Book Series Guide

Author guide

Arthur Conan Doyle

Arthur Conan Doyle was a Scottish writer and physician best known for creating Sherlock Holmes and writing the Holmes stories, which became milestones in detective fiction. He also wrote science fiction, historical novels, adventure fiction, poetry, plays, and nonfiction.

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A Study in Scarlet

First Sherlock Holmes novel.

Cover of The Lost World

The Lost World

Introduces Professor Challenger.

Cover of The White Company

The White Company

Representative historical novel.

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Books by series

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Sherlock Holmes

Canonical sequence of Sherlock Holmes novels and story collections.

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  1. 1
    A Study in Scarlet

    Book 1 · novel · 1887

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  2. 2 Cover of The Sign of Four
    The Sign of Four

    Book 2 · novel · 1890

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  3. 3
    The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

    Book 3 · collection · 1892

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  4. 4
    The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

    Book 4 · collection · 1894

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  5. 5 Cover of The Hound of the Baskervilles
    The Hound of the Baskervilles

    Book 5 · novel · 1902

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  6. 6
    The Return of Sherlock Holmes

    Book 6 · collection · 1905

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  7. 7 Cover of The Valley of Fear
    The Valley of Fear

    Book 7 · novel · 1914

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  8. 8
    His Last Bow

    Book 8 · collection · 1917

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  9. 9
    The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes

    Book 9 · collection · 1927

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novel series · unknown

Professor Challenger

Science-fiction cycle centered on Professor George Edward Challenger.

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  1. 1 Cover of The Lost World
    The Lost World

    Book 1 · novel · 1912

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  2. 2
    The Poison Belt

    Book 2 · novella · 1913

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  3. 3 Cover of The Land of Mist
    The Land of Mist

    Book 3 · novel · 1926

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  4. 4
    When the World Screamed

    Book 4 · short_story · 1928

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novel series · unknown

Sir Nigel and the White Company

Historical fiction sequence associated with Sir Nigel Loring and the White Company.

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  1. 1 Cover of The White Company
    The White Company

    novel · 1891

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Outside the series

Standalone and other books

  1. Cover of The Narrative of John Smith
    The Narrative of John Smith

    novel · 2011

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  2. The Parasite

    novella · 1894

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  3. Cover of The Stark Munro Letters
    The Stark Munro Letters

    novel · 1895

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  4. Memories and Adventures

    nonfiction · 1924

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  5. The Great Boer War

    nonfiction · 1900

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  6. The Crime of the Congo

    nonfiction · 1909

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  7. Round the Fire Stories

    collection · 1908

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  8. Tales of Terror and Mystery

    collection · 1922

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  9. Danger! and Other Stories

    collection · 1919

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  10. Tales of Unease

    collection · 1894

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  11. Tales of Adventure and Medical Life

    collection · 1920

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  12. Conan Doyle Stories

    collection · 1929

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  13. The Captain of the Pole-Star and Other Stories

    collection · 1894

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  14. Cover of The Tragedy of the Korosko
    The Tragedy of the Korosko

    novel · 1898

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  15. The Great Shadow and Other Napoleonic Tales

    collection · 1908

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  16. Dealings of Captain Sharkey and Other Tales of Pirates

    collection · 1900

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  17. Lot No. 249

    short_story · 1892

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  18. The Great Keinplatz Experiment

    short_story · 1885

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  19. A Scandal in Bohemia

    short_story · 1891

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  20. The Red-Headed League

    short_story · 1891

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  21. The Five Orange Pips

    short_story · 1891

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  22. Silver Blaze

    short_story · 1892

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  23. The Final Problem

    short_story · 1893

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  24. The Adventure of the Empty House

    short_story · 1903

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  25. The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton

    short_story · 1904

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  26. The Problem of Thor Bridge

    short_story · 1922

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  27. The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire

    short_story · 1924

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