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Victorian MysteriesAdventure

Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories]

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  • 1893 first published
  • 259 pages
  • ★ 4.5 (28 ratings)
  • 530 editions
  • 🎧 10 h 35 min free audiobook
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Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories] is an 1893 Victorian mystery and adventure fiction story collection by Arthur Conan Doyle. The story is set in Brook Street and 221B Baker Street. Characters include Sherlock Holmes, John H. Watson and Percy Trevelyan. Key subjects include Catalepsy, amyl nitrate, suicide by hanging and broughams.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.5 out of 5 from 28 ratings, and 549 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 530 editions across 6 languages. On Project Gutenberg it was downloaded 23,182 times in the last 30 days.

At about 259 pages, most readers finish it in 4–5 hours. It is in the public domain, so you can read it free on Project Gutenberg or listen to the 10 h 35 min LibriVox audiobook.

About Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories]

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Free audiobook

Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories] — LibriVox recording, 10 h 35 min in 13 sections.

Public-domain recording by volunteer readers. Listen online, download MP3s or stream from the Internet Archive.

Opening line

“"I AM afraid, Watson, that I shall have to go," said Holmes, as we sat down together to our breakfast one morning.”

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Characters

Subjects

  • Crime & Mystery
  • Catalepsy
  • Amyl nitrate
  • Suicide by hanging
  • Broughams
  • Ancestors
  • Asphyxiation
  • Blackmail
  • Brandy
  • Brokers
  • Butlers
  • Cavaliers
  • Children's stories
  • Classic Literature
  • Clerks
  • Coffee

Quick answers

Who wrote Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories]?

Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories] was written by Arthur Conan Doyle and first published in 1893.

What genre is Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories]?

It is usually shelved as Victorian Mysteries and Adventure.

How long is Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories]?

The median edition has 259 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

Is Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories] free to read?

Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.

Is there a free audiobook of Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories]?

Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 10 h 35 min.

What books are similar to Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories]?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Italian secretary, Sherlock Holmes and Sherlock Holmes and a Scandal in Bohemia.

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