Conan Doyle Arthur The Return of Sherlock Holmes

The Return of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of 13 Sherlock Holmes stories, originally published in 1903-1904, by Arthur Conan Doyle. This was the first Holmes collection since 1893, when Holmes had `died` in 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. The first story is set in 1894 and has Holmes returning in London and explaining the period from 1891-94, a period called `The Great Hiatus` by Sherlockian enthusiasts. Also of note is Watson`s statement in the last story of the cycle that Holmes has retired, and forbids him to publish any more stories.