
The Collected Works of Arthur Conan Doyle (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Including The Sherlock Holmes Series, Poems, Plays, Works on Spirituality, History Books & MemoirsBy Arthur Conan DoyleLength447h 14m
About this audiobook
The Collected Works of Arthur Conan Doyle gathers the remarkable range of a writer too often reduced to his most famous creation, Sherlock Holmes. Alongside the detective stories—models of lucid plotting, forensic observation, and late-Victorian rationalism—stand historical romances, adventure tales, science-fictional speculations, and works of supernatural and military interest. Doyle's prose is energetic, disciplined, and vividly narrative, shaped by the periodical culture of the nineteenth century and by an age fascinated with empire, science, crime, and moral courage. Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930), trained as a physician at Edinburgh, brought to fiction the habits of diagnosis, inference, and empirical scrutiny that animate Holmes and Dr. Watson. His medical education, travels, sporting interests, and public engagement with war, justice, and spiritualism all informed his imagination. Though he sometimes resented Holmes's overshadowing fame, Doyle's broader career reveals an author persistently drawn to heroism, ethical testing, and the encounter between modern reason and mystery. This collection is recommended to readers seeking both classic detective fiction and a fuller view of Doyle's literary achievement. It offers entertainment, historical insight, and a compelling portrait of popular literature at its most inventive.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
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GenreLiterary Classics
Length447 hrs 14 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 17, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Collected Works of Arthur Conan Doyle (Annotated)
136Round the Red Lamp (pt. 3)
2Introduction
137Round the Red Lamp (pt. 4)
3Author Biography
138Stories of War and Sport (pt. 1)
4Historical Context
139Stories of War and Sport (pt. 2)
5Synopsis (Selection)
140Stories of War and Sport (pt. 3)
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6Sherlock Holmes Books
141Stories of War and Sport (pt. 4)
7Novels
142Round the Fire Stories (pt. 1)
8A Study in Scarlet
143Round the Fire Stories (pt. 2)
9Part I. Being a Reprint from the Reminiscences of John H. Watson, M.D., Late of the Army Medical Department
144Round the Fire Stories (pt. 3)
10Part II. The Country of the Saints
145Round the Fire Stories (pt. 4)
11The Sign of Four (pt. 1)
146Round the Fire Stories (pt. 5)
12The Sign of Four (pt. 2)
147The Last Galley: Impressions and Tales
13The Hound of the Baskervilles (pt. 1)
148Part 1 (pt. 1)
14The Hound of the Baskervilles (pt. 2)
149Part 1 (pt. 2)
15The Hound of the Baskervilles (pt. 3)
150Part 2 (pt. 1)
16The Valley of Fear
151Part 2 (pt. 2)
17Part 1. The Tragedy of Birlstone (pt. 1)
152Danger and Other Stories (pt. 1)
18Part 1. The Tragedy of Birlstone (pt. 2)
153Danger and Other Stories (pt. 2)
19Part 2. The Scowrers (pt. 1)
154Danger and Other Stories (pt. 3)
20Part 2. The Scowrers (pt. 2)
155Tales of Pirates and Blue Water
21Short Story Collections
156Other Stories (pt. 1)
22The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (pt. 1)
157Other Stories (pt. 2)
23The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (pt. 2)
158Other Stories (pt. 3)
24The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (pt. 3)
159Other Stories (pt. 4)
25The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (pt. 4)
160Other Stories (pt. 5)
26The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (pt. 5)
161Other Stories (pt. 6)
27The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (pt. 1)
162Other Stories (pt. 7)
28The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (pt. 2)
163Poetry Collections
29The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (pt. 3)
164Songs of Action
30The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (pt. 4)
165Songs of the Road
31The Return of Sherlock Holmes (pt. 1)
166I. - Narrative Verses and Songs
32The Return of Sherlock Holmes (pt. 2)
167II. - Philosophic Verses
33The Return of Sherlock Holmes (pt. 3)
168III. - Miscellaneous Verses
34The Return of Sherlock Holmes (pt. 4)
169The Guards Came Through, and Other Poems
35The Return of Sherlock Holmes (pt. 5)
170Plays
36His Last Bow (pt. 1)
171Sherlock Holmes: A Drama in Four Act
37His Last Bow (pt. 2)
172Act I. Drawing-Room at the Larrabees. Evening
38His Last Bow (pt. 3)
173Act II. Two Scenes with a Dark Change
39His Last Bow (pt. 4)
174Act III. The Stepney Gas Chamber. Midnight.
