The SHERLOCK HOLMES Canon

Stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

no.	original title	alternate titles	First British Appearance	Original British Illustrator	First U.S. Appearance	Early U.S. Illustrator	Dramatization Granada Television Series Starring Jermey Brett
1	A Study in Scarlet		Beeton's Christmas Annual, 1887				---
2	The Sign of the Four	The Sign of Four			Lippincott's Monthly Mag., February 1890		The Sign of Four (29 December 1987)
3	I.--A Scandal in Bohemia	Woman's Wit; The King's Sweetheart	The Strand, Magazine vol. ii, no. 7, July 1891	Sidney Paget	Appeared in at least seven U.S. newspapers under a variety of titles before appearing in the New York edition of Strand Mag., Aug 1891		The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes episode 1 (24 April 1984)
4	II.--The Red-headed League		The Strand Magazine vol. ii, no. 8, Aug 1891	Sidney Paget			The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes episode 12 (22 Sep 1985)
5	III.---A Case of Identity		The Strand Magazine vol. ii, no. 9, Sep 1891	Sidney Paget	Strand Magazine, New York ed., Sep-Oct 1891		---
6	IV.---The Boscombe Valley Mystery		The Strand Magazine vol. ii, no. 10, Oct 1891	Sidney Paget			The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes episode 4 (14 March 1991)
7	V.---The Five Orange Pips		The Strand Magazine vol. ii, no. 11, Nov 1891	Sidney Paget	Strand Magazine, New York ed., Dec 1891		---
8	VI.---The Man with the Twisted Lip	The Strange Tale of a Beggar	The Strand Magazine vol. ii, no. 12, Dec 1891	Sidney Paget	Chicago Inter-Ocean, December 6, 1891; The Philadelphia Inquirer, Dec 1891; Strand Magazine, New York ed., Jan 1892		The Return of Sherlock Holmes episode 5 (6 August 1986)
9	VII.--The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle	The Christmas Goose that Swallowed a Diamond	The Strand Magazine vol. iii, no. 13, Jan 1892	Sidney Paget	Jan 1892 in a variety of US Newspapers including The Philadelphia Inquirer. Strand Mag., New York ed., Feb 1892		"The Blue Carbuncle," The Adventures of Sherlcok Holmes episode 7 (5 June 1984)
10	VIII.--The Adventure of the Speckled Band		The Strand Magazine vol. iii, no. 14, Feb 1892	Sidney Paget			"The Speckled Band," The Adventures of Sherlcok Holmes episode 6 (29 May 1984)
11	IX.---The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb		The Strand Magazine vol. iii, no. 15, Mar 1892	Sidney Paget			---
12	X.---The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor		The Strand Magazine vol. iii, no. 16, Apr 1892	Sidney Paget	Chicago Inter-Ocean, March 13, 1892	J.C. Drake	The Eligible Bachelor, (3 February 1993)
13	XI.---The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet		The Strand Magazine vol.iii, no. 17, May 1892	Sidney Paget	Chicago Inter-Ocean, April 17, 24, 1892	J.C. Drake	---
14	XII.---The Adventure of the Copper Beeches		The Strand Magazine vol. iii, no. 18, June 1892	Sidney Paget	Chicago Inter-Ocean, June 12, 1892		"The Copper Beeches," The Adventures of Sherlcok Holmes episode 8 (25 August 1985)
15	XIII.---The Adventure of Silver Blaze	Silver Blaze	The Strand Magazine vol. iv, no. 24, Dec 1892	Sidney Paget	Strand Magazine, New York ed., Jan 1893; Harper's Weekly	W.H. Hyde	"Silver Blaze," The Return of Sherlock Holmes episode 9 (13 April 1988)
16	XIV.---The Adventure of the Cardboard Box		The Strand Magazine vol. v, no. 25 Jan 1893	Sidney Paget	Harper's Weekly, January 14, 1893		"The Cardboard Box," The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, episode 6 (11 May 1994)
17	XV.---The Adventure of the Yellow Face	The Yellow Face	The Strand Magazine vol. v, no. 26, Feb 1893	Sidney Paget	Harper's Weekly, February 11, 1893		---
