![]() ![]() It represented a reaction against the too facile way in which the detective of the old school, so far as he was depicted in literature, gained his results. The Study in Scarlet was the first completed long story which I ever wrote, though I had served an apprenticeship of nearly ten years of short stories, most of which were anonymous. Other writers may however succeed where I fail. Whatever you add to the one central quality of astuteness must in my opinion detract from the general effect. This expansion must express itself in action, for there is no room for character development in the conception of a detective. ![]() ![]() The following stories paint Mr Sherlock Holmes and his activities upon a somewhat broader canvas where there is room for expansion. Sherlock Holmes - The Complete Long Stories (1930-1931, Musson Book Co.Sherlock Holmes - The Complete Long Stories (14 september 1929, John Murray's Imperial Library ).Sherlock Holmes - The Complete Long Stories (14 september 1929, John Murray ). ![]()
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