The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of early short stories, previously published in The Strand Magazine in 1891–1892. These stories introduce the character of Irene Adler and many others. In general, the short stories deal with issues of social injustice. Holmes is portrayed as offering a new, fairer sense of justice. These stories were the first to achieve commercial success, enabling Arthur Conan Doyle to devote more time to his writing.