The Return of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of 13 Sherlock Holmes stories, originally published in 1903-1904, by Arthur Conan Doyle.The book was first published on March 7, 1905 by Georges Newnes, Ltd and in a Colonial edition by Longmans. 30,000 copies were made of the initial print run. The US edition by McClure, Phillips & Co. added another 28,000 to the run.This was the first Holmes collection since 1893, when Holmes had "died" in "The Adventure of the Final Problem". Having published The Hound of the Baskervilles in 1901-1902 (although setting it before Holmes' death) Doyle came under intense pressure to revive his famous character.

When Sherlock Holmes met his demise in The Adventure of the Final Problem, published in 1893, the distress of the unsuspecting reading public was profound. For years fans showed no signs of letting Sherlock Homes lie down and die. Eventually, Doyle saw fit to continue his Holmes' canon and wrote a series of 13 short stories The Return of Sherlock Holmes published in 1905. The series begins, inevitably, with the shock re-appearance of the master detective in The Adventure of the Empty House.

Sherlock Holmes returns! He did not die at the falls! And his fans never believed that he was gone for good. Here are further adventures of the master detective in 13 more tales: 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 This Large Print Edition of the classic best seller is printed on high quality paper with an attractive, durable cover.

Published in 1904, Doyle's The Return of Sherlock Holmes revives his famous character Holmes after his deadly encounter with the wicked Professor Moriarty in The Adventure of the Empty House. The collection contains stories such well-loved tales as The Adventure of the Six Napoleons and The Adventure of Black Peter.