Arthur Conan Doyle Books in Order
164 books are credited to Arthur Conan Doyle, published between 1883 and 2024; 38 of them appeared after Arthur Conan Doyle's death in 1930. The first book is The Captain of the Polestar (1883) and the newest is Titans & Giants Myths & Tales: Epic Tales (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 164
- Published
- 1883–2024
- Confirmed
- 163 of 164 titles
- Pages on record
- 14,758 in 68 of 164 books
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 to 7 July 1930) was a British writer and physician. Doyle wrote four novels and fifty-six short stories about the consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr. Watson. A Study in Scarlet (1887), The Sign of Four (1890) and A Scandal in Bohemia (1891) are among the catalogued titles. The Lost World (1912) introduced Professor Challenger and gave its name to a subgenre of speculative fiction. Doyle also produced over 200 stories and articles, four volumes of poetry and stage works, and was knighted in the 1902 Coronation Honours. The Captain of the Polestar (1883) is the earliest catalogued title.
How many Arthur Conan Doyle books are there?
Arthur Conan Doyle has 164 books, released between 1883 and 2024. 38 of them were published after Arthur Conan Doyle's death in 1930. They include 9 separate series.
Arthur Conan Doyle Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 164 Arthur Conan Doyle books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 118832843/4
- 21884–3/4
- 31885–3/4
- 41887903/4
- 51888–3/4
- 618892723/4
- 71890863/4
- 818903803/4
- 91891–3/4
- 1018915803/4
- 111891–3/4
- 121891–3/4
- 131891–3/4
- 141891–3/4
- 151891–3/4
- 161892–3/4
- 171892623/4
- 1818922723/4
- 19The Great Shadow and Other Napoleonic TalesArthur Conan Doyle Standalone Novels #61892 · confirmed 3/41892–3/4
- 201892723/4
- 2118921083/4
- 2218922043/4
- 231892–3/4
- 241892–3/4
- 251892483/4
- 261892423/4
- 271892483/4
- 28My Friend The Murderer And Other Mysteries And AdventuresArthur Conan Doyle Short Story #21893 · confirmed 3/41893–3/4
- 291893223/4
- 301893583/4
- 311893–3/4
- 321893–3/4
- 331893–3/4
- 341893–3/4
- 351893–3/4
- 361893–3/4
- 3718932963/4
- 381893–3/4
- 391893–3/4
- 401893–3/4
- 4118931973/4
- 421894–3/4
- 431894–3/4
- 441894–3/4
- 4518941123/4
- 4618951423/4
- 47The Exploits and Adventures of Brigadier GerardGerard Short Story #11896 · 417 pages · confirmed 3/418964173/4
- 481896–3/4
- 491896263/4
- 501897–3/4
- 511898–3/4
- 52The Tragedy of the Korosko / A Desert DramaArthur Conan Doyle Standalone Novels #151898 · 276 pages · confirmed 3/418982763/4
- 53A Duet, with an Occasional ChorusArthur Conan Doyle Standalone Novels #161899 · 182 pages · confirmed 3/418991823/4
- 541900–3/4
- 55The Green Flag and Other Stories of War and SportArthur Conan Doyle Short Story #51900 · 392 pages · confirmed 3/419003923/4
- 5619012483/4
- 571902–3/4
- 581903–3/4
- 591903–3/4
- 6019031563/4
- 611903–3/4
- 621904623/4
- 631904–3/4
- 641904–3/4
- 651904–3/4
- 661904–3/4
- 671904–3/4
- 681904–3/4
- 691904–3/4
- 701904–3/4
- 711904–3/4
- 721905–3/4
- 7319062843/4
- 741907983/4
- 751908–3/4
- 761908–3/4
- 771908–3/4
- 781909–3/4
- 791910–3/4
- 801911–3/4
- 811911483/4
- 821911–3/4
- 831911–3/4
- 8419122273/4
- 851912–3/4
- 8619132363/4
- 871913–3/4
- 88The Horror of the Heights (Short Story)Arthur Conan Doyle Short Stories/Novellas #101913 · confirmed 1/41913–1/4
- 8919141203/4
- 901916–3/4
- 9119171103/4
- 9219172423/4
- 931918–3/4
- 941919–3/4
- 9519192563/4
- 96The British Campaign in France and Flanders 1915Arthur Conan Doyle Non-Fiction #91920 · 276 pages · confirmed 3/419202763/4
- 97Tales Of Adventure And Medical LifeArthur Conan Doyle Short Story #101920 · 192 pages · confirmed 3/419201923/4
- 981921–3/4
- 991921–3/4
- 1001921–3/4
- 10119221223/4
- 1021922–3/4
- 1031923–3/4
- 1041924–3/4
- 1051924243/4
- 106Memories and Adventures and Western WanderingsArthur Conan Doyle Non-Fiction #121924 · confirmed 3/41924–3/4
- 1071925–3/4
- 1081925–3/4
- 109Dealings of Captain Sharkey and Other Tales of PiratesArthur Conan Doyle Short Story #121925 · 264 pages · confirmed 3/419252643/4
- 110The Last of the Legions and Other Tales of Long AgoArthur Conan Doyle Short Story #131925 · confirmed 3/41925–3/4
- 11119261903/4
- 1121926–3/4
- 1131926–3/4
- 1141926–3/4
- 11519263763/4
- 1161927–3/4
- 1171927–3/4
- 1181927–3/4
- 11919272943/4
- 1201927–3/4
- 1211927–3/4
- 1221927–3/4
- 12319282333/4
- 1241929263/4
- 1251929–3/4
- 1261930–3/4
- 127The Black Doctor and other Tales of Terror and MysteryArthur Conan Doyle Short Story #141937 · confirmed 3/41937–3/4
- 12819681903/4
- 1291982–3/4
- 130Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories, Volume OneSherlock Holmes Short Story #101985 · confirmed 3/41985–3/4
- 131Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories, Volume TwoSherlock Holmes Short Story #111986 · 896 pages · confirmed 3/419868963/4
- 132Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories, Volume ThreeSherlock Holmes Short Story #121986 · confirmed 3/41986–3/4
- 1332003303/4
- 13420051003/4
- 135The Man from Archangel and Other Tales of AdventureArthur Conan Doyle Short Story #152009 · confirmed 3/42009–3/4
- 1362011483/4
- 13720111383/4
- 13820123683/4
- 1392013–3/4
- 1402013243/4
- 1412014363/4
- 1422014–3/4
- 143The Crime of the BrigadierArthur Conan Doyle Short Stories/Novellas #182014 · 24 pages · confirmed 3/42014243/4
- 14420154803/4
- 14520154803/4
- 14620162783/4
- 1472016723/4
- 1482017–3/4
- 14920174803/4
- 15020174803/4
- 15120174803/4
- 15220174803/4
- 1532018–3/4
- 1542018–3/4
- 155The Gully of BluemansdykeArthur Conan Doyle Short Stories/Novellas #202018 · 202 pages · confirmed 3/420182023/4
- 1562019–3/4
- 15720194803/4
- 15820202403/4
- 1592021–3/4
- 1602021–3/4
- 1612022–3/4
- 1622022–3/4
- 1632023–3/4
- 1642024–3/4
Arthur Conan Doyle series and characters in order
Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.
