The Adventure of the Second Stain

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Publisher : ABDO
ISBN 13 : 161641975X
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (164 download)

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Download or read book The Adventure of the Second Stain written by Vincent Goodwin and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the prime minister and the secetary of foreign affairs ask Sherlock Holmes for help, Dr. John Watson knows this is an important case. The investigative duo must find a stolen letter that could lead to war. If Holmes solves the case by uncovering a second stain, he could save England and a marriage all at the same time. Graphic Planet is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Group. Grades 3-8.

The Adventure of the Dancing Men and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories

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Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486110915
Total Pages : 83 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (861 download)

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Book Synopsis The Adventure of the Dancing Men and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories by : Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Download or read book The Adventure of the Dancing Men and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-02-29 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Title story plus three others featuring the peerless sleuth and his faithful sidekick: "The Adventure of the Dying Detective," "The Musgrave Ritual" and "The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans."

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book The Return of Sherlock Holmes written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

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Publisher : First Avenue Editions ™
ISBN 13 : 1467775274
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (677 download)

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Download or read book The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and published by First Avenue Editions ™. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No mystery is too challenging for the infamous detective Sherlock Holmes and his partner, Dr. Watson. Holmes is at his best when the job seems impossible—or just plain absurd. From cases involving a strange group for red-headed men to a missing thumb, Holmes uses his powers of observation and deduction to solve even the weirdest mysteries. Scottish author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle published his first twelve original Sherlock Holmes short stories as serials in the UK's Strand Magazine from 1891-1892. This unabridged collection of the stories is taken from the book form, originally published in 1892.

The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle

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Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
ISBN 13 : 1780927959
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2016-08-31 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sherlock Holmes, the world's “only unofficial consulting detective”, was first introduced to readers in A Study in Scarlet published by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in 1887. It was with the publication of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, however, that the master sleuth grew tremendously in popularity, later to become one of the most beloved literary characters of all time. In this book series, the short stories comprising The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes have been amusingly illustrated using only Lego® brand minifigures and bricks. The illustrations recreate, through custom designed Lego models, the composition of the black and white drawings by Sidney Paget that accompanied the original publication of these adventures appearing in The Strand Magazine from July 1891 to June 1892. Paget's iconic illustrations are largely responsible for the popular image of Sherlock Holmes, including his deerstalker cap and Inverness cape, details never mentioned in the writings of Conan Doyle. This uniquely illustrated collection, which features some of the most famous and enjoyable cases investigated by Sherlock Holmes and his devoted friend and biographer Dr. John H. Watson, including A Sandal in Bohemia and The Red-Headed League, is sure to delight Lego enthusiasts, as well as fans of the Great Detective, both old and new. In this story Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate the curious discovery of a blue carbuncle in the crop of a Christmas goose abandoned by a man during a scuffle with some street ruffians. Holmes makes a series of deductions concerning the owner of a tattered old hat recovered along with the goose and thus sets out on the trail of the audacious thief who stole the precious stone five days previously.

The Second Stain

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 58 pages
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Sherlock Holmes - A Study in Illustrations - Volume 1

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ISBN 13 : 9781787058255
Total Pages : 402 pages
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Book Synopsis Sherlock Holmes - A Study in Illustrations - Volume 1 by : Mike Foy

