https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=The_Adventures_of_Sherlock_Holmes The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Revision history 2026-06-05T23:39:15Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.44.2 https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php?title=The_Adventures_of_Sherlock_Holmes&diff=127009&oldid=prev TCDE-Team at 20:26, 19 June 2025 2025-06-19T20:26:37Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[File:adventures-sh-1892-newnes.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes ([[George Newnes Ltd.]], 1892)]]<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; is a volume collecting the 12 first Sherlock Holmes short stories written by [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] published in 1892 by [[George Newnes Ltd.]] in [[The Strand Magazine]].<br /> <br /> __TOC__<br /> <br /> <br /> == Stories ==<br /> <br /> * [[A Scandal in Bohemia]]<br /> * [[The Red-Headed League]]<br /> * [[A Case of Identity]]<br /> * [[The Boscombe Valley Mystery]]<br /> * [[The Five Orange Pips]]<br /> * [[The Man with the Twisted Lip]]<br /> * [[The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle]]<br /> * [[The Adventure of the Speckled Band]]<br /> * [[The Adventure of the Engineer&#039;s Thumb]]<br /> * [[The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor]]<br /> * [[The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet]]<br /> * [[The Adventure of the Copper Beeches]]<br /> <br /> <br /> == Editions ==<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; (14 october 1892, [[George Newnes Ltd.]] [UK]) 104 illustrations by [[Sidney Paget]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;Adventures of Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; (15 october 1892, [[Harper &amp; Brothers Publishers]] [US]) 16 ill. by [[Sidney Paget]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; (october 1892, [[Smith, Elder &amp; Co.]] 6s. [UK])<br /> * &#039;&#039;The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; (november 1893, [[Bernhard Tauchnitz]] No. 2896-2897 [DE])<br /> * &#039;&#039;The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; (3 april 1894, [[Longmans, Green &amp; Co.]] &#039;&#039;Colonial Library&#039;&#039; [UK/US]) 26 ill. by [[Sidney Paget]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; (may 1895, [[George Newnes Ltd.]] &#039;&#039;Cabinet edition&#039;&#039; [UK])<br /> * &#039;&#039;The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; (may 1895, [[Smith, Elder &amp; Co.]] 2nd ed. 3/6 [UK])<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Abenteuer des Doktor Holmes]]&#039;&#039; (1895, [[Robert Lutz]] [DE]) 9 stories<br /> * &#039;&#039;The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; (december 1898, [[George Newnes Ltd.]]&#039;s &#039;&#039;Sixpenny Copyright Novels&#039;&#039; [UK])<br /> * &#039;&#039;The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; (december 1898, [[Smith, Elder &amp; Co.]] &#039;&#039;6d. edition&#039;&#039; 1st imp. [UK])<br /> * &#039;&#039;The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; (1898-1905, [[Hurst &amp; Co.]] &#039;&#039;Hawthorne Library&#039;&#039; [US])<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Abenteuer des Doktor Holmes]]&#039;&#039; (1898, [[Robert Lutz]] &#039;&#039;Sammlung ausgewählter Kriminal- und Detektiv-Romane No. 12&#039;&#039; [DE]) 9 stories<br /> * &#039;&#039;The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; (march 1899, [[Smith, Elder &amp; Co.]] &#039;&#039;6d. edition&#039;&#039; 2nd imp. [UK])<br /> * &#039;&#039;Adventures of Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; (1900, [[Harper &amp; Brothers Publishers]] &#039;&#039;Special edition&#039;&#039; [US])<br /> * &#039;&#039;The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; (april 1901, [[Smith, Elder &amp; Co.]] &#039;&#039;6d. edition&#039;&#039; 3rd imp. [UK])<br /> * &#039;&#039;The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; (9 september 1901, [[George Newnes Ltd.]] &#039;&#039;Souvenir edition&#039;&#039; [UK])<br /> * &#039;&#039;The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; (january 1902, [[Smith, Elder &amp; Co.]] &#039;&#039;6d. edition&#039;&#039; 4th imp. [UK])<br /> * &#039;&#039;Aventures de Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; (1902, [[Félix Juven]] [FR])<br /> * &#039;&#039;The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; (october 1902, [[Smith, Elder &amp; Co.]] &#039;&#039;6d. edition&#039;&#039; 5th imp. [UK])<br /> * &#039;&#039;The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; (ca. 1903, [[George Newnes Ltd.]]