context: Traditionally, the canon of Sherlock Holmes consists of the 56 short stories and four novels written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.[1] In this context, the term "canon" is an attempt to distinguish between Doyle's original works and subsequent works by other authors using the same characters.
question: How many Sherlock Holmes stories did Conan Doyle write?
answers.text: 56 short stories and four novels 56 56