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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- 309 pages · about 5 hours
- First published 1892
- 1,134 editions
- Free to read
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1 About this book
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, first published on 14 October 1892. It contains the earliest short stories featuring the consulting detective Sherlock Holmes, which had been published in twelve monthly issues of The Strand Magazine from July 1891 to June 1892. The stories are collected in the same sequence, which is not supported by any fictional chronology. The only characters common to all twelve are Holmes and Dr. Watson and all are related in first-person narrative from Watson's point of view.
- Classics
- Murder
- Mystery
- Amorality
- Crime
- Crime & mystery fiction
- Locked-room mysteries
- Mystery and suspense
2 What to expect
Twelve short stories in which Holmes and Watson solve baffling cases in Victorian London. Each one fits in a single sitting.
Good for readers who want: Sherlock Holmes, mysteries, and short stories.
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5 More by Arthur Conan Doyle
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