Classic Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle

Collection of seven of the most thrilling of the Sherlock Holmes stories: The Red-Headed League, A Case of Identity, The Boscombe Valley Mystery, The Beryl Coronet, The Copper Beeches, A Scandal in Bohemia, the Speckled Band.

Genres: Classics, Mystery

215 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1998

About the author

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was a Scottish 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

[Gabriel Gutierrez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Title: Classic Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes
Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Classic Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a series of his incredible adventures and mysteries. Along with his partner Jabez Wilson, they go on journeys together to solve their town's biggest mysteries. One of the mysteries is called the Red Headed League. Basically, Sherlock has heard that a red headed league started by a British mastermind who is now dead. Sherlock then takes Jabez with him and they stumble upon the journey but then find and blackmail a British kid who knows everything. They later on find and hunt down each and every one of the red headed league, then ending having a gunfight. Of course, the genius Holmes uses his tactical skills and captures them with Wilson. I think this is a very mysterious and mind confusing book with mind blowing puzzles and characters, only for older readers because I don't think young readers will understand the concept of these puzzles. My favorite quote from this book is "I am the best at doing my thing." from Holmes. I chose this book because I love puzzle solving and mystery suspense books.

[Jackson Hohauser · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Classical Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle is a great depiction of one of the most famous characters in the world, Sherlock Holmes. I have read several other versions of Holmes's story, but this book in particular stood out to me. Instead of having chapters, Doyle uses different stories to break the story up for the reader. I thought this was a very clever way of keeping the reader more focused on the book, because in each chapter something completely new was happening. Doyle's diction and rhetoric were really at the forefront throughout each and every story, making it for quite the intellectual read. While I was no big Sherlock Holmes fan before picking this book up, I most certainly am now. If you take the time to read it, you will too. Amazing book I would recommend to anyone.

[Britt Lovelady · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not particularly my style of book. It was made up of 12 short mysteries told from Dr. Watson's perspective. My biggest complaint was that obviously none of them were remotely realistic. Sherlock would almost immediately solve the crime, often using his background knowledge such as a newspaper article he'd read earlier in the morning before the story started. Then he'd accuse the bad guy and the bad guy would almost immediately give up and confess. It got a bit monotonous after a while, but I suppose it wasn't meant to be read one after another. Oh well, I give it a C-.

[Joseph]

Mystery: Time for BBC America's greatest, most socially awkward detective. This however is the classic Sherlock. From the view of Dr. Watson (a war doctor with a bad leg) we are introduced to a man who can tell your life story just by looking at you. He is also egocentric and only tackles cases that he finds interesting. With his genius he has solved some of the most impossible cases and fight Jack the ripper along the way while also being challenged by his rival Moriotee. Recommend 10/10

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh, how I devoured the mysteries of the great thinker, Sherlock Holmes! I loved following along with his logical thought processes. Re-read this collection over and over as a girl. Childhood favorite.

[Mandy · Rating 2 out of 5]

For some reason, this was the only "fun" book I felt like reading while I was studying for my qualifying exams last summer, and I didn't even like it that much! I'm half ashamed to admit it, but I'd rather watch Sherlock.

[Miss · Rating 4 out of 5]

Listening to a Libri-vox reading of these short stories.
They're actually quite humorous!

[Tasha · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved it! Awesome Sherlock cases as well as you get to know the character better.

[Raejean · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sherlock Holmes isn't my favorite detective, but I'm glad I read these stories.

[Winter Sophia Rose · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent Book, Worth Reading!

[Orangetails · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent book! Loads of great mysteries, and it's by the actual author, not a watered down version. If you like a good mystery, read this!

[Lucy Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was a lovely book, it didn’t hold as much mystery as I thought a Sherlock Holmes book would have.
But I have enjoyed reading his thought process and how he came to the conclusions that he did.