List of the Canon

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Canon Collections

Four Main Novels

The 56 short stories are collected in five books:

Stories in Chronological Order

Based on This Helpful Chronology

# Abbr Story Title Publications
1 STUD A Study in Scarlet Beeton's Christmas Annual, London: Ward, Lock & Co. 1887
London: Ward, Lock & Co. 1888 – First British Book Edition
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company 1890 – First American Book Edition
2 SIGN The Sign of Four Philadelphia: Lippincott's Monthly Magazine, February, 1890
London, Lippincott's Monthly Magazine (Ward, Lock & Co. February, 1890)
London: Spencer Blackett 1890 – First British Book Edition
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company 1893 – First American Book Edition

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes