The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: a collection of 12 Sherlock Holmes mystery murder and detective tales by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring his fictional detective 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 Watsons point of view.In general the stories in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes identify and try to correct social injustices. Holmes is portrayed as offering a new fairer sense of justice. The stories were well received and boosted the subscriptions figures of The Strand Magazine prompting Doyle to be able to demand more money for his next set of stories. The first story A Scandal in Bohemia includes the character of Irene Adler who despite being featured only within this one story by Doyle is a prominent character in modern Sherlock Holmes adaptations generally as a love interest for Holmes. Doyle included four of the twelve stories from this collection in his twelve favourite Sherlock Holmes stories picking The Adventure of the Speckled Band as his overall favourite.Venture back in time to Victorian London to join literatures greatest detective team - the brilliant Sherlock Holmes and his devoted assistant Dr. Watson - as they investigate a dozen of their best-known cases. Originally published in 1892 this is the first and best collection of stories about the legendary sleuth. Its also the least expensive edition available. Featured tales include several of the authors personal favorites: A Scandal in Bohemia - in which a king is blackmailed by a former lover and Holmes matches wits with the only woman to attract his open admiration - plus The Speckled Band The Red-Headed League and The Five Orange Pips. Additional mysteries include The Blue Carbuncle The Engineers Thumb The Beryl Coronet The Copper Beeches and four others.