&#039;s &#039;&#039;Sixpenny Novels Illustrated&#039;&#039; [UK])<br /> * &#039;&#039;Adventures and Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes and Sign of Four&#039;&#039; (1903-1920, [[James Askew &amp; Son]] [UK])<br /> * &#039;&#039;Original Adventures of Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; (1903, [[R. F. Fenno &amp; Co.]] &#039;&#039;Special Limited edition&#039;&#039; [US])<br /> * &#039;&#039;Adventures of Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; (1903, [[D. Appleton &amp; Co.]] &#039;&#039;[[Arthur Conan Doyle Author&#039;s Edition]]&#039;&#039; [US]) frontispiece by [[Arthur Twidle]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;Adventures of Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; (1903, [[Smith, Elder &amp; Co.]] &#039;&#039;[[Arthur Conan Doyle Author&#039;s Edition]]&#039;&#039; [UK]) 2 ill. by [[Arthur Twidle]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; (september 1903, [[Smith, Elder &amp; Co.]] &#039;&#039;6d. edition&#039;&#039; 6th imp. [UK])<br /> * &#039;&#039;Adventures of Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; (1903-1905, [[Grosset &amp; Dunlap]] [US])<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Abenteuer des Doktor Holmes]]&#039;&#039; (1903, [[Robert Lutz]] &#039;&#039;Lutz&#039; Kriminal- und Detektiv-Romane No. 12&#039;&#039; [DE]) 9 stories<br /> * &#039;&#039;The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; (august 1904, [[Smith, Elder &amp; Co.]] &#039;&#039;6d. edition&#039;&#039; 7th imp. [UK])<br /> * &#039;&#039;The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; (may 1905, [[Smith, Elder &amp; Co.]] &#039;&#039;6d. edition&#039;&#039; 8th imp. [UK])<br /> * &#039;&#039;The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; (july 1906, [[Smith, Elder &amp; Co.]] &#039;&#039;6d. edition&#039;&#039; 9th imp. [UK])<br /> * &#039;&#039;The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; (july 1907, [[Smith, Elder &amp; Co.]] &#039;&#039;6d. edition&#039;&#039; 10th imp. [UK])<br /> * &#039;&#039;The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; (1907, [[Phelps Publishing Co.]] [US])<br /> * &#039;&#039;The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; (november 1907, [[Smith, Elder &amp; Co.]] 3rd ed. &#039;&#039;Uniform edition&#039;&#039; 3/6 [UK])<br /> * &#039;&#039;The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; (july 1908, [[Smith, Elder &amp; Co.]] &#039;&#039;6d. edition&#039;&#039; 11th imp. [UK])<br /> * &#039;&#039;The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; (december 1908, [[Smith, Elder &amp; Co.]] 4th ed. &#039;&#039;Uniform edition&#039;&#039; 3/6 [UK])<br /> * &#039;&#039;The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; (december 1909, [[Smith, Elder &amp; Co.]] 5th ed. &#039;&#039;Uniform edition&#039;&#039; 3/6 [UK])<br /> * &#039;&#039;The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; (november 1910, [[Smith, Elder &amp; Co.]] &#039;&#039;6d. edition&#039;&#039; 12th imp. [UK])<br /> * &#039;&#039;Aventures de Sherlock Holmes, suivies de Raffles cambrioleur amateur&#039;&#039; (ca. 1910, [[Société d&#039;Édition et de Publications]] [FR]) 1 ill. by [[Duplessis]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; (june 1911, [[Smith, Elder &amp; Co.]] 6th ed. &#039;&#039;Uniform edition&#039;&#039; 3/6 [UK])<br /> * &#039;&#039;The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; (january 1912, [[Smith, Elder &amp; Co.]] &#039;&#039;6d. edition&#039;&#039; 13th imp. [UK])<br /> * &#039;&#039;Adventures of Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; (1912, [[A. L. Burt]] &#039;&#039;Popular Copyright Books&#039;&#039; [US]) 4 ill.