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The Adventures & Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
With an Introduction by Dr. Julian Wolfreys
This edition of The Adventures & Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes contains the earliest cases of the greatest fictional detective of all time. It comprises the complete Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, newly reprinted from the original text of The Strand Magazine. It is illustrated by Sidney Paget, the finest of illust...more
This edition of The Adventures & Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes contains the earliest cases of the greatest fictional detective of all time. It comprises the complete Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, newly reprinted from the original text of The Strand Magazine. It is illustrated by Sidney Paget, the finest of illust...more
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We all know of my major crush on one Mr. Holmes. And, after reading the first two collections of the original Doyle mysteries, the crush remains. The Holmes I love, though, is Laurie R. King's, where he is an older man in Sussex, dealing with WWI and the changes of the 1920s, as well as falling in love with his young assistant. I also know Holmes as the much older brother of Enola, in Nancy Springer's brilliant Enola Holmes mystery series.
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I'll look back on 2009 as a year of growth opportunities. Ahem. In the late summer, when I was preparing to move for the fourth time in a year, these Sherlock Holmes stories provided deep solace in the form of complete delight and escape. I read them all in about a week; I wanted them to last longer, but I couldn't stop. I'd wake up early and get a story in. Some days I'd take the book on the train. I'd stay up for *just five more minutes* and look up to see that a half-hour had passed and I was...more
Sherlock Holmes is possibly the greatest of literary detectives. He is certainly the one who has penetrated deepest into the public consciousness, a position in which he has been firmly lodged for over a century now, with no sign of departing any time soon. This volume is a compendium of two collections of short stories and one that I thoroughly enjoyed. Holmes fits the short story genre perfectly, with setup, analysis and denouement all coming swiftly, one after the other.
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Aimee
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I loved this book! It took me a couple stories to get used to the writing. I still need to do the questions at the end of the book, but I didn't solve any mysteries. I'm just like Watson, ""When I hear you give your reasons," I remarked, "the thing always appears to me to be ridiculously simple that I could easily do it myself, though at each successive instance in your process I am baffled until you explain your process. And yet I believe that my eyes are as good as yours."...more
Sherlock Holmes will always be one of the all time greatest mystery series, even one of the greatest all around book series ever. So i wasn't all too surprised by how amazing the situations and mysteries Arther Conan Doyle has come up with are, and how brilliant he makes Holmes seem. I sort if got bored though because while some of the stories were amazing and i couldnt stop reading, others were just boring or repetitive. A lot of the stories were sort of the same thing but with a slight twist, ...more
Sherlock Holmes, although a somewhat difficult read, is extremely interesting. So far i've read through about three stories of Sherlock Holmes at work, and i can't seem to get over how incredibly smart and capable he is. I think that making Sherlock Holmes so cunning and inspiring was a good move on the part of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, for the readers instantly grow to like and admire Sherlock. I also find that the amount of observations made by both Sherlock and the Docter are quite helpful to m...more
totally fun and fast fluff read -- but with that air of looking as if you're reading actual "lit"
Oh, Holmes. I know you can be a miserable bastard but I love you so. Even though the actual crimes and solutions are not overly interesting, your nonchalant badassness and cutting wit when solving crimes keeps me coming back. Also, you're best in short stories. Novels allow Doyle too much time to write long, boring descriptions. I love you the most when you're short and snappy. And you're so much better than all the derivative brilliant but flawed (and often misanthropic) investigators on TV now...more
There were only a few 4-star stories in this 5-star collection. I read them like eating candy. They aren't really detective stories as I would have imagined, and very often Sherlock Holmes and his powers of deduction and inference were not necessary to the story, but everyone was incredibly entertaining. I'd start reading and then look up and see an hour had passed when I thought it had been only 10 minutes at most. Holmes and Watson both are so likable, and even with so little real characte...more
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"You would think that writing the complete works of Sherlock Holmes would be the accomplishment of a lifetime. Think again. In this autobiography, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle describes an incredibly adventuresome and full life, of which the authorship of his famous stories was only a small part...Whitfield offers a smooth and professional reading of this exciting book." -Kliatt
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I really enjoyed reading this book, but there were several things that bugged me as well. First, the stories kept referring to other "cases" that weren't in the book that I was supposed to know about.
