Favourite Sherlock Holmes Stories
by Arthur Conan Doyle
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"When this competition was first mooted I went into it in a most light-hearted way, thinking that it would be the easiest thing in the world to pick out the twelve best of the Holmes stories. In practice I found that I had engaged myself in a serious task . . ."
In 1927, Strand magazine challenged its readers to guess which of his Sherlock Holmes stories Arthur Conan Doyle himself rated as his very best. (Mr R. T. Newman of Spring Hill, Wellingborough, won £100 for successfully guessing 10 of the 12 stories correctly.) Doyle revealed his choice and, in his own inimitable way, explained his reasoning in an article for the magazine. The stories included "The Speckled Band," "The Final Problem," and "The Dancing Men." Arthur Conan Doyle’s favorite 12 Sherlock Holmes stories are now published together for the first time, with his original Strand article to introduce his own selection.
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The Illustrated Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Sep 29, 2015, Barnes & Noble Inc
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Five Orange Pips and Other Cases
2012, Penguin English Library
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Favourite Sherlock Holmes Stories
2009, Atlantic Books
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Favourite Sherlock Holmes Stories
2009, Atlantic Books
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Table of Contents
Edition Notes
Series consultant and case notes by Robert Giddings.
"Selected by the author"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references.
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Adventure of the Speckled Band
Red-Headed League
Adventure of the Dancing Men
Final Problem
Scandal in Bohemia
Adventure of the Empty House
Five Orange Pips
Second Stain
Adventure of the Devil's Foot
Adventure of the Priory School
Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual
Adventure of the Reigate Squire
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| March 5, 2023 | Edited by Lisa | merge authors |
| November 27, 2022 | Edited by mheimanbot | Fixed author redirect |
| December 28, 2021 | Edited by Lisa | Edited without comment. |
| October 17, 2020 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
| December 28, 2011 | Created by LC Bot | Imported from Library of Congress MARC record. |