"The House of Silk The House of Silk is a Sherlock Holmes novel written by British author Anthony Horowitz, published in 2011. The book was promoted with the claim it was the first time the Conan Doyle Estate had authorised a new non-Doyle Sherlock Holmes pastiche. ""The House of Silk"" begins with a brief, personal recounting of events by Watson, much like that in ""A Study in Scarlet"" by the original author, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The reader is informed of the particulars regarding the first meeting of Watson and Holmes, including the circumstances of the Afghan War and a"
"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. It was first published on 14 October 1892; the individual stories had been serialised in ""The Strand Magazine"" between July 1891 and June 1892. The stories are not in chronological order, and the only characters common to all twelve are Holmes and Dr. Watson. The stories are related in first-person narrative from Watson's point of view. In general the stories in ""The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes"" identify, and try to correct, social injustices."
"A Study in Scarlet A Study in Scarlet is an 1887 detective novel by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. Written in 1886, the story marks the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, who would become the most famous detective duo in popular fiction. The book's title derives from a speech given by Holmes, a consulting detective, to his friend and chronicler Watson on the nature of his work, in which he describes the story's murder investigation as his ""study in scarlet"": ""There's the scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life, and our duty is"
"The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes is the final set of twelve (out of a total of fifty-six) Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle first published in the ""Strand Magazine"" between October 1921 and April 1927. The first British edition and the first American edition of the collection 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"
"of Crime Fiction"", crime fiction from the past 100 years has generally contained 8 key rules to be a detective novel: Sherlock Holmes is British detective fiction written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The first appearance of Sherlock Holmes is at “A study in Scarlet”. At first, Sherlock Holmes did not result massive success, however starting from 1891, after published Sherlock Holmes at “Strand Magazine”, it became unquestionably popular. After Sherlock Holmes, many detective stories followed Conan Doyle’s structure and also include characters which have Sherlock Holmes characteristics. Sherlock Holmes as a series is perhaps the most popular form of"
"the Detective. In short, it is difficult to establish who was the first to write the English-language detective novel, as various authors were exploring the theme simultaneously. In 1887, Arthur Conan Doyle created Sherlock Holmes, arguably the most famous of all fictional detectives. Although Sherlock Holmes is not the original fiction detective (he was influenced by Poe's Dupin and Gaboriau's Lecoq), his name has become a byword for the part. Conan Doyle stated that the character of Holmes was inspired by Dr. Joseph Bell, for whom Doyle had worked as a clerk at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. Like Holmes, Bell"
"as Eugenia Ronder in ""The Veiled Lodger"". The episodes were written by Bert Coules, Roger Danes, Peter Ling, David Ashton, Robert Forrest, and Michael Bakewell, and directed by Enyd Williams and Patrick Rayner. The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes is the final set of twelve (out of a total of fifty-six) Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle first published in the ""Strand Magazine"" between October 1921 and April 1927. The first British edition and the first American edition of the collection were both published in June 1927. However, they had slightly different titles. The"
"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). 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: The copyrights for Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories expired in 1980 in Canada and in 2000 in the United Kingdom. In the United States, the only Sherlock Holmes works by Doyle still protected by copyrights are ten of the twelve short stories from ""The Case Book"". The first two stories (""The"
"to ""discover"" the murder when the room was unlocked in fact committed it just then. In 1887, Scotsman Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930) gave fresh impetus to the emerging form of the detective story by creating Sherlock Holmes, resident at 221B Baker Street, London—probably the most famous of fictional detectives and the first one to have clients, to be hired to solve a case. Holmes's art of detection consists in logical deduction based on minute details that escape everyone else's notice, and the careful and systematic elimination of all clues that in the course of his investigation turn out to"
"P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos. The new short story is titled ""A Study in Emerald"" (2004) and is modelled with a parallel structure. A Study in Scarlet A Study in Scarlet is an 1887 detective novel by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. Written in 1886, the story marks the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, who would become the most famous detective duo in popular fiction. The book's title derives from a speech given by Holmes, a consulting detective, to his friend and chronicler Watson on the nature of his work, in which he describes the story's murder investigation"
"The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of Sherlock Holmes stories, originally published in 1893, by Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle had decided that these would be the last collection of Holmes's stories, and intended to kill him off in ""The Final Problem"". Reader demand stimulated him to write another Holmes adventure—""The Hound of the Baskervilles"". In ""The Return of Sherlock Holmes"", Holmes relates the aftermath of ""The Final Problem"", and how he survived. The first London edition of the ""Memoirs"" in 1894 did not include ""The Adventure of the Cardboard Box"", although all twelve"
"The Return of Sherlock Holmes The Return of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of 13 Sherlock Holmes stories, originally published in 1903-1904, by Arthur Conan Doyle. The stories were published in the ""Strand Magazine"" in Great Britain, and ""Collier's"" in the United States. The book was first published in February 1905 by McClure, Phillips & Co. (New York) then on 7 March 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, which was set before Holmes' ""death"", Doyle"
"Sherlock Holmes (play) Sherlock Holmes is a four-act play by William Gillette and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, based on Conan Doyle's character Sherlock Holmes. After three previews it premiered on Broadway November 6, 1899, at the Garrick Theatre in New York City. Recognizing the success of his character Sherlock Holmes, Conan Doyle decided to pen a play based on him. American theatrical producer Charles Frohman approached Conan Doyle and requested the rights to Holmes. While nothing came of their association at that time, it did inspire Conan Doyle to pen a five-act play featuring Holmes and Professor Moriarty. Upon reading"
"The Final Problem ""The Final Problem"" is a short story by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle featuring his detective character Sherlock Holmes. It was first published in ""Strand Magazine"" under the title ""The Adventure of the Final Problem"" in December 1893. It appears in book form as part of the collection ""The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes"". This story, set in 1891, introduced Holmes's greatest opponent, the criminal mastermind Professor James Moriarty. Conan Doyle later ranked ""The Final Problem"" fourth on his personal list of the twelve best Holmes stories. Holmes arrives at Dr. John Watson's residence one evening in a"
"first of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes novels, ""A Study in Scarlet"" (1887). Reception of ""The Mystery of a Hansom Cab"" was positive; it received praise in works including ""A Companion to Crime Fiction"", ""A History of the Book in Australia 1891–1945"", and ""A History of Victoria"", and was featured in the book ""Vintage Mystery and Detective Stories"". A parody version was published in 1888, and film adaptations were produced in 1911, 1915, and 1925. The story was adapted into a BBC Radio serial in 1958, a stage play in 1990, a radio promotion in 1991, and a telemovie in"
"and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. He appeared in four novels and fifty-six short stories, all but four stories narrated by his associate, the notable Dr Watson. These works cover in fiction a period from around 1878 up to 1907, with a final case in 1914. Both characters also appear in many pastiches. Holmes is a brilliant London-based and self-styled ""consulting detective"". In their debut (the 1887 novel, ""A Study in Scarlet""), he tells Watson that this occupation is unique (which at that date it was). As a retired army doctor, Dr Watson is far closer to the stereotypic English"
"to unravel it, and isolate it, and expose every inch of it."" The story, and its main characters, attracted little public interest when it first appeared. Only 11 complete copies of the magazine in which the story first appeared, ""Beeton's Christmas Annual"" for 1887, are known to exist now and they have considerable value. Although Conan Doyle wrote 56 short stories featuring Holmes, ""A Study in Scarlet"" is one of only four full-length novels in the original canon. The novel was followed by ""The Sign of the Four"", published in 1890. ""A Study in Scarlet"" was the first work of"
"Doyle pursued an education in the medical field,where he began writing short stories. Conan Doyle, who is best known for his novels detailing the life of Victorian detective Sherlock Holmes, also has written numerous short stories, nonfiction works, historical novels, short stories, poetry and one operetta. Conan Doyle published The Sign of Four in 1890, which established Sherlock Holmes as a prominent character and did wonders in putting Conan Doyle on the map literature map in the United Kingdom and United States. However, Conan Doyle is said to have balanced writing historical novels with novels featuring Sherlock Holmes in the"
"found in the first stories: cricket, high society, West End clubs, Bond Street jewellersand two men in immaculate evening dress pulling off impossible robberies. While Raffles and Bunny were based largely on Holmes and Watson, several of the Holmes stories, including the story of his return from the dead, were not published until after Hornung had published ""The Amateur Cracksman"" in 1899, and ""The Black Mask"" in 1901. Arthur Conan Doyle killed off Holmes in June 1892, in ""The Adventure of the Final Problem"" in the ""Strand Magazine"", and did not write of him again until ""The Hound of the"
"The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire ""The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire"", written by British author Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 12 Sherlock Holmes stories collected between 1921 and 1927 as ""The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes"". It was first published in the January 1924 issues of ""The Strand Magazine"" in London and ""Hearst's International Magazine"" in New York. Holmes receives an odd letter that makes reference to vampires. Mr. Robert Ferguson, who comes to 221B Baker Street the next morning, has become convinced that his Peruvian second wife has been sucking their baby son's blood. By his first wife,"
"Young Sherlock Holmes (books) Young Sherlock Holmes is a series of young adult thriller novels by British author Andrew Lane featuring Arthur Conan Doyle's detective Sherlock Holmes as a teenager in the 1860s and 70s that is faced with numerous mysteries, crimes and adventures throughout the series. So far there have been eight books released in the series, with the eighth book released in September 2015. Based on the success of Charlie Higson's bestselling Young Bond series, the estate of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle authorised a series of books detailing the life of the teenage Sherlock Holmes'. One of Andrew"
"major and minor, from the Holmes stories. There, they take part in a reenactment of the events of ""The Final Problem"" organised by The Sherlock Holmes Society of London. The Final Problem ""The Final Problem"" is a short story by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle featuring his detective character Sherlock Holmes. It was first published in ""Strand Magazine"" under the title ""The Adventure of the Final Problem"" in December 1893. It appears in book form as part of the collection ""The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes"". This story, set in 1891, introduced Holmes's greatest opponent, the criminal mastermind Professor James Moriarty."
"literature. In January 1928, the short story ""My Dear Holmes"" was published in ""Punch, or the London Charivari"". The sub-title of the story was: ""His positively last appearance on earth."" Written from the point of view of Holmes, it starts out in the usual way, and then ends rather lamely with no mystery presented or solved, but Holmes dead of incautiously (and improbably) sniffing excessively at a bottle of an anesthetic (""A.C.E."") he has asked Watson to bring with them on an errand. Arthur Conan Doyle's son, Adrian Conan Doyle, wrote—in a joint effort with John Dickson Carr—twelve Sherlock Holmes"
"in which Holmes is played by Robert Downey, Jr.. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (film) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (released theatrically as Sherlock Holmes in the United Kingdom) is a 1939 mystery-adventure film released by Twentieth Century Fox. It is a pastiche featuring the characters of the Sherlock Holmes series of books written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The film is an adaptation of the 1899 play ""Sherlock Holmes"" by William Gillette, though there is little resemblance in the plots. The picture is the second installment to the series of fourteen ""Sherlock Holmes"" film series released between 1939 and"
"elements. Despite its non-canonical plot, it received good reviews. The Hound of the Baskervilles The Hound of the Baskervilles is the third of the crime novels written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. Originally serialised in ""The Strand Magazine"" from August 1901 to April 1902, it is set largely on Dartmoor in Devon in England's West Country and tells the story of an attempted murder inspired by the legend of a fearsome, diabolical hound of supernatural origin. Sherlock Holmes and his companion Dr. Watson investigate the case. This was the first appearance of Holmes since his"
"1893. Afterwards, however, Conan Doyle found himself in need of further income, as he was planning to build a new home called ""Undershaw"". He decided to take his character to the stage and wrote a play. Holmes had appeared in two earlier stage works by other authors in Charles Brookfield's skit ""Under the Clock"" (1893) and John Webb's play ""Sherlock Holmes"" (1894); nevertheless, Doyle now wrote a new five-act play with Holmes and Watson in their freshmen years as detectives. Doyle offered the role first to Herbert Beerbohm Tree and then to Henry Irving. Irving turned it down and Tree"
"by Bert Coules as part of his complete radio adaptation of the canon, starring Clive Merrison as Holmes and Michael Williams as Watson, and featuring Michael Troughton as Robert Ferguson. The 2018 Japanese television drama ""Miss Sherlock"" adapted ""The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire"" in season 1, episode 4 ""The Wakasugi Family,"" setting it in Japan. The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire ""The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire"", written by British author Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 12 Sherlock Holmes stories collected between 1921 and 1927 as ""The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes"". It was first published in the January"
"Conan Doyle was first able to publish his Sherlock Holmes mystery series. He also founded other magazine titles, including ""The Westminster Gazette"" (1873), ""The Wide World Magazine"" (1888), and ""Country Life"" (1897). In 1891 his publishing business was formed into a company that bore his name, George Newnes Ltd. The company was reconstructed in 1897 with a capital of 1,000,000 pounds, and began the publication of books. Politically, Newnes was Liberal, and he refounded the ""Westminster Gazette"" to support the party when the ""Pall Mall Gazette"" became a Unionist paper. In 1885 he was elected as Member of Parliament (MP)"
"pressed for a royalty instead). It was illustrated by David Henry Friston. The novel was first published as a book in July 1888 by Ward, Lock & Co., and featured drawings by the author's father, Charles Doyle. A second edition appeared the following year and was illustrated by George Hutchinson; a year later in 1890, J. B. Lippincott & Co. released the first American version. Numerous further editions, translations and dramatisations have appeared since. As the first Sherlock Holmes story published, ""A Study in Scarlet"" was among the first to be adapted to the screen. In 1914, Conan Doyle authorised"
"to Masongill passing through Holme Head. In 1886 when Conan Doyle wrote ""A Study in Scarlet"", the first Sherlock Holmes story, he was originally going to call his hero Sherrinford Holmes. That same year, St Mary the Virgin, Ingleton, was rebuilt to the design of Cornelius Sherlock, the celebrated Liverpool architect responsible for the Picton Reading Room and the Walker Art Gallery, both now listed buildings in Liverpool. Pupils of Storrs Hall School, Ingleton, raised the funds to purchase a brass lectern for the new church. Pupils of this private school for young ladies at that time included Conan Doyle's"
"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (film) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (released theatrically as Sherlock Holmes in the United Kingdom) is a 1939 mystery-adventure film released by Twentieth Century Fox. It is a pastiche featuring the characters of the Sherlock Holmes series of books written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The film is an adaptation of the 1899 play ""Sherlock Holmes"" by William Gillette, though there is little resemblance in the plots. The picture is the second installment to the series of fourteen ""Sherlock Holmes"" film series released between 1939 and 1946. It was the second picture to feature Basil"
"diseases of the eye. Within three months of his departure for Vienna, Doyle returned to London. He opened a small office and consulting room at 2 Upper Wimpole Street, or 2 Devonshire Place as it was then. A Westminster City Council commemorative plaque is over the front door. He had no patients according to his autobiography and his efforts as an ophthalmologist were a failure. Doyle struggled to find a publisher for his work. His first work featuring Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, ""A Study in Scarlet"", was taken by Ward Lock & Co on 20 November 1886, giving Doyle"
"dismissed after the events of this case and Watson's portrayal of her in the novel affected her reputation to the point that she was unable to find work. The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet ""The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet"", one of the 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is the eleventh of the twelve stories collected in ""The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes"". The story was first published in ""Strand Magazine"" in May 1892. A banker, Mr. Alexander Holder of Streatham, makes a loan of £50,000 to a socially prominent client, who leaves"