Arthur
Conan Doyle 1____________ (WRoTE) four Sherlock Holmes novels and 56
short stories over a period of 40 years. Most of the stories
2____________ (had been told) by Holmes's friend, Dr Watson, but Holmes
3____________ (told) two of the stories himself. By 1890, Conan Doyle
4____________ (had WRITten) two Sherlock Holmes novels but he decided to stop
writing about the character. However, the stories had become
5____________ (EXTREMEly) popular with readers of The Strand and many were
6____________ (DISAPPOINTed) when the stories stopped 7____________
(being INCLUDEd) in the magazine. So, in 1901, Holmes 8____________ (was brought
BACK) from the dead and appeared in two more novels and a second series
of short stories. Holmes 9____________ (has been brought
BACK) to life by many
other authors since then, and readers 10 ____________ (CONTINUE) to
enjoy further adventures of the detective up until the present day.