The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Other Stories

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Other Stories

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Other Stories

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Other Stories

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Overview

No home library is complete without the classics! The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Other Stories brings together the essential works from Arthur Conan Doyle in an elegant, leather-bound, omnibus edition—a keepsake to be read and treasured.

There is one literary detective who stands above all others, whose powers of deduction are known the world over, whose influence can still be felt in today's most modern whodunits. Who is it, you ask? Why, it's elementary! Sherlock Holmes, the famous gumshoe of 221B Baker Street. And Sir Arthur Conan Doyle—the man who made him famous in such tales as The Hound of the Baskervilles and A Study in Scarlet—changed the world of mysteries, inspiring legions of devoted fans.

 

Whether you're a devotee or you've yet to be awed by Holmes's powers of deduction, you'll love this Canterbury Classics edition of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous works, including The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Sign of Four, The Valley of Fear, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, The Return of Sherlock Holmes, and The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes. The perfect book to complete any bookshelf, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Other Stories features an eye-catching leather-bound cover with gold foil stamping, as well as fine ivory paper with gilded edges. You'll be spellbound by Conan Doyle's descriptive prose, and then delight in displaying this beautiful book in your home.

 

A classic keepsake for fans of detective novels, as well as all great literature, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Other Stories is the perfect addition to any library.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781607102113
Publisher: Canterbury Classics
Publication date: 11/01/2011
Series: Leather-bound Classics
Pages: 1052
Sales rank: 80,121
Product dimensions: 6.40(w) x 9.30(h) x 2.20(d)
Lexile: 1020L (what's this?)

About the Author

About The Author
Arthur Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a Scottish physician and writer, most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction. He was a prolific writer whose other works include science fiction stories, historical novels, plays and romances, poetry, and non-fiction.

Michael A. Cramer, PhD, is a writer, an actor, and a filmmaker, who teaches communications at City College of New York and at Borough of Manhattan Community College. He is the author of A Confederacy of Whores: Media and Politics in George W. Bush's America and Medieval Fantasy as Performance: The Society for Creative Anachronism and the Current Middle Ages, as well as numerous articles, short stories, screenplays and chap-books. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Date of Birth:

May 22, 1859

Date of Death:

July 7, 1930

Place of Birth:

Edinburgh, Scotland

Place of Death:

Crowborough, Sussex, England

Education:

Edinburgh University, B.M., 1881; M.D., 1885

Table of Contents

A Study in Scarlet
Part 1Being a Reprint from the Reminiscences of John H. Watson, M.D., Late of the Army Medical Department.
1Mr. Sherlock Holmes15
2The Science of Deduction19
3The Lauriston Garden Mystery25
4What John Rance Had to Tell32
5Our Advertisement Brings a Visitor36
6Tobias Gregson Shows What He Can Do41
7Light in the Darkness46
Part 2The Country of the Saints
1On the Great Alkali Plain52
2The Flower of Utah58
3John Ferrier Talks with the Prophet62
4A Flight for Life65
5The Avenging Angels71
6A Continuation of the Reminiscences of John Watson, M.D.76
7The Conclusion83
The Sign of Four
1The Science of Deduction89
2The Statement of the Case94
3In Quest of a Solution97
4The Story of the Bald-headed Man100
5The Tragedy of Pondicherry Lodge106
6Sherlock Holmes Gives a Demonstration110
7The Episode of the Barrel115
8The Baker Street Irregulars122
9A Break in the Chain128
10The End of the Islander134
11The Great Agra Treasure139
12The Strange Story of Jonathan Small143
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
A Scandal in Bohemia161
The Red-headed League176
A Case of Identity190
The Boscombe Valley Mystery202
The Five Orange Pips217
The Man with the Twisted Lip229
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle244
The Adventure of the Speckled Band257
The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb273
The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor287
The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet301
The Adventure of the Copper Beeches316
Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Silver Blaze335
The Yellow Face350
The Stock-broker's Clerk362
The "Gloria Scott"373
The Musgrave Ritual386
The Reigate Puzzle398
The Crooked Man411
The Resident Patient422
The Greek Interpreter435
The Naval Treaty447
The Final Problem469
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
The Adventure of the Empty House483
The Adventure of the Norwood Builder496
The Adventure of the Dancing Men511
The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist526
The Adventure of the Priory School538
The Adventure of Black Peter558
The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton572
The Adventure of the Six Napoleons582
The Adventure of the Three Students596
The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez607
The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter622
The Adventure of the Abbey Grange635
The Adventure of the Second Stain650
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1Mr. Sherlock Holmes669
2The Curse of the Baskervilles673
3The Problem679
4Sir Henry Baskerville685
5Three Broken Threads692
6Baskerville Hall698
7The Stapletons of the Merripit House704
8First Report of Dr. Watson712
9Second Report of Dr. Watson716
10Extract from the Diary of Dr. Watson726
11The Man on the Tor732
12Death on the Moor740
13Fixing the Nets747
14The Hound of the Baskervilles754
15A Retrospection761
The Valley of Fear
Part 1The Tragedy of Birlstone
1The Warning769
2Sherlock Holmes Discourses774
3The Tragedy of Birlstone779
4Darkness784
5The People of the Drama791
6A Dawning Light798
7The Solution806
Part 2The Scowrers
1The Man815
2The Bodymaster820
3Lodge 341, Vermissa830
4The Valley of Fear839
5The Darkest Hour846
6Danger853
7The Trapping of Birdy Edwards Epilogue865
His Last Bow
The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge
1The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles869
2The Tiger of San Pedro877
The Adventure of the Cardboard Box888
The Adventure of the Red Circle901
The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans913
The Adventure of the Dying Detective932
The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax942
The Adventure of the Devil's Foot954
His Last Bow970
The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes
The Adventure of the Illustrious Client984
The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier1000
The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone1012
The Adventure of the Three Gables1023
The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire1033
The Adventure of the Three Garridebs1044
The Problem of Thor Bridge1054
The Adventure of the Creeping Man1070
The Adventure of the Lion's Mane1083
The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger1095
The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place1102
The Adventure of the Retired Colourman1113
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