The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleThe Return of
Sherlock Holmes is a 1905 collection of 13 Sherlock Holmes stories,
originally published in 1903-1904, by Arthur Conan Doyle. The stories
were published in the Strand Magazine in Great Britain, and Collier's in
the United States.The book was first published in February 1905 by
McClure, Phillips & Co. (New York) then on 7 March 1905 by Georges
Newnes, Ltd. (London) and was the first Holmes collection since 1893,
when Holmes had "died" in "The Final Problem". Having published The
Hound of the Baskervilles in 1901-1902, which was set before Holmes'
"death", Doyle came under intense pressure to revive his famous
character.The first story is set in 1894 and has Holmes returning in
London and explaining the period from 1891-1894, a period called "The
Great Hiatus" by Sherlockian enthusiasts. Also of note is Watson's
statement in the last story of the cycle that Holmes has retired, and
forbids him to publish any more stories."The Adventure of the Empty
House""The Adventure of the Norwood Builder""The Adventure of the
Dancing Men""The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist""The Adventure of the
Priory School""The Adventure of Black Peter""The Adventure of Charles
Augustus Milverton""The Adventure of the Six Napoleons""The Adventure of
the Three Students""The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez""The Adventure
of the Missing Three-Quarter""The Adventure of the Abbey Grange""The
Adventure of the Second Stain"The Return of Sherlock Holmes was adapted
for BBC Radio 4 in 1992-3 as part of Bert Coules' complete radio
adaptation of the canon, starring Clive Merrison as Holmes and Michael
Williams as Watson. Notable guest stars included Denis Quilley as Bob
Carruthers in "The Solitary Cyclist", Alex Norton as Cairns in "Black
Peter", Peter Vaughan as Charles Augustus Milverton, Peter Sallis as
Jonas Oldacre in "The Norwood Builder", and Penny Downie as Lady
Brackenstall in "The Abbey Grange". The episodes were written by Bert
Coules, Michael Bakewell, Roger Danes, David Ashton, Peter Ling, and
Robert Forrest, and directed by Enyd Williams and Patrick Rayner.
