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A Comprehensive Look at the Stories of the Canon


In this area, you will find...
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  • A summary of initial publications, and a chronology of the stories developed by William Baring-Gould​
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A Canonical Periodic Table for those who lean toward the scientific side
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​​"Story Summaries" of the 60 stories, with permission of James Hoy, the Diogenes Club, and the Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
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  • "Complete Story Texts" with original illustrations, mostly from the Strand Magazine
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  • "17 Steps to the Stories", with permission of Brad Keefauver, BSI, originally published on the Hounds of the Internet and Brad's webpage, Sherlock Peoria

  • "Questions and Comments" from the Hounds of the Internet, with permission of Sonia Fetherston
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  • "An Inquiry into the Stories" from the Hounds of the Internet, with permission of Alexander Braun
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  • "Story Information Pages", with permission of McMurdo's Camp
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  • "56 Stories in 56 Days", with permission of Charlotte Anne Walters. 56 reviews of the original Sherlock Holmes short stories, written over a 56 day period in 2011
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  • ​Canon Queeries, with permission of Ralph Edwards, BSI
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  • "Memorable Quotes" from the Stories
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  • Canonical Stories Audio Books, with permission from Patrick Horgan

"'Data! Data! Data!' he cried impatiently. ‘I can’t make bricks without clay.'" The information collected here was developed by Frank Mentzel, BSI, for an enrichment program called "Appreciating Sherlock Holmes", with permission from Frank Mentzel, BSI
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​Study Guides for each story which includes clues toward when the story occurred, a vocabulary list, quiz questions, and open questions, with permission from Bill Dorn
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​​A series of questions and discussion on each of the stories, with permission from Rosemary Michaud
, and previously published on the Hounds of the Internet

1.  A Study in Scarlet
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2.  The Sign of Four
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​The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
3.  "A Scandal in Bohemia"

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 4. "The Red-Headed League" 
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5. "A Case of Identity"
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6.  "The Boscombe Valley Mystery"
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5.  "The Adventure of the Five Orange Pips"
6.  "The Man with the Twisted Lip"
7.  "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle"
8.  "The Adventure of the Speckled Band"
9.  "The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb"
10. "The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor"
11. "The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet"
12. "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches"

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
  1. "The Adventure of Silver Blaze"
  2. "The Adventure of the Cardboard Box"
  3. "The Adventure of the Yellow Face"
  4. "The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk"
  5. "The Adventure of the Gloria Scott"
  6. "The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual"
  7. "The Adventure of the Reigate Squire"
  8. "The Adventure of the Crooked Man"
  9. "The Adventure of the Resident Patient"
  10. "The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter"
  11. "The Adventure of the Naval Treaty"
  12. "The Final Problem"

The Hound of the Baskervilles: Another Adventure of Sherlock Holmes

The Return of Sherlock Holmes
  1. "The Adventure of the Empty House"
  2. "The Adventure of the Norwood Builder"
  3. "The Adventure of the Dancing Men"
  4. "The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist"
  5. "The Adventure of the Priory School"
  6. "The Adventure of Black Peter"
  7. "The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton"
  8. "The Adventure of the Six Napoleons"
  9. "The Adventure of the Three Students"
  10. "The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez"
  11. "The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter"
  12. "The Adventure of the Abbey Grange"
  13. "The Adventure of the Second Stain"

His Last Bow
  1. "The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge (The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles & The Tiger of San Pedro)"
  2. "The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans"
  3. "The Adventure of the Devil's Foot"
  4. "The Adventure of the Red Circle"
  5. "Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax"
  6. "The Adventure of the Dying Detective"
  7. "His Last Bow: The War Service of Sherlock Holmes"

The Valley of Fear

Casebook of Sherlock Holmes
  1. "The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone"
  2. "The Problem of Thor Bridge"
  3. "The Adventure of the Creeping Man"
  4. "The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire"
  5. "The Adventure of the Three Garridebs"
  6. "The Adventure of the Illustrious Client"
  7. "The Adventure of the Three Gables"
  8. "The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier"
  9. "The Adventure of the Lion's Mane"
  10. "The Adventure of the Retired Colourman"
  11. "The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger"
  12. "The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place"
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