man with the Twisted Lip, The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle, The Adventure of the Speckled Band, The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb, The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor, The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet, The Adventure of the Copper Beeches.

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

(Contains stories published in 1892 and 1893 with original illustrations by Sidney Paget)
The Adventure of Silver Blaze, The Adventure of the Cardboard Box (this story is included as part of His Last Bow in American editions of the canon), The Adventure of the Yellow Face, The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk, The Adventure of the Gloria Scott (Holmes's first case, described to Watson), The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual (another early case, told by Holmes to Watson), The Adventure of the Reigate Squire, The Adventure of the Crooked Man, The Adventure of the Resident Patient, The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter (Mycroft appears for the first time), The Adventure of the Naval Treaty, The Adventure of the Final Problem (Watson reports the death of Holmes).

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

(Contains stories published in 1903 and 1904 with original illustrations by Sidney Paget)
The Adventure of the Empty House (the return of Holmes), The Adventure of the Norwood Builder, The Adventure of the Dancing Men, The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist, The Adventure of the Priory School, The Adventure of Black Peter, The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton, The Adventure of the Six Napoleons, The Adventure of the Three Students, The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez, The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter, The Adventure of the Abbey Grange, The Adventure of the Second Stain.

His Last Bow

(Contains stories published in 1908, 1913 and 1917)
The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles, The Tiger of San Pedro (the above make up a two-part story usually listed in anthologies as The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge, but originally published simply as A Reminiscence of Mr Sherlock Holmes), The Adventure of the Cardboard Box (this story is in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes in British editions of the canon), The Adventure of the Red Circle, The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans (Mycroft appears), The Adventure of the Dying Detective, The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax, The Adventure of the Devil's Foot, His Last Bow (told in third-person).

The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes

(Contains stories published in 1921 and 1927)
The Adventure of the Illustrious Client, The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier (narrated by Holmes), The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone (told in third-person), The Adventure of the Three Gables, The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire, The Adventure of the Three Garridebs, The Problem of Thor Bridge, The Adventure of the Creeping Man, The Adventure of the Lion's Mane (narrated by Holmes), The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger, The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place, The Adventure of the Retired Colourman.

Welcome to this fanlisting dedicated to one of the greatest books detective : Sherlock Holmes written by Arthur Conan Doyle and approved by TFL

Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th century, created by British author and physician Arthur Conan Doyle. He is famous for his prowess at using logic and careful observation to solve cases.

Sherlock Holmes describes himself as a "consulting detective", which means that he is brought into cases that have proven too difficult for other investigators; we are told that he is often able to solve a problem without leaving home (although this aspect is somewhat lost in the stories themselves, which focus on the more interesting cases which often do require him to do actual legwork). He specializes in solving unusual cases using his extraordinary powers of observation and "deduction" (see below).
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle credits the inception of Holmes on his teacher at the medical school of Edinburgh University, the gifted surgeon and forensic detective Joseph Bell, forensic science being a new type of science at the time. However, some years later Bell wrote to Conan Doyle : "you are yourself Sherlock Holmes and well you know it" ... The 'Sherlock Holmes' name was derived from a pair of cricketers ... However some early notes give his name as Sherrinford Holmes. "Holmes" was named after Oliver Wendell Holmes, whom Conan Doyle admired, and an English cricketer named "Sherlock".
It is a popular myth that Sherlock Holmes gave rise to the entire genre of murder mystery fiction; in reality, the detective genre was alive before Holmes, if not one which followed a logical progression to the solution. Many fictional detectives have imitated Holmes' logical methods and followed in his footsteps, in many different ways. Some of the more popular fictional detectives to continue Holmes' legacy include Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot, Ellis Peters' Brother Cadfaël, Ellery Queen, Perry Mason, Columbo, Dick Tracy, and even the comic book superhero Batman. Modern variants might be the NBC series TV show Law and Order: Criminal Intent and the USA Networks show Monk. Monk even replicates the Holmesian style of "quiet analysis", during which no one speaks to the character while he works. Also, Monk has an older brother, who, like Holmes, is a bit more able but less interested in crime.

Sherlock Holmes was said to have lived from 1881 at 221B Baker Street, London (an upper-storey flat at 221 Baker Street; in early notes it was described as Upper Baker Street), where he spent many of his professional years with his only friend Dr. John H. Watson, with whom he shared rooms for some time, before Watson's marriage (1890). The residence was maintained by the landlady Mrs. Hudson.
In many of the stories, Sherlock Holmes is assisted by the practical Watson, who is not only Holmes's friend but his chronicler. Most of Holmes' stories are told as reports, by Watson, of Holmes' solutions to actual crimes; in some later stories, Holmes criticises Watson for his writings, usually because of Watson's decision to tell them as exciting stories rather than as objective and detailed reports ...


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