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The Red-Headed League
Arthur Conan Doyle · 1891 · Mystery & Detective
A red-haired pawnbroker is paid handsomely to copy the Encyclopaedia Britannica for four hours each day. When the mysterious League suddenly vanishes, Sherlock Holmes follows a trail of worn knees, hollow pavement and an assistant willing to work for half wages toward a daring crime beneath the City of London.
Inside this edition
Every LitLab edition is illustrated from the text itself — the world of the book mapped, its people drawn, its scenes staged. 24 plates are open to everyone in this book; here are 8 of them.
The Red-Headed League - London Case Route
Jabez Wilson's Pawnbroker Shop - Interior Cutaway
The Red-Headed League - Connections
The Red-Headed League - Principal Characters
Sherlock Holmes - The Master Observer
Dr. John Watson - The Loyal Chronicler
A Visitor at Baker Street
The Extraordinary Advertisement
This edition
- Title
- The Red-Headed League
- Author
- Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)
- First published
- 1891
- Illustrated plates
- 55 original artworks · 24 open to everyone
- Chapters
- 1 · about 9,258 words
- Reading time
- 37 min
- Language
- EN
- Formats
- Read online · EPUB and PDF download with a subscription
- Publisher
- LitLab — The Illustrated Classics
- On LitLab since
- August 2026
- Rights
- Text in the public domain. Illustrations and edition © LitLab.
- Source text
- Project Gutenberg #2038
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The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesAlso by Arthur Conan Doyle · 1890s
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The Tale of the Three ApplesMystery & Detective · 1880s
The Hound of the BaskervillesMystery & Detective · 1900s