Published in 1905, The Return of Sherlock Holmes collects thirteen stories detailing Holmes’s comeback following his apparent death at the Reichenbach Falls in “The Final Problem” — a death that had caused public grief across Britain and America when it appeared in 1893. The collection opens with “The Adventure of the Empty House,” in which Holmes dramatically reveals to Watson that he survived the encounter with Moriarty.
The stories show Conan Doyle’s craft undiminished after his hiatus. Download this free EPUB from Better Gutenberg for all thirteen cases in a clean, well-formatted edition.