Sir Arthur Conan Doyle earned very little for the first Sherlock Holmes story, A Study in Scarlet published in Beeton's Christmas Annual for 1887. That edition is now one of the most expensive items in literature collections. In fact, recent facsimile editions themselves have become very collectable, and also expensive. Doyle wrote a total of 60 stories in all, 56 short stories and 4 novels, about Sherlock Holmes over a period of 40 years. The last of the 60 tales was published in the April 1927 issue of The Strand. Sherlock Holmes is now available in dozens of languages (including brail, shorthand, Esperanto); and in books, comics, CD, floppy disk, audio tape and online on the web. This listing is the history of each of the 60 tales, when and where they were first seen by the public at large.
| Abbrev | Story | Publisher | Date |
| Stud | A Study in Scarlet | Beeton's Christmas Annual | 1887 |
| Ward, Lock & Co. (London) | 1888 | ||
| J.B.Lippincott Co. (New York) | 1890 | ||
| Sign | The Sign of the Four | Lippincott's Magazine | February 1890 |
| Spencer Blackett (London) | 1890 | ||
| P.F. Collier (New York) | 1891 | ||
| Scan | A Scandal in Bohemia | The Strand Magazine | July 1891 |
| RedH | The Red-Headed League | The Strand Magazine | August 1891 |
| Iden | A Case of Identity | The Strand Magazine | September 1891 |
| Bosc | The Boscombe Valley Mystery | The Strand Magazine | October 1891 |
| Five | The Five Orange Pips | The Strand Magazine | November 1891 |
| Twis | The Man with the Twisted Lip | The Strand Magazine | December 1891 |
| Blue | TAO the Blue Carbuncle | The Strand Magazine | January 1892 |
| Spec | TAO the Speckled Band | The Strand Magazine | February 1892 |
| Engr | TAO the Engineer's Thumb | The Strand Magazine | March 1892 |
| Nobl | TAO the Noble Bachelor | The Strand Magazine | April 1892 |
| Bery | TAO the Beryl Coronet | The Strand Magazine | May 1892 |
| Copp | TAO the Copper Beeches | The Strand Magazine | June 1892 |
| The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | George Newnes, Ltd. (London) | 1892 | |
| Harper & Bros. (New York) | 1892 | ||
| Silv | Silver Blaze | The Strand Magazine | December 1892 |
| Harper's Weekly | February 25, 1893 | ||
| Card | The Cardboard Box 1,2 | The Strand Magazine | January 1893 |
| Harper's Weekly | January 14, 1893 | ||
| Yell | The Yellow Face | The Strand Magazine | February 1893 |
| Harper's Weekly | February 11, 1893 | ||
| Stoc | The Stockbroker's Clerk | The Strand Magazine | March 1893 |
| Harper's Weekly | March 11, 1893 | ||
| Glor | The Gloria Scott | The Strand Magazine | April 1893 |
| Harper's Weekly | April 15, 1893 | ||
| Musg | The Musgrave Ritual | The Strand Magazine | May 1893 |
| Harper's Weekly | May 13, 1893 | ||
| Reig | The Reigate Squires | The Strand Magazine | June 1893 |
| The Reigate Puzzle (US title) | Harper's Weekly | June 17, 1893 | |
| Croo | The Crooked Man | The Strand Magazine | July 1893 |
| Harper's Weekly | July 8, 1893 | ||
| Resi | The Resident Patient | The Strand Magazine | August 1893 |
| Harper's Weekly | August 12, 1893 | ||
| Gree | The Greek Interpreter | The Strand Magazine | September 1893 |
| Harper's Weekly | September 16, 1893 | ||
| Nava | The Naval Treaty | The Strand Magazine | Oct. & Nov. 1893 |
| Harper's Weekly | October 14 & 21, 1893 | ||
| Fina | The Final Problem | The Strand Magazine | December 1893 |
| McClure's Magazine | December 1893 | ||
| The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes 1 | George Newnes, Ltd. (London) | 1894 | |
| Harper & Bros. (New York) | 1894 | ||
| Houn | The Hound of the Baskervilles | The Strand Magazine | Aug. 1901 - April 1902 |
| George Newnes, Ltd. (London) | 1902 | ||
| McClure, Phillips & Co. (New York) | 1902 | ||
| Empt | TAO the Empty House | The Strand Magazine | October 1903 |
| Collier's Weekly | September 26, 1903 | ||
| Norw | TAO the Norwood Builder | The Strand Magazine | November 1903 |
| Collier's Weekly | October 31, 1903 | ||
| Danc | TAO the Dancing Men | The Strand Magazine | December 1903 |
| Collier's Weekly | December 5, 1903 | ||
| Soli | TAO the Solitary Cyclist | The Strand Magazine | January 1904 |
| Collier's Weekly | December 26, 1903 | ||
| Prio | TAO the Priory School | The Strand Magazine | February 1904 |
