The Return of Sherlock Holmes

"The Adventure of the Empty House", one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 13 stories in the cycle collected as "The Return of Sherlock Holmes". Public pressure forced Conan Doyle to bring the sleuth back to life, and explain his apparently miraculous survival of a deadly struggle with Professor Moriarty. This is the first Holmes story set after his supposed death at the Reichenbach Falls, as recounted in "The Final Problem".

"The Adventure of the Norwood Builder" is one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It was the second tale published in The Return of Sherlock Holmes in 1903.

'The Adventure of the Norwood Builder' is one of 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. Holmes and Watson endeavour to solve a case involving a young lawyer who has been accused of murdering one of his clients.

The story centers on Holmes deciphering a mysterious code involving stick-figure "dancing men" symbols. It is notable for being one of the few where Holmes's client dies after seeking his help.

'The Adventure of the Dancing Men' is one of 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. Holmes is sent a series of strange letters by a client to decipher; on them are strange sequences of little dancing stick figures.

'The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist' is one of 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. Holmes takes on a peculiar case involving Miss Violet Smith, whose life took an unusual turn when two men arrived from South Africa declaring that they had known her recently deceased uncle. The pair offer Violet a job as a live-in music teacher, but things go awry when they make unwanted advances on her, and she notices that she is often followed by a strange man on a bicycle.

"The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist" is one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It was originally published as part of The Return of Sherlock Holmes in 1903.

'The Adventure of the Priory School' is one of 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. A school principal presents Holmes with an unusual problem - the disappearance of the 10-year-old Lord Saltire and the German master Heidegger.

'The Adventure of Black Peter' is one of 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. Holmes endeavours to understand the series of events that led to a peculiar murder scene involving a man impaled by a harpoon.

'The Adventure of the Three Students' is one of 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. Holmes and Watson are presented with a fascinating problem by a university lecturer whose exam papers have been partially copied. Will Holmes identify the cheater in time for the exam?

"The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez", one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 13 stories in the collection The Return of Sherlock Holmes.

'The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez' is one of 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. Inspecter Hopkins visits Holmes to discuss Willoughby Smith - secretary to aged invalid Professor Coram - who died in mysterious circumstances.

'The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter' is one of 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. Holmes works towards solving a case involving the disappearance of Godfrey Staunton - a key player at Overton's rugby union team.

'The Adventure of the Abbey Grange' is one of 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. Holmes takes on a murder case at the Abbey Grange. All signs point towards a burglary.

"The Adventure of the Abbey Grange" is one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and is one of 13 stories in the collection The Return of Sherlock Holmes.

Holmes visits Watson late one night to investigate the death of Colonel James Barclay of Aldershot Camp. Barclay's wife, Nancy, is suspected of murder. Despite Barclay's devotion to his wife, he had a vindictive streak, suffered from bouts of depression, and disliked being alone at night. Holmes digs deeper into the mysterious circumstances surrounding the case.

The plot centers on a locked-room murder and Holmes's reunion with Watson, revealing Holmes's survival and continued pursuit of justice. It was first published in Collier's in the US on September 26, 1903, and in The Strand Magazine in the UK in October 1903.