1859–1930 · British detective novelist
Arthur Conan Doyle

Arthur Conan Doyle was a British writer and physician born in Edinburgh in 1859.
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Novels
| # | First published | Book | Kind | Listening time | Read |
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| 1 | 1887 | A Study in Scarlet A London murder leads Holmes toward a history of revenge. | Novel | 4 h 54 min | FreeRead free · no sign-up |
| 2 | 1889 | The Mystery of Cloomber An army officer fears revenge at a secluded Scottish mansion. | Novel | 5 h 32 min | Free to startRead free |
| 3 | 1890 | The Sign of the Four Holmes investigates missing treasure and a crime rooted in India. | Novel | 4 h 53 min | FreeRead free · no sign-up |
| 4 | 1890 | The Firm of Girdlestone A London trading firm's respectable name conceals greed and crime. | Novel | 15 h 38 min | Free to startRead free |
| 5 | 1891 | The White Company A monastery youth joins soldiers in the Hundred Years War. | Novel | 17 h 2 min | Free to startRead free |
| 6 | 1892 | Beyond the City Suburban neighbours face changing ideas about love and marriage. | Novel | 4 h 29 min | Free to startRead free |
| 7 | 1893 | The Refugees: A Tale of Two Continents French Protestants flee persecution and face danger in North America. | Novel | 13 h 51 min | Free to startRead free |
| 8 | 1894 | The Parasite A sceptical professor faces a threat to his free will. | Novel | 2 h | Free to startRead free |
| 9 | 1895 | The Stark Munro Letters A young doctor struggles to establish his practice and beliefs. | Novel | 8 h 47 min | Free to startRead free |
| 10 | 1896 | Rodney Stone A young man enters London's worlds of fashion and boxing. | Novel | 10 h 23 min | Free to startRead free |
| 11 | 1901 | The Hound of the Baskervilles Sherlock Holmes investigates a death blamed on a family curse. | Novel | 6 h 40 min | FreeRead free · no sign-up |
| 12 | 1906 | Sir Nigel A young English gentleman seeks knighthood during the Hundred Years’ War. | Novel | 14 h 42 min | Free to startRead free |
| 13 | 1912 | The Lost World Explorers find living dinosaurs on an isolated South American plateau. | Novel | 8 h 35 min | Free to startRead free |
| 14 | 1913 | The Poison Belt A scientist and his friends await a worldwide catastrophe. | Novel | 3 h 19 min | Free to startRead free |
| 15 | 1915 | The Valley of Fear A country house murder leads to a violent secret society. | Novel | 6 h 35 min | Free to startRead free |
| 16 | 1926 | The Land of Mist A scientist confronts claims that the dead can communicate. | Novel | 8 h 48 min | Free to startRead free |
Stories and shorter works
| # | First published | Book | Kind | Listening time | Read |
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| 1 | 1890 | The Captain of the Polestar, and Other Tales Sea voyages and strange encounters unsettle sailors and scholars. | Stories | 9 h 31 min | Free to startRead free |
| 2 | 1892 | The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes A detective unravels crimes and deceptions through observation and logic. | Stories | 11 h 47 min | Free to startRead free |
| 3 | 1893 | The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes investigates thefts, disappearances, and carefully concealed crimes. | Stories | 10 h 46 min | Free to startRead free |
| 4 | 1896 | The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard A French cavalry officer recalls his adventures in Napoleon’s wars. | Stories | 8 h 24 min | Free to startRead free |
| 5 | 1903 | The Adventures of Gerard A boastful French cavalry officer recalls his wartime adventures. | Stories | 7 h 33 min | Free to startRead free |
| 6 | 1905 | The Return of Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes returns to investigate thirteen cases with Dr Watson. | Stories | 12 h 41 min | Free to startRead free |
| 7 | 1911 | The Last Galley: Impressions and Tales Historical conflicts and uncanny events shape these short stories. | Stories | 8 h 30 min | Free to startRead free |
| 8 | 1917 | His Last Bow Sherlock Holmes investigates crimes, disappearances and threats to national security. | Stories | 6 h 40 min | Free to startRead free |
| 9 | 1918 | Danger! and Other Stories War, flight, crime, and strange encounters threaten ordinary life. | Stories | 6 h 37 min | Free to startRead free |
| 10 | 1922 | Tales of Terror and Mystery Strange events lead to fear, crime, and uncertain explanations. | Stories | 8 h 28 min | Free to startRead free |
| 11 | 1925 | The Great Keinplatz Experiment and Other Tales of Twilight and the Unseen Strange experiments and unexplained events disturb the ordinary world. | Stories | 7 h 53 min | Free to startRead free |
| 12 | 1927 | The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes investigates crimes, strange behaviour, and concealed identities. | Stories | 9 h 23 min | Free to startRead free |
Letters and non-fiction
| # | First published | Book | Kind | Listening time | Read |
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| 1 | 1921 | The Wanderings of a Spiritualist A writer travels abroad to defend belief in spirit communication. | Non-fiction | 9 h 28 min | Free to startRead free |
| 2 | 1924 | Memories and Adventures A writer recalls his work, travels, campaigns, and spiritual beliefs. | Non-fiction | 18 h 6 min | Free to startRead free |
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About Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle was a British writer and physician born in Edinburgh in 1859. He practised medicine in England and wrote novels, short stories and histories. His Sherlock Holmes stories began with A Study in Scarlet in 1887. He also wrote The Lost World in 1912. He died in Crowborough, England, in 1930.
- Born
- 1859
- Died
- 1930
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