Readers familiar with the story "Sherlock Holmes and the Railway Maniac" should take into account that while in this story Watson is apparently talking about the last case of Sherlock Holmes, then "Sherlock Holmes and the Devil's Talisman" is a record of a much earlier episode from the collaboration of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

A story apparently written by John G. Watson, M.D.

Annotated and edited by Barry Roberts.