Stories from the diary of a doctor

370 p., leaves of plates : 21 cm Stories from the Diary of a Doctor is a collection of 12 Victorian mystery /detective stories from the Strand Magazine, then released in book form in 1894. A second series appeared in 1896. The Diary of a Doctor series has been likened to Sherlock Holmes - the first instalment, 'My First Patient', appeared in the July 1893 edition of The Strand Magazine alongside Conan-Doyle's Holmes story 'The Adventure of the Crooked Man'. The Literary News had this to say on the collection of stories: "Twelve stories, presenting some cases supposed to have come under the direct attention of a young London physician. It is claimed by their collaborating authors that several of the tales included are founded on actual experience, and that all have been written with a close observance to medical facts, and in accordance with the advances made in surgery during the last decade."