In 1886, a struggling young doctor and part-time author named Arthur Conan Doyle picked up his pen and created what is arguably the most famous character in the history of mystery and detective fiction: the consulting detective known as Sherlock Holmes. Forty years later, Doyle would conclude this astonishing series of adventures having penned four full novels and fifty-six short stories featuring Holmes and - in most of these stories - his friend and crime-fighting partner, Dr. John Watson (who often served as the fictional chronicler of these tales). Sherlock Holmes has since become a worldwide sensation, having been portrayed on stage, screen and television more than any other character in history and the character of Holmes lives on in various adaptations and derivative portrayals of the keenly intelligent and famously observant detective. Presented here is the entire Holmes canon: all four novels and every collection of short stories Doyle published during his lifetime. From "A Study in Scarlet," the first Holmes novel, all the way through "The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes," the final collection of stories published by Doyle in 1927. This collection includes "The Hound the Baskervilles" (perhaps Holmes most popular and thrilling adventure), "The Final Problem" (which features the "death" of Holmes and his arch-nemesis, Professor Moriarty), "The Return of Sherlock Holmes" (in which Doyle resurrects his most famous creation) and "His Last Bow" (where Holmes comes out of retirement during World War I to assist Britain in the war effort by thwarting some fiendish German spies). A must-read collection for all fans of Holmes and Watson, this collection is presented here in their original and unabridged format.
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Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was a British author and physician best known for his creation of the characters of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson, penning four novels and fifty-six short stories about the crime-fighting duo. Born in 1859 in Edinburgh, Doyle was the son of a confirmed alcoholic and his family was often scattered among different houses as young Arthur grew up. Thankfully, Doyle had rich uncles to support him and he was given a fine education and, after receiving his medical degree, he was hired on as a ship's surgeon aboard the SS Mayumba. Returning to England, he set up a medical practice and continued to study various subjects including botany, ophthalmology and?fiction writing. He penned a number of short stories during this time and, after his medical practice failed, Doyle had even more free time to write. In 1886, Doyle created the characters of Holmes and Watson for the short story A Study in Scarlet. His new hero proved to be enormously successful and he began publishing Holmes stories in The Strand magazine on a regular basis. Doyle soon tired of Holmes, however, and he famously killed off Holmes and his arch nemesis Professor Moriarty by having them both plunge to their deaths off the Reichenbach Falls. Holmes fans across the world were devastated by the loss of their favorite detective and pestered Doyle to return to Baker Street and create more stories. Doyle finally relented, writing The Hound of the Baskervilles in 1901 and, in 1903, resuming the Holmes series of short stories with The Adventure of the Empty House, in which it is revealed that only Moriarty was actually killed at the Falls. He would continue to write Holmes and Watson stories until the late 1920's. Apart from the Holmes fiction, Doyle was enormously prolific as a writer, penning an entire science fiction series about Professor Challenger as well as plays, romances, historical novels, poetry and non-fiction as well. Doyle died of a heart attack at the age of 71 on July 17, 1930 in Sussex.
