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April 1st 2007
by Headline Book Publishing
(first published 1917)
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Paperback, 242 pages
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0755334434
(isbn13: 9780755334438)
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About to spring out upon my appalled senses, lurked all that was vaguely horrible, all that was monstrous and inconceivably wicked in the universe'. A…more
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Read in October, 2008
So, as I said previously, Not the last Sherlock Holmes book, although chronologically the last as it finishes at the dawn of The Great War. 'Great' as in 'Huge' rather than 'Spiffing'...
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Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are taking a trip across a desert by hot-air balloon. There are not many landmarks; so eventually, they become lost. Luckily, while flying quite low, they see a man.
Holmes shouts, "Sir, could you please tell me where we are?"
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Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are taking a trip across a desert by hot-air balloon. There are not many landmarks; so eventually, they become lost. Luckily, while flying quite low, they see a man.
Holmes shouts, "Sir, could you please tell me where we are?"
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Read in January, 2003
recommends it for:
all detective
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle... yah, nama besar di khalayak pernovelan ini sudah sangat mapan dalam mengolah setiap kata sehingga kita tersihir berada kembali di zaman kegelapan kota inggris yang suram penuh dengan kriminalitas! hebatnya setelah sekian banyak karya Sir Arthur Conan Doyle yang saya baca, "Salam Terakhir" Sherlock Holmes adalah karya yang menarik sebagai penutup. bahkan beritanya para pembaca menginginkan detektif luarbiasa Sherlock Holmes kembali di hidupkan sehingga terbitla...more
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Read in August, 2006
The best story in this collection is the one with the name "His Last Bow". The best part is when our villan opens the papers:
"Von Bork undid a winding of string and two wrappers of paper. Then he sat gazing for a moment in silent amazement at a small blue book which lay before him. Across the cover was printed in golden letters Practical Handbook of Bee Culture. Only for one instant did the master spy glare at this strangely irrelevant inscription. The next he was ...more
"Von Bork undid a winding of string and two wrappers of paper. Then he sat gazing for a moment in silent amazement at a small blue book which lay before him. Across the cover was printed in golden letters Practical Handbook of Bee Culture. Only for one instant did the master spy glare at this strangely irrelevant inscription. The next he was ...more
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Read in January, 2009
I've listened to a lot of Sherlock Holmes stories on CD, and read the longer ones, but hadn't read a collection of shorts like this before. I thought it was a good collection of varying stories, all interesting and showing the classic Holmes techniques that make the stories so much fun to read. I still think I prefer Hound of the Baskervilles, though, just because it is longer and thus the plot is more developed.
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Read in January, 1997
recommends it for:
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His Last Bow *sniffs*
I will always remember you, Mr. Holmes. We all know that deep in our heart, there you are, roaming around Baker Street, walking down from that infamous door of 221B Baker Street or humming along with your bees at Down Sussex. You will always be remembered.
I will always remember you, Mr. Holmes. We all know that deep in our heart, there you are, roaming around Baker Street, walking down from that infamous door of 221B Baker Street or humming along with your bees at Down Sussex. You will always be remembered.
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disini Sir arthur Conan Doyle sebenarnya ingin mengakhiri sang tokoh "sherlock Holmes" namun sepertinya pembaca sangat menikmati alur ceritanya...sehinngga banyak yang meminta kehadiran Sherlock kembali..
cerita menarik, seru, unpredictable..
cerita menarik, seru, unpredictable..
Read in May, 2009
Read this on Arthur Conan Doyle's 150th birthday.
I prefer the Sherlock Holmes short stories to the novels. This collection includes some classics, and Holmes gets to confound everyone by proving the impossible merely improbable. Hurrah!
I prefer the Sherlock Holmes short stories to the novels. This collection includes some classics, and Holmes gets to confound everyone by proving the impossible merely improbable. Hurrah!
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The second to last collection of Sherlock Holmes stories (SH #8), published in 1917. A few of the best known Holmes stories are included in this collection as well as evidence of his retirement to raise bees.
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Read in August, 2009
I still like this series and have continued to enjoy them. There are a few stories in here that are OK and some that were just great. If you like mystery or just a good story try these books.
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Read in November, 1988
recommends it for:
read & collect
A great & marvellous work by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Sherlock holms a character who out numbered the author him self.
a must read book by the detective thriller lover.
best regards
tusher
Sherlock holms a character who out numbered the author him self.
a must read book by the detective thriller lover.
best regards
tusher
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Read in June, 2009
recommends it for:
epiet, ucil n vea....the conan lovers
magnificent!!
and i realized that detective won't be in the top ten list of my favorite job. i'm not good in investigation ha ha ha.
and i realized that detective won't be in the top ten list of my favorite job. i'm not good in investigation ha ha ha.
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Read in August, 2009
I knew it! Sherlock Holmes is called back into action from retirement. This story is very short.
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/2350
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/2350
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Read in September, 2009
One reads Conan Doyle more for the atmosphere and the remarkable character of Sherlock Holmes than the tricky little mysteries.
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Read in August, 2009
Good, except for the title story, which was almost unreadably turgid.
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Read in October, 2007
Frederick Davidson narrates the classic final set of Sherlock Holmes stories.
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Read in July, 2008
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Josephrecommends it for: Everyone
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