The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, with Biographical Notes on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Arthur Conan Doyle Author

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve classic short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his famous detective, Sherlock Holmes. The fantastic London-based consulting detective, Holmes is famous for his astute logical reasoning, his ability to take almost any disguise, and his use of forensic science skills to solve difficult cases.The stories known collectively as The Adventures and Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes turned the literary detective into a household name and are the best-loved of Conan Doyle's Holmes stories. From The Scandal of Bohemia, a case in which Holmes is famously outwitted by a woman, to the The Five Orange Pips, in which Holmes is pitted against the Ku Klux Klan, to The Final Problem, in which Holmes and his archenemy, Professor Moriarty, plunge to their deaths at the Reichenbach Falls, the stories bear witness to the flowering of Doyle's genius.These are the first of the Sherlock Holmes short stories, originally published as single stories in the Strand Magazine from July 1891 to June 1892. The book was published in England on 14 October 1892 by George Newnes Ltd and in a US Edition on 15 October by Harper. The initial combined print run was 14,500 copies.The 12 stories in this collection are:A Scandal in BohemiaThe Adventure of the Red-Headed LeagueA Case of IdentityThe Boscombe Valley MysteryThe Five Orange PipsThe Man with the Twisted LipThe Adventure of the Blue CarbuncleThe Adventure of the Speckled BandThe Adventure of the Engineer's ThumbThe Adventure of the Noble BachelorThe Adventure of the Beryl CoronetThe Adventure of the Copper BeechesAlso included are biographical notes on the life of the author, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) started to write as a doctor, whilst waiting for patients to arrive. Sherlock Holmes first appeared in A Study in Scarlet (1887). The Holmes stories soon attracted such a following that Conan Doyle felt the character overshadowed his other work. In The Final Problem (1893) Conan Doyle killed him off, but was obliged by public demand to restore the detective to life.This ebook concludes with biographical notes on the life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.