Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. He is the creation of Scottish born author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A brilliant London-based detective, Holmes is famous for his intellectual prowess, and is renowned for his skillful use of deductive reasoning (somewhat mistakenly - see inductive reasoning) and astute observation to solve difficult cases. He is arguably the most famous fictional detective in this collection you will find: • A Study in Scarlet • The Sign of the Four • The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes • The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes • The Hound of the Baskervilles • The Return of Sherlock Holmes • The Valley of Fear • His Last Bow