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Arthur Conan Doyle’s first Sherlock Holmes short story, published on 25 June 1891 in the July issue of the Strand Magazine, establishes the detective’s brilliant deductive methods and introduces Irene Adler, a notable female character who appears only in this tale. The story was later included in Doyle’s 1892 collection, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, and is the first of 56 short stories featuring Holmes, as well as the first of 38 Holmes works illustrated by Sidney Paget. Doyle himself ranked it fifth among his twelve favorite Holmes stories.
First publish date: 1996
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Arthur Conan Doyle
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