The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Arthur Conan Doyle’s first collection of stories starring literature’s most famous detective, now available in an unabridged, paperback volume in Union Square and Co.’s Signature Editions series.

First published in 1892, this volume contains the earliest short stories featuring Sherlock Holmes and his loyal sleuthing companion, Dr. Watson. Featuring perennial favorites like “A Scandal in Bohemia,” “The Adventure of the Speckled Band,” and “The Red-Headed League,” these stories showcase the enduring appeal of Conan Doyle’s brilliant consulting detective as he unravels intricate, mind-bending mysteries using his superior powers of observation and deduction.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930) was a British writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for A Study in Scarlet, the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Holmes and his sidekick, Dr. Watson. The Sherlock Holmes stories are milestones in the field of crime fiction.