Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The Return of Sherlock Holmes Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

If there's a return, there's got to be a departure. You might be surprised to learn that Sherlock Holmes made a departure despite the popularity of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Holmes-based stories, the ophthalmologist-turned-writer grew weary of the detective and his antics.

In 1891, Doyle told his mother he wanted to kill off Sherlock Holmes and stop writing about him for good. As a doctor, his practice was floundering; writing gave him a way to pass the time. Yet it was also a distraction. His mother begged him not to. Two years later, Doyle did it anyway, using his work 'The Final Problem, ' as Holmes' last mystery. In the story, Holmes meets his end tumbling over Reichenbach Falls.

Much like a soap opera that keeps resurrecting dead characters. Doyle brought Holmes back after a nearly ten-year absence and lots of pleading by readers. He explained that Holmes--hoping to elude his enemies--had merely faked his death to protect himself.

This book is a collection of thirteen Holmes cases published in 1903 and 1904. Let's take a look at the stories featured in The Return of Sherlock Holmes.