Arthur Conan Doyle
- Books on site
- 7
- Total words
- 515,446
- Reading time
- 28.6 h
- Years covered
- 1887–1915
- Longest
- The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) trained as a doctor in Edinburgh, shipped out as a ship’s surgeon, and invented the most famous character in English fiction between patients in Southsea. Sherlock Holmes appeared in 1887 in A Study in Scarlet; the stories that followed in The Strand Magazine made both of them famous and gave the detective story its template.
The shelf below lists the Holmes volumes published here, in publication order; His Last Bow and The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes are not here yet.
Every Arthur Conan Doyle title on editions.ink
In publication order, with word counts and reading time. The list is generated from the book pages themselves, so a new release appears here automatically.
A Study in Scarlet1887 · 43,367 words
The Sign of the Four1890 · 44,000 words
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes1892 · 105,000 words
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes1894 · 94,259 words
The Hound of the Baskervilles1902 · 59,000 words
The Return of Sherlock Holmes1905 · 112,155 words
The Valley of Fear1915 · 57,665 words| Year | Title | Words | Reading time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1887 | A Study in Scarlet | 43,367 | ~3 h |
| 1890 | The Sign of the Four | 44,000 | ~3 h |
| 1892 | The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | 105,000 | ~7 h |
| 1894 | The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes | 94,259 | ~6 h |
| 1902 | The Hound of the Baskervilles | 59,000 | ~4 h |
| 1905 | The Return of Sherlock Holmes | 112,155 | ~7 h |
| 1915 | The Valley of Fear | 57,665 | ~4 h |
Still only at Project Gutenberg
Further Arthur Conan Doyle titles are in the public domain but not yet built here. They are listed so you can see the shape of the whole bibliography; the links go to Project Gutenberg, where the plain text is available today.
- The Lost World (Gutenberg #139)
- Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Illustrated (Gutenberg #48320)
- The case-book of Sherlock Holmes (Gutenberg #69700)
- His last bow (Gutenberg #2350)
- Tales of Terror and Mystery (Gutenberg #537)
Read in order
The Sherlock Holmes books on the site are collected on one page, numbered by first publication: Sherlock Holmes in reading order.
Read next
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Thomas HardyBram StokerH. G. WellsOscar Wilde
Questions readers ask
How many Arthur Conan Doyle books are free on editions.ink?
There are 7 editions on the site, together about 515,446 words, or roughly 34 hours of reading. Each page has the full text as EPUB, AZW3 and KEPUB.
What is the best Arthur Conan Doyle book to start with?
A Study in Scarlet (1887): it is the shortest complete work here, at about 2.9 hours.
Are these editions complete or abridged?
Complete. The text comes from the public-domain transcription and is checked against the printed edition named on each book page; nothing is cut, modernised or annotated away.
Which format should I download?
EPUB is the safest default for phones, tablets, Kobo and most reading apps. AZW3 suits older Kindles, and KEPUB is the Kobo-native format with better page-turn and footnote handling on a Kobo device.
Do I need an account or an app?
No. The download links are direct files served from the site; no account, newsletter or paywall is involved.
How long does The Return of Sherlock Holmes take?
About 7.5 hours at 300 words per minute for 112,000 words — the longest title on this page. The whole list runs to roughly 34 hours.
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