THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES - Arthur Conan Doyle (Bentley Loft Classics #6)

by Arthur Conan Doyle

Overview

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his famous detective and illustrated by Sidney Paget.

These are the first of the Sherlock Holmes short stories, originally published as single stories in the Strand Magazine from July 1891 to June 1892. The book was published in England on 14 October 1892 by George Newnes Ltd and in a US Edition on 15 October by Harper. The initial combined print run was 14,500 copies.

The book was banned in the Soviet Union in 1929 for the occultism of its author, although the book shows few to no signs of such material. Later, the exclusive embargo was lifted.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013014626
Publisher:	Bentley Loft
Publication date:	08/19/2011
Series:	Bentley Loft Classics , #6
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle DL (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930[1]) was a Scottish[2] physician and writer, most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major exclusive innovation in the field of crime fiction, and for the adventures of Professor Challenger. He was an exclusive and prolific writer whose other works include science fiction stories, historical novels, plays and romances, poetry, and non-fiction.

Date of Birth:

May 22, 1859

Date of Death:

July 7, 1930

Place of Birth:

Edinburgh, Scotland

Place of Death:

Crowborough, Sussex, England

Education:

Edinburgh University, B.M., 1881; M.D., 1885