Publication Order of Sherlock Holmes Stories by Arthur Conan Doyle

Adventures of Sherlock Holmes in The Strand Magazine

The Return of Sherlock Holmes in The Strand Magazine

first publication dates
titles of stories
narrator
codes
01 1887 Nov (BCA) A Study in Scarlet Watson STUD
02 1890 Feb (LMM) The Sign of Four Watson SIGN
03 1891 Jul (TSM) 1. A Scandal in Bohemia Watson SCAN
04 1891 Aug (TSM) 2. The Red-Headed League Watson REDH
05 1891 Sep (TSM) 3. A Case of Identity Watson IDEN
06 1891 Oct (TSM) 4. The Boscombe Valley Mystery Watson BOSC
07 1891 Nov (TSM) 5. The Five Orange Pips Watson FIVE
08 1891 Dec (TSM) 6. The Man with the Twisted Lip Watson TWIS
09 1892 Jan (TSM) 7. The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle Watson BLUE
10 1892 Feb (TSM) 8. The Adventure of the Speckled Band Watson SPEC
11 1892 Mar (TSM) 9. The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb Watson ENGR
12 1892 Apr (TSM) 10. The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor Watson NOBL
13 1892 May (TSM) 11. The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet Watson BERY
14 1892 Jun (TSM) 12. The Adventure of the Copper Beeches Watson COPP
15 1892 Dec (TSM) 13. The Adventure of Silver Blaze Watson SILV
16 1893 Jan (TSM) 14. The Adventure of the Cardboard Box Watson CARD
17 1893 Feb (TSM) 15. The Adventure of the Yellow Face Watson YELL
18 1893 Mar (TSM) 16. The Adventure of the Stock-Broker's Clerk Watson STOC
19 1893 Apr (TSM) 17. The Adventure of the "Gloria Scott" Watson GLOR
20 1893 May (TSM) 18. The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual Watson MUSG
21 1893 Jun (TSM) 19. The Adventure of the Reigate Squires Watson REIG
22 1893 Jul (TSM) 20. The Adventure of the Crooked Man Watson CROO
23 1893 Aug (TSM) 21. The Adventure of the Resident Patient Watson RESI
24 1893 Sep (TSM) 22. The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter Watson GREE
25 1893 Oct, Nov (TSM) 23. The Adventure of the Naval Treaty Watson NAVA
26 1893 Dec (TSM) 24. The Adventure of the Final Problem Watson FINA
27 1901 Aug - 1902 Apr (TSM) The Hound of the Baskervilles Watson HOUN
28 1903 Sep (C) 1. The Adventure of the Empty House Watson EMPT
29 1903 Oct (C) 2. The Adventure of the Norwood Builder Watson NORW
30 1903 Dec (TSM) 3. The Adventure of the Dancing Men Watson DANC
31 1903 Dec (C) 4. The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist Watson SOLI
32 1904 Jan (C) 5. The Adventure of the Priory School Watson PRIO
33 1904 Feb (C) 6. The Adventure of the Black Peter Watson BLAC
34 1904 Mar (C) 7. The Adventure of Charles Augustus MiIverton Watson CHAS
35 1904 Apr (C) 8. The Adventure of the Six Napoleaons Watson SIXN
36 1904 Jun (TSM) 9. The Adventure of the Three Students Watson 3STU
37 1904 Jul (TSM) 10. The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez Watson GOLD
38 1904 Aug (TSM) 11. The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter Watson MISS
39 1904 Sep (TSM) 12. The Adventure of the Abbey Grange Watson ABBE
40 1904 Dec (TSM) 13. The Adventure of the Second Stain Watson SECO
41 1908 Aug (C) The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge Watson WIST
42 1908 Dec (TSM) The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans Watson BRUC
43 1910 Dec (TSM) The Adventure of the Devil's Foot Watson DEVI
44 1911 Mar, Apr (TSM) The Adventure of the Red Circle Watson REDC
45 1911 Dec (TSM) The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax Watson LADY
46 1913 Nov (C) The Adventure of the Dying Detective Watson DYIN
47 1914 Sep - 1915 May (TSM) The Valley of Fear Watson VALL
48 1917 Sep (TSM) His Last Bow Anonym LAST
49 1921 Oct (TSM) The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone Anonym MAZA
50 1922 Feb, Mar (TSM) The Problem of Thor Bridge Watson THOR
51 1923 Mar (TSM) The Adventure of the Creeping Man Watson CREE
52 1924 Jan (TSM) The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire Watson SUSS
53 1924 Oct (C) The Adventure of the Three Garridebs Watson 3GAR
54 1924 Nov (C) The Adventure of the Illustrious Client Watson ILLU
55 1926 Sep (L) The Adventure of the Three Gables Watson 3GAB
56 1926 Oct (L) The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier Holmes BLAN
57 1926 Nov (L) The Adventure of the Lion's Mane Holmes LION
58 1926 Dec (L) The Adventure of the Retired Colourman Watson RETI
59 1927 Jan (L) The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger Watson VEIL
60 1927 Mar (L) The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place Watson SHOS

This table is based on information presented in the book The Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companion to
Sherlock Holmes
by Dick Riley & Pam McAllister, The Continuum Publishing Company, New York, 1999.
(BCA) = Beeton's Christmas Annual
(LMM) = Lippincott's Monthly Magazine
(TSM) = The Strand Magazine
(C) = Collier's
(L) = Liberty

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