40Sketches
175Act IV. Doctor Watson’s Consulting Room, Kensington. The Following Evening.
41The Field Bazaar
176The Crown Diamond: An Evening with Sherlock Holmes
42How Watson Learned the Trick
177Jane Annie, or: The Good Conduct Prize
43Professor Challenger Series
178Waterloo
44The Lost World (pt. 1)
179A Pot of Caviare: A Play in One Act
45The Lost World (pt. 2)
180The Speckled Band
46The Lost World (pt. 3)
181Act I
47The Lost World (pt. 4)
182Act II
48The Poison Belt (pt. 1)
183Act III
49The Poison Belt (pt. 2)
184The Journey
50When the World Screamed
185Books on Spiritualism
51The Brigadier Gerard Stories
186The New Revelation
52The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard (pt. 1)
187The Vital Message (pt. 1)
53The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard (pt. 2)
188The Vital Message (pt. 2)
54The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard (pt. 3)
189Appendices
55The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard (pt. 4)
190The Wanderings of a Spiritualist (pt. 1)
56The Crime of the Brigadier
191The Wanderings of a Spiritualist (pt. 2)
57The Adventures of Gerard (pt. 1)
192The Wanderings of a Spiritualist (pt. 3)
58The Adventures of Gerard (pt. 2)
193The Wanderings of a Spiritualist (pt. 4)
59The Adventures of Gerard (pt. 3)
194The Coming of the Fairies (pt. 1)
60Historical Novels
195The Coming of the Fairies (pt. 2)
61Micah Clarke (pt. 1)
196Stranger Than Fiction
62Micah Clarke (pt. 2)
197Fairies Photographed
63Micah Clarke (pt. 3)
198The Uncharted Coast (pt. 1)
64Micah Clarke (pt. 4)
199The Uncharted Coast (pt. 2)
65Micah Clarke (pt. 5)
200Historical Works
66Micah Clarke (pt. 6)
201The Great Boer War (pt. 1)
67Micah Clarke (pt. 7)
202The Great Boer War (pt. 2)
68Micah Clarke (pt. 8)
203The Great Boer War (pt. 3)
69The White Company (pt. 1)
204The Great Boer War (pt. 4)
70The White Company (pt. 2)
205The Great Boer War (pt. 5)
71The White Company (pt. 3)
206The Great Boer War (pt. 6)
72The White Company (pt. 4)
207The Great Boer War (pt. 7)
73The White Company (pt. 5)
208The Great Boer War (pt. 8)
74The White Company (pt. 6)
209The Great Boer War (pt. 9)
75The White Company (pt. 7)
210The Great Boer War (pt. 10)
76The Great Shadow (pt. 1)
211The War in South Africa (pt. 1)
77The Great Shadow (pt. 2)
212The War in South Africa (pt. 2)
78The Refugees
213The War in South Africa (pt. 3)
79Part 1. In the Old World (pt. 1)
214The Crime of the Congo (pt. 1)
80Part 1. In the Old World (pt. 2)
215The Crime of the Congo (pt. 2)
81Part 1. In the Old World (pt. 3)
216The Crime of the Congo (pt. 3)
82Part 1. In the Old World (pt. 4)
217The German War (pt. 1)
83Part 2. In the New World (pt. 1)
218The German War (pt. 2)
84Part 2. In the New World (pt. 2)
219A Visit to Three Fronts
85Part 2. In the New World (pt. 3)
220A History of the Great War
86Rodney Stone (pt. 1)
221A History of the Great War (pt. 1)
87Rodney Stone (pt. 2)
222A History of the Great War (pt. 2)
88Rodney Stone (pt. 3)
