The Little Book of Sherlock Holmes

The Little Book of Sherlock Holmes presents the greatest detective who never lived.

Since his first appearance in 1887, Sherlock Holmes continues to entertain and fascinate us. With his deerstalker hat, pipe and magnifying glass, not to mention his incredible powers of observation and deduction, he has pitted his wits against thieves, spies, murderers and enemies – and out-thought them all. As he explains to his loyal sidekick, Watson, ‘When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.’ Drawing on 60 stories, the 175 quotes in this little book capture the enduring appeal of Conan Doyle’s thrilling adventures.

‘My name is Sherlock Holmes. It is my business to know what other people do not know.’ Sherlock Holmes, The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle

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‘This fellow may be very clever,” I said to myself, ‘but he is certainly very conceited.’ Dr Watson on Sherlock Holmes, A Study in Scarlet.

‘Watson. Come at once if convenient. If inconvenient, come all the same.’ Sherlock Holmes, The Adventure of the Creeping Man.

‘Crime is common. Logic is rare.’ Sherlock Holmes, The Adventure of the Copper Beeches.

“Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a Scottish writer, born on May 22, 1859, in Edinburgh, Scotland, and died on July 7, 1930, in Crowborough, Sussex, England. Before becoming a full-time writer, he was a doctor, practicing until 1891. His experiences studying with Dr. Joseph Bell served as the inspiration for his iconic fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes.

Conan Doyle was knighted for his medical contributions during the second South African War and his public defense of the war. Sherlock Holmes made his first appearance in “A Study in Scarlet” in 1887, and the first collection of Holmes stories, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, was published in 1892. Despite initially killing off Holmes in 1893 due to his own fatigue with the character, public demand led Conan Doyle to revive the detective. Other notable Holmes novels include The Sign of Four (1890), The Hound of the Baskervilles(1902), and The Valley of Fear (1915).

In addition to his detective stories, Conan Doyle also wrote historical romances, including The White Company (1890). Later in life, he became deeply involved in spiritualism”