Why This Edition is Special The complete collection of all 4 Sherlock Holmes novels and 56 short stories in a three-volume, carefully curated, beautifully formatted collector's edition - Vol 2 includes the first 24 short stories from 'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' and 'The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes' - Also includes a seminal essay by Ronald A. Knox , the founding voice of modern Holmesian criticism - Features a rare and lesser-known Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle that you have never read before! - Professionally typeset, proofread, and formatted for a seamless reading experience in both paperback and hardcover formats Part of The Complete Canon of Sherlock Holmes —a definitive three-volume collector’s edition designed for both new readers and lifelong "Sherlockians". These three volumes bring together every Sherlock Holmes adventure ever written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle —restored, elegantly curated, and presented for the discerning reader. Volume 2: The Early Short Stories gathers the first twenty-four tales that transformed Sherlock Holmes from a character into a worldwide legend. Beyond these immortal tales, this volume also presents rare and illuminating additions : a groundbreaking essay by Ronald A. Knox , the very writer whose playful yet profound reflections on Holmes gave birth to modern “Sherlockian” scholarship, and a rarely-seen Sherlock Holmes short story written by Arthur Conan Doyle himself , published here for the delight of fans who thought they had read them all! Vol 1 in the set has all four Sherlock Holmes novels and Vol 3 has all the remaining 32 short stories, with yet another Sherlock Holmes short story, written by Conan Doyle himself, that you haven never read before!