These fifteen short stories, chosen by David Stuart Davies, former Editor of Sherlock magazine, show the master detective Sherlock Holmes at his most ingenious. Faithfully supported by his chronicler, Dr Watson, Holmes pits his wits against 'the Napoleon of Crime', Professor Moriarty, assists European royalty threatened by disgrace, helps to solve the mysterious death of a young woman due to be married, and becomes involved with other intrigues that defeat the detectives of Scotland Yard. The original illustrations from The Strand magazine by Sidney Paget accompany each story.
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A collection of the best of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's stories featuring his famous detective
Chapter - 1: A Scandal in Bohemia
Chapter - 2: The Red-Headed League
Chapter - 3: The Boscombe Valley Mystery
Chapter - 4: The Man With the
Twisted Lip
Chapter - 5: The Blue Carbuncle
Chapter - 6: The Speckled Band
Chapter - 7: Silver Blaze
Chapter - 8: The Musgrave Ritual
Chapter - 9: The
Dancing Men
Chapter - 10: The Solitary Cyclist
Chapter - 11: Charles August
Milverton
Chapter - 12: The Six Napoleans
Chapter - 13: The Abbey Grange
Chapter - 14: The Second Stain
Chapter - 15: The Devil's Foot Section - i:
Afterword Section - ii: Biography Section - iii: Bibliography
Arthur Conan Doyle was born in 1859. He trained to be a doctor at Edinburgh University and eventually set up a medical practice in Southsea. During the quiet periods between patients, he turned his hand to writing, producing historical novels such as Micah Clarke and adventure yarns including The Lost World, as well as four novels and fifty-six stories involving his most celebrated creations, Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson. Doyle was knighted in 1902. In later life he devoted much of his time to his belief in Spiritualism, using his writing and celebrity as a means of providing funds to support activities in this field. He died in 1930.