Second, I am a mystery lover. I try really hard to figure out what is going on before the answer is revealed. In the edition I was reading there were questions at the end. One of the questions was, "Did you figure out the solution before it was revealed?" I hat...more
Second, I am a mystery lover. I try really hard to figure out what is going on before the answer is revealed. In the edition I was reading there were questions at the end. One of the questions was, "Did you figure out the solution before it was revealed?" I hat...more
Read the Hound of the Baskervilles for school and fell madly in love with good ol' Sherlock! Every story is great and I really enjoy each mystery. A friend once remarked each mystery is written like a strawberry dipped in chocolate.
I have to say I agree! Love Sherlock Holmes crime mysteries with a passion, the way he works them out is really intriguing and interesting, and has not been done as well since.
By far the greatest detective in literature, hands-down.
I have to say I agree! Love Sherlock Holmes crime mysteries with a passion, the way he works them out is really intriguing and interesting, and has not been done as well since.
By far the greatest detective in literature, hands-down.
The Memories of Conan Doyle are one of the best pieces of this genre that I have ever read. In the book, Doyle analyzes his life in detail - lineage (Irish descent), family (life with his first and second wives, death of his brother and only son in World War), literature career (Sherlock Holmes stories and historical novels), sports interests (golf, boxing, cricket, football, billyard) ,travels (North pole, Egypt, America, etc), influences on the masterpieces that he wrote (Voltaire Scott, Edgar...more
THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES:
A Scandal in Bohemia-- finished 2/25/10 -- 5 stars
The Red-Headed League-- finished 3/23/10 -- 5 stars
A Case of Identity-- finished 3/23/10 -- 5 stars
The Boscombe Valley Mystery-- finished 4/12/10-- 5 stars
The Five Orange Pips-- finished 4/12/10-- 4 stars; loved it up until the ending, very unsatisfying "conclusion"
The Man With the Twisted Lip-- finished 4/12/10-- 5 stars
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A Scandal in Bohemia-- finished 2/25/10 -- 5 stars
The Red-Headed League-- finished 3/23/10 -- 5 stars
A Case of Identity-- finished 3/23/10 -- 5 stars
The Boscombe Valley Mystery-- finished 4/12/10-- 5 stars
The Five Orange Pips-- finished 4/12/10-- 4 stars; loved it up until the ending, very unsatisfying "conclusion"
The Man With the Twisted Lip-- finished 4/12/10-- 5 stars
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Though sometimes slow, the adventures told from Watson's point of view shows nothing but admiration for the writer's room mate and close friend, the famous detective Sherlock Holmes. This version of the collection contains A Study in Scarlet, the introduction to Holmes, Watson and their friendship, as well as The Sign of Four and all the short stories featured in The Strand magazine as they were originally viewed by Victoria's England - illustrations and all.
The notes of the editor only co...more
The notes of the editor only co...more
I've just started reading this book and so far it's great! I don't know why I've waited so long to read this. I must admit I started reading this after watching BBC's Sherlock , which is also very good, by the way.
After reading these, you come to see just how much of our everyday thought processes (and the very principle of induction) can be attributed to this grand master of mystery.
After reading these, you come to see just how much of our everyday thought processes (and the very principle of induction) can be attributed to this grand master of mystery.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes was obviously written specifically for me by a clairvoyant Conan Doyle. I love the detached, tacitly understood friendship between Sherlock and Watson. As my friend Jenny were chatting yesterday, the subject of a woman-style of writing came up: You know, that stream-of-consciousness prose, with structure enough to keep it from slipping into the poetry genre, mostly biographical or at least obviously rooted in life experience. Zami was like this, and probably...more
I luv mysteries so its only natural that i like Sherlock Holmes!!!!!!
Holmes' way of thinking and deducing always has me at the end of a story think, "why didn't I think of that"? or, "why didn't I figure out that clue"? Also, he always enjoys what he does. He solves mysteries not because he has to, but because he wants to. Sherlock Holmes will always be one of my favorite classic mysteries!!!!!!!!
