The Man with the Watches
| First published | July 1898 |
|---|---|
| Type | Short Fiction |
| Length | Short Story |
| Series | Round the Fire #2 |
"A body of a young man has been found in a train compartment. Having been shot with a pistol, he turns out to have had neither identification papers nor even a ticket. Instead, during the examination of his personal effects the police find six expensive gold watches. All the people who shared the compartment with him have disappeared and cannot be found anywhere..." (publisher's blurb)
- Non-speculative detective story.
- Originally printed in the July 1898 issue of the Strand Magazine.
- According to literary historian Leslie S. Klinger, in his anthology In The Shadow of Sherlock Holmes, the mysterious unnamed detective in this story may be either Sherlock Holmes or his brother Mycroft.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1898 | The Strand Magazine, July 1898 | George Newnes | MAGAZINE | 33 | |
| 1908 | Round the Fire Stories | The McClure Company | Collection | 42 | |
| 1908 |
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Round the Fire Stories | Smith, Elder & Co. | Collection | 41 |
| 1922 |
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Tales of Terror and Mystery | John Murray | Collection | |
| 1925 |
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The Black Doctor and Other Tales of Terror and Mystery | George H. Doran | Collection | |9 |
| June 1929 |
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The Conan Doyle Stories | John Murray | Collection | |
| October 1939 | The Conan Doyle Stories | John Murray | Collection | ||
| December 1940 | The Conan Doyle Stories | John Murray | Collection | ||
| December 1945 |
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The Conan Doyle Stories | John Murray | Collection | 590 |
| March 1949 |
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The Conan Doyle Stories | John Murray | Collection | |
| August 1951 | The Conan Doyle Stories | John Murray | Collection | ||
| November 1956 | The Conan Doyle Stories | John Murray | Collection | ||
| August 1960 | The Conan Doyle Stories | John Murray | Collection | 590 | |
| January 1973 |
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I racconti del terrore e del mistero | Mondadori | Collection | 115 |
| 1978 |
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Tales of Terror and Mystery | Pan Books | Collection | |0.09 |
| 1979 | Tales of Terror and Mystery | Penguin Books | Collection | |10 | |
| 1981 |
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O Enigma do Trem Perdido | Francisco Alves | Collection | |
| March 1982 |
|
Le train perdu | 10/18 | Collection | 36 |
| May 1991 |
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Round the Fire Stories | Chronicle Books | Collection | 26 |
| May 1996 | Tales of Terror and Mystery | Project Gutenberg | Collection | |9 | |
| 2004 |
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Kadunud erirong | Fantaasia | Collection | |
| December 2011 |
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In the Shadow of Sherlock Holmes: Classic Detective Fiction 1862-1910 | IDW Publishing | Anthology | 179 |
| April 2013 |
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Tales of Terror and Mystery | Serenity Publishers | Collection | |0.09 |
| December 2015 |
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Round the Fire Stories | MysteriousPress.com / Open Road | Collection | |
| February 2017 | Round the Fire Stories | Project Gutenberg | Collection | |41 | |
| January 2020 |
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Tales of Terror and Mystery | Bibliotech Press | Collection | |0.09 |
| May 2025 |
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La storia dell'uomo con gli orologi | Delos Digital | Chapbook | |2 |