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Arthur Conan Doyle
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About Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930) was a British writer and physician. He created the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes, one of the most iconic characters in literature. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892) is a collection of 12 short stories that defined the detective fiction genre.
Books by Arthur Conan Doyle
A Study in Scarlet
The novel that introduced Sherlock Holmes — when a man is found dead with the word RACHE …
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate a centuries-old legend of a demonic hound …
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Sherlock Holmes
The most famous detective in history — 12 classic short stories including A Scandal in …
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His Last Bow
The last collection in the Sherlock Holmes canon — seven cases from the turn of the …
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The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
Twelve final cases from a grayer, more modern Holmes — the darker, stranger close of the …
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The Valley of Fear
A coded warning, a country-house murder, and a brutal American secret society — the last …
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The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Eleven classic cases ending in The Final Problem — the collection where Holmes and …
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The Sign of the Four
Six pearls, a vanished captain, and an Agra treasure pursued across half a century — the …
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes
The greatest comeback in fiction — thirteen cases, led by The Empty House, in which Holmes …
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The Valley of Fear: A Complete Guide to the Last Holmes Novel
Explore The Valley of Fear by Arthur Conan Doyle — the 1915 Sherlock Holmes novel of coded messages, a country-house murder, and an American secret society.
The Sign of the Four: A Complete Guide to the Second Holmes Novel
Explore The Sign of the Four — Conan Doyle's 1890 Holmes novel of stolen treasure, the Indian Mutiny, and a deadly hunt down the Thames.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes: A Complete Guide
How Sherlock Holmes came back from the dead. The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1905) explained — The Empty House, the thirteen cases, and the greatest comeback.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes: A Complete Guide
Explore The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes — the 1894 collection that famously killed off the detective at the Reichenbach Falls, with eleven classic cases.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes: A Complete Guide
Explore The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, the final 1927 Sherlock Holmes collection — twelve twilight cases from Doyle's last years, with a full guide to.
His Last Bow: A Complete Guide to the Sherlock Holmes Collection
Explore His Last Bow by Arthur Conan Doyle — the 1917 Sherlock Holmes collection that closes the Victorian era and opens the Great War, with a full guide to.
The Hound of the Baskervilles: A Complete Guide to Doyle's She
Explore The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle — Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate a demonic hound haunting the Baskerville family on.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: A Complete Guide to Doyle's
Explore The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — Doyle's 1892 collection of 12 short stories featuring the world's most famous detective and his powers of deduction.
A Study in Scarlet: A Guide to the First Sherlock Holmes Story
Explore A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle — the novel that introduced Sherlock Holmes, a mystery spanning two continents and reaching back decades.