This third volume of the Sherlock Holmes...As It Happened brings together four classic Holmes stories in the order in which they were originally published.

A Scandal in Bohemia, The Red-Headed League, A Case of Identity, and The Boscombe Valley Mystery have been meticulously restored for you in this format to reflect their earliest publication in The Strand Magazine of 1891.
 
Unlike many other reprints, this edition is dedicated to historical authenticity, as opposed to altering the stories or reformatting the texts for modern audiences, and to achieving authentic reader immersion in-keeping with the stories' original appearances:
 
Textual Fidelity: The stories appear in their original form, restoring the original Victorian spelling, punctuation, and formatting (except in some cases of clear error or where it would confuse the reader to do so). This way, you encounter the prose exactly as it first appeared to late 19th-century readers.
Original Illustrations: The volume features a bespoke cover image which complements the stories and the illustrations within. Each tale is accompanied by Sidney Paget’s illustrations as originally published in The Strand Magazine, reunited here in the sequence and context intended by their first publication—bringing Holmes' and Watson’s world even more vividly to life.
Respect for Every Story: While other editions may skip over some stories, in the Sherlock Holmes...As It Happened series, each case is treated with equal importance, whether world-famous or less well known, and presented as part of a carefully curated collection reflecting the order and spirit of their original release.
Foreword: The stories featured in this volume are introduced by a specially written foreword which sets the scene (without any spoilers) but ensures that the reader both understands the contexts and can get the most our of their reading experience.
Historical Context: Thoughtful editorial material places the stories in their Victorian context and explains the principles behind this edition, so new and returning readers alike can savour the experience fully. There is an exploration of the stories, their situation in time and the contexts both physical and socio-cultural, offering a deeper understanding to the reader, through the lens of which they can reflect on the stories that they have read.
 
Rediscover quite possibly the world’s greatest detective, exactly as his first fans did, in the third volume of Sherlock Holmes...As It Happened.