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The Best of Sherlock Holmes, published as a part of the Wordsworth Classics series, is a collection of twenty of the best stories from a total of 56 short stories by Sir Doyle. Summary of the Book Each tale in this book features the enigmatic sleuth Sherlock and his nemesis. Based on his selection around the author's own twelve personal favourites, David Davies has further added eight gripping tales to Sir Doyle's 'Baker Street Dozen'. This unique volume enhances the spirit of the world's most celebrated fictional detective. About Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a Scottish writer and physician best known for his mystery novels and short stories featuring Sherlock Holmes. He is also famous for his Professor Challenger series detailed in The Lost World, The Poison Belt and The Land of Mist. Doyle studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh. He was knighted in 1902 by King Edward for his services as a volunteer doctor in the Langman Field Hospital at Bloemfontein between March and June 1900.