Author: Doyle, A. Conan.
Title: THE MEMOIRS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES. Illustrations by Sidney Paget.
Description: George Newnes Limited, 1894. 1st Ed. Large 8vo. [viii] + 279pp. Profusely ills. ‘From Edward to Mary 24 Dec. 1895’ heavily inscribed to verso of frontis., title page, light browning, dec. e.ps., hinges tender thus sl. shaken, original gilt lettered navy blue cloth, several spots and marking, corners sl. rubbed, spine sl. chipped, a.e.g. ¶ A collection of short stories by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle, first published late in 1893 with 1894 date. It was first published in the UK by G. Newnes Ltd., and was published in the US by Harper & Brothers in February 1894. It was the second collection featuring the consulting detective Sherlock Holmes, following The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Like the first it was illustrated by Sidney Paget. The first London edition of the Memoirs in 1894 did not include The Adventure of the Cardboard Box, although all twelve stories had appeared in the Strand Magazine. The first U.S. edition included the story, but it was very quickly replaced with a revised edition that omitted it. The reasoning behind the suppression is unclear. In Britain the story was apparently removed at Doyle's request as it included adultery and so was unsuitable for younger readers. This may have also been the cause for the rapid removal of the story from the U.S. edition, and some sources state that the publishers believed the story was too scandalous for the American public.

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