The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
ISBN: 9780241952900(ISBN-10: 0241952905)
12 segments
History
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
14 October 1892 | Publication | Reception was exceptional and historically significant. The Strand Magazine stories had already generated enormous popular enthusiasm before the collection was published, and the book consolidated Holmes's position as the dominant figure in British popular fiction. Contemporary reviewers praised the variety and ingenuity of the cases and the consistency of quality across twelve stories. The Adventures is now regarded as the high-water mark of the canon's short form - critical consensus consistently places A Scandal in Bohemia, The Red-Headed League, and The Adventure of the Speckled Band among the finest detective stories ever written. The collection's influence on the short story form generally and detective fiction specifically is considered foundational. |
Publication14 October 1892
Reception was exceptional and historically significant. The Strand Magazine stories had already generated enormous popular enthusiasm before the collection was published, and the book consolidated Holmes's position as the dominant figure in British popular fiction. Contemporary reviewers praised the variety and ingenuity of the cases and the consistency of quality across twelve stories. The Adventures is now regarded as the high-water mark of the canon's short form - critical consensus consistently places A Scandal in Bohemia, The Red-Headed League, and The Adventure of the Speckled Band among the finest detective stories ever written. The collection's influence on the short story form generally and detective fiction specifically is considered foundational.