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A chronological list of the Sherlock Holmes books and stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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1887 The Study in Scarlet
1890 Sign of Four
July 1891-December1892 The stories that would make up The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes are published in The Strand magazine:
- 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
December 1892 - November 1893 The stories that would make up The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes are published in The Strand magazine:
- The Adventure of the Silver Blaze
- The Adventure of the Cardboard Box
- The Adventure of the Yellow Face
- The Adventure of the Stock-Broker's Clerk
- The Adventure of the Gloria Scott (Holmes's first case, described to Watson)
- The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual (another early case, told by Holmes to Watson)
- The Adventure of the Reigate Puzzle
- The Adventure of the Crooked Man
- The Adventure of the Resident Patient
- The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter (Mycroft appears for the first time)
- The Adventure of the Naval Treaty
- The Adventure of the Final Problem (Watson reports the death of Holmes)
1901-2 Serialisation of The Hound of the Baskervilles
October 1903-January 1905 - The stories that would make up The Return of Sherlock Holmes are published in The Strand magazine:
- The Adventure of the Empty House (the return of Holmes)
- The Adventure of the Norwood Builder
- The Adventure of the Dancing Men
- The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist
- The Adventure of the Priory School
- The Adventure of Black Peter
- The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton
- The Adventure of the Six Napoleons
- The Adventure of the Three Students
- The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez
- The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter
- The Adventure of the Abbey Grange
- The Adventure of the Second Stain
1908–1913, 1917: Stories that would make up His Last Bow (short stories)
- The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge
- The Adventure of the Cardboard Box
- The Adventure of the Red Circle
- The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans (Mycroft appears)
- The Adventure of the Dying Detective
- The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax
- The Adventure of the Devil's Foot
- His Last Bow (told in third-person)
1914-15: The Valley of Fear
1921–1927: Stories that would become The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes:
Original order (written order)
- The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone (told in third-person)
- The Problem of Thor Bridge
- The Adventure of the Creeping Man
- The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire
- The Adventure of the Three Garridebs
- The Adventure of the Illustrious Client
- The Adventure of the Three Gables
- The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier (narrated by Holmes; Watson doesn't appear)
- The Adventure of the Lion's Mane (narrated by Holmes; Watson doesn't appear)
- The Adventure of the Retired Colourman
- The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger
- The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place
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Photo of Arthur Conan Doyle lifting young son into the sea
Photograph of Arthur Conan Doyle lifting one of his young sons into the sea. (April 2013)
Photo of Arthur Conan Doyle in Tangiers
Taken during the Lunn excursion to Northern Africa (June 2015)
Nuclear Scientist Disguise from To Catch a Thief workshop
A nuclear scientist, who has ‘a heavy Russian accent’, wants to stop a gang who are trafficking…
Connection to Sidney Paget
Sidney Paget was best known for the first drawing or Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. (February 2018)
Iris and the Dancing Gnome
The second photo in the Cottingley Fairies series, a story which began as a practical joke in…
Photo of Arthur Conan Doyle at Carmelite House
Arthur Conan Doyle and his wife, Jean, with Dorando Pietri at Carmelite House in London on 31 July…
Photograph of Arthur Conan Doyle with Craigie Aitchison KC
Taken in Edinburgh after the Oscar Slater Appeal hearing, 10 July 1928. (July 2012)
Photograph of the background for fingerprinted animals
Background image for the children to add their fingerprint animals and images.
June 1912 edition of the Strand Magazine
The June 1912 edition of the Strand magazine featuring an episode from Doyle's the Lost World.
Photograph of Arthur Conan Doyle ice skating
Conan Doyle and his wife ice skating in Switzerland.
Elsie and the Leaping Fairy
Image of Frances Griffiths and the leaping fairy - the third photograph in the Cottingley Fairies…
Photograph of Conan Doyle riding his horse, Brigadier
Conan Doyle enjoyed a wide variety of outdoor pursuits and activities, and became a member of his…
Photo a contemporary version of The Cottingley Fairies
One of 5 new fairy photographs by the Beneficial Foundation
Photograph of the Summer Activities Exhibition contents
Details of the exhibition stand in the Central Library
Photo of the Study in Scarlet Exhibition
Celebrating the 130th Anniversary of the birth of Sherlock Holmes. (March 2016)

- 1A Sporting Family
- 2Photo of Arthur Conan Doyle lifting young son into the sea
- 3Photo of Arthur Conan Doyle in Tangiers
- 4Nuclear Scientist Disguise from To Catch a Thief workshop
- 5The Lost World, Strand Magazine
- 6Connection to Sidney Paget
- 7Iris and the Dancing Gnome
- 8Photo of Arthur Conan Doyle at Carmelite House
- 9Photograph of Arthur Conan Doyle with Craigie Aitchison KC
- 10Photograph of the background for fingerprinted animals
- 11June 1912 edition of the Strand Magazine
- 12Photograph of Arthur Conan Doyle ice skating
- 13Elsie and the Leaping Fairy
- 14Photograph of Conan Doyle riding his horse, Brigadier
- 15Photo a contemporary version of The Cottingley Fairies
- 16Episode 3 of the Lost World
- 17Photograph of the Summer Activities Exhibition contents
- 18Photo of the Study in Scarlet Exhibition
