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Sherlock Holmes (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes / Return of Sherlock Holmes / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet)

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  • 1986 first published
  • 924 pages
  • 2 editions
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Published in 1986, Sherlock Holmes (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes / Return of Sherlock Holmes / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet) is a Victorian mystery and adventure fiction novel by Arthur Conan Doyle. The story is set in Brook Street and 221B Baker Street, in 1888. Characters include Sherlock Holmes, John H. Watson and Percy Trevelyan. Readers will find themes of Catalepsy, amyl nitrate, suicide by hanging and broughams.

At about 924 pages, most readers finish it in 16–17 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

Subjects

  • Catalepsy
  • Amyl nitrate
  • Suicide by hanging
  • Broughams
  • Action & Adventure Fiction
  • Air guns
  • Americans
  • Amorality
  • Ancestors
  • Andamanese
  • Anglo-Saxons
  • Anise
  • Anonymity
  • Aortic aneurysm
  • Apaces
  • Aristocracy

Quick answers

Who wrote Sherlock Holmes (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes / Return of Sherlock Holmes / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet)?

Sherlock Holmes (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes / Return of Sherlock Holmes / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet) was written by Arthur Conan Doyle and first published in 1986.

What genre is Sherlock Holmes (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes / Return of Sherlock Holmes / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet)?

It is usually shelved as Victorian Mysteries and Adventure.

How long is Sherlock Holmes (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes / Return of Sherlock Holmes / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet)?

The median edition has 924 pages, about 16–17 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Sherlock Holmes (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes / Return of Sherlock Holmes / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet)?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Italian secretary, The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures and The Seven-Per-Cent Solution.

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