| Collier's Weekly | January 30, 1904 | ||
| Blac | TAO Black Peter | The Strand Magazine | March 1904 |
| Collier's Weekly | February 27, 1904 | ||
| Chas | TAO Charles Augustus Milverton | The Strand Magazine | April 1904 |
| Collier's Weekly | March 26, 1904 | ||
| SixN | TAO the Six Napoleons | The Strand Magazine | May 1904 |
| Collier's Weekly | April 30, 1904 | ||
| 3Stu | TAO the Three Students | The Strand Magazine | June 1904 |
| Collier's Weekly | September 24, 1904 | ||
| Gold | TAO the Golden Pince-Nez | The Strand Magazine | July 1904 |
| Collier's Weekly | October 29, 1904 | ||
| Miss | TAO the Missing Three-Quarter | The Strand Magazine | August 1904 |
| Collier's Weekly | November 26, 1904 | ||
| Abbe | TAO the Abbey Grange | The Strand Magazine | September 1904 |
| Collier's Weekly | December 31, 1904 | ||
| Seco | TAO the Second Stain | The Strand Magazine | December 1904 |
| Collier's Weekly | January 28, 1905 | ||
| The Return of Sherlock Holmes | George Newnes, Ltd. (London) | 1905 | |
| McClure, Phillips & Co. (New York) | 1905 | ||
| Vall | The Valley of Fear | The Strand Magazine | Sept 1914 - May 1915 |
| Smith, Elder & Co. (London) | 1915 | ||
| George H. Doran (New York) | 1915 | ||
| Wist | TAO Wisteria Lodge | The Strand Magazine | Sept. & October 1908 |
| Collier's Weekly | August 15, 1908 | ||
| Bruc | TAO the Bruce-Partington Plans | The Strand Magazine | December 1908 |
| Collier's Weekly | December 18, 1908 | ||
| Devi | TAO the Devil's Foot | The Strand Magazine | December 1910 |
| The Strand Magazine (US) | Jan. & February 1911 | ||
| RedC | TAO the Red Circle | The Strand Magazine | March & April 1911 |
| The Strand Magazine (US) | April & May 1911 | ||
| Lady | The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax | The Strand Magazine | December 1911 |
| The American Magazine | December 1911 | ||
| Dyin | TAO the Dying Detective | The Strand Magazine | December 1913 |
| Collier's Weekly | November 22, 1913 | ||
| Last | His Last Bow (Story) | The Strand Magazine | September 1917 |
| Collier's Weekly | September 22, 1917 | ||
| His Last Bow 2 | John Murray (London) | 1917 | |
| George H. Doran (New York) | 1917 | ||
| Maza | TAO the Mazarin Stone | The Strand Magazine | October 1921 |
| Hearst's International | November 1921 | ||
| Thor | The Problem of Thor Bridge | The Strand Magazine | Feb. & March 1922 |
| Hearst's International | Feb. & March 1922 | ||
| Cree | TAO the Creeping Man | The Strand Magazine | March 1923 |
| Hearst's International | March 1923 | ||
| Suss | TAO the Sussex Vampire | The Strand Magazine | January 1924 |
| Hearst's International | January 1924 | ||
| 3Gar | TAO the Three Garridebs | The Strand Magazine | January 1925 |
| Collier's Weekly | October 25, 1924 | ||
| Illu | TAO the Illustrious Client | The Strand Magazine | Feb. & March 1925 |
| Collier's Weekly | November 8, 1924 | ||
| 3Gab | TAO the Three Gables | The Strand Magazine | October 1926 |
| Liberty Magazine | September 18, 1926 | ||
| Blan | The Adventures of the Blanched Soldier | The Strand Magazine | November 1926 |
| Liberty Magazine | October 16, 1926 | ||
| Lion | TAO the Lion's Mane | The Strand Magazine | December 1926 |
| Liberty Magazine | November 27, 1926 | ||
| Reti | TAO the Retired Colourman | The Strand Magazine | January 1927 |
| Liberty Magazine | December 18, 1926 | ||
| Veil | TAO the Veiled Lodger | The Strand Magazine | February 1927 |
| Liberty Magazine | January 22, 1927 | ||
| Shos | TAO Shoscombe Old Place | The Strand Magazine | April 1927 |
| Liberty Magazine | March 5, 1927 | ||
| The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes | John Murray (London) | 1927 | |
| George H. Doran (New York) | 1927 | ||
| Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Short Stories | John Murray (London) | 1929 | |
| Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Long Stories | John Murray (London) | 1929 | |
| The Complete Sherlock Holmes 3 | Doubleday, Doran & Co. (Garden City) | 1930 |
1 Card was not included in the George Newnes, Ltd. edition nor the second and subsequent editions from Harper & Bros.
2 Card appears in both John Murray & George H. Doran editions
3 In two (2) volumes
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