The Return of Sherlock Holmes，中文译名为《福尔摩斯归来》，这是一部充满传奇、冒险与智慧的侦探故事，它由英国著名侦探小说家、“英国侦探小说之父”阿瑟?柯南?道尔编著。在充满雾气的伦敦贝克街上，住着一位富有正义感的侦探福尔摩斯。他和他忠实的医生朋友华生一起经历了无数千奇百怪的案子，制造了许多经典的侦探故事。《福尔摩斯归来》便是其中的一部。该书被公认为世界侦探小说的经典之作，至今已被译成多种文字，并曾经多次被改编成电影。书中所展现主人公福尔摩斯的传奇故事伴随了一代又一代人的美丽童年、少年直至成年。
无论作为语言学习的课本，还是作为通俗的文学读本，本书对当代中国读者，特别是青少年读者将产生积极的影响。为了使读者能够了解英文故事概况，进而提高阅读速度和阅读水平，在每章的开始部分增加了中文导读。
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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