{"product_id":"the-return-of-sherlock-holmes-arthur-conan-doyle-9791043138577","title":"The Return of Sherlock Holmes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Return of Sherlock Holmes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Return\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cstrong\u003eSherlock Holmes\u003c\/strong\u003e is the third collection of \u003cstrong\u003eHolmes\u003c\/strong\u003e stories by \u003cstrong\u003eArthur Conan\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDoyle\u003c\/strong\u003e, published in \u003cstrong\u003e1905\u003c\/strong\u003e. It includes stories published in \u003cstrong\u003eThe Strand Magazine\u003c\/strong\u003e in \u003cstrong\u003e1903\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e1904\u003c\/strong\u003e, bringing \u003cstrong\u003eHolmes\u003c\/strong\u003e for the first time into the twentieth century.\u003cstrong\u003eDoyle\u003c\/strong\u003e had memorably \"killed off\" \u003cstrong\u003eHolmes\u003c\/strong\u003e in a struggle with his nemesis \u003cstrong\u003eProfessor Moriarty\u003c\/strong\u003e in the story \"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Final\u003c\/strong\u003e Problem,\" which had appeared in \u003cstrong\u003e1893\u003c\/strong\u003e (and which is included in the collection \u003cstrong\u003eThe Memoirs\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cstrong\u003eSherlock Holmes\u003c\/strong\u003e). Intense public demand for more \u003cstrong\u003eHolmes\u003c\/strong\u003e material after that had led to \u003cstrong\u003eDoyle\u003c\/strong\u003e writing the novel \u003cstrong\u003eThe Hound\u003c\/strong\u003e of the Baskervilles, and then finally to return to writing \u003cstrong\u003eHolmes\u003c\/strong\u003e short stories once more. The first story in this collection, \"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Adventure\u003c\/strong\u003e of the Empty House\" finds \u003cstrong\u003eDr. Watson\u003c\/strong\u003e united once again with his old friend \u003cstrong\u003eSherlock Holmes\u003c\/strong\u003e, who explains how and why he faked his death at Reichenbach Falls.Apart from the leading story which \"resurrects\" \u003cstrong\u003eHolmes\u003c\/strong\u003e, this collection contains a number of t\u003cem\u003ehe best-known \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHolmes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e stories. \"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Adventure\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e of the Dancing Men\" has \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHolmes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e deciphering a cryptogram to solve a mystery; encountering a callous blackmailer in \"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Adventure\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e of \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCharles Augustus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e Milverton;\" working out wh\u003c\/em\u003ey cheap busts of \u003cstrong\u003eNapoleon\u003c\/strong\u003e are being shattered all over London; and possibly averting a major European war in \"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Adventure\u003c\/strong\u003e of the Second Stain.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Arthur Conan Doyle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9791043138577\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Les Prairies Numeriques\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.87d","brand":"Arthur Conan Doyle","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49097285533951,"sku":"9791043138577","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-return-of-sherlock-holmes-arthur-conan-doyle-9791043138577","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}