The Strand Magazine was a monthly magazine first published in January, 1891. It was founded by George Newnes and aimed at a mass-market family readership. It contained a mixture of factual articles, short stories and serials, most of which were illustrated to some extent.
The Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle were first published in The Strand and were illustrated by Sidney Paget. The first to appear was "A Scandal in Bohemia", which was published in the July, 1891 issue.
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- The Story of The Strand, by Chris Willis, first published in December 1998 in the revived Strand Magazine.
Sherlock Holmes Canon |
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Sherlock Holmes • John Watson • Mycroft Holmes • Professor Moriarty • Inspector Lestrade • Irene Adler |
Secondary Characters |
Mary Watson • Mrs Hudson • Tobias Gregson • Athelney Jones • Sebastian Moran |
Novels |
A Study in Scarlet • The Sign of the Four • The Hound of the Baskervilles • The Valley of Fear |
Short story collections |
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes • The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes • The Return of Sherlock Holmes His Last Bow • The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes |
Behind the scenes |
Arthur Conan Doyle • The Strand Magazine • Sidney Paget • Chronology of Sherlock Holmes Cases |