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| Original Title: | The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Sherlock Holmes #3 |
| Characters: | Inspector Lestrade, Irene Adler, Dr. John Watson, Sherlock Holmes |
Arthur Conan Doyle
Paperback | Pages: 389 pages Rating: 4.31 | 228179 Users | 6276 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes #3) |
| Author | : | Arthur Conan Doyle |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 389 pages |
| Published | : | October 22nd 1998 by Oxford University Press (first published October 1892) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Humor. Childrens. Realistic Fiction. Middle Grade. Sequential Art. Graphic Novels. Young Adult |
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"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" is a collection of twelve detective stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous literary creation, Sherlock Holmes. Contained within this collection are the following tales: 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, and The Adventure of the Copper BeechesRating Containing Books The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes #3)
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Here are my reviews of individual stories:Link to review of the first story, A Scandal in BohemiaLink to review of the second story, The Red-Headed LeagueLink to another one, The Adventure of the Speckled BandTo have a slight measure of the pleasant chills that race up and down your spine when you delve into a meaty Holmes mystery, do read the introduction passage by Mark Gatiss (co-creator of BBC Entertainments Sherlock). Amidst a host of admirable emotions, Gatiss one nostalgic paragraph captured my fancy.It goes thusly, Id never read any of the original stories until one fateful Saturday when, recovering from German measles, I was given a treat : a trip to WH Smith, and the purchase of any book
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. It was first published on 14 October 1892. Follow the brilliant Sherlock Holmes and his devoted assistant, Dr. Watson as they investigate a dozen of their best-known cases. Featured stories in this collection include several of the author's personal favorites: "A Scandal in Bohemia" in which a king is blackmailed by a former lover and Holmes
Read for the second timeIn sixty investigations, narrated by Dr. Watson, his eminent memorialist, Sherlock Holmes gave only twenty-five guilty to justice.Nine others had escaped the just punishment that awaited them after the riddle's resolution of the enigma.Eleven investigations had the result only of revealing a supposed crime or a pure fantasy having no relation of gravity with that supposed.At the end of the remaining fifteen investigations, Sherlock Holmes, substituting himself for
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3), Arthur Conan Doyle The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. It was first published on 14 October 1892; the individual stories had been serialised in The Strand Magazine between July 1891 and June 1892. The stories are not in chronological order, and the only characters common to all twelve are Holmes and Dr. Watson. The stories are
Fun. The crimes in this book are more along the lines of puzzles to work out rather than realistic depictions of crime in late Victorian- early Edwardian England. Contrived, but enjoyable.My favourite moment, I am not positive it is in this collection, is when Holmes and Watson are on a train steaming through the countryside and Watson makes an observation about the peaceful looking pretty cottages for which Holmes rebukes him 'no one knows what dark crimes are committed behind those doors' -
"There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact."Sherlock Holmes is a detective consulted upon by royalty and commoners alike. Where crime is concerned, Sherlock Holmes is the key. Relying on minute information Mr. Holmes is able to solve cases that Scotland Yard cannot. Wether a murder or a disapperance, a grand mansion or the streets of London Mr. Holmes is on the case. With his trusted partner and friend Dr. John Watson by his side, Mr. Holmes takes crime by storm.My interest for
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