After being seemingly conquered in »The Final Problem«, Sherlock Holmes returns to London and crime solving, as brilliant as ever in The Return of Sherlock Holmes. The first story in the collection, »The Adventure of the Empty House«, has Holmes returning to London and explaining what happened to him. Among the other twelve classic stories are »The Adventure of the Dancing Men«, The Adventure of the Six Napoleons", and »The Adventure of the Abbey Grange«. SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE [1859-1930], was a Scottish physician and author, best known for his stories about the groundbreaking master detective Sherlock Holmes. Doyle wrote a total of 56 short stories and four novels about Sherlock Holmes and his constant companion Dr. Watson.