num_pages: 344
description: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is the series of short stories that made the fortunes of the Strand magazine, in which they were first published, and won immense popularity for Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson. The detective is at the height of his powers and the volume is full of famous cases, including 'The Red-Headed League', 'The Blue Carbuncle', and 'The Speckled Band'. Although Holmes gained a reputation for infallibility, Conan Doyle showed his own realism and feminism by having the great detective defeated by Irene Adler - the woman - in the very first story, 'A Scandal in Bohemia'.
language: English
title: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
titlecomplete: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)
characters: Inspector Lestrade, Irene Adler, Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John Watson
genres: Classics, Mystery, Short Stories, Detective, Audiobook, Literature, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Mystery Thriller, Crime
ratings_count: 291571
series: Sherlock Holmes
publisher: Headline