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September 1st 2003
by Barnes & Noble Classics
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Paperback, 752 pages
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1593080344
(isbn13: 9781593080341)
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The Complete Sherlock Holmes comprises four novels and fifty-six short stories revolving around the world’s most popular and influential fictional det...more
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Read in December, 2008
As the commentary of the book informs me, Raymond Chandler once wrote that "Sherlock Holmes is after all mostly an attitude and a few dozen lines of unforgettable dialogue." Frankly, I think that's about right, at least for Volume I. The writing and plotting is really not that great in these early ones; only The Hound of the Baskervilles is a really mature work, in my opinion. The rest, while historically interesting (and full of very interesting historical color), are, in my opinion, ...more
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Read in June, 2007
Sherlock Holmes is one of the greatest literary figures of all time and after reading Doyle's first adventures of him, its easy to see why.
Starting with the first story, "A Study In Scarlet", where Holmes and Watson meet for the very first time and continuing with the next Holmes novel "Sign of the Four", this volume then goes on to include the first set of Doyle's short stories.
Sherlock Holmes is an interesting character and as the stories progress, the reader l...more
Starting with the first story, "A Study In Scarlet", where Holmes and Watson meet for the very first time and continuing with the next Holmes novel "Sign of the Four", this volume then goes on to include the first set of Doyle's short stories.
Sherlock Holmes is an interesting character and as the stories progress, the reader l...more
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Read in January, 2005
Since 8th grade I have been head over heals for Holmes. I guess I just like moody intellectuals. It is so intertaining to watch him demonstrate his superior intellect again and again. I am really glad I picked these up a B&N. It's great to have all of Sherlock Holmes in two volumes.
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Read in December, 2008
Although I only read The Hound Of The Baskervilles from this collection, I thought it was very, very good. It was a little hard to understand, but not so hard you couldn't enjoy the enchanting tale.
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Read in January, 2008
Sherlock Holmes is one of the greatest fictional characters of all time. I was surprised after reading the scenes involving Holmes and his use of controlled substances.
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Individually, I love these stories. After reading too many all together though, they are less fresh because he follows a similar pattern with them all.
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Read in December, 2006
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everyone
This book was pure Gold - it was impossible to put down, and its clear to see why its a classic. Watching Holmes apply his methods to each case and unravel it to the eternaly baffled Watson was entertaining and even inspiring. I only wish I was as smart as Sherlock. I actually think we can all learn a lot from Sherlock - even if he is fictional :)
Some other interesting things I learned:
- sherlock only says 'elementary' once
- sherlock does cocaine when bored in between c...more
Some other interesting things I learned:
- sherlock only says 'elementary' once
- sherlock does cocaine when bored in between c...more
05/20/09
Nicole
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Read in May, 2009
The Laurie King novels have convinced me that I need to read the real thing. Mission accomplished, Ms. King!
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Brilliant. Totally learned more from this than I did from the BarBri Evidence lecture.
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I had never quite understood what all the to-do about Sherlock Holmes was until Stanford started releasing the old stories as they were published in The Strand Magazine [http://sherlockholmes.stanford.edu], but these classic stories are a treat to read and are fun to try to figure out yourself before Holmes lays everything out for you all neat and tidy.
And with them being available in pdfs online, free and encouraged by an school like Stanford, there's no excuse to not read them if y...more
And with them being available in pdfs online, free and encouraged by an school like Stanford, there's no excuse to not read them if y...more
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04/01/09
Jason
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Classic... I love the Victorian era
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These collective stories are amazing. The way Sherlock uses his mind and brain power to the max and never doubts himself. He can take one random object and analyze it and deduct everything he can from it. He did that with a hat and cane in one story and was able to pin point exactly who it belonged to based on what he saw about it. It's fun to do the same in day-to-day life and exercise the brain! Awesome.
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Read in February, 2008
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Someone looking for a classic mystery.
This is the first time I've read the "official" Sherlock Holmes. It is a fun classic. The annotations are helpful. It is taking a long time to get through it, but each of the short stories are good for bed-time reading, one per night.
I did have to return this book before finishing all of it, but the short stories are similar, that the other books on my night stand diverted my attention.
I did have to return this book before finishing all of it, but the short stories are similar, that the other books on my night stand diverted my attention.
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Read in January, 2006
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Given to me as a gift
Best Detective stories written
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Read in June, 2000
I love Sherlock Holmes stories because it's so easy to read one case. Even if I don't feel like getting started on a huge novel, there's always a case that fits into my free time. I like mysteries in general from Encyclopedia Brown to The Saint, but there's a special place in my heart for Sherlock Holmes. They remind me of my father since he introduced me to them.
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Read in January, 2007
What can I say? I don't think I had ever read a single Holmes story before I got this book, but I HAD heard a lot about his stories. Sherlock Holmes was one of the things I'd always planned on reading but never got around to. I guess that's what drew me to the book when I was in the bookstore.
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11/09/07
Catherine
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So I bought this randomly a few months ago and before I could even start reading it, my brother stole it. So now we have discussions about Holmes where I pretend to know what I'm talking about because the boy stole my book. Argh.
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Amazing. You go from Conan Doyle's beginnings to his greatest masterpiece, The Hound of the Baskervilles. Probably one of the first times that I have had to put down a book mid-paragraph and say "Wow". Now on to Volume 2...
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