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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Sir Arthur Conan DOYLE (1859 - 1930) The
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of 12 short stories that
were originally illustrated by Sidney Paget. These are the first set of
short stories that were published and followed the publishing of his
first 2 novels, A Study in Scarlet and The Sign of the Four. - Summary
by David Clarke
Sir Arthur Conan DOYLE (1859 - 1930) His
Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of
previously published Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle,
including the titular short story, "His Last Bow. The War Service of
Sherlock Holmes" (1917). The collection's first US edition adjusts the
anthology's subtitle to Some Later Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes. All
editions contain a brief preface, by "John H. Watson, M.D.", that
assures readers that as of the date of publication (1917), Holmes is
long retired from his profession of detective but is still alive and
well, albeit suffering from a touch of rheumatism. - Summary by David
Clarke
Genre(s): Crime & Mystery Fiction, General Fiction
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sir Arthur Conan DOYLE (1859 - 1930)
What
really killed Sir Charles Baskerville? Is his nephew, Sir Henry, in
danger from the legendary family curse, a gigantic black hound? Sherlock
Holmes and Dr. Watson are on the case in this classic mystery, set on
lonely Dartmoor in Devonshire. Neolithic ruins, a perilous quagmire,
eerie sounds in the night, and (of course) fog all add to the fun, with
an escaped convict thrown in for good measure. (Summary by Laurie Anne
Walden)
Sherlock
Holmes, a fictional character of the late 19th and early 20th century
created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is a
brilliant London-based "consulting detective" famous for his
intellectual prowess and renowned for his enormous scope of observation,
his astute logical reasoning and forensic science skills in solving
difficult crimes. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of
Sherlock Holmes mysteries, including The Final Problem in which Holmes
confronts his arch-nemesis Professor Moriarty, originally published in
1894, which are preceded by The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and
followed by The Hound of the Baskervilles. (Adapted from Wikipedia)
Genre(s): General Fiction, Detective Fiction, Short Stories
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Sir Arthur Conan DOYLE (1859 - 1930)
Having
left Sherlock Holmes apparently deceased at the conclusion of The Final
Problem (in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes), we now find that he is
alive after all! In this collection, first published in 1905, the great
detective causes Watson to faint (The Empty House), demonstrates that
cryptography is elementary (The Dancing Men), and gets engaged (Charles
