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A book of short stories featuring Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson.
After Holmes apparently perished along with his arch-enemy Moriarty at the end of a previous book, Conan Doyle was bullied or persuaded into bringing him back. First he wrote 'The Hound of the Baskervilles', which didn't altogether meet his fans' wishes because it was predated to before the events at the Reichenbach Falls. But in The Return of Sherlock Holmes, Conan Doyle did have Holmes reappear, to Dr Watson's delight, having livi ...more
After Holmes apparently perished along with his arch-enemy Moriarty at the end of a previous book, Conan Doyle was bullied or persuaded into bringing him back. First he wrote 'The Hound of the Baskervilles', which didn't altogether meet his fans' wishes because it was predated to before the events at the Reichenbach Falls. But in The Return of Sherlock Holmes, Conan Doyle did have Holmes reappear, to Dr Watson's delight, having livi ...more
I enjoyed what I've read of Sherlock Holmes in my younger years but these days, I find that I don't really enjoy these stories anymore. I feel that maybe I've been spoiled by the moder crime writing that is very different to these stories. I mean I even rolled my eyes when Holmes came back to live at the beginning of this book. The rest is a predictably Sherlockian unpredictable mystery adventures as told by Dr. Watson.
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Aug 08, 2011
Ellen
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Jan 14, 2012
Celeste
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Jul 30, 2012
Isabell
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it was amazing
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Shelves:
english-lit,
oldies,
ed-english,
classics,
audiobook,
short-stories,
library-books,
mystery,
unabridged,
anthology
Nov 24, 2012
Denise
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Feb 20, 2014
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Elizabeth Stultz
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