Download or read book Sherlock Holmes - A Study in Illustrations - Volume 1 written by Mike Foy and published by . This book was released on 2021-08-19 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sherlock Holmes is truly a 'Man for All seasons', his image has been worked and re-worked for over a century now, and the Holmes of 1887 is not the Holmes of Today. In his multi-volume collection, we will show how different illustrators have visualised Holmes and the other characters who appeared in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's works. Later volumes will celebrate Holmes in non-Canon stories as illustrators and authors put Holmes in other stories, but more of that later. This volume is not going to be very diverse, it is true to say that one person dominates. While it is true that there are illustrations by Charles Altamont Doyle, David Henry Friston, James Grieg and Walter Stanley Paget as well as all those images that appeared in the Bristol Observer, the majority of this book is going to be filled by one person, namely Sidney Paget. Just as nine tenths of an iceberg lies under the water, This book is 52/59's Sidney Paget, so if like me, you are an admirer of his work, you are in for a treat as every Sidney Paget Sherlock Holmes Image is here. If you don't like his work, skip this book and wait for later volumes, - You have been warned, but for many Sidney Paget's drawings of Holmes have the atmosphere of the period. The Fog filled labyrinth of London, the desolation of Dartmoor, and perhaps his most famous illustration as Holmes and Moriarty fight to the death at the top of the Reichenbach Falls. The contents of this book may have moved during transit, so care must be taken when opening this book. What is to be found within? - Four images by David Henry Friston for Beeton's Christmas Annual where Sherlock Holmes is seen for the first time with magnifying glass and long sideburns in the story 'A Study in Scarlet'. - We have images from two stories that appeared in 'The Bristol Observer', namely, 'The Sign of Four' then strangely later they did 'A Study in Scarlet'. - We also have James Greig and his two single drawings for 'A Study in Scarlet' in 1895 and then again 1896. - Six illustrations by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's father Charles Altamont Doyle for the 1888 'A Study in Scarlet' and finally - Four images by Sidney's younger Brother Walter Paget of 'The adventure of the dying Detective' in the Strand Magazine 1913. After that it's back to back Sidney, starting with 'A scandal in Bohemia' and ending with 'The adventure of the Second Stain.' WARNING: Parts of this book contain large amounts of Sidney Paget, if you are a sufferer of Pagetitus or a Pagetphobic, please do not buy this book. If you are a Pagetphile however, you may safety indulge yourself.

The Adventure of the Priory School

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Publisher : Lindhardt og Ringhof
ISBN 13 : 8726586444
Total Pages : 17 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (265 download)

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Book Synopsis The Adventure of the Priory School by : Arthur Conan Doyle

Download or read book The Adventure of the Priory School written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Lindhardt og Ringhof. This book was released on 2020-09-28 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The powerful Duke of Holdernesse’s son is missing. The boy was last seen in the Priory School but shortly after he received a letter from his father, he was nowhere to be seen. The main suspect was the German master because he went missing the same day as the boy. The Priory School’s director reached out to Watson and Holmes who followed after the boy’s steps. Will they solve the case and find the boy? Did the boy went somewhere by himself or someone kidnapped him? Find the answers in "The Adventure of the Priory School" which is a part of "The Return of Sherlock Holmes". Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was born in Scotland and studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh. After his studies, he worked as a ship’s surgeon on various boats. During the Second Boer War, he was an army doctor in South Africa. When he came back to the United Kingdom, he opened his own practice and started writing crime books. He is best known for his thrilling stories about the adventures of Sherlock Holmes. He published four novels and more than 50 short-stories starring the detective and Dr Watson, and they play an important role in the history of crime fiction. Other than the Sherlock Holmes series, Doyle wrote around thirty more books, in genres such as science-fiction, fantasy, historical novels, but also poetry, plays, and non-fiction.

The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet

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Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
ISBN 13 : 1780929137
Total Pages : 41 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2016-09-26 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sherlock Holmes, the world's “only unofficial consulting detective”, was first introduced to readers in A Study in Scarlet published by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in 1887. It was with the publication of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, however, that the master sleuth grew tremendously in popularity, later to become one of the most beloved literary characters of all time. In this book series, the short stories comprising The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes have been amusingly illustrated using only Lego® brand minifigures and bricks. The illustrations recreate, through custom designed Lego models, the composition of the black and white drawings by Sidney Paget that accompanied the original publication of these adventures appearing in The Strand Magazine from July 1891 to June 1892. Paget's iconic illustrations are largely responsible for the popular image of Sherlock Holmes, including his deerstalker cap and Inverness cape, details never mentioned in the writings of Conan Doyle. This uniquely illustrated collection, which features some of the most famous and enjoyable cases investigated by Sherlock Holmes and his devoted friend and biographer Dr. John H. Watson, including A Sandal in Bohemia and The Red-Headed League, is sure to delight Lego enthusiasts, as well as fans of the Great Detective, both old and new. LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO Group of Companies. The LEGO Group has not been involved in nor has it in any other way licensed or authorised the publication of this book. THE ADVENTURE OF THE BERYL CORONET: Banker Alexander Holder has been entrusted with the safekeeping of the precious Beryl Coronet, one of the most valuable treasures of the nobility. Afraid to leave the valuable piece of jewellery at the bank, he brings it home, only to have a piece of the crown broken off and three beryls stolen. Holder appeals to Sherlock Holmes to help recover the precious stones and thus avoid a personal and national scandal.

