The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Part 1) A study in Scarlet"(Part 2) The Country of the Saints"(3) The sign of the four (4) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (5) The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle

Alternate Cover Edition ISBN 1853260339 (ISBN13: 9781853260339)

This edition of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes contains the earliest cases of the greatest fictional detective of all time. It comprises A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of Four, and the complete Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, reprinted from the Stand Magazine. It is illustrated by Sidney Paget, the finest of illustrators, from whom our images of Sherlock Holmes and his world derive.

This is the first of three volumes of The Complete Sherlock Holmes reproduced from original copies of The Strand Magazine. The three books present all the Holmes stories arranged chronologically in order of first publication.

(back cover)

A Study in Scarlet
The Sign of Four
A Scandal in Bohemia
The Red-Headed League
A Case of Identity
The Boscombe Valley Mystery
The Five Orange Pips
The Man with the Twisted Lip
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb
The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor
The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet
The Adventure of the Copper Beaches
The Adventure of Silver Blaze
The Adventure of the Cardboard Box
The Adventure of the Yellow Face
The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk
The Adventure of the 'Gloria Scott'
The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual
The Adventure of the Reigate Squire
The Adventure of the Crooked Man
The Adventure of the Resident Patient
The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter
The Adventure of the Naval Treaty
The Adventure of the Final Problem

Genres: Classics, Mystery

Unknown Binding

About the author

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was a British writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for A Study in Scarlet, the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Holmes and Dr. Watson. The Sherlock Holmes stories are milestones in the field of crime fiction.
Doyle was a prolific writer. In addition to the Holmes stories, his works include fantasy and science fiction stories about Professor Challenger, and humorous stories about the Napoleonic soldier Brigadier Gerard, as well as plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction, and historical novels. One of Doyle's early short stories, "J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement" (1884), helped to popularise the mystery of the brigantine Mary Celeste, found drifting at sea with no crew member aboard.

Reviews

[Maureads · Rating 4 out of 5]

Entertaining short stories, ideal for unwinding after a long day at work.

[Joanna · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting read, while I enjoyed the dynamic between Sherlock and Watson I can't say I was a massive fan of this.

The cases are interesting but most of them are so short that the reader has no chance to form their own theories (which in my opinion is part of the fun when reading mysteries). Sherlock seems to reach a conclusion out of nowhere, with the suspect ending up being someone completely random.

While I understand that this is somewhat the point of the Sherlock stories - that he reaches a conclusion from small pieces of evidence that no one else could have put together - it detracts from the stories. When compared to the multitude of adaptions I feel as if they do a better job of balancing Sherlock's talents while still keeping the reader in the loop.

[Jeremiah Johnson · Rating 2 out of 5]

Some of the insights Holmes has when his clients first arrive are quite remarkable. However, the fact that the police can't figure out the cases proves that they are complete ignoramuses as they really aren't all that complex. An enjoyable read, even if it can get a bit redundant and predictable.

[B. Jay · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sherlock Holmes IS the man! Doyle's writing is extremely entertaining. Somehow Holmes is always four steps ahead of everyone else, and still manages those crazy cocaine benders in-between.

[Debbie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Classic detective novel. Loved it, all over again

[Erica · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an excellent collection of Sherlock Holmes stories. I read most of these many, many years ago. Still enjoyable.