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Victorian Mysteries

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

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  • 1903 first published
  • 351 pages
  • ★ 4.3 (34 ratings)
  • 545 editions
  • 🎧 11 h 51 min free audiobook
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes is a 1903 Victorian mystery story collection by Arthur Conan Doyle. It takes readers to Scotland Yard and London in 1894. Characters include Sherlock Holmes, John H. Watson and Inspector G. Lestrade. Readers will find themes of air guns, americans, Anise and Anonymity.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.3 out of 5 from 34 ratings, and 487 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 545 editions across 8 languages. On Project Gutenberg it was downloaded 24,396 times in the last 30 days.

It runs to roughly 351 pages — 6–7 hours of reading at an average pace. It is in the public domain, so you can read it free on Project Gutenberg or listen to the 11 h 51 min LibriVox audiobook.

About The Return of Sherlock Holmes

The Return of Sherlock Holmes is a 1905 collection of 13 Sherlock Holmes stories, originally published in 1903–1904, by Arthur Conan Doyle. The stories were published in the Strand Magazine in Britain and Collier's in the United States. Contains: [Adventure of the Empty House](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1518119W/The_Adventure_of_the_Empty_House) [Adventure of the Norwood Builder](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL262418W/Adventure_of_the_Norwood_Builder) [Adventure of the Dancing Men](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL262417W/The_Dancing_Men) [Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1518122W/Adventure_of_the_Solitary_Cyclist) [Adventure of the Priory School](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1518319W/Adventure_of_the_Priory_School) Black Peter [Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20621973W/Adventure_of_Charles_Augustus_Milverton) [Six Napoleons](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20628495W) [Adventure of the Three Students](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1518368W/Adventure_of_the_Three_Students) [Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL18191848W/Adventure_of_the_Golden_Pince-Nez) [Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL18191816W/Adventure_of_the_Missing_Three_Quarter) [Adventure of the Abbey Grange](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17084226W/Adventure_of_the_Abbey_Grange) [Second Stain](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL18191864W/Second_Stain)
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes — LibriVox recording, 11 h 51 min in 14 sections.

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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

Subjects

  • Air guns
  • Americans
  • Anise
  • Anonymity
  • Attempted murder
  • Baritsu
  • Blackmail
  • Broughams
  • Burglary
  • Busts
  • Butlers
  • Cattle
  • Coal tar
  • Constables
  • Consumption
  • Cottages

Quick answers

Who wrote The Return of Sherlock Holmes?

The Return of Sherlock Holmes was written by Arthur Conan Doyle and first published in 1903.

What genre is The Return of Sherlock Holmes?

It is usually shelved as Victorian Mysteries.

How long is The Return of Sherlock Holmes?

The median edition has 351 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

Is The Return of Sherlock Holmes 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 The Return of Sherlock Holmes?

Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 11 h 51 min.

What books are similar to The Return of Sherlock Holmes?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures, The Seven-Per-Cent Solution and A Study in Scarlet [graphic novel].

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