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published
July 17th 2001
(first published 1930)
by Gramercy
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Hardcover, 336 pages
isbn
0517174960
(isbn13: 9780517174968)
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A facsimile edition of the original 24 Sherlock Holmes stories from London's The Strand Magazine, written between 1891 and 1893, with black and white ...more
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Read in October, 2008
recommends it for:
those in varying states of wakefullness
I don't know if anyone else does this, but in times of stress or when I have exceptional trouble falling asleep, I find myself re-reading a favorite book. One of these used to be my complete Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series but alas, it *is* in fact possible to read those books too many times. Lately this book has been the Complete Sherlock Holmes.
What amazes me the most about these stories is that, despite having read through the entire collection a number of times, I seem to find so...more
What amazes me the most about these stories is that, despite having read through the entire collection a number of times, I seem to find so...more
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Read in June, 1988
Sherlock always has the answer, and I am always willing to suspend disbelief to follow his so-called "deductive method". Doyle presents a unique hero here - a brilliant, infallible, free-thinking gentleman, a depressed loner with a hankering for narcotics and the antagonist Moriarty at his heels. He only dims compared to the even more perfect Mycroft. Despite his cold manner, his ends/goals were always good. Don't we all sympathize with Dr. Watson who constantly visits to observe/e...more
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No self-respecting library would be complete without the complete works of William Shakespeare AND the complete works of Sir Arhur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. I love these tales, written in the old-fashioned manner of an age that is starting to look pretty damn good even when we know how miserable the masses really were! Give a few of them a try...
I have the original hardcover Doubleday edition! What's that, who says I'm getting old... :-)
I have the original hardcover Doubleday edition! What's that, who says I'm getting old... :-)
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Read in January, 2008
I find Doyle's style of writing fascinating... the stories are easy to read and understand, but the words, sentences, paragraphs themselves are so intricate and detailed, precisely crafted, and unusual when compared to most stories of this genre today. Of course, I love Encyclopedia Brown and Monk, too, so maybe it's just the mystery and not the wordsmithing that keeps me coming back.
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Read in September, 2007
Before this book , I have read plenty of relacant resources about Sherlock Holmes . He is brilliant and skillfully at his deduction method . This book consists the complete stories and some of them is so mysterious to me before the truth comes . Therefore , besides of the difficulty on the vocabularies , I can ensure it is the most amazing , most amazing , and most amazing book .
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Read in November, 2007
Borrowed it (from the library) mainly for the Sign of Four, which was fantastic! I think I liked it even better than A Study in Scarlet, although some of the shorts in the Adventures might give the Sign of Four a run for its money. Even though I had told myself I'd stop after Sherlock Holmes dies, I might very well read the rest!
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Read in November, 1979
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MErecommends it for: EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!
Loaned out to a friend in college, my maroon leather bound edition with ribbed spine, gold leaf page edges and gold lettering never came back.
I do not know the where abouts of either the book or the friend.
Sherlock Holmes is still remains my all time favorite ficitonal character.
If he were real I would have him solve this case.
I do not know the where abouts of either the book or the friend.
Sherlock Holmes is still remains my all time favorite ficitonal character.
If he were real I would have him solve this case.
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Read in October, 2008
I have been reading selected stories from this book as my next monthly book group selection. The stories are quite clever and entertaining.
I did not complete reading the entire collection of stories, but I plan to pick them up now and then for quick pleasure reading. Quite delightful.
I did not complete reading the entire collection of stories, but I plan to pick them up now and then for quick pleasure reading. Quite delightful.
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Read in February, 2008
I know most people got over their Sherlock Holmes phase at age 13, but I am really amused by Conan Doyle's sardonic wit, and clever storytelling. These are truly the best detective tales of all time. Especially enjoyable are the "The Speckled Band" and "Tale of the Redheaded League".
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Read in January, 2007
I've always loved detective stories and I just love Holmes. I was so proud when I actually solved a case before the end of the story! After I had read the collection, I really enjoyed watching the episodes with Jeremy Brett, he was a perfect Holmes.
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On a cold, rainy, stormy night, there's almost nothing better than curling up with a cup of hot tea and discovering, once again, that "Once you have ruled out the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."
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Read in January, 1967
Great fun. A period drama full of hyperbole, stretched credibility and unbelievable cerebral gymnastics. Holmes is complex, Watson is slow witted together they are unstoppable.These stories have real charm. I love them.
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I loved reading the Sherlock Holmes series...unlike reading some books where the character stays the same and you get bored with the story line this is great...Same main character but each story is an adventure.
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Just skip "A Study in Scarlet" and you get to the really good stuff. Well written and interesting. There is a good reason he's so famous. Very appealing to a logical mind.
Just skip "A Study in Scarlet" and you get to the really good stuff. Well written and interesting. There is a good reason he's so famous. Very appealing to a logical mind.
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Sherlock Holmes is definitely the greatest of all detectives. Greater even (or should i say obviously greater than) than James Bond.
"The answer is elementary, my dear Watson."
"The answer is elementary, my dear Watson."
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Read in January, 2007
It's really a great book!
But if you read the complete version, it would be extremely difficult, and I kept checking the meaning of words from the dictionery!
But if you read the complete version, it would be extremely difficult, and I kept checking the meaning of words from the dictionery!
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Read in April, 2008
I know it is kind of silly for a 15 year old to read and love Sherlock Holms, but I do and their great! What can I do but to sugest it to other people.
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Read in February, 2007
read em all. many more than once. totally fun and absorbing reading. You're there, solving the mysteries with holmes and watson every step of the way.
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Wonderful stuff. Still lives and wears well after all these years. The charachters and their interactions are interesting and the stories are great.
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Read in August, 2003
I am very fond of the "Memoirs" chapters in this book. The death of Sherlock Holmes in Reichenbach Waterfall. Nice one.
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