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The Great Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Eight classic adventures from the world's most famous private detective. Through the foggy streets of Victorian London to the deepest countryside, Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson embark on eight thrilling investigations. In some of his best-known cases, including 'The Speckled Band' and 'The Reigate Puzzle', Holmes brings his unique powers of deduction to bear on the mos...more
Paperback, 288 pages
Published
November 1st 1995
by Puffin
(first published 1972)
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I enjoyed this book a lot. I actually got it in year 7 but haven't gotten round to reading this book till now. This is for the people who like to watch a lot suspense and crime films. There are 8 short stories which are about 30-50 pages long. The classical character, Sherlock Holmes was first introduced in the late 1800's. But the book is still awesome because of the idea. The fact that Holmes was a detective with very unique abilities of a making scientific and logical deductions of people rat...more
Unfortunately this book made for passive reading. I usually love detective novels as they're engaging to read and I really enjoy trying to figure out the case as the book goes along and come up with the solution myself. However, the vast majority of Sherlock Holmes' stories do not allow for this, especially because Holmes' epiphanies almost always arise from visual clues - something the reader does not have access to due to the stories being written from Watson's perspecive. And unlike Agatha Ch...more
Arthur Conan Doyle's iconic master of logic and detective calculation comes through time and again in the well-known and beloved mysteries of Sherlock Holmes. With Doyle's unmatched atmospheric evocation of Victorian London, unforgettable leads, and imaginative mysteries, Sherlock Holmes is delightful.
Another Puffin classic success. I love the size, look, print and price of the books in this series. It makes reading Arthur Conan Doyle that much more enjoyable.
Got the English version, but just have read the first and half chapters! Need so much spare time to read all!
Formulaic. And as innovative as the formula once was, I found it tedious because the characterisations are all paper thin.
Collection of twelve classic, bite-sized Holmes stories. Perfect plane reading.
This was the first Sherlock Holmes book I ever read! (I first read it in 2010)
Buku lama tapi tetap menarik untuk dibaca.
Really enjoyed this - especially "The Red-Headed League."
This stodgy and brief collection is proof that Sherlock Holmes do not adapt well into something as necessarily visual as a comic book or, in this case, a graphic novel. These plodding stories relate the plot, but nothing of what makes Conan Doyle fun to read. His stories full of nuance, but comics do not permit subtle shifts of emotion or flashes of insight. You may as well make a comic book on Henry James or Edith Wharton as Sherlock Holmes stories.
I enjoy trying to figure out the answer to Holmes' cases before he says what happens.
I just read Joseph Delaney's intro.
Yg pertama itu salah, krna kok liat sampulnya g ada yg sama, mgkn krn cetakan baru ya? Ya sudahlah yg penting judulnya sama, tp bkn paperback, krna lbh tebal. (he..he..kelamaan pembukaannya) intinya, ni buku aku beli dah lama tp blm finish2 krna kburu tertarik bca yg lain. Tpi dari yg dah dibca, u/ jenis cerita detektif ga bkin kelamaan mikir krna mmg ini kumpulan kasus2nya sherlock, jd lbh pendek.
I and my crew, of 2 Homeschooling Boys, kept this title for a very short period of time. While we all Love Sherlock Holmes and Doyle. My 2 kept telling me that the "real" books were better.
While I know that for some these Illustrated classics are a great fit. For us they just didn't work.
While I know that for some these Illustrated classics are a great fit. For us they just didn't work.
Jan 11, 2011
Marts (Thinker)
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5 of 5 stars
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Shelves:
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Read this one a while ago now, actually a few years a back. I love a good Sherlock mystery!
this is good for people who can't be bothered to read the real thing...lol
Oct 23, 2008
Erlin
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Sherlock Holmes...hhhmmm...Sinichi Kudo...hhhmmm...
intresting book
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Apr 29, 2013
Bethany Wallace
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4 of 5 stars
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Shelves:
classical-fiction,
children-s-literature
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Arthur Conan Doyle was born 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.
Although he is now referred to as "Conan Doyle", the origin of this compound surname (if that is how he meant it to be understood) is uncertain. His baptism record...more
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Although he is now referred to as "Conan Doyle", the origin of this compound surname (if that is how he meant it to be understood) is uncertain. His baptism record...more
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“Oh! A mystery is it?' I cried, rubbing my hands. 'This is very piquant. I am much obliged to you for bringing us together. "The proper study of mankind is man" you know”
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