Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1859-1930

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Biographical note

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was an author most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction, and for the adventures of Professor Challenger. He was a prolific writer whose other works include science fiction stories, historical novels, plays and romances, poetry, and non-fiction.

Works

The Sherlock Holmes stories

  • A Study in Scarlet [1887]
  • The Sign of Four [1890]
  • The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [1892]
    A Scandal in Bohemia — The Red-headed League — A Case of Identity — The Boscombe Valley Mystery — The Five Orange Pips — The Man with the Twisted Lip — The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle — The Adventure of the Speckled Band — The Adventure of the Engineer’s Thumb — The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor — The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet — The Adventure of the Copper Beeches
  • The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [1894]
    Silver Blaze — The Yellow Face — The Stock-Broker’s Clerk — The “Gloria Scott” — The Musgrave Ritual — The Reigate Puzzle — The Crooked Man — The Resident Patient — The Greek Interpreter — The Naval Treaty — The Final Problem
  • The Hound of the Baskervilles [1902]
  • The Return of Sherlock Holmes [1904]
    The Adventure of the Abbey Grange — The Adventure of Black Peter — The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton — The Adventure of the Dancing Men — The Adventure of the Empty House — The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez — The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter — The Adventure of the Norwood Builder — The Adventure of the Priory School — The Adventure of the Second Stain — The Adventure of the Six Napoleons — The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist — The Adventure of the Three Students
  • The Valley of Fear [1914]
  • His Last Bow [1917]
    Preface — The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge — The Adventure of the Red Circle — The Adventure of the Cardboard Box — The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans — The Adventure of the Dying Detective — The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax — The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot — His Last Bow: An Epilogue of Sherlock Holmes
  • The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes [1927]
    The Adventure of the Illustrious Client — The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier — The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone — The Adventure of the Three Gables — The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire — The Adventure of the Three Garridebs — The Problem of Thor Bridge — The Adventure of the Creeping Man — The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane — The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger — The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place — The Adventure of the Retired Colourman

Professor Challenger Stories

Historical novels

Other novels

Short stories

Captain Sharkey

  • "How the Governor of Saint Kitt's Came Home" [1897]
  • "The Dealings of Captain Sharkey with Stephen Craddock" [1897]
  • "How Copley Banks Slew Captain Sharkey" [1897]
  • "The Blighting of Sharkey" [1911]

Short story collections

Spiritualism

Other non-Fiction

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