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The English language hasn't really changed much since Arthur Conan Doyle wrote his stories so you should have no trouble with the language. A book like the Fairie Queen or the works of Shakespeare are more likely to trip you up due to the changes of meaning, spelling and antiquated terms than Doyle's writing. Some things like gasogene's and acid stained deal desks might confuse since we don't use such things anymore but they don't cause much problem, and if you can find a copy of the 2 volume set of "The Annotated Sherlock Holmes" you will find good data for understanding such bits and pieces.
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