Canon of Sherlock Holmes
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Traditionally, the canon of Sherlock Holmes consists of the 56 short stories and four novels written by the British writer and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In this context, the term "canon" is an
Sherlock Holmes and his biographer Dr John Watson, as depicted in a Sidney Paget drawing in "The Adventure of the Empty House"
First edition cover of The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, published 1894.
Promotional poster for Sherlock Holmes: A Drama in Four Acts, first performed in 1899.
Cover of The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes, published 1954.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of short stories by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle, first published on 14 October 1892. It contains the earliest short stories featuring the consul
Canon of Sherlock Holmes
…The 56 short stories are collected in five books: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892) The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1894…
Front cover of the first edition
Illustration by Sidney Paget of Sherlock Holmes, from "The Man with the Twisted Lip".