India, April 16 -- Created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes is arguably the greatest detective in English literature. The stories featuring Holmes are so engaging that they continue to entertain readers more than a century after their publication. Such is his enduring legacy that detective fiction itself can be divided into two eras: before Holmes and after Holmes. Interestingly, like several other popular literary works, the Sherlock Holmes stories can also be arranged in a specific reading order.

Holmes is the very definition of a sleuth. The detective's silhouette - his sharp features, prominently outlined beneath a deerstalker and a tobacco pipe - is one of the most instantly recognisable in both literature and cinema. He r...