Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is the creator of the most celebrated detective in literature, Sherlock Holmes. The 12 stories gathered in this volume were published between 1891 and 1892 in Strand Magazine. Conan Doyle himself catalogs these stories as his favorites and the most central of the Holmesian style.
Author Biography
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is a doctor, novelist, and creator of the master detective Sherlock Holmes. Initially a physician, his clinic did not often receive patients, and so in his free time he began to write stories. After much success, he gave up medical practice to dedicate himself full time to writing.
