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Sherlock Holmes Books Count Statistics
The number of Sherlock Holmes books published is approximately 60.
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"There are 60 Sherlock Holmes stories in total."
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"Arthur Conan Doyle published his first Sherlock Holmes book in 1887."
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"Sherlock Holmes is a character in four novels."
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"The stories of Sherlock Holmes are spread across five different collections."
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"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' includes 12 short stories."
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"The second book of Sherlock Holmes, 'The Sign of Four', was published in 1890."
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"The last Sherlock Holmes Book 'The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes', was published in 1927."
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"Approximately 450 million Sherlock Holmes books have been sold worldwide."
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"There are 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories."
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"Three of the Sherlock Holmes novels are narrated by Sherlock Holmes and not Dr. John Watson."
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"Arthur Conan Doyle attempted to kill off Sherlock Holmes in 1893, but due to public demand he returned in 1901."
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"The Valley of Fear', the fourth Sherlock Holmes novel, was initially serialized in 'Strand Magazine' from September 1914 to May 1915."
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"The Holmes stories are first in the mystery genre's subgenre of detective fiction to use a magnifying glass as an investigative tool."
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"A Scandal in Bohemia', the first short story in 'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes', is one of the few stories where Holmes fails to solve the case."
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"The second collection of stories, 'The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes' comprises 11 stories."
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"A Study in Scarlet', the first book, introduces the iconic duo of Holmes and Watson."
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"The Hound of the Baskervilles', arguably the most famous of the Sherlock Holmes books, was initially serialized in The Strand Magazine from 1901 to 1902."
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"The third collection, 'The Return of Sherlock Holmes', includes 13 short stories."
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