The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Book 3, Part 1

Title: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Overview: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, first published on 14 October 1892. It contains the earliest short stories featuring the consulting detective Sherlock Holmes, which had been published in twelve monthly issues of The Strand Magazine from July 1891 to June 1892. 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 favorite Sherlock Holmes stories, picking "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" as his overall favorite.

Published: 1892

Series: Sherlock Holmes

List: 100 Classic Book Collection

Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Genre: Detective, Detective Fiction, Mystery & Suspense, Novel, Mystery, Detective Novel, Crime Fiction

Episode: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Book 3, Part 1

Part: 1 of 2

Length Part: 5:23:53

Book: 3

Length Book: 10:56:07

Episodes: 1 - 6 of 12

Narrator: David Clarke

Language: English

Edition: Unabridged Audiobook

Keywords: sherlock, holmes, detective, mystery, suspense, deduction, logic

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