<br /> * &#039;&#039;The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; (9 may 1912, [[Smith, Elder &amp; Co.]] &#039;&#039;Shilling Net series&#039;&#039; [UK])<br /> * &#039;&#039;The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; (13 january 1914, [[Thomas Nelson &amp; Sons]] [UK])<br /> * &#039;&#039;De Avonturen van Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; (ca. 1916, [[N. J. Boon]] [NL]) 5 stories only, 27 ill. by [[Sidney Paget]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;Adventures of Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; (1917, [[John Murray]] &#039;&#039;[[Arthur Conan Doyle Author&#039;s Edition]]&#039;&#039; [UK]) 2 ill. by [[Arthur Twidle]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; (october 1917, [[John Murray]]&#039;s &#039;&#039;Fiction Library&#039;&#039; [UK])<br /> * &#039;&#039;Adventures of Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; (ca. 1920, [[Haldeman-Julius Pub.]] #1029 [US])<br /> * &#039;&#039;The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; (28 october 1924, [[John Murray]] &#039;&#039;Thin Paper edition&#039;&#039; [UK])<br /> * &#039;&#039;The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; (november 1923, [[John Murray]] &#039;&#039;Modern English series&#039;&#039; [UK])<br /> * in &#039;&#039;[[Sherlock Holmes - The Complete Short Stories]]&#039;&#039; (15 october 1928, [[John Murray]] [UK])<br /> * in &#039;&#039;[[Sherlock Holmes - The Complete Short Stories]]&#039;&#039; (15 october 1928, [[Musson Book Co.]] [CA])<br /> * in &#039;&#039;[[The Crowborough Edition of the Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]]&#039;&#039; vol. 17 (1930, [[Doubleday &amp; McClure Co.|Doubleday, Doran &amp; Co.]] [US])<br /> * &#039;&#039;The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; (1930, [[Harper &amp; Brothers Publishers]] &#039;&#039;Modern Classics&#039;&#039; [US])<br /> * &#039;&#039;(The) Adventures of Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; (1932, [[A. L. Burt]] [US])<br /> * &#039;&#039;The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; (1936, [[P. F. Collier &amp; Son|P. F. Collier]] &#039;&#039;The Complete Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; [US])<br /> <br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes&#039;&#039; (undated, Economy Book League [US])<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == Covers ==<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed&quot; heights=&quot;250px&quot; caption=&quot;[[George Newnes Ltd.]] (14 october 1892)&quot;&gt;<br /> File:adventures-sh-1892-newnes-cover.jpg|<br /> File:adventures-sh-1892-newnes-spine.jpg|<br /> File:adventures-sh-1892-newnes-front.jpg|Frontispiece<br /> File:george-newnes-1892-the-adventures-of-sherlock-holmes-dedicace.jpg|Dedicace to Joseph Bell.<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed&quot; heights=&quot;250px&quot; caption=&quot;[[Harper &amp; Brothers Publishers]] (15 october 1892)&quot;&gt;<br /> File:adventures-sh-1892-harper-cover.jpg|<br /> File:adventures-sh-1892-harper-spine.jpg|<br /> File:adventures-sh-1892-harper-front.jpg|<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;padding-left:24px;&quot;&gt;Further reprints of this standard Harper edition are undated.&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed&quot; heights=&quot;250px&quot; caption=&quot;[[Smith, Elder &amp; Co.]] (1892-1912)&quot;&gt;<br /> File:smith-elder-1912-01-the-adventures-of-sherlock-holmes.jpg|Cover&lt;br /&gt;(6d. edition, 13th imp., january 1912)<br /> File:smith-elder-1912-01-the-adventures-of-sherlock-holmes-front.jpg|Frontispiece&lt;br /&gt;(6d. edition, 13th imp., january 1912)<br /> File:smith-elder-1912-01-the-adventures-of-sherlock-holmes-ad.jpg|List of previous editions&lt;br /&gt;(6d. edition, 13th imp., january 1912)<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed&quot; heights=&quot;200px&quot; caption=&quot;[[A. L. Burt]] (1912, from Harper 1892)&quot;&gt;<br /> File:a-l-burt-1912-the-adventures-of-sherlock-holmes.jpg|<br /> File:adventures-sh-1912-burt-spine.jpg|<br /> File:a-l-burt-1912-the-adventures-of-sherlock-holmes-front.jpg|<br /> File:adventures-sh-1912-burt-content.jpg|<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed&quot; heights=&quot;250px&quot; caption=&quot;[[Bernhard Tauchnitz]] #2896-2897 (november 1893)&quot;&gt;<br /> File:adventures-sh-1893-tauchnitz-2.jpg|<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed&quot; heights=&quot;250px&quot; caption=&quot;[[George Newnes Ltd.]]