Sir Arthur Conan Doyle would probably not be pleased to know that his name is virtually synonymous with that of arguably the world's favorite detective: Sherlock Holmes. Doyle originally studied to become a doctor, and modeled Holmes at least in part on a former teacher, Joseph Bell. Doyle's first Holmes tale, "A Study in Scarlet," appeared in the Beeton's Christmas Annual in 1887, and "The Sign of the Four" appeared in Lippincott's Magazine in 1890. In 1891, Doyle sold "A Scandal in Bohemia" to The Strand, and here a relationship was born - a relationship that included the images of Holmes that we would forever associate with that name. But Doyle wanted to be remembered for his historic fiction, not his detective tales - so as we all know, he made an attempt to kill off his famous progeny. As to whether Doyle's historic tales would have made him the name he is today - well, you'll find a number of them here, and may judge for yourself! Doyle also engaged in a fair bit of real-life detecting, and we have some of his true crime accounts as well.

Sherlock Holmes

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Adventure I: A Scandal in Bohemia (The Strand, 1891B)

Adventure II: The Red-Headed League (The Strand, 1891B)

Adventure III: A Case of Identity (The Strand, 1891B)

Adventure IV: The Boscombe Valley Mystery (The Strand, 1891B)

Adventure V: The Five Orange Pips (The Strand, 1891B)

Adventure VI: The Man with the Twisted Lip (The Strand, 1891B)

VII: The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle (The Strand, 1892A)

VIII: The Adventure of the Speckled Band (The Strand, 1892A)

IX: The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb (The Strand, 1892A)

X: The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor (The Strand, 1892A)

XI: The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet (The Strand, 1892A)

XII: The Adventure of the Copper Beeches (The Strand, 1892A)

XIII: The Adventure of Silver Blaze (The Strand, 1892B)

XIV: The Adventure of the Cardboard Box (The Strand, 1893A)

XV: The Adventure of the Yellow Face (The Strand, 1893A)

XVI: The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk (The Strand, 1893A)

XVII: The Adventure of the "Gloria Scott" (The Strand, 1893A)

XVIII: The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual (The Strand, 1893A)

XIX: The Adventure of the Reigate Squire (The Strand, 1893A)

XX: The Adventure of the Crooked Man (The Strand, 1893B)

XXI: The Adventure of the Resident Patient (The Strand, 1893B)

XXII: The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter (The Strand, 1893B)

XXIII: The Adventure of the Naval Treaty (The Strand, 1893B)

XXIV: The Adventure of the Final Problem (The Strand, 1893B)

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles (104pp) (The Strand, 1901-1902)

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

I: The Adventure of the Empty House (The Strand, 1903B)

II: The Adventure of the Norwood Builder (The Strand, 1903B)

III: The Adventure of the Dancing Men (The Strand, 1903B)

IV: The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist (The Strand, 1904A)

V: The Adventure of the Priory School (The Strand, 1904A)

VI: The Adventure of Black Peter (The Strand, 1904A)

VII: The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton (The Strand, 1904A)

VIII: The Adventure of the Six Napoleons (The Strand, 1904A)

IX: The Adventure of the Three Students (The Strand, 1904A)

X: The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez (The Strand, 1904B)

XI: The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter (The Strand, 1904B)

XII: The Adventure of the Abbey Grange (The Strand, 1904B)

XIII: The Adventure of the Second Stain (The Strand, 1904B)

Reminiscences of Mr. Sherlock Holmes

I: The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles (The Strand, 1908B)

II: The Tiger of San Pedro (The Strand, 1908B)

III: The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans (The Strand, 1908B)

IV: The Adventure of the Devil's Foot (The Strand, 1910B)

Brigadier Gerard

The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard

The first story in this section isn't technically part of the "exploits" series; it serves to introduce the Brigadier.

The Medal of Brigadier Gerard (The Strand, 1894B)

I: How the Brigadier Held the King (The Strand, 1895A)

II: How the King Held the Brigadier (The Strand, 1895A)

III: How the Brigadier Slew the Brothers of Ajaccio (The Strand, 1895A)

IV: How the Brigadier Came to the Castle of Gloom (The Strand, 1895B)

V: How the Brigadier Took the Field Against the Marshall Millefleurs (The Strand, 1895B)

VI: How the Brigadier Was Tempted by the Devil (The Strand, 1895B)

VII: How the Brigadier Played for a Kingdom (The Strand, 1895B)

The Adventures of Etienne Gerard

Again, the first tale in this set is not technically part of the "Adventures" series. The final story is also separate, having been published seven years after the end of this series.

The Crime of the Brigadier (The Strand, 1900A)

I: How Brigadier Gerard Lost His Ear (The Strand, 1902B)

II: How the Brigadier Saved the Army (The Strand, 1902B)

III: How the Brigadier Rode to Minsk (The Strand, 1902B)

IV: Brigadier Gerard at Waterloo: The Adventure of the Forest Inn (The Strand, 1903A)

V: Brigadier Gerard at Waterloo: The Adventure of the Nine Prussian Horsemen (The Strand, 1903A)

VI: The Brigadier in England (The Strand, 1903A)

VII: How the Brigadier Joined the Hussars of Conflans (The Strand, 1903A)

VIII: How Etienne Gerard Said Good-bye to His Master (The Strand, 1903A)

The Marriage of the Brigadier (The Strand, 1910B)

Round the Fire

The "Round the Fire" series brings Doyle back into the business of solving mysteries, only without the assistance of Sherlock Holmes!

I: The Story of the Beetle-Hunter (The Strand, 1898A)

II: The Story of the Man with the Watches (The Strand, 1898B)

III: The Story of the Lost Special (The Strand, 1898B)

IV: The Story of the Sealed Room (The Strand, 1898B)

V: The Story of the Black Doctor (The Strand, 1898B)

VI: The Story of the Club-Footed Grocer (The Strand, 1898B)

VII: The Story of the Brazilian Cat (The Strand, 1898B)

VIII: The Story of the Japanned Box (The Strand, 1899A)

IX: The Story of the Jew's Breast-Plate (The Strand, 1899A)

X: The Story of B-24 (The Strand, 1899A)

XI: The Story of the Latin Tutor (The Strand, 1899A)

XII: The Story of the Brown Hand (The Strand, 1899A)

Short Stories

The Lord of Chateau Noir (The Strand, 1894B)

The Croxley Master (in three parts) (The Strand, 1899B)

Playing with Fire (The Strand, 1900A)

The Leather Funnel (The Strand, 1903A)

The Pot of Caviare (The Strand, 1908A)

The Silver Mirror (The Strand, 1908B)

The Lord of Falconbridge: A Legend of the Ring (The Strand, 1909B)

The Homecoming (The Strand, 1909B)

The Terror of Blue John Gap (The Strand, 1910B)

The King of the Foxes (Windsor Magazine, 1898B)

Novels & Novellas

Rodney Stone (The Strand, 1896A-B)

Adventures of a prize-fighter (148 pages).

The Tragedy of the Korosko (The Strand, 1897A-B)

The fate of the passengers of a tourist vessel on the Nile (78 pages).

Sir Nigel (The Strand, 1905A-1906B)

A tale set in "Olde England" (208 pages).

True Crime Tales

Though not technically fiction, these three tales from Doyle's "Strange Studies from Life" series demonstrate his fascination with true crime.

The Holocaust of Manor Place, by A. Conan Doyle (Strand, 1901A)

The first in Doyle's series of "Strange Studies from Life," cases "from the actual history of crime."

The Love Affair of George Vincent Parker, by A. Conan Doyle (Strand, 1901A)

Second of "Strange Studies from Life," covering Parker's murder of his former fiancee Mary Groves.

The Debatable Case of Mrs. Emsley, by A. Conan Doyle (Strand, 1901A)

Third of "Strange Studies from Life," covering the murder of Mrs. Mary Emsley, an elderly Londoner.