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The Essential Sherlock Holmes: Michael Dirda’s Recommendations

Arthur Conan Doyle wrote 56 short stories and four novels starring his fictional sleuth. So where to start?

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This interview, by Daisy Banks, first appeared in The Browser, as part of the FiveBooks series. Previous contributors include Ruth Reichl, Woody Allen, and Ian McEwan.

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