The Return of Sherlock Holmes
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292 pages · Released Sep 3, 2026 · Penguin Books
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This is a classic collection of Sherlock Holmes mystery stories featuring detective work, puzzles, and crime investigation rather than graphic content. The stories reward logical thinking, justice, and moral reasoning, with Holmes and Watson serving as intelligent, principled role models. While some tales involve murder or criminal violence, these are not graphically depicted and are presented as problems to solve. The collection is widely taught in schools and appropriate for older middle-grade and teen readers interested in mysteries.
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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 Adventure of the Norwood Builder Adven... 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 Adventure of the Norwood Builder Adventure of the Dancing Men Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist Adventure of the Priory School Black Peter Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton Six Napoleons Adventure of the Three Students Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter Adventure of the Abbey Grange Second Stain ---------- Also contained in: Celebrated Cases of Sherlock Holmes Illustrated Sherlock Holmes Original Illustrated Sherlock Holmes Original Illustrated Strand Sherlock Holmes Short Stories Works
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ISBN 9780141034362 · Penguin Books