https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=John_Murray John Murray - Revision history 2026-06-06T01:04:45Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.44.2 https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php?title=John_Murray&diff=126831&oldid=prev TCDE-Team at 15:39, 16 June 2025 2025-06-16T15:39:41Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[File:Logo-john-murray.jpg|thumb|250px|right|John Murray logo on dust jackets]]<br /> [[File:Collection-john-murray.jpg|thumb|300px|right|John Murray&#039;s Thin Paper edition]]<br /> <br /> John Murray is a British publishing company founded by John Murray (1745-1793) in 1768. When [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] was published between 1909 and 1930, Sir John Murray IV (1851-1928) and Sir John Murray V (1884-1967) managed the firm. <br /> <br /> In 1917, the firm acquired his competitor [[Smith, Elder &amp; Co.]].<br /> <br /> <br /> __TOC__<br /> <br /> <br /> == Conan Doyle published by John Murray ==<br /> [[File:collec-1922-john-murray-tales.jpg|thumb|300px|right|John Murray, Tales (1922)]]<br /> [[File:our-african-winter-1929-john-murray-frontispiece.jpg|thumb|300px|right|[[Our African Winter]] (1929)]]<br /> &#039;&#039;Prices follow the pattern (shilling/pence)&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;1909&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> * —.04.1909 : [[By the North Sea]] (in &#039;&#039;The Press Album&#039;&#039;)<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;1917&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> * —.—.1917 : [[The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes]] (&#039;&#039;Pocket edition&#039;&#039; 1/3)<br /> * —.—.1917 : [[The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes]] (&#039;&#039;Pocket edition&#039;&#039; 1/3)<br /> * —.—.1917 : [[The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard]] (&#039;&#039;Pocket edition&#039;&#039; 1/3)<br /> * —.—.1917 : [[Arthur Conan Doyle Author&#039;s Edition]] (12 volumes)<br /> * —.10.1917 : [[The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Fiction Library&#039;&#039; 2/-)<br /> * —.10.1917 : [[The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Fiction Library&#039;&#039; 2/-)<br /> * —.10.1917 : [[The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Fiction Library&#039;&#039; 2/-)<br /> * 22.10.1917 : [[His Last Bow]] (6/-)<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;1918&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> * —.01.1918 : [[Songs of Action]] (5/-)<br /> * 04.12.1918 : [[Danger! and Other Stories]] (6/-)<br /> * 04.12.1918 : [[Danger! and Other Stories]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Imperial Library&#039;&#039;)<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;1919&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> * 16.12.1919 : [[The Guards Came Through and Other Poems]] (2/6)<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;1920&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> * —.—.1920 : [[Through the Magic Door]]<br /> * 27.01.1920 : [[Songs of the Road]] (6/-)<br /> * 17.09.1920 : [[Rodney Stone]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Fiction Library&#039;&#039; 2/-)<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;1921&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> * 21.04.1921 : [[The White Company]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Fiction Library&#039;&#039; 2/-)<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;1922&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> * 03.05.1922 : [[His Last Bow]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Fiction Library&#039;&#039; 2/-)<br /> * 13.06.1922 : [[Adventures of Gerard|The Adventures of Gerard]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Fiction Library&#039;&#039; 2/-)<br /> * 21.06.1922 : [[The Hound of the Baskervilles]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Fiction Library&#039;&#039; 2/-)<br /> * 28.06.1922 : [[Sir Nigel]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Fiction Library&#039;&#039; 2/-)<br /> * 28.06.1922 : [[The Sign of Four]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Fiction Library&#039;&#039;)<br /> * 12.07.1922 : [[Tales of the Ring and Camp]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Fiction Library&#039;&#039; 2/-)<br /> * 12.07.1922 : [[Tales of Pirates and Blue Water]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Fiction Library&#039;&#039; 2/-)<br /> * 12.07.1922 : [[Tales of Terror and Mystery]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Fiction Library&#039;&#039; 2/-)<br /> * 27.07.1922 : [[Tales of Twilight and the Unseen]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Fiction Library&#039;&#039; 2/-)<br /> * 27.07.1922 : [[Tales of Adventure and Medical Life]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Fiction Library&#039;&#039; 2/-)<br /> * 21.09.1922 : [[The Poems of Arthur Conan Doyle]] (7/6)<br /> * 02.11.1922 : [[Tales of Long Ago]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Fiction Library&#039;&#039; 2/-)<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;1923&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> * 20.03.1923 : [[The Firm of Girdlestone]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Fiction Library&#039;&#039; 2/-)<br /> * 18.05.1923 : [[Micah Clarke]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Fiction Library&#039;&#039; 2/-)<br /> * —.11.1923 : [[The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes]] (Modern English Series &#039;&#039;School edition&#039;&#039;) frontispiece by [[Philip Simmonds]]<br /> * 02.11.1923 : [[Three of Them]] (3/6)<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;1924&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> * 24.03.1924 : [[The Stark Munro Letters]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Fiction Library&#039;&#039; 2/-)<br /> * 24.03.1924 : [[The Return of Sherlock Holmes]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Fiction Library&#039;&#039; 2/-)<br /> * 28.10.1924 : [[The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Thin Paper Edition&#039;&#039; #1)<br /> * 28.10.1924 : [[The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Thin Paper Edition&#039;&#039; #2)<br /> * 28.10.1924 : [[The Return of Sherlock Holmes]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Thin Paper Edition&#039;&#039; #3)<br /> * 28.10.1924 : [[The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Thin Paper Edition&#039;&#039; #4)<br /> * 28.10.1924 : [[The White Company]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Thin Paper Edition&#039;&#039; #5)<br /> * 28.10.1924 : [[The Valley of Fear]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Thin Paper Edition&#039;&#039; #6)<br /> * 07.11.1924 : [[Sir Nigel]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Thin Paper Edition&#039;&#039; #7)<br /> * 07.11.1924 : [[Rodney Stone]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Thin Paper Edition&#039;&#039; #8)<br /> * 07.11.1924 : [[His Last Bow]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Thin Paper Edition&#039;&#039; #9)<br /> * 07.11.1924 : [[Tales of Pirates and Blue Water ]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Thin Paper Edition&#039;&#039; #10)<br /> * 07.11.1924 : [[Tales of Adventure and Medical Life]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Thin Paper Edition&#039;&#039; #11)<br /> * 07.11.1924 : [[Tales of the Ring and Camp]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Thin Paper Edition&#039;&#039; #12)<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;1925&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> * 28.08.1925 : [[Micah Clarke]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Thin Paper Edition&#039;&#039; #13)<br /> * 28.08.1925 : [[The Hound of the Baskervilles]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Thin Paper Edition&#039;&#039; #14)<br /> * 28.08.1925 : [[Adventures of Gerard]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Thin Paper Edition&#039;&#039; #15)<br /> * 28.08.1925 : [[The Sign of Four]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Thin Paper Edition&#039;&#039; #16)<br /> * 25.09.1925 : [[The Tragedy of the Korosko]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Thin Paper Edition&#039;&#039; #17)<br /> * 25.09.1925 : [[The Refugees]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Thin Paper Edition&#039;&#039; #18)<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;1926&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> * 10.03.1926 : [[The Valley of Fear]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Fiction Library&#039;&#039; 2/-)<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;1927&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> * 27.01.1927 : [[Songs of Action]] (6/-)<br /> * 16.06.1927 : [[The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes]] (7/6)<br /> * 16.06.1927 : [[The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Imperial Library&#039;&#039;)<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;1928&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> * 28.06.1928 : [[The Sign of Four]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Fiction Library&#039;&#039; 2/-)<br /> * 14.09.1928 : [[The Poems of Arthur Conan Doyle]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Fiction Library&#039;&#039; 2/-)<br /> * 15.10.1928 : [[Sherlock Holmes - The Complete Short Stories]] (7/6)<br /> * 15.10.1928 : [[Sherlock Holmes - The Complete Short Stories]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Imperial Library&#039;&#039;)<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;1929&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> * —.