The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes

Arthur Conan Doyle

авг. 2023 г. · Memorable Classics Books

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The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle - is the final set of twelve (out of a total of fifty-six) Sherlock Holmes short stories by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle first published in the Strand Magazine between October 1921 and April 1927.

Title of collection:

The first British edition of the collection, published by John Murray, and the first American edition, published by George H. Doran Co., were both published in June 1927. However, they had slightly different titles. The title of the British collection was The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (hyphenated "Case-Book"), whereas the title of the American edition was The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes ("Case Book" as two words).

Further confusing the issue of the title, some later publishers released the collection under the title The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes ("Casebook" as a single word).

Contents:

The first edition of The Case-Book, published by John Murray in 1927, does not present the stories in the order in which they were published:[2]

1 The Adventure of the Illustrious Client

2 The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier

3 The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone

4 The Adventure of the Three Gables

5 The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire

6 The Adventure of the Three Garridebs

7 The Problem of Thor Bridge

8 The Adventure of the Creeping Man

9 The Adventure of the Lion's Mane

10 The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger

11 The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place

12 The Adventure of the Retired Colourman

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was a British writer best known for his creation of the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes. In addition to being considered a father of detective fiction, he also wrote a series of science-fiction adventures starring the brilliant, daring, and comical Professor Challenger.