Sherlock Holmes - A Selection of Short Mystery Stories;With Original Illustrations by Sidney Paget & Charles R. Macauley

by Arthur Conan Doyle, Sidney Paget (Illustrator), Charles R MacAuley (Illustrator)

Overview

Sherlock Holmes, the world's most esteemed detective, comes head to head with his greatest challenges in this thrilling collection of Arthur Conan Doyle's crime stories.

Published between 1890 and 1917, this Sherlock Holmes collection features 11 of Arthur Conan Doyle's finest detective fiction stories. Each gripping case showcases the brilliant mind of Holmes and the lengths he will go to solve a case. With vivid descriptions, endless twists and turns, and dramatic conclusions, these tales are sure to keep you on the edge of your seat. This new edition from Read & Co. Books features the original illustrations by Sidney Paget and a specially commissioned introduction.

The stories featured in this volume include:

- Silver Blaze

- The Speckled Band

- The Sign of the Four

- A Scandal in Bohemia

- The Naval Treaty

- The Blue Carbuncle

- The Greek Interpreter

- The Red-Headed League

- The Empty House

- The Missing Three-Quarter

- His Last Bow

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781409724667
Publisher:	Detective Fiction Classics
Publication date:	06/17/2008
Pages:	508
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.14(d)

About the Author

A prolific author of books, short stories, poetry, and more, the Scottish writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) is best known for the creation of one of literature’s most vivid and enduring characters: Sherlock Holmes. Through detailed observation, vast knowledge, and brilliant deduction, Holmes and his trusted friend, Dr. Watson, step into the swirling fog of Victorian London to rescue the innocent, confound the guilty, and solve the most perplexing puzzles known to literature.

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