—.1929 : [[The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes]] (&#039;&#039;Cheap Brown edition&#039;&#039; 3/6)<br /> * 03.05.1929 : [[Uncle Bernac]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Fiction Library&#039;&#039; 2/-)<br /> * 17.05.1929 : [[Danger! and Other Stories]] (&#039;&#039;Cheap or Brown edition&#039;&#039; 3/6)<br /> * 12.06.1929 : [[The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Fiction Library&#039;&#039; 2/-)<br /> * 26.06.1929 : [[The Conan Doyle Stories]] (7/6)<br /> * 26.06.1929 : [[The Conan Doyle Stories]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Imperial Library&#039;&#039;) <br /> * 29.07.1929 : [[The Maracot Deep and Other Stories]] (7/6)<br /> * 29.07.1929 : [[The Maracot Deep and Other Stories]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Imperial Library&#039;&#039;)<br /> * 09.09.1929 : [[Our African Winter]] (7/6)<br /> * 09.09.1929 : [[Our African Winter]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Imperial Library&#039;&#039;)<br /> * 14.09.1929 : [[Sherlock Holmes - The Complete Long Stories]] (7/6)<br /> * 14.09.1929 : [[Sherlock Holmes - The Complete Long Stories]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Imperial Library&#039;&#039;)<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;1930&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> * —.—.1930 : [[The Maracot Deep and Other Stories]] (&#039;&#039;Cheap edition&#039;&#039; 3/6)<br /> * 24.06.1930 : [[The Edge of the Unknown]] (7/6)<br /> * 24.06.1930 : [[The Edge of the Unknown]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Imperial Library&#039;&#039;)<br /> * 29.07.1930 : [[Memories and Adventures]] (7/6)<br /> * 29.07.1930 : [[Memories and Adventures]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Imperial Library&#039;&#039;) <br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;1931&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> * —.—.1931 : [[The Conan Doyle Historical Romances]] vol. 1 (7-9/6)<br /> * —.03.1931 : [[Danger! and Other Stories]] (&#039;&#039;Uniform or Brown edition&#039;&#039; 6/-)<br /> * 11.03.1931 : [[The Maracot Deep and Other Stories]] (&#039;&#039;Murray&#039;s Fiction Library&#039;&#039; 2/-)<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;1932&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> * —.—.1932 : [[The Conan Doyle Historical Romances]] vol. 2 (7-9/6) <br /> * —.06.1932 : [[Our African Winter]] (Cheap edition 2/6)<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;1934&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> * 11.11.1934 : [[Danger! and Other Stories]] (&#039;&#039;Uniform edition&#039;&#039; 3/6)<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;1952&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> * 12.08.1952 : [[The Professor Challenger Stories]] (16/-)<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;1956&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> * 05.11.1956 : [[The Complete Napoleonic Stories]] (18/-)<br /> <br /> <br /> === Prefaces/forewords by Conan Doyle ===<br /> <br /> * 05.1923 : &#039;&#039;[[Old Offenders and a Few Old Scores]]&#039;&#039;, by [[E. W. Hornung]]<br /> * 05.1924 : &#039;&#039;[[The Mystery of Joan of Arc]]&#039;&#039;, by [[Leon Denis]]<br /> <br /> <br /> == Covers ==<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed&quot; heights=&quot;230px&quot;&gt;<br /> File:John-murray-1917-10-22-his-last-bow-dustjacket.jpg|[[His Last Bow]] &#039;&#039;dustjacket&#039;&#039; (1917)<br /> File:john-murray-1917-10-22-his-last-bow.jpg|[[His Last Bow]] (1917)<br /> File:john-murray-1917-his-last-bow-titlepage.jpg|[[His Last Bow]] &#039;&#039;title page&#039;&#039; (1917)<br /> File:adventures-sh-1917-john-murray-authors-edition.jpg|[[The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes]] ([[Arthur Conan Doyle Author&#039;s Edition]], 1917)<br /> File:john-murray-1918-danger-and-other-stories.jpg|[[Danger! and Other Stories]] (1918)<br /> File:john-murray-1918-danger-and-other-stories-imperial-library.jpg|[[Danger! and Other Stories]] &#039;&#039;Imperial Library&#039;&#039; (1918)<br /> File:john-murray-1919-the-guards-came-through-and-other-poems.jpg|[[The Guards Came Through and Other Poems]] (1919)<br /> File:john-murray-1919-the-guards-came-through-and-other-poems-titlepage.jpg|[[The Guards Came Through and Other Poems]] &#039;&#039;title page&#039;&#039; (1919)<br /> File:john-murray-1920-therough-the-magic-door.jpg|[[Through the Magic Door]] (1920)<br /> File:songs-road-1920-john-murray.jpg|[[Songs of the Road]] (1920)<br /> File:rodney-stone-1920-john-murray.jpg|[[Rodney Stone]] (1920)<br /> File:white-company-1921-john-murray.jpg|[[The White Company]] (1921)<br /> File:john-murray-1922-06-13-adventures-of-gerard.jpg|[[Adventures of Gerard]] (1922)<br /> File:Houn-1922-john-murray.jpg|[[The Hound of the Baskervilles]] (1922)<br /> File:Tales-ring-camp-1922-john-murray.jpg|[[Tales of the Ring and Camp]] (1922)<br /> File:Tales-pirates-blue-water-1922-john-murray.jpg|[[Tales of Pirates and Blue Water]] (1922)<br /> File:Tales-terror-mystery-1922-john-murray.jpg|[[Tales of Terror and Mystery]] (1922)<br /> File:Twilight-unseen-1922-murray.jpg|[[Tales of Twilight and the Unseen]] (1922)<br /> File:Tales-adventure-medical-1922-john-murray.jpg|[[Tales of Adventure and Medical Life]] (1922)<br /> File:three-of-them-1923-john-murray.jpg|[[Three of Them]] (1923)<br /> File:john-murray-1923-11-modern-english-series-the-adventures-of-sherlock-holmes.jpg|[[The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes]] (&#039;&#039;Modern English Series&#039;&#039;, 1923)<br /> File:exploits-gerard-1924-john-murray.jpg|[[The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard]] (1924)<br /> File:sir-nigel-1924-john-murray.jpg|[[Sir Nigel]] (1924)<br /> File:rodney-stone-1924-john-murray.jpg|[[Rodney Stone]] (1924)<br /> File:joan-of-arc-1924-john-murray.jpg|&#039;&#039;The Mystery of Joan of Arc&#039;&#039; (1924) preface by ACD<br /> <br /> File:John-murray-1927-the-case-book-of-sherlock-holmes-imperial-library-dustjacket.jpg|[[The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes]] &#039;&#039;dustjacket&#039;&#039; (1927)<br /> File:John-murray-1927-the-case-book-of-sherlock-holmes.jpg|[[The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes]] (1927)<br /> File:John-murray-1927-the-case-book-of-sherlock-holmes-titlepage.jpg|[[The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes]] &#039;&#039;title page&#039;&#039; (1927)<br /> <br /> File:John-murray-1927-the-case-book-of-sherlock-holmes-imperial-library.jpg|[[The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes]] (1927)<br /> File:sign-1928-john-murray.jpg|[[The Sign of Four]] (1928)<br /> File:Complete-short-stories-1928-john-murray.jpg|[[Sherlock Holmes - The Complete Short Stories]] (1928)<br /> File:john-murray-1929-the-conan-doyle-stories-dustjacket.jpg|[[The Conan Doyle Stories]] (1929)<br /> File:John-murray-1929-the-maracot-deep-and-other-stories-dustjacket.jpg|[[The Maracot Deep and Other Stories]] (1929)<br /> File:Uncle-bernac-1929-john-murray.jpg|[[Uncle Bernac]] (1929)<br /> File:our-african-winter-1929-john-murray-imperial.jpg|[[Our African Winter]] (1929)<br /> File:edge-unknown-1930-john-murray.jpg|[[The Edge of the Unknown]] (1930)<br /> File:john-murray-1930-07-29-cheaper-memories-and-adventures.jpg|[[Memories and Adventures]] (1930)<br /> File:micah-clarke-1931-john-murray.jpg|[[Micah Clarke]] (1931)<br /> File:historical-romances-1931-john-murray.jpg|[[The Conan Doyle Historical Romances]] vol. 1 (1931)<br /> File:historical-romances-1932-john-murray.jpg|[[The Conan Doyle Historical Romances]] vol. 2 (1932)<br /> File:complete-challenger-1952-john-murray.jpg|[[The Complete Professor Challenger Stories]] (1952)<br /> File:complete-napoleonic-1956-john-murray.jpg|[[The Complete Napoleonic Stories]] (1956)<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == Other books related to Conan Doyle ==<br /> <br /> * —.—.1914 : &#039;&#039;My Autobiography&#039;&#039;, by S. S. McClure<br /> * —.10.1931 : &#039;&#039;Arthur Conan Doyle. A Memoir&#039;&#039;, by Rev. John Lamond<br /> * —.—.1932 : &#039;&#039;Sherlock Holmes: Fact or Fiction?&#039;&#039;, by T. S. Blakeney<br /> * —.10.1945 : &#039;&#039;The True Conan Doyle&#039;&#039;, by [[Adrian Conan Doyle]]<br /> * —.02.1949 : &#039;&#039;[[The Life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]]&#039;&#039;, by [[John Dickson Carr]]<br /> * —.—.1954 : &#039;&#039;[[The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes]]&#039;&#039;, by [[Adrian Conan Doyle]] &amp; [[John Dickson Carr]]<br /> * —.—.1959 : &#039;&#039;Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Centenary, 1859-1959&#039;&#039;, by P. Weil Nordon<br /> * —.—.1962 : &#039;&#039;The Sherlock Holmes Companion&#039;&#039;, by Michael &amp; Mollie Hardwick<br /> * —.02.1964 : &#039;&#039;The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039;, by Michael &amp; Mollie Hardwick<br /> * —.—.1966 : &#039;&#039;Conan Doyle&#039;&#039;, by Pierre Nordon<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed&quot; heights=&quot;230px&quot;&gt;<br /> File:Acd-a-memoir-1931-john-murray.jpg|Arthur Conan Doyle. A Memoir (1931)<br /> File:sh-fact-fiction-1932-john-murray.jpg|Sherlock Holmes: Fact or Fiction? (1932)<br /> File:The-true-cd-1945-john-murray.jpg|The True Conan Doyle (1945)<br /> File:John-murray-1949-the-life-of-sir-arthur-conan-doyle.jpg|[[The Life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]] (1949)<br /> File:exploits-sh-1954-john-murray.jpg|[[The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes]] (1954)<br /> File:The-man-who-was-sh-1964-john-murray.jpg|The Man of was Sherlock Holmes (1964)<br /> File:bio-conan-doyle-1966-john-murray.jpg|Conan Doyle (1966)<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ----<br /> * [[Publishers|Back to Publishers]]<br /> * [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle:Complete Works|Back to Complete Works]]</div> TCDE-Team