Arthur Conan Doyle books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Arthur Conan Doyle Standalone Novels
19 books19 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Arthur Conan Doyle Short Story
17 books17 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Arthur Conan Doyle Non-Fiction
15 books15 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes in order
14 books- 1. The Adventure of Silver Blaze
- 2. The Adventure of the Cardboard Box
- 3. The Adventure of the Yellow Face
- 4. The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk
- 5. The Adventure of the Gloria Scott
- 6. The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual
- 7. The Adventure of the Reigate Squire
- 8. The Adventure of the Crooked Man
- 9. The Adventure of the Resident Patient
- 10. The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter
- 11. The Adventure of the Naval Treaty
- 12. The Adventure of the Final Problem
- and 2 more in the table above
Return of Sherlock Holmes in order
13 books- 1. The Adventure of the Empty House
- 2. The Adventure of the Norwood Builder
- 3. The Adventure of the Dancing Men
- 4. The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist
- 5. The Adventure of the Priory School
- 6. The Adventure of Black Peter
- 7. The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton
- 8. The Adventure of the Six Napoleons
- 9. The Adventure of the Three Students
- 10. The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez
- 11. The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter
- 12. The Adventure of the Abbey Grange
- and 1 more in the table above
Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes in order
13 books- 1. The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone
- 2. The Problem of Thor Bridge
- 3. The Adventure of the Creeping Man
- 4. The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire
- 5. How Watson Learned the Trick
- 6. The Adventure of the Three Garridebs
- 7. The Adventure of the Illustrious Client
- 8. The Adventure of the Three Gables
- 9. The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier
- 10. The Adventure of the Lion's Mane
- 11. The Adventure of the Retired Colourman
- 12. The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger
- and 1 more in the table above
Sherlock Holmes Short Story
13 books13 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Arthur Conan Doyle Short Stories/Novellas
12 books12 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Sherlock Holmes - His Last Bow in order
8 booksGothic Fantasy in order
8 booksMurderous Christmas Stories in order
7 booksProfessor Challenger in order
5 booksSherlock Holmes books in order
2 books by Arthur Conan DoyleGerard Short Story
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Arthur Conan Doyle Poetry in order
2 booksMIT Press/Radium Age in order
1 bookYear of the Cat in order
1 bookArthur Conan Doyle Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Arthur Conan Doyle books run from The Captain of the Polestar (1883) to Titans & Giants Myths & Tales: Epic Tales (2024), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Arthur Conan Doyle in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Arthur Conan Doyle books in order?
You only need to read Arthur Conan Doyle books in order within each series: the books listed here span 9 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Arthur Conan Doyle
Start with the first book of the Arthur Conan Doyle series you want to read: Adventures of Sherlock Holmes starts with A Scandal in Bohemia (1891) and Sherlock Holmes starts with The Captain of the Polestar (1883). The earliest catalogued title overall is The Captain of the Polestar (1883).
What is the newest Arthur Conan Doyle book?
Titans & Giants Myths & Tales: Epic Tales (2024) is the newest Arthur Conan Doyle book released so far.
Is there a new Arthur Conan Doyle book coming?
No next Arthur Conan Doyle book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Arthur Conan Doyle at a glance
- Died
- Arthur Conan Doyle died in 1930, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Arthur Conan Doyle are still being published after Arthur Conan Doyle's death in 1930; the newest appeared in 2024.
- Release pace
- Arthur Conan Doyle books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 14,758 pages across the 68 of 164 books with a recorded length, a median of 194 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Arthur Conan Doyle books, 47 of 164, were published in the 1890s.
What the Arthur Conan Doyle books are about
55 of the 164 Arthur Conan Doyle books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: classic literature is tagged on 7 of 55. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Classic literature 7 of 55 books
- Private investigators 6 of 55 books
- England 5 of 55 books
- Mystery & detective 5 of 55 books
- History 4 of 55 books
- English Adventure stories 3 of 55 books
- English literature 3 of 55 books
- Short stories 3 of 55 books
- Social life and customs 3 of 55 books