&#039;s &#039;&#039;Sixpenny Copyright Novels&#039;&#039; (december 1898)&quot;&gt;<br /> File:george-newnes-1898-12-sixpenny-adventures-of-sherlock-holmes.jpg|<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed&quot; heights=&quot;250px&quot; caption=&quot;[[George Newnes Ltd.]] &#039;&#039;Sixpenny edition&#039;&#039; (no date)&quot;&gt;<br /> File:adventures-sh-nodate-newnes-sixpenny-20-cover.jpg|<br /> File:adventures-sh-nodate-newnes-sixpenny-20-content.jpg|<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed&quot; heights=&quot;200px&quot; caption=&quot;[[Harper &amp; Brothers Publishers]] &#039;&#039;Special edition&#039;&#039; (1900)&quot;&gt;<br /> File:adventures-sh-1900-harper-cover.jpg|<br /> File:adventures-sh-1900-harper-spine.jpg|<br /> File:adventures-sh-1900-harper-front.jpg|<br /> File:adventures-sh-1900-harper-content.jpg|<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed&quot; heights=&quot;250px&quot; caption=&quot;[[George Newnes Ltd.]] &#039;&#039;Souvenir edition&#039;&#039; (9 september 1901)&quot;&gt;<br /> File:adventures-sh-1901-newnes-souvenir-cover.jpg|<br /> File:adventures-sh-1901-newnes-souvenir-spine.jpg|<br /> File:adventures-sh-1901-newnes-souvenir-front.jpg|<br /> File:adventures-sh-1901-newnes-souvenir-green-cover.jpg|<br /> File:adventures-sh-1901-newnes-souvenir-green-spine.jpg|<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed&quot; heights=&quot;250px&quot; caption=&quot;[[George Newnes Ltd.]] &#039;&#039;Sixpenny Novels Illustrated&#039;&#039; (ca. 1903)&quot;&gt;<br /> File:adventures-sh-1903-newnes-sixpenny-novels-illustrated-cover.jpg|<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed&quot; heights=&quot;250px&quot; caption=&quot;[[James Askew &amp; Son]] (1903-1920)&quot;&gt;<br /> File:james-askew-1903-1920-adventures-memoirs-of-sherlock-holmes-and-sign-of-four-red.jpg|<br /> File:james-askew-1903-1920-adventures-memoirs-of-sherlock-holmes-and-sign-of-four-green.jpg|<br /> File:james-askew-1903-1920-adventures-memoirs-of-sherlock-holmes-and-sign-of-four-blue.jpg|<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed&quot; heights=&quot;250px&quot; caption=&quot;[[Grosset &amp; Dunlap]] (1903-1905)&quot;&gt;<br /> File:adventures-sh-1903-grosset-cover.jpg|<br /> File:adventures-sh-1903-grosset-titlepage.jpg|<br /> File:adventures-sh-1903-grosset-content.jpg|<br /> File:adventures-sh-1903-grosset2-cover.jpg|<br /> File:adventures-sh-1903-grosset2-spine.jpg|<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed&quot; heights=&quot;250px&quot; caption=&quot;[[Société d&#039;Édition et de Publications]] (ca. 1910)&quot;&gt;<br /> File:Sep-1910-aventures-de-sherlock-holmes.jpg|<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed&quot; heights=&quot;250px&quot; caption=&quot;[[Thomas Nelson &amp; Sons]] (1914)&quot;&gt;<br /> File:thomas-nelson-1914-n166-the-adventures-of-sh-dustjacket.jpg|&#039;&#039;dustjacket&#039;&#039;<br /> File:thomas-nelson-1914-01-13-the-adventures-of-sherlock-holmes.jpg|<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed&quot; heights=&quot;250px&quot; caption=&quot;[[John Murray]]&#039;s &#039;&#039;[[Arthur Conan Doyle Author&#039;s Edition]]&#039;&#039; (1917)&quot;&gt;<br /> File:Adventures-sh-1917-john-murray-authors-edition.jpg|<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed&quot; heights=&quot;250px&quot; caption=&quot;[[John Murray]] &#039;&#039;Modern English Series&#039;&#039; (1923)&quot;&gt;<br /> File:john-murray-1923-11-modern-english-series-the-adventures-of-sherlock-holmes.jpg|<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed&quot; heights=&quot;250px&quot; caption=&quot;[[A. L. Burt]] &#039;&#039;Popular Copyright Fiction&#039;&#039; (1932)&quot;&gt;<br /> File:a-l-burt-1932-the-adventures-of-sherlock-holmes-dustjacket.jpg|<br /> File:a-l-burt-1932-the-adventures-of-sherlock-holmes.jpg|<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> == Illustrations ==<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed&quot; heights=&quot;300px&quot; caption=&quot;Illustrations by [[Arthur Twidle]] in [[Smith, Elder &amp; Co.]] and [[D. Appleton &amp; Co.]] (1903)&quot;&gt;<br /> File:Smith-elder-1903-authors-edition-vol5-adventures-sh-frontispiece.jpg|The Death of Sherlock Holmes.<br /> File:Smith-elder-1903-authors-edition-vol5-adventures-sh-p134-illu.jpg|The chaplain stood with a smoking pistol in his hand.<br /> <br /> File:d-appleton-1903-authors-adventures-sherlock-holmes-frontispiece.jpg|<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ----<br /> * [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle:Complete Works|Back to Complete Works]]<br /> * [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle|Back to Conan Doyle]]</div> TCDE-Team