# The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892, US)

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1892 edition in the United States. Collection of short stories appearing in the Strand from 1891 to 1892.
"THE GENTLEMAN IN THE PEW HANDED IT UP TO HER"
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ADVENTURES
OF
SHERLOCK HOLMES
BY
A. CONAN DOYLE
AUTHOR OF "MICAH CLARKE" ETC.
ILLUSTRATED
NEW YORK HARPER & BROTHERS, FRANKLIN SQUARE
Copyright, 1892, by Harper & Brothers.
All rights reserved.
CONTENTS
* I.—A SCANDAL IN BOHEMIA................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................3
* II.—THE RED-HEADED LEAGUE................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................29
* III.—A CASE OF IDENTITY................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................56
* IV.—THE BOSCOMBE VALLEY MYSTERY................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................76
* V.—THE FIVE ORANGE PIPS................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................104
* VI.—THE MAN WITH THE TWISTED LIP................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................126
* VII.—THE ADVENTURE OF THE BLUE CARBUNCLE................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................153
* VIII.—THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................176
* IX.—THE ADVENTURE OF THE ENGINEER'S THUMB................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................205
* X.—THE ADVENTURE OF THE NOBLE BACHELOR................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................229
* XI.—THE ADVENTURE OF THE BERYL CORONET................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................253
* XII.—THE ADVENTURE OF THE COPPER BEECHES................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................280
ILLUSTRATIONS
* "THE GENTLEMAN IN THE PEW HANDED IT UP TO HER"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Frontispiece
* "A MAN ENTERED"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Facing p. 8
* "THE DOOR WAS SHUT AND LOCKED"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Facing p.„ 40
* "ALL AFTERNOON HE SAT IN THE STALLS"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Facing p.„ 46
* "SHERLOCK HOLMES WELCOMED HER"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Facing p.„ 60
* "GLANCING ABOUT HIM LIKE A RAT IN A TRAP"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Facing p.„ 72
* "THEY FOUND THE BODY"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Facing p.„ 80
* "THE MAID SHOWED US THE BOOTS"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Facing p.„ 92
* " 'HOLMES,' I CRIED, 'YOU ARE TOO LATE'"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Facing p.„ 122
* "AT THE FOOT OF THE STAIRS SHE MET THIS LASCAR SCOUNDREL"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Facing p.„ 134
* " 'HAVE MERCY!' HE SHRIEKED"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Facing p.„ 172
* " 'GOOD-BYE, AND BE BRAVE'"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Facing p.„ 196
* " 'NOT A WORD TO A SOUL'"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Facing p.„ 214
* " 'I WILL WISH YOU ALL A VERY GOOD NIGHT'"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Facing p.„ 250
* "I CLAPPED A PISTOL TO HIS HEAD"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Facing p.„ 278
* "I AM SO DELIGHTED THAT YOU HAVE COME"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Facing p.„ 292
ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
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