The Return of Sherlock Holmes，中文譯名為《福爾摩斯歸來》，這是一部充滿傳奇、冒險與智慧的偵探故事，它由英國著名偵探小說、“英國偵探小說之父”阿瑟?柯南?道爾編著。在充滿霧氣的倫敦貝街上，住着一位富有正義感的偵探福爾摩斯。他和他忠實的醫生朋友華生一起經受不了無數奇百怪的案子，製造許多經典的偵探故事。《福爾摩斯歸來》便是其中的一部。該書被公認為世界偵探小說的經典之作，至今已被譯成多文字，曾經多次被改編成電影。書中所展現主人公福爾摩斯的傳奇故事伴隨一代又一代人的美麗童年、少年直至成年。
無論作為語言學習的課本，還是作為通俗的文學讀本，本書對當代中國讀者，特是青少年讀者將産生積極的影響。為使讀者能夠瞭解英文故事概況，進而提高閱讀速度和閱讀水平，在每章的開始部分增加中文導讀。
The Return of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of 13 Sherlock Holmes stories, originally published in 1903-1904, by Arthur Conan Doyle.
History
The book was first published on 7 March 1905 by Georges Newnes, Ltd and in a Colonial edition by Longmans. 30,000 copies were made of the initial print run. The US edition by McClure, Phillips & Co. added another 28,000 copies to the run.
This was the first Holmes collection since 1893, when Holmes had "died" in "The Adventure of the Final Problem". Having published The Hound of the Baskervilles in 1901–1902 (although setting it before Holmes' death) Doyle came under intense pressure to revive his famous character.
This collection contains stories set from 1894, giving Holmes the period from 1891-94 to explain - "The Great Hiatus" has been the subject of intense speculation and analysis by Sherlockian enthusiasts.
Also of note is Watson's statement at the end of the cycle that Holmes has retired, and forbids him to publish any more stories.
Contents
* "The Adventure of the Empty House" (the return of Holmes)
* "The Adventure of the Norwood Builder"
* "The Adventure of the Dancing Men"
* "The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist"
* "The Adventure of the Priory School"
* "The Adventure of Black Peter"
* "The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton"
* "The Adventure of the Six Napoleons"
* "The Adventure of the Three Students"
* "The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez"
* "The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter"
* "The Adventure of the Abbey Grange"
* "The Adventure of the Second Stain"
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