The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of stories featuring the iconic consulting detective Sherlock Holmes. The stories originally appeared in the Strand Magazine and numbered twelve in all in the first U.S. edition published in 1894. “The Adventure of the Cardboard Box” was omitted from subsequent editions. No reason for the suppression has been explicitly given, but it is likely that it was removed at Doyle’s request. He felt that it was unsuitable for younger readers since it included adultery. The story was later included in His Last Bow.