The Haunted Bookshop

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Publisher : Melville House
ISBN 13 : 1612192254
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (121 download)

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Download or read book The Haunted Bookshop written by Christopher Morley and published by Melville House. This book was released on 2013-08-13 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volumes disappear and reappear on the shelves, but the ghosts of literature aren’t the only mysterious visitors in Roger Mifflin’s haunted bookshop. Mifflin, who hawked books out of the back of his van in Christopher Morley’s beloved Parnassus on Wheels, has finally settled down with his own secondhand bookstore in Brooklyn. There, he and his wife, Helen, are content to live and work together, prescribing literature to those who hardly know how much they need it. When Aubrey Gilbert, a young advertising man, visits the shop, he quickly falls under the spell of Mifflin’s young assistant, Titania. But something is amiss in the bookshop, something Mifflin is too distracted to notice, and Gilbert has no choice but to take the young woman’s safety into his own hands. Her life—and the Mifflins’—may depend on it. With a deep respect for the art of bookselling, and as much flair for drama as romance, Christopher Morley has crafted a lively, humorous tale for book lovers everywhere.

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

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Publisher : 이새의나무
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book The Return of Sherlock Holmes written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by 이새의나무. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: is a collection of 13 Sherlock Holmes stories, first published in February 1905 by Arthur Conan Doyle. In , Holmes, thought to be dead, reappears after three years and surprises Dr. Watson. Conan Doyle brought Holmes back with an exquisite story. The Stories are: The Adventure of the Empty House 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

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

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Publisher : 谷月社
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 403 pages
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Download or read book The Return of Sherlock Holmes written by A. Conan Doyle and published by 谷月社. This book was released on 2015-10-03 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book was first published in February 1905 by McClure, Phillips & Co. (New York) then on March 7, 1905 by Georges Newnes, Ltd. (London) and was the first Holmes collection since 1893, when Holmes had "died" in "The Final Problem". Having published The Hound of the Baskervilles in 1901–1902 (setting it before Holmes' death) Doyle came under intense pressure to revive his famous character. The first story is set in 1894 and has Holmes returning in London and explaining the period from 1891–94, a period called "The Great Hiatus" by Sherlockian enthusiasts. Also of note is Watson's statement in the last story of the cycle that Holmes has retired, and forbids him to publish any more stories.

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

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ISBN 13 : 9781774815779
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (157 download)

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Download or read book The Return of Sherlock Holmes written by Arthur Doyle and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-04 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Return of Sherlock Holmes. By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. TABLE OF CONTENTS THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE 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

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

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Publisher : Xist Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1623959845
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (239 download)

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Download or read book The Return of Sherlock Holmes written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Xist Publishing. This book was released on 2015-05-08 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sherlock is Back! “Work is the best antidote to sorrow, my dear Watson.” ― Arthur Conan Doyle, The Return of Sherlock Holmes The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle brings the world's most famous detective back to life. This volume features 12 stories: The Adventure of the Empty House 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 This Xist Classics edition has been professionally formatted for e-readers with a linked table of contents. This eBook also contains a bonus book club leadership guide and discussion questions. We hope you’ll share this book with your friends, neighbors and colleagues and can’t wait to hear what you have to say about it. Xist Publishing is a digital-first publisher. Xist Publishing creates books for the touchscreen generation and is dedicated to helping everyone develop a lifetime love of reading, no matter what form it takes

The Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle

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Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 142998788X
Total Pages : 702 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book The Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle written by Russell Miller and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2008-12-09 with total page 702 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the creator of Sherlock Holmes, "the world's most famous man who never was," Arthur Conan Doyle remains one of our favorite writers; his work is read with affection—and sometimes obsession—the world over. Doctor, writer, spiritualist: his life was no less fascinating than his fiction. Conan Doyle grew up in relative poverty in Edinburgh, with the mental illness of his artistically gifted but alcoholic father casting a shadow over his early life. He struggled both as a young doctor and in his early attempts to sell short stories, having only limited success until Sherlock Holmes became a publishing phenomenon and propelled him to worldwide fame. While he enjoyed the celebrity Holmes brought him, he also felt that the stories damaged his literary reputation. Beyond his writing, Conan Doyle led a full life, participating in the Boer War, falling in love with another woman while his wife was dying of tuberculosis, campaigning against injustice, and converting to Spiritualism, a move that would bewilder his friends and fans. During his lifetime Conan Doyle wrote more than fifteen hundred letters to members of his family, most notably his mother, revealing his innermost thoughts, fears and hopes; and Russell Miller is the first biographer to have been granted unlimited access to Conan Doyle's private correspondence. The Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle also makes use of the writer's personal papers, unseen for many years, and is the first book to draw fully on the Richard Lancelyn Green archive, the world's most comprehensive collection of Conan Doyle material. Told with panache, The Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle is an unprecedentedly full portrait of an enduringly popular figure.

The RETURN of SHERLOCK HOLMES (Illustrated)

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ISBN 13 : 9781798124932
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (249 download)

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Download or read book The RETURN of SHERLOCK HOLMES (Illustrated) written by Arthur Doyle and published by . This book was released on 2019-02-26 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young gambler is found shot dead in a closed room. Dr. Watson, who still mourns the disappearance of his famous friend is intrigued enough to step out of his house and take a look at the crime scene. A crowd has gathered there, curiously gazing up at the room where the crime is supposed to have taken place. Watson inadvertently jostles against an elderly, deformed man and knocks a stack of books from the fellow's hand. The man curses Watson vilely and disappears into the throng. It suddenly occurs to Watson that one of the books that he had helped the stranger pick up had seemed familiar... Thus begins the first thrilling story, The Adventure of the Empty House, in The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, which was published after what Holmes enthusiasts call the Great Hiatus.The Return of Sherlock Holmes was published in 1905. In 1891, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was completely exasperated by the seemingly endless appetite of readers who welcomed each new Sherlock Holmes story with the greatest delight. He wrote to his mother confessing that he was "thinking of slaying Holmes... He takes my mind from better things." His mother's famous reply, "You won't, you can't, you mustn't!" only echoed the voice of his readers. However, in 1893, Conan Doyle did the unthinkable; he finished off Holmes in the Reichenbach Falls in The Final Problem and thought he had done with the man for good.He hadn't reckoned with his readers. There was a flood of protest. Letters to the editors of newspapers, a stream of mail to his publishers and himself, all demanding that Holmes be kept alive. Finally, he gave in and The Return of Sherlock Holmes was greeted with huge delight. Though The Hound of the Baskervilles came out in 1902, it was set in a time before Holmes' "death."The Return of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of 13 stories. Among them are The Adventure of the Norwood Builder, a tale of a reclusive old bachelor who suddenly vanishes, The Adventure of the Dancing Men, a delightful puzzle involving a mysterious message that contains a series of stick figures, The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist in which a lovely young governess is being stalked by a man on a bicycle, and many others. The last story, The Adventure of the Second Stain has Watson revealing that Holmes is now completely retired and would not like Watson to write any more stories about him!The Return of Sherlock Holmes is indeed a delightful continuation of the Holmes saga and a great addition to your repertoire!

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

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Publisher : Standard Ebooks
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book The Return of Sherlock Holmes written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Standard Ebooks. This book was released on 2018-07-27T21:25:04Z with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Return of Sherlock Holmes is the third collection of Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, published in 1905. It includes stories published in The Strand Magazine in 1903 and 1904, bringing Holmes for the first time into the twentieth century. Doyle had memorably “killed off” Holmes in a struggle with his nemesis Professor Moriarty in the story “The Final Problem,” which had appeared in 1893 (and which is included in the collection The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes). Intense public demand for more Holmes material after that had led to Doyle writing the novel The Hound of the Baskervilles, and then finally to return to writing Holmes short stories once more. The first story in this collection, “The Adventure of the Empty House” finds Dr. Watson united once again with his old friend Sherlock Holmes, who explains how and why he faked his death at Reichenbach Falls. Apart from the leading story which “resurrects” Holmes, this collection contains a number of the best-known Holmes stories. “The Adventure of the Dancing Men” has Holmes deciphering a cryptogram to solve a mystery; encountering a callous blackmailer in “The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton;” working out why cheap busts of Napoleon are being shattered all over London; and possibly averting a major European war in “The Adventure of the Second Stain.” This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks.