Sherlock Holmes Publication Order

• A Study in Scarlet*

• The Sign of the Four*

• The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes*

• The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes*

• The Hound of the Baskervilles*

• The Return of Sherlock Holmes*

• The Valley of Fear*

• His Last Bow*

• The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes*

What could be better than a detective and his side-kick on the foggy streets of London in the last days of the 19th century? If you’ve never read the original stories but enjoyed some of the film and television adaptations over the years, you’ll enjoy discovering the original source material, finding out what was in the book and what wasn’t. You’ll also enjoy recognizing some of the familiar quotes from Arthur Conan Doyle that have made it into everyday vernacular. Go ahead and give them a try; it’s elementary, my dear reader.

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