The Adventures Of sherlock Holmes
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Oversized Edition The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, first published on 14 October 1892. It contains the earliest short stories featuring the consulting detective Sherlock Holmes, which had been published in twelve monthly issues of The Strand Magazine from July 1891 to June 1892. The stories are collected in the same sequence, which is not supported by any fictional chronology. The only characters common to all twelve are Holmes and Dr. Watson and all are related in first-person narrative from Watson's point of view. In general the stories in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes identify, and try to correct, social injustices. Holmes is portrayed as offering a new, fairer sense of justice. The stories were well received, and boosted the subscriptions figures of The Strand Magazine , prompting Doyle to be able to demand more money for his next set of stories. The first story, "A Scandal in Bohemia", includes the character of Irene Adler, who, despite being featured only within this one story by Doyle, is a prominent character in modern Sherlock Holmes adaptations, generally as a love interest for Holmes. Doyle included four of the twelve stories from this collection in his twelve favourite Sherlock Holmes stories, picking "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" as his overall favourite. Includes: 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 The Adventure of the Copper Beeches Review: Perfect! - Perfect! Review: Ordered for school - I ordered this book @the last min 4 my sons summmer reading project. It arrived very fast & in new condition as listed! He also liked reading the book!
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| Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 474 Reviews |
G**N
Perfect!
Perfect!
C**L
Ordered for school
I ordered this book @the last min 4 my sons summmer reading project. It arrived very fast & in new condition as listed! He also liked reading the book!
A**M
LA homeschool
More difficult in read than expected
W**U
small font, giant paper back
this is a giant paperback book with no pictures and tiny font
A**N
Very odd print format
It's mostly my fault for not reading the product description closer. It's very large for a book this length and that alone is immediately off-putting. Then there is no table of contents, not all of the chapters include a title or title page, and then the text is all formatting into two columns on the page. So bizarre and unpleasant, and I immediately looked for a different printing to get instead.
S**Y
Very small print!
Very small print.
L**M
It’s HUGE
The book is about a foot long, i could never bring it anywhere. And the print is very small
E**D
12 Entertaining Tales of Intrigue
A Scandal in Bohemia: The first Sherlock Holmes short story is quite a fun adventure but for my money not quite as good as the novels that preceded it, despite the short stories being far more popular. 4/5 The Red-Headed League: A rather slight, more comical adventure for Holmes, following off from the tone of the previous one. While I prefer the more serious and tense side of Holmes stories, it's definitely a fun time for what it is. 3.5/5 A Case of Identity: A very fun, if also slight, Holmes mystery that's short and devoid of much tension but has a rather satisfying ending. 3.5/5 The Boscombe Valley Mystery: An absolute highlight of this collection that reminds me of the novels I so dearly love from this series. The twist is sublime and the arc is so entertaining, a very fascinating story. It is a complete Holmesian mystery told in the length of a short story, far more appealing than trifles of the rest of the book surrounding it. 4.5/5 The Five Orange Pips: An ominous tale that's more suspenseful than adventurous, the conflict within is very much an interesting one, even if the mystery is not solvable by the reader. I appreciate the effort in doing something new with Holmes quite a bit although I can't help but feel that it reads more as a prologue for a never recounted tale than a full story. 4/5 The Man With The Twisted Lip: One of the more inventive stories in this collection, from starting with one story and moving to a completely different plot midway through, to the meeting of Holmes and Watson during the course of events, to the final reveal of the mystery. It's lighter fare but good fun. 3.5/5 The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle: A lighter story again with a very intriguing mystery as Holmes and Watson encounter one turn after another and Holmes gets to use his guile and charisma to its fullest. 4/5 The Adventure of The Speckled Band: A tense and fast tale full of exotic elements to it, Holmes faces an antagonist that actually feels like a serious threat for the first time. Great tale. 4.5/5 The Adventure of the Engineer’s Thumb: Intriguing little tale that's more horror than mystery. Not much detective work here but it's certainly interesting. 3/5 The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor: A fun little romp with a very short mystery. Not much to say other than the meal described by Watson sounds utterly delicious. 3/5 The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet: Another fun romp with a few really entertaining scenes of Holmes being Holmes, even if the mystery and supporting cast are rather mediocre 3/5 The Adventure of the Copper Breaches: A lesser tale to end it, sadly, with a less than interesting mystery and copious amounts of gore with an unsatisfying ending. 2.5/5 All in all, the first short story collection of Sherlock Homes is one of the better works in the series, if inconsistent compared to the novels that preceded it.
F**N
A classic must-have
Amazing classic that should be on every bookshelf!
S**O
... the entire Sherlock Holmes collection of stories but still enjoy reading it very much
I have read the entire Sherlock Holmes collection of stories but still enjoy reading it very much. The pleasure to read these stories is beyond words. I have hard copy of the entire collection but still wanted a soft copy which can be easily carried everywhere. Thanks Amazon for bringing out the soft copy of these stories.
D**M
Good product
Good to read
D**N
livre
mon expérience est difficile a expliquer puisque je n'ai eu le temps de lire ce livre, mais bientôt, correspond a la demande -
A**R
Giant book, good stories
Great for the stories it includes, but it is way too big. Its about the size of a Guinness World Record book, not a hardcover.
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