These delightful stories of the famous hawkeyed detective are told by his friend and foil, Dr. Watson. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle draws us into nineteenth-century Londonhansom cabs, train rides, and foggy nightswhere he astutely solves the most complex and perplexing cases of the day. Among the short stories included in this collection is The Gloria Scott, an account of Holmess very first case.