The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: with 13 original Sidney Paget illustrations (2nd. ed.)

by Arthur Conan Doyle

Overview

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes gathers together the first twelve short stories of Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle’s famous private investigator, all of which appeared in The Strand magazine following the success of two earlier Holmes novels, A Study in Scarlet and The Sign of the Four. With the Adventures, Holmes’ persona of infallible detective slips somewhat, and Conan-Doyle occasionally allows the villain to escape or fail to get his just desserts. In the first encounter, A Scandal in Bohemia, the arch-sleuth is even bested by a woman - a shocking put-down for any self-respecting Victorian male, and doubly so for Holmes! With 13 of Sidney Paget’s original illustrations, and written by a master of his art, these are tales you will come back to again and again.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781911405382
Publisher:	Aziloth Books
Publication date:	08/08/2017
Pages:	222
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.47(d)
Age Range:	9 - 18 Years

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

Table of Contents

I A Scandal in Bohemia

II The Red-Headed :League

III A Case of Identity

IV The Boscombe Valley Mystery

V The Five Orange Pips

VI The Man With the Twisted Lip

VII The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle

VIII The Adventure of the Speckled Band

IX The Adventure of the Engineer’s Thumb

X The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor

XI The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet

XII The Adventure of the Copper Beeches