Sherlock
Holmes
(1887-1927)
by Arthur
Conan
Doyle
"No
Ghost need apply!" -- Sherlock Holmes
The
man who needs no introduction! The most famous detective ever. But a ghostbreaker?
In several of Holmes and Watson's adventures the appearance of the supernatural
can be seen. Of course, it is as Holmes says: there are no ghosts in these tales.
Probably Holmes' greatest ghostbreaking case is the classic The Hound of the
Baskervilles (1902). Doyle created another famous investigator in Professor
George E. Challenger but the fiercous Challenger never quite goes ghostbreaking,
even though The Land of Mist is a book about Spiritualism. Doyle, unlike
Holmes, was an avid believer in the supernatural. It hurt his reputation greatly
in later years. All the Holmes' tales are listed below. Not all contain supernatural-seeming
elements.
Sherlock
Holmes Series:
1.
A
Study In Scarlet (Dec. 1887) Beeton’s Christmas Annual
2. The
Sign of the Four (Feb. 1890) Lippincott’s Magazine
3.
“A Scandal in Bohemia” (Jul 1891) The Strand
4.
“The
Red-Headed League” (Aug. 1891) The Strand
5.
“A
Case of Identity” (Sep.1891) The Strand
6.
“The
Boscombe Valley Mystery” (Oct. 1891) The Strand
7.
“The
Five Orange Pips” (Nov. 1891) The Strand
8.
“The
Man With the Twisted Lip” (Dec. 1891) The Strand
9.
“The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle” (Jan. 1892) The Strand
10. “The
Adventure of the Speckled Band” (Feb. 1892) The Strand
11.
“The Adventure of the Engineer’s Thumb” (Mar. 1892) The Strand
12. “The
Adventure of the Noble Bachelor” (Apr. 1892) The Strand
13.
“The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet” (May 1892) The Strand
14. “The
Adventure of the Copper Beeches” (Jun. 1892) The Strand
15.
“The Adventure of the Silver Blaze” (Dec 1892) The Strand
16. “The
Adventure of the Cardboard Box” (Jan 1893) The Strand
17. “The
Adventure of the Yellow Face” (Feb. 1893) The Strand
18. “The
Adventure of the Stockbroker’s Clerk” (Mar. 1893) The Strand
19. “The
Adventure of the ‘Gloria Scott’” (Apr. 1893) The Strand
20. “The
Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual” (May 1893) The Strand
21. “The
Adventure of the Reigate Squire” (Jun. 1893) The Strand
22. “The
Adventure of the Crooked Man” (Jul. 1893) The Strand
23. “The
Adventure of the Resident Patient” (Aug. 1893) The Strand
24.
“The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter” ( Sep. 1893) The Strand
25. “The
Adventure of the Naval Treaty” (Oct-Nov. 1893) The Strand
26. “The
Adventure of the Final Problem" (Dec. 1893) The Strand
27. The
Hound of the Baskervilles (Aug. 1901 - Apr. 1902) The Strand
28. “The
Adventure of the Empty House” (Oct. 1903) The Strand
29. “The
Adventure of the Abbey Grange” (Sep. 1904) The Strand
30. “The
Adventure of the Norwood Builder” (Nov. 1903) The Strand
31. “The
Adventure of the Dancing Men” (Dec. 1904) The Strand
32. “The
Adventure of The Solitary Cyclist” (Jan. 1904) The Strand
33.
“The Adventure of the Priory School” (Feb. 1904) The Strand
34. “The
Adventure of Black Peter” (Mar. 1904) The Strand
35.
“The Adventure
of Charles Augustus Milverton” (Apr. 1904) The Strand
36. “The
Adventure of the Six Napoleons” (May 1904) The Strand
37. “The
Adventure of the Three Students” (Jun. 1904) The Strand
38. “The
Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez” (Jul. 1904) The Strand
39. “The
Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter” (Aug. 1904) The Strand
40. “The
Adventure of the Second Stain” (Dec. 1904) The Strand
41. “The
Adventure of Wisteria Lodge” (Sep. - Oct. 1908) The Strand
42. “The
Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans” (Dec. 1908) The Strand
43.
“The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot” (Dec. 1910) The Strand
44.
“The Adventure of the Red Circle” (Mar. - Apr. 1911) The Strand
45.
“The Adventure of the Disappearance of Lady Francis Carfax”
(Dec. 1911) The Strand
46.
“The Adventure
of the Dying Detective” (Dec. 1913) The Strand
47.
The Valley
of Fear (Sep. 1914 - May 1915) The Strand
48.
“His Last Bow”
(Sep. 1917) The Strand
49.
“The Adventure of the Mazarin
Stone” (Oct. 1921) The Strand
50.
“The Problem of Thor Bridge”
(Feb. - Mar. 1922) The Strand
51.
“The Adventure of the Creeping
Man” (Mar. 1923) The Strand
52.
“The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire” (Jan. 1924) The Strand
53.
“The Adventure of the Three Garridebs” (Jan. 1925) The Strand
54.
“The Adventure of the Illustrious Client” (Feb. - Mar. 1925) The Strand
55. “The
Adventure of the Three Gables” (Oct. 1926) The Strand
56. “The
Adventure of the Blanched Soldier” (Nov. 1926) The Strand
57. “The
Adventure of the Lion’s Mane” (Dec. 1926) The Strand
58. “The
Adventure of the Retired Colourman” (Jan 1927) The Strand
59. The
Adventure of the Veiled Lodger” (Feb. 1927) The Strand
60. “The
Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place” (Apr. 1927) The Strand
