Fifty-six stories published across five collections between 1891 and 1927, originally appearing in The Strand Magazine before being gathered into the volumes that define the canon's short form. The collections span the full arc of Doyle's relationship with his creation - from the sharp, inventive work of the Adventures and Memoirs through the resurrection of the Return, the valedictory tone of His Last Bow, and the uneven final cases of the Case-Book. Each collection is distinct in period, quality, and tone, and together they contain the majority of the canon's most celebrated cases, its most significant character appearances, and its most consequential plot developments.