223A History of the Great War (pt. 3)
89Rodney Stone (pt. 4)
224A History of the Great War (pt. 4)
90Uncle Bernac (pt. 1)
225A History of the Great War (pt. 5)
91Uncle Bernac (pt. 2)
226A History of the Great War (pt. 1)
92Uncle Bernac (pt. 3)
227A History of the Great War (pt. 2)
93Sir Nigel (pt. 1)
228A History of the Great War (pt. 3)
94Sir Nigel (pt. 2)
229A History of the Great War (pt. 1)
95Sir Nigel (pt. 3)
230A History of the Great War (pt. 2)
96Sir Nigel (pt. 4)
231A History of the Great War (pt. 3)
97Sir Nigel (pt. 5)
232A History of the Great War (pt. 4)
98Sir Nigel (pt. 6)
233A History of the Great War (pt. 5)
99Other Novels
234A History of the Great War (pt. 1)
100Mystery of Cloomber (pt. 1)
235A History of the Great War (pt. 2)
101Mystery of Cloomber (pt. 2)
236A History of the Great War (pt. 3)
102Mystery of Cloomber (pt. 3)
237A History of the Great War (pt. 4)
103The Firm of Girdlestone (pt. 1)
238A History of the Great War (pt. 1)
104The Firm of Girdlestone (pt. 2)
239A History of the Great War (pt. 2)
105The Firm of Girdlestone (pt. 3)
240A History of the Great War (pt. 3)
106The Firm of Girdlestone (pt. 4)
241A History of the Great War (pt. 4)
107The Firm of Girdlestone (pt. 5)
242A History of the Great War (pt. 5)
108The Firm of Girdlestone (pt. 6)
243A History of the Great War (pt. 1)
109The Firm of Girdlestone (pt. 7)
244A History of the Great War (pt. 2)
110The Doings of Raffles Haw (pt. 1)
245A History of the Great War (pt. 3)
111The Doings of Raffles Haw (pt. 2)
246A History of the Great War (pt. 4)
112Beyond The City (pt. 1)
247A Glimpse of the Army
113Beyond The City (pt. 2)
248The Duello in France
114The Parasite
249True Crime Stories
115The Stark Munro Letters (pt. 1)
250The Bravoes of Market-Drayton
116The Stark Munro Letters (pt. 2)
251The Holocaust of Manor Place
117The Stark Munro Letters (pt. 3)
252The Love Affair of George Vincent Parker
118The Stark Munro Letters (pt. 4)
253The Debatable Case of Mrs. Emsley
119The Tragedy of the Korosko (pt. 1)
254The Case of Mr. George Edalji
120The Tragedy of the Korosko (pt. 2)
255The Case of Oscar Slater
121The Tragedy of the Korosko (pt. 3)
256Other Works
122A Duet (pt. 1)
257Through the Magic Door (pt. 1)
123A Duet (pt. 2)
258Through the Magic Door (pt. 2)
124A Duet (pt. 3)
259Through the Magic Door (pt. 3)
125A Duet (pt. 4)
260The Future of Canadian Literature
126Short Story Collections
261Personal Memoirs
127Mysteries and Adventures (pt. 1)
262An Intimate Study of Sherlock Holmes
128Mysteries and Adventures (pt. 2)
263Juvenilia
129Mysteries and Adventures (pt. 3)
264My Favorite Novelist and His Best Book
130Mysteries and Adventures (pt. 4)
265Crossing an Alpine Pass on Ski
131The Captain of the Pole-Star, and other tales (pt. 1)
266Life on a Greenland Whaler
132The Captain of the Pole-Star, and other tales (pt. 2)
267Analysis
133The Captain of the Pole-Star, and other tales (pt. 3)
268Reflection
134Round the Red Lamp (pt. 1)
269Memorable Quotes
135Round the Red Lamp (pt. 2)