33 Of The Best Sherlock Holmes Books
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Sherlock Holmes Books: We've dug around and pulled out some of the best Sherlock Holmes books for your enjoyment. From the legendary original works by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, through to modern collections, Sherlock Holmes books by other authors and a sclection of books about Sherlock Holmes, including biographies of Conan Doyle and research into the Victorian era... there should be much here for the Sherlock Holmes devotee to peruse.
A full checklist of the Sherlock Holmes books and stories (as written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) appears at the foot of this page
Conan Doyle's classic mystery stories "ride the edge" between the natural and the supernatural - and through the lens of the incredible perception of Holmes, we are drawn into the quest for truth and led to question our notions of what is real...
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Sherlock Holmes Collections
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The complete set - 4 novels and 56 stories.
Barnes and Noble Edition - 2- volume set
1. A Scandal in Bohemia
2. The Red-Headed League
3. A Case of Identity
4. The Boscombe Valley Mystery
5. The Five Orange Pips
6. The Man with the Twisted Lip
7. The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
8. The Adventure of the Speckled Band
9. The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb
10. The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor
11. The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet
12. The Adventure of the Copper Beeches
1. Silver Blaze
2. The Yellow Face
3. The Stock-Broker's Clerk
4. The "Gloria Scott"
5. The Musgrave Ritual
6. The Reigate Puzzle
7. The Crooked Man
8. The Resident Patient
9. The Greek Interpreter
10. The Naval Treaty
11. The Final Problem
37 short stories, reproduced in complete facsimile, plus the complete novel The Hound of the Baskervilles.
With the original illustrations as they appeared in The Strand. A very popular edition which has achieved much "five star feedback".
The Four Sherlock Holmes Novels
Sherlock Holmes Deluxe Editions
(The Set of Four Novels (A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of Four, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Valley of Fear)
(The 56 Short Stories, hardcover, 800 illustrations, in two volumes - makes a complete set with the four novels. Rave reviews - described as stunningly produced, "this is the one" etc.)
Books About Sherlock Holmes / Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes Books by other Authors
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Sherlock Holmes Books List
Here is a list of the Sherlock Holmes books and stories as written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
The Four Novels:
A Study in Scarlet (1887)
The Sign of the Four (1890)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (serialised 1901–1902 in The Strand)
The Valley of Fear (serialised 1914–1915)
The fifty-six short stories - collected in five books:
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
"A Scandal in Bohemia"
"The Adventure of 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
"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 Final Problem" (Watson reports the death of Holmes)
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
"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
"The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge" (originally published simply as "A Reminiscence of Mr Sherlock Holmes")
"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 Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
"The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone" (told in third-person)
"The Problem of Thor Bridge"
"The Adventure of the Creeping Man"
"The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire"
"The Adventure of the Three Garridebs"
"The Adventure of the Illustrious Client"
"The Adventure of the Three Gables"
"The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier" (narrated by Holmes; Watson does not appear)
"The Adventure of the Lion's Mane" (narrated by Holmes; Watson does not appear)
"The Adventure of the Retired Colourman"
"The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger"
"The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place"
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