The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Doyle A.K.

Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930)-English writer, a doctor by education, author of adventure, historical, fantastic and journalistic works.

Books about the brilliant London detective Sherlock Holmes and his partner Dr. Watson brought Conan Doyle world fame and became the classic of the detective genre. In total, the hero appears in 57 stories and 4 stories. The first work about Sherlock was written in 1887 - this is the story "An study in crimson colors." The last collection-“Sherlock Holmes Archive” was published in 1927

English writer Gilbert Chesterton called Holmes “The only literary character since Dickens, who has firmly entered the life and language of the people, becoming something like Johnna Bull or Santa Claus. "

The book includes the first author's collection of stories about Holmes" The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes "(1892).