"The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle", one of the fifty six short stories (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) The story was first published in January 1892.
-A precious stone was steal by Countess of Morcar. John Horner was arrested because of this crime. But the precious blue carbuncle was not found. But with some strange incidents the Blue Carbuncle landed on the hands of Sherlock Holmes.read the short story

Isa Whitney, brother of the late Elias Whitney, D.D., Principal
of the Theological College of St. George's, was much addicted to
opium. The habit grew upon him, as I understand, from some
foolish freak when he was at college; for having read De
Quincey's description of his dreams and sensations, he had
drenched his tobacco with laudanum in an attempt to produce the
same effects. He found, as so many more have done, that theread the short story

The Lord St. Simon marriage, and its curious termination, have
long ceased to be a subject of interest in those exalted circles
in which the unfortunate bridegroom moves. Fresh scandals have
eclipsed it, and their more piquant details have drawn the
gossips away from this four-year-old drama. As I have reason to
believe, however, that the full facts have never been revealed toread the short story

We were seated at breakfast one morning, my wife and I, when the
maid brought in a telegram. It was from Sherlock Holmes and ran
in this way:read the short story