Happy anniversary to "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes"

On this day in 1892, the first collection of Sherlock Holmes stories was published.

Arthur Conan Doyle had been releasing tales of the now-famous sleuth for about five years before the compilation The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes came out.

And so, in honor of the occasion, we have an article and a listicle for your enjoyment.

Learn about the real-life secretary to the fictional Holmes in The Economist, and see whether you agree with CrimeReads’s rankings of the best 100 Sherlock Holmes portrayals of all time.

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