Holmes' way of thinking and deducing always has me at the end of a story think, "why didn't I think of that"? or, "why didn't I figure out that clue"? Also, he always enjoys what he does. He solves mysteries not because he has to, but because he wants to. Sherlock Holmes will always be one of my favorite classic mysteries!!!!!!!!
such a thrilling tale to enter the mind of sherlock holmes and unhinge his very nature of percieving the world. to see everything from holmes' mindset is a facinating thing. His ways are simple yet ingenious. And to read it all from Dr. watson's point of view makes it all the more thrilling. I look forward to finish reading this book !
Holmes the coke-binging dirtbag who is tripping out makes so much more sense when you picture Robert Downey Jr, rather than Basil Rathbone. A fun collection of short whodunits that evolve story by story as Doyle figures out how to make the template work in between two to three scenes per story. Concise, fun, all-night snuff parties.
Really enjoyed this book, a lot more than I thought I was going to!!! I thought it was going to be incredibly boring, but was delightfully surprised!! I listened to it on my ipod, downloaded from librivox.org. But would like to read the rest I think I don't get as much listening as reading.
Many of these mysteries have been done in film and tv. Was very interesting to read them, and cross over some of the famous quotes that are used so often. It's hard to think of Sherlock and Watson as characters, they have been so imbued into our culture they deserve to be real.
I thought these short stories we so fun and I can imagine reading them in the paper each time they came out. I loved trying to solve the mystery with Holmes and was also so excited to find out the what and how when I was completely stumped.
Powers of deduction FTW.
Great to revisit this delightful classic from my childhood, which teaches the virtues of rationalism, logic and empiricism in a most accessible way. Unfortunately the underlying assumption of the narrative is that only the powerful and wealthy are valuable in society, which is truly a shame. Also, what is this "woman's intuition" he speaks of so often, i wonder. Seems a shame to put anything unexplainable down to this - no better than pointing to magic or ...more
Great to revisit this delightful classic from my childhood, which teaches the virtues of rationalism, logic and empiricism in a most accessible way. Unfortunately the underlying assumption of the narrative is that only the powerful and wealthy are valuable in society, which is truly a shame. Also, what is this "woman's intuition" he speaks of so often, i wonder. Seems a shame to put anything unexplainable down to this - no better than pointing to magic or ...more
Did you know Sherlock has a brother - Mycroft - who is even more observent? These stories provide more insight into the great detective's character and background. The original illustrations are also fun.
This took me a LONG time to get through, because I picked up this book pretty infrequently to squeeze in a story between other books, but I am SO GLAD that I have finally read all of these. My first exposure to Sherlock Holmes came in my eighth grade classroom when we were assigned "The Hound of the Baskervilles." Eighth-grader me no likey, but all growned-up me really enjoyed these stories. I should have taken some reading notes on the individual stories, because there are so many and...more
"It was a confession," I ejaculated.
I'm only 67 pages in and this is the second time Watson has "ejaculated" some statement. Yours.
Okay, read the Adventures and will read the Memoirs another time. So totally satisfying. A bunch more uses of "ejaculated."
I'm only 67 pages in and this is the second time Watson has "ejaculated" some statement. Yours.
Okay, read the Adventures and will read the Memoirs another time. So totally satisfying. A bunch more uses of "ejaculated."
I read this once before a long, long, long time ago. I picked it up used at Powells and I am enjoying it once again. :) It's a fun Sunday morning with a cup of coffee, book.
Ah, these are like potato chips. I do think Holmes is reaching just a touch with his deductions sometimes - like, a man who leaves the house with a dirty hat = HIS WIFE DOESN'T LOVE HIM ANYMORE. Maybe she's blind, huh? Or maybe she wasn't home when he left, did you ever think of that Holmes, huh?!
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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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“Beyond the obvious facts that he has at some time done manual labour, that he takes snuff, that he is a Freemason, that he has been in China, and that he has done a considerable amount of writing lately, I can deduce nothing else.”
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“They were admirable things for the observer - excellent for drawing the veil from men's motives and actions. But for the trained reasoner to admit such intrusions into his own delicate and finely adjusted temperament was to introduce a distracting factor which might throw a doubt upon all his mental results. Grit in a sensitive instrument, or a crack in one of his own high-power lenses, would not be more disturbing than a strong emotion in a nature such as his.”
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