18	XVI.---The Adventure of the Stock-broker's Clerk	The Stock-broker's Clerk	The Strand Magazine vol. v, no. 27, Mar 1893	Sidney Paget	Harper's Weekly, March 11, 1893		---
19	XVII.---The Adventure of the "Gloria Scott"	The Gloria Scott	The Strand Magazine vol. v, no. 28, Apr 1893	Sidney Paget	Harper's Weekly, April 15, 1893		---
20	XVIII.---The Adventure of Musgrave Ritual	The Musgrave Ritual	The Strand Magazine vol. v, no. 29, May 1893	Sidney Paget	Harper's Weekly, May 13, 1893	W.H. Hyde	"The Musgrave Ritual," The Return of Sherlock Holmes episode 3 (23 July 1986)
21	XIX.---The Adventure of the Reigate Squire	The Reigate Squires, The Reigate Puzzle	The Strand Magazine vol. v, no. 30, June 1893	Sidney Paget	Harper's Weekly, June 17, 1893		---
22	XX.---The Adventure of the Crooked Man	The Crooked Man	The Strand Magazine vol. vi, no. 31, July 1893	Sidney Paget	Harper's Weekly, July 8, 1893	W.H. Hyde	"The Crooked Man," The Adventures of Sherlcok Holmes episode 105 (22 May 1984)
23	XXI.---The Adventure of the Resident Patient	The Resident Patient	The Strand Magazine vol. vi, no. 32, Aug 1893	Sidney Paget	Harper's Weekly, August 12, 1893	W.H. Hyde	"The Resident Patient," The Adventures of Sherlcok Holmes episode 11 (15 Sep 1985)
24	XXII.---The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter	The Greek Interpreter	The Strand Magazine vol. vi, no. 33, Sep 1893	Sidney Paget	Harper's Weekly, September 16, 1893	W.H. Hyde	"The Greek Interpreter," The Adventures of Sherlcok Holmes episode 9 (1 Sep 1985)
25	XXIII.---The Adventure of the Naval Treaty	The Naval Treaty	The Strand Magazine vol. vi, nos. 34-35, Oct-Nov 1893	Sidney Paget	Harper's Weekly, October 14 & 21, 1893	W.H. Hyde	"The Naval Treaty," The Adventures of Sherlcok Holmes episode 3 (8 May 1984)
26	XXIV.---The Adventure of the Final Problem	The Final Problem	The Strand Magazine, vol. vi, no. 36, Dec 1893	Sidney Paget	The Strand Magazine (New York), Christmas number 1893; McClure's Magazine, Harper's Weekly, 1893	Harry C. Edwards	"The Final Problem," The Adventures of Sherlcok Holmes episode 13 (29 Sep 1985)
27	The Hound of the Baskervilles: Another Adventure of Sherlock Holmes	The Hound of the Baskervilles	The Strand Magazine, vol. xxii, no. 128 (Aug 1901) through vol. xxiii, no. 136. (April 1902)	Sidney Paget			The Hound of the Baskervilles. (31 August 1988)
28	I.---The Adventure of the Empty House		The Strand Magazine, vol. xxvi, no. 154, Oct 1903	Sidney Paget	Collier's Weekly, September 26, 1903	Frederick Dorr Steele	"The Empty House," The Return of Sherlock Holmes episode 1 (9 July 1986)
29	II.---The Adventure of the Norwood Builder		The Strand Magazine, vol. xxvi, no. 155, Nov 1903	Sidney Paget	Collier's Weekly, October 31, 1903	Frederick Dorr Steele	"The Norwood Builder," The Adventures of Sherlcok Holmes episode 10 (8 Sep 1985)
30	III.---The Adventure of the Dancing Men		The Strand Magazine, vol. xxvi, no. 156, Dec 1903	Sidney Paget	Collier's Weekly, December 5, 1903	Frederick Dorr Steele	"The Dancing Men," The Adventures of Sherlcok Holmes episode 2 (1 May 1984)
31	IV.---The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist		The Strand Magazine, vol. xxvii, no. 157, Jan 1904	Sidney Paget	Collier's Weekly, December 26, 1903	Frederick Dorr Steele	"The Solitary Cyclist," The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes episode 4 (15 May 1984)
32	V.---The Adventure of the Priory School		The Strand Magazine, vol. xxvii, no. 158, Feb 1904	Sidney Paget	Collier's Weekly, January 30, 1904		"The Priory School," The Return of Sherlock Holmes episode 6 (13 August 1986)
33	VI.---The Adventure of Black Peter		The Strand Magazine, vol. xxvii, no. 159, Mar 1904	Sidney Paget	Collier's Weekly, February 27, 1904	Frederick Dorr Steele	---
34	VII.---The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton		The Strand Magazine, vol. xxvii, no. 160, Apr 1904	Sidney Paget	Collier's Weekly, March 26, 1904	Frederick Dorr Steele	The Master Blackmailer (2 January 1992)
35	VIII.---The Adventure of the Six Napoleons		The Strand Magazine, vol. xxvii, no. 161, May 1904	Sidney Paget	Collier's Weekly, April 30, 1904	Frederick Dorr Steele	"The Six Napoleons." The Return of Sherlock Holmes episode 6 (20 August 1986)
36	IX.---The Adventure of the Three Students		The Strand Magazine, vol. xxvii, no. 162, June 1904	Sidney Paget	Collier's Weekly, September 24, 1904	Frederick Dorr Steele	---
37	X.---The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez		The Strand Magazine, vol. xxviii, no. 163, July 1904	Sidney Paget	Collier's Weekly, October 29, 1904	Frederick Dorr Steele	"The Golden Pince-Nez," The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, episode 3 (21 March 1994)
38	XI.---The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter		The Strand Magazine, vol. xxviii, no. 164, Aug 1904	Sidney Paget	Collier's Weekly, November 26, 1904	Frederick Dorr Steele	---
39	XII.---The Adventure of the Abbey Grange		The Strand Magazine, vol. xxviii, no. 165, Sep 1904	Sidney Paget	Collier's Weekly, December 31, 1904	Frederick Dorr Steele	"The Abbey Grange," The Return of Sherlock Holmes episode 2 (16 July 1986)
40	XIII.---The Adventure of the Second Stain		The Strand Magazine, vol. xxviii, no. 168, Dec 1904	Sidney Paget	Collier's Weekly, January 28, 1905		"The Second Stain," The Return of Sherlock Holmes episode 4 (23 July 1986)
41	A Reminiscence of Mr. Sherlock Holmes. I. The Singlular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles; II. The Tiger of San Pedro	The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge	The Strand Magazine, vol. xxxv, nos. 213-214, Sep-Oct 1908	Arthur Twiddle	Collier's Magazine, August 15, 1908	Frederick Door Steele	"Wisteria Lodge," The Return of Sherlock Holmes episode 10 (20 April 1988)
42	The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans		The Strand Magazine, vol. xxxv, no. 215, Dec 1908	Arthur Twiddle	Collier's Weekly, December 12, 1908		"The Bruce-Partington Plans," The Return of Sherlock Holmes episode 11 (27 April 1988)
43	The Adventure of the Devil's Foot		The Strand Magazine, vol. xl, no. 240, Dec 1910	Gilbert Holiday			"The Devil's Foot," The Return of Sherlock Holmes episode 8 (6 April 1988)
44	The Adventure of the Red Circle		The Strand Magazine, vol. xli, nos. 243-4, Mar-Apr 1911	H.M. Brock, R.I., & Joseph Simpson, R.B.A.			"The Red Circle," The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, episode 4 (28 March 1994)
45	The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax	The Disappearance of Lady Carfax	The Strand Magazine, vol. xlii, no. 252, Dec 1911	Alec Ball	American Magazine (New York), Dec 1911	Frederick Door Steele	The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes episode 1 (21 February 1991)
46	The Adventure of the Dying Detective		The Strand Magazine, vol., no. 264, Dec 1913	Walter Paget	Seattle Post-Intelligencer, January 4, 1914; Portland Oregonian, January 25, 1914	Lee Conrey	"The Dying Detective," The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, episode 2 (14 March 1994)
47	The Valley of Fear: A New Sherlock Holmes Story	The Valley of Fear	The Strand Magazine, vol. xlviii, no. 285 (Sep 1914) through vol. xlix, no. 293 (May 1915)	Frank Wiles			---
48	His Last Bow: The War Service of Sherlock Holmes	His Last Bow	The Strand Magazine, vol. 54, no. 321 (Sep 1917)	A. Gilbert	Collier's Weekly, September 22, 1917		---
49	The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone		The Strand Magazine, vol. lxii, no. 370 (Oct 1921)	A. Gilbert, R.O.I.	Hearst's International Magazine, Nov 1921		"The Mazarin Stone," The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, episode 5 (4 May 1994)
50	The Problem of Thor Bridge		The Strand Magazine, vol. lxiii, nos. 374-375, Feb-Mar 1922	A. Gilbert, R.O.I.	Hearst's International Magazine, Feb-Mar 1922		The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes episode 2 (28 February 1991)
51	The Adventure of the Creeping Man		The Strand Magazine, vol. lxiv, no. 387, Mar 1923	H.K. Elcock	Hearst's International Magazine, Mar 1923	Frederick Dorr Steele	"The Creeping Man," The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes episode 6 (28 March 1991)
52	The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire		The Strand Magazine, vol. lxvi, no. 397, Jan 1924	H.K. Elcock	Hearst's International Magazine, Jan 1924	W.T. Benda	The Last Vampyre (27 January 1993)
53	The Adventure of the Three Garridebs		The Strand Magazine, vol. lxviii, no. 409, Jan 1925	Howard Elcock	Collier's Weekly Magazine, October 25, 1924		---
54	The Adventure of the Illustrious Client		The Strand Magazine, vol. lxviii, nos. 410-411, Feb-Mar 1925		Collier's Weekly Magazine, November 8, 1924		"The Illustrious Client," The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes episode 5 (21 March 1991)
55	The Adventure of the Three Gables		The Strand Magazine, vol. lxxi, no. 430, Oct 1926	Howard Elcock	Liberty, September 18, 1926		"The Three Gables," The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, episode 1 (7 March 1994)
56	The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier		The Strand Magazine, vol. lxxi, no. 431, Nov 1926	Howard K. Elcock	Liberty, October 16, 1926		---
57	The Adventure of the Lion's Mane		The Strand Magazine, vol. lxxi, no. 432, Dec 1926	Howard K. Elcock	Liberty, November 27, 1926		---
58	The Adventure of the Retired Colourman		The Strand Magazine, vol. lxxii, no. 433, Jan 1927	Frank Wiles	Liberty, December 18, 1926	Frederick Dorr Steele	---
59	The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger		The Strand Magazine, vol. lxxii, no. 434, Feb 1927	Frank Wiles	Liberty, January 22, 1927		---
60	The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place		The Strand Magazine, vol. lxxii, no. 436, Apr 1927	Frank Wiles	Liberty, March 1927		"Shoscombe Old Place," The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes episode 3 (7 March 1991)

Nos. 3-14 were collected and published in book form as The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes in 1892.
Nos. 15, 17-26 were published in book form as The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes in 1894. (An early edition, now quite rare, included 16 as well.)
Nos. 28-40 constitute The Return of Sherlock Holmes, first published in 1905.
Nos. 41-46, 16, and 48 were published as His Last Bow in 1917.
Nos. 49-60 were assembled (in a different order) as The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes, 1927.

Many consider the Granada television series, starring Jeremy Brett as Holmes and David Burke/Edward Hardwicke as Dr. Watson to be the best screen adaptations of the tales in the canon. Most of the shows are quite true to Doyle's writings, although some of the last episodes deviate from the canon considerably. Notice that although the television series were entitled The Adventures, Memoirs, Return, and Case Book . . . , the stories adapted in each series do not correspond to those in the books of the same title (see the rightmost column in the above chart).