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Arthur Conan Doyle

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Born
1859

Died
1930

Publications
Novels, stories, pamphlets

Writing language
English

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Literature

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892)

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902)

Novels

A Study in Scarlet (1887)

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902)

Novel Series

Sherlock Holmes (1887)

Stories

"The Red-Headed League" (1891)

• "A Scandal in Bohemia"(1891)

"Silver Blaze" (1892)

• "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" (1892)

Story Collections

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892)

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1892)

The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1892)

British Literature

A Study in Scarlet (1887)

The Sign of Four (1890)

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892)

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1894)

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902)

The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1905)

The Lost World (1912)

Adventure Literature

The Lost World (1912)

Crime and Mystery

A Study in Scarlet (1887)

The Sign of Four (1890)

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892)

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1894)

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902)

The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1905)

Crime and Mystery Series

Sherlock Holmes (1887–1926)

Crime and Mystery Stories
Crime and Mystery Stories

"The Red-Headed League" (1891)

• "A Scandal in Bohemia" (1891)

"Silver Blaze" (1892)

• "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" (1892)

• "The Greek Interpreter" (1893)

• "The Stockbroker's Clerk" (1893)

Horror

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902)

Thrillers

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902)

Science Fiction

The Lost World (1912)

Science Fiction Stories

• "The Great Keinplatz Experiment" (1888)

Works published in book form or presentation on stage

A Study in Scarlet, novel, 1887

Micah Clarke, novel, 1889

The Mystery of Cloomber, novel, 1889

The Sign of the Four, novel, 1890

The Firm of Girdlestone, novel, 1890

Mysteries and Adventures, story collection, 1890

The Captain of the Polestar and Other Tales, story collection, 1890

The White Company, novel, 1891

The Doings of Raffles Haw, novel, 1891

The Great Shadow, novel, 1892

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, story collection, 1892

First book appearance of "A Scandal in Bohemia", "The Red-Headed League", "A Case of Identity", "The Boscombe Valley Mystery", "The Five Orange Pips!", "The Man with the Twisted Lip", "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle", "The Adventure of the Speckled Band", "The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb", "The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor", "The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet", "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches"

The Refugees, novel, 1893

The Gully of Bluemansdyke, story collection, 1893

Jane Annie, or The Good Conduct Prize, play, written with J.M. Barrie, 1893

Foreign Policy, play, 1893

The Parasite, novel, 1894

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, story collection, 1894

First book appearance of "The Adventure of Silver Blaze", "The Adventure of the Cardboard Box", "The Adventure of the Yellow Face", "The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk", "The Adventure of the Gloria Scott", "The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual", "The Adventure of the Reigate Squire", "The Adventure of the Crooked Man", "The Adventure of the Resident Patient", "The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter", "The Adventure of the Naval Treaty", "The Final Problem"

Round the Red Lamp: Being Facts and Fancies of Medical Life, story collection, 1894

First book appearance of "His First Operation", "A Straggler of '15", "The Third Generation", "A False Start", "The Curse of Eve", "Sweethearts", "A Physiologist's Wife", "The Case of Lady Sannox", "A Question of Diplomacy", "A Medical Document", "Lot No. 249", "The Los Amigos Fiasco", "The Doctors of Hoyland 276", "The Surgeon Talks"

The Story of Waterloo, play, written with Henry Irving, 1894

The Stark Munro Letters, novel, 1895

Rodney Stone, novel, 1896

The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard, story collection, 1896

First book appearance of "How the Brigadier Won His Medal", "How the Brigadier Held the King", "How the King Held the Brigadier", "How the Brigadier Slew the Brothers of Ajaccio", "How the Brigadier Came to the Castle of Gloom", "How the Brigadier Took the Field Against the Marshal Millefleurs", "How the Brigadier Was Tempted by the Devil", "How the Brigadier Played for a Kingdom"

Uncle Bernac, novel, 1897

The Tragedy of the Korosko, novel, 1898

Songs of Action, poems, 1898

A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus, novel, 1899

Sherlock Holmes, play, written with William Gillette, 1899

Brothers, play, 1899

The Green Flag and Other Stories of War and Sport, story collection, 1900

The Great Boer War, history, 1900

The Hound of the Baskervilles, novel, 1902

The War in South Africa—Its Cause and Conduct, history, 1902

A Duet, play, 1902

The Adventures of Gerard, story collection, 1903

First book appearance of "How the Brigadier Slew the Fox", "How Brigadier Gerard Lost His Ear", "How the Brigadier Saved the Army", "How the Brigadier Rode to Minsk"", "How the Brigadier Bore Himself at Waterloo", "The Adventure of the Forest Inn", "The Prussian Horsemen", "How the Brigadier Triumphed in England", "How the Brigadier Captured Saragossa", "The Last Adventure of the Brigadier"

The Adventures of Gerard, play, 1903

The Return of Sherlock Holmes, story collection, 1905

First book appearance of "The Adventure of the Empty House", "The Adventure of the Norwood Builder", "The Adventure of the Dancing Men", "The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist", "The Adventure of the Priory School", "The Adventure of Black Peter", "The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton"", "The Adventure of the Six Napoleons", "The Adventure of the Three Students", "The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez", "The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter", "The Adventure of the Abbey Grange", "The Adventure of the Second Stain"

Sir Nigel, novel, 1906

Brigadier Gerard, play, 1906

Through the Magic Door, memoir, 1907

Round the Fire Stories, story collection, 1908

The Crime of the Congo, history, 1909

The Fires of Fate, play, 1909

The House of Temperley, play, 1910

A Pot of Caviar, play, 1910

The Speckled Band, play, 1910

The Last Galley, story collection, 1911

Song of the Road, poetry collection, 1911

The Lost World, novel, 1912

The Case of Oscar Slater, nonfiction, 1912

The Poison Belt, novel, 1913

The German War: Some Sidelights and Reflections, history, 1914

The Valley of Fear, novel, 1915

A Visit to Three Fronts, history, 1916

The British Campaign in France and Flanders, history in six volumes, 1916–1920

His Last Bow, story collection, 1917

First book appearance of "The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge", "The Adventure of the Cardboard Box", "The Adventure of the Red Circle", "The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans", "The Adventure of the Dying Detective", "The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax", "The Adventure of the Devil's Foot", "His Last Bow. The War Service of Sherlock Holmes"

Danger! and Other Stories, story collection, 1918

The New Revelation, paranormal, 1918

The Guards Came Through, and Other Poems, poetry collection, 1919

The Vital Message, paranormal, 1919

The Poems of Arthur Conan Doyle: Collected Edition, poetry collection, 1919

The Wanderings of a Spiritualist, paranormal, 1921

The Crown Diamond, play, 1921

The Coming of the Fairies, paranormal, 1922

The Case for Spirit Photography, paranormal, 1922

Three of Them, story collection, 1923

Our American Adventure, paranormal, 1923

Memories and Adventures, memoir, 1924

Our Second American Adventure, paranormal, 1924

The Spiritualist's Reader, paranormal, 1924

The Land of Mist, novel, 1926

The History of Spiritualism, paranormal, 1926

The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, story collection, 1927

First book appearance of "The Adventure of the Illustrious Client", "The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier", "The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone", "The Adventure of the Three Gables", "The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire", "The Adventure of the Three Garridebs", "The Problem of Thor Bridge", "The Adventure of the Creeping Man", "The Adventure of the Lion's Mane", "The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger", "The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place", "The Adventure of the Retired Colourman""

Phineas Speaks, paranormal, 1927

The Maracot Deep, novel, 1929

Our African Winter, paranormal, 1929

The Edge of the Unknown, paranormal, 1930

The Complete Brigadier Gerard, story collection, 1995

First book appearance of "A Foreign Office Romance", "The Marriage of the Brigadier"

The Narrative of John Smith, novel, 2011, written in 1883

Dangerous Work: Diary of an Arctic Adventure, memoir, 2012

 

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