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The Adventure of the Dancing Men and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories
Four superb stories featuring the peerless sleuth and his faithful sidekick, Dr. Watson: "The Adventure of the Dancing Men," "The Adventure of the Dying Detective," "The Musgrave Ritual" and "The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans." Wonderful introduction to Holmes corpus; pocket-size treat for any mystery lover.
Paperback, 80 pages
Published
April 14th 1997
by Dover Publications
(first published April 14th 1996)
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"The Adventure of the Dancing Men" ("Die Tanzenden Männchen") was a good introduction into the world of Sherlock Holmes for me. :) (Plus, it gave me a chance to practice my German!) The story was intriguing, although a bit short. And even though it wasn't as twisty a mystery as, say, Agatha Christie, it kept me on my toes and I enjoyed it a lot! The ending was pretty creepy....
Definitely going to continue reading more Sherlock Holmes!
Definitely going to continue reading more Sherlock Holmes!
Sherlock Holmes is one smart cookie! I've been a fan of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle for 20-30 years! I enjoyed short volume of stories.
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Good story. I learned that we should never hide anything from your loved ones. Its better to say everythen rather than crying later.
I could have sworn I'd read this collection of Holmes stories before, but there were a few that I didn't recognize, so maybe I ran into some of them elsewhere. I know I'd read the titular story previously, since I knew the solution, but it's still one of my faves.
Honestly, I read this because I'd just finished watching the new movie, which made it feel like well-written fanfic. Heresy! Loved it.
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Honestly, I read this because I'd just finished watching the new movie, which made it feel like well-written fanfic. Heresy! Loved it.
P.S. There are some reviews of this book in Goodreads that have unmarked spoilers...more
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AMAZING, one of my all-time favorite authors. My favorite short story was "The Case of the Dying Detective" Sherlock is stricked with a deadly diseas and calls upon a docotor, who unknown to Watson poisoned Holmes himself. Keeps you on the end of your seat, and a let-down when the book is finished.
What a lot of fun this book was! I don't see myself running outto get a complete, hardcover set, but I would happily spend some money on more Dover Thrift editions just to have around.
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Arthur Conan Doyle was born as the third of ten siblings on 22 May 1859 in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father, Charles Altamont Doyle, was born in England of Irish descent, and his mother, born Mary Foley, was Irish. They were married in 1855.
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