when was the first sherlock holmes book published
1887
title: The Return of Sherlock Holmes text: The Return of Sherlock Holmes The Return of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of 13 Sherlock Holmes stories, originally published in 1903-1904, by Arthur Conan Doyle. The stories were published in the "Strand Magazine" in Great Britain, and "Collier's" in the United States. The book was first published in February 1905 by McClure, Phillips & Co. (New York) then on 7 March 1905 by Georges Newnes, Ltd. (London) and was the first Holmes collection since 1893, when Holmes had "died" in "The Final Problem". Having published "The Hound of the Baskervilles" in 1901–1902, which was set before Holmes' "death", Doyle title: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes text: together and published as a book, "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" on 14 October 1892 by George Newnes, the publisher of "The Strand Magazine". The initial print run of the book was for 10,000 copies in the United Kingdom, and a further 4,500 copies in the United States, which were published by Harper Brothers the following day. All of the stories within "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" are told in a first-person narrative from the point of view of Dr. Watson, as is the case for all but four of the Sherlock Holmes stories. The "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography" title: The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes text: The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes is the final set of twelve (out of a total of fifty-six) Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle first published in the "Strand Magazine" between October 1921 and April 1927. The first British edition and the first American edition of the collection were both published in June 1927. However, they had slightly different titles. The title of the British collection was "The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes" (hyphenated "Case-Book"), whereas the title of the American edition was "The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes" ("Case Book" as two words). Further title: A Study in Scarlet text: pressed for a royalty instead). It was illustrated by David Henry Friston. The novel was first published as a book in July 1888 by Ward, Lock & Co., and featured drawings by the author's father, Charles Doyle. A second edition appeared the following year and was illustrated by George Hutchinson; a year later in 1890, J. B. Lippincott & Co. released the first American version. Numerous further editions, translations and dramatisations have appeared since. As the first Sherlock Holmes story published, "A Study in Scarlet" was among the first to be adapted to the screen. In 1914, Conan Doyle authorised title: Sherlock Holmes text: Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes ( or ) is a fictional private detective created by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a "consulting detective" in the stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, forensic science, and logical reasoning that borders on the fantastic, which he employs when investigating cases for a wide variety of clients, including Scotland Yard. First appearing in print in 1887's "A Study in Scarlet", the character's popularity became widespread with the first series of short stories in "The Strand Magazine", beginning with "A Scandal in Bohemia" in 1891; additional tales appeared