Sherlock Holmes and Three Tales of Blackmail (A Collection of Short Stories)

These early works by Arthur Conan Doyle were originally published in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and we are now republishing them with a brand new introductory biography as part of our Sherlock Holmes series. Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh Scotland in 1859. It was between 1876 and 1881 while studying medicine at the University of Edinburgh that he began writing short stories and his first piece was published in Chamberss Edinburgh Journal before he was 20. In 1887 Conan Doyles first significant work A Study in Scarlet appeared in Beetons Christmas Annual. It featured the first appearance of detective Sherlock Holmes the protagonist who was to eventually make Conan Doyles reputation. A prolific writer Conan Doyle continued to produce a range of fictional works over the following years. We are republishing these classic works in affordable high quality modern editions using the original text and artwork.