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Three years have passed since Sherlock Holmes and his nemesis Moriarty vanished into the abyss of the Reichenbach Falls. In that time the criminals of London have been able to sleep safe in their beds. But the capital has never been in greater need of its protector.

Holmes visits Watson late one night to investigate the death of Colonel James Barclay of Aldershot Camp. Barclay's wife, Nancy, is suspected of murder. Despite Barclay's devotion to his wife, he had a vindictive streak, suffered from bouts of depression, and disliked being alone at night. Holmes digs deeper into the mysterious circumstances surrounding the case.

Clive Merrison and Michael Williams star as Holmes and Watson in these 12 full-cast dramatisations of short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. The stories are: 'The Empty House', 'The Norwood Builder', 'The Dancing Men', 'The Solitary Cyclist', 'The Priory School', 'Black Peter', 'Charles Augustus Milverton', 'The Six Napoleons', 'The Three Students', 'The Golden Pince-Nez', 'The Missing Three-Quarter' and 'The Abbey Grange'.

"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.

The story centers on Holmes deciphering a mysterious code involving stick-figure "dancing men" symbols. It is notable for being one of the few where Holmes's client dies after seeking his help.

No case is too slight for the mental powers of the Great Detective, in this second selection from 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. The stories were published in the Strand Magazine in Great Britain, and Collier's in the United States.

The Return of Sherlock Holmes picks up where the previous collection of Holmes stories left off: with the great detective's return from the dead in "The Empty House." This and the twelve other stories in the anthology—including "The Dancing Men," "The Solitary Cyclist," "The Six Napoleons," and "The Second Stain"—are absolute classics of detective fiction centered on the genius Holmes and his loyal friend and companion Dr. Watson

'Holmes,' I cried. 'Is it really you? Can it indeed be that you are alive? Is it possible that you succeeded in climbing out of that awful abyss?' Missing, presumed dead, for three years, Sherlock Holmes returns triumphantly to his dear companion Dr Watson. And not before time! London has never been in more need of his extraordinary services: a murderous individual with an air gun stalks the city.

'The Adventure of the Abbey Grange' is one of 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. Holmes takes on a murder case at the Abbey Grange. All signs point towards a burglary.

'The Adventure of the Three Students' is one of 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. Holmes and Watson are presented with a fascinating problem by a university lecturer whose exam papers have been partially copied. Will Holmes identify the cheater in time for the exam?

'The Adventure of Black Peter' is one of 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. Holmes endeavours to understand the series of events that led to a peculiar murder scene involving a man impaled by a harpoon.

'The Adventure of the Dancing Men' is one of 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. Holmes is sent a series of strange letters by a client to decipher; on them are strange sequences of little dancing stick figures.

'The Adventure of the Empty House' is one of 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. Some time has passed since 'The Adventure of the Final Problem', and Holmes is spurred back into action when he suspects that a young gambler has been killed by a surviving lieutenant of Moriarty, the criminal mastermind of his prior case.

'The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter' is one of 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. Holmes works towards solving a case involving the disappearance of Godfrey Staunton - a key player at Overton's rugby union team.

'The Adventure of the Second Stain' is one of 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. Holmes is presented with one of his most consequential cases to date, by the Prime Minister himself. A document has been stolen, which if divulged could bring about war.

'The Adventure of the Six Napoleons' is one of 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. Holmes is brought a peculiar problem about a man who destroys plaster busts of Napoleon.

'The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist' is one of 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. Holmes takes on a peculiar case involving Miss Violet Smith, whose life took an unusual turn when two men arrived from South Africa declaring that they had known her recently deceased uncle. The pair offer Violet a job as a live-in music teacher, but things go awry when they make unwanted advances on her, and she notices that she is often followed by a strange man on a bicycle.

This collection of 13 short mystery stories features everyone's favorite detective, Sherlock Holmes, and his assistant, Dr. Watson. Three years after Holmes disappears and is presumed dead, he reappears and picks up right where he left off with Watson.

Izdanie soderzhit 6 detektivnyh rasskazov iz znamenitogo sbornika «Vozvrashhenie Sherloka Holmsa» vydajushhegosja anglijskogo pisatelja Artura Konan Dojlja (1859-1930): Prikljuchenie s pljashushhimi figurkami. Zolotoe pensne. Krasnyj shnurok. Krovavoe pjatno. Prikljuchenie Charl'sa Ogustusa Mil'vertona. Shest' Napoleonov.