The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

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I. Silver Blaze (1)
I am afraid, Watson, that I shall have to go,” said Holmes, as we sat down together to our breakfast one morning. “Go! Where to?” “To Dartm…
I. Silver Blaze (2)
“Undoubtedly. He has neither a knife nor any sign of a wound. The evidence against him is certainly very strong. He had a great interest in…
I. Silver Blaze (3)
I was about to make some reply in defence of my friend when he entered the room again. “Now, gentlemen,” said he, “I am quite ready for Tav…
II. The Adventure of the Cardboard Box (1)
In choosing a few typical cases which illustrate the remarkable mental qualities of my friend, Sherlock Holmes, I have endeavoured, as far…
II. The Adventure of the Cardboard Box (2)
It was evident that Miss Cushing had come upon a subject on which she felt very deeply. Like most people who lead a lonely life, she was sh…
II. The Adventure of the Cardboard Box (3)
“It was to see Sarah that he came to my house first, but soon it was to see us, for he was a man with winning ways, and he made friends whe…
III. The Yellow Face (1)
In publishing these short sketches based upon the numerous cases in which my companion’s singular gifts have made us the listeners to, and…
III. The Yellow Face (2)
“I was struck dumb with astonishment at the sight of her; but my emotions were nothing to those which showed themselves upon her face when…
IV. The Stockbroker’s Clerk (1)
Shortly after my marriage I had bought a connection in the Paddington district. Old Mr. Farquhar, from whom I purchased it, had at one time…
IV. The Stockbroker’s Clerk (2)
“You may well look surprised, Dr. Watson; but it is this way,” said he: “When I was speaking to the other chap in London, at the time that…
V. The “Gloria Scott” (1)
“I have some papers here,” said my friend Sherlock Holmes, as we sat one winter’s night on either side of the fire, “which I really think,…
V. The “Gloria Scott” (2)
“My friend ascended with the doctor to the chamber of death, while I remained in the study, turning the whole matter over and over in my he…
V. The “Gloria Scott” (3)
“‘It seemed that after we had left, Prendergast and his gang had proceeded to put to death the five remaining prisoners. The two warders ha…
VI. The Musgrave Ritual (1)
An anomaly which often struck me in the character of my friend Sherlock Holmes was that, although in his methods of thought he was the neat…
VI. The Musgrave Ritual (2)
“‘Of course, we had the drags at once, and set to work to recover the remains, but no trace of the body could we find. On the other hand, w…
VII. The Reigate Squires (1)
It was some time before the health of my friend Mr. Sherlock Holmes recovered from the strain caused by his immense exertions in the spring…
VII. The Reigate Squires (2)
“In the first place,” said Holmes, “I should like you to offer a reward—coming from yourself, for the officials may take a little time befo…
VIII. The Crooked Man (1)
One summer night, a few months after my marriage, I was seated by my own hearth smoking a last pipe and nodding over a novel, for my day’s…
VIII. The Crooked Man (2)
“Quite so. They undoubtedly showed that the affair was much deeper than was at first conjectured. I thought the matter over, and I came to…
IX. The Resident Patient (1)
In glancing over the somewhat incoherent series of memoirs with which I have endeavoured to illustrate a few of the mental peculiarities of…
IX. The Resident Patient (2)
“Good-evening, Mr. Holmes,” said he. “I am sure I am very much obliged to you for coming round. No one ever needed your advice more than I…
X. The Greek Interpreter (1)
During my long and intimate acquaintance with Mr. Sherlock Holmes I had never heard him refer to his relations, and hardly ever to his own…
X. The Greek Interpreter (2)
“These last words were in Greek, and at the same instant the man with a convulsive effort tore the plaster from his lips, and screaming out…
XI. The Naval Treaty (1)
The July which immediately succeeded my marriage was made memorable by three cases of interest, in which I had the privilege of being assoc…
XI. The Naval Treaty (2)
“Certainly the incident was unusual. What were your next steps? You examined the room, I presume, to see if the intruder had left any trace…
XI. The Naval Treaty (3)
“Then you could hardly have been overheard?” “It is out of the question.” “Did you ever mention to any one that it was your intention to gi…
XI. The Naval Treaty (4)
“Well, my own was at stake, you know,” said Holmes. “I assure you it is just as hateful to me to fail in a case as it can be to you to blun…
XII. The Final Problem (1)
It is with a heavy heart that I take up my pen to write these the last words in which I shall ever record the singular gifts by which my fr…
XII. The Final Problem (2)
So far all had gone admirably. My luggage was waiting for me, and I had no difficulty in finding the carriage which Holmes had indicated, t…