The Final Problem

The Final Problem

"The Final Problem" is a short story by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring his detective character Sherlock Holmes. It was first published in Strand Magazine in December 1893. It appears in book form as part of the collection The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. Conan Doyle later ranked "The Final Problem" fourth on his personal list of the twelve best Holmes stories.

Read more about The Final Problem:  Plot Summary, Themes and Circumstances of Writing, Adaptations, Memorials At Meiringen and The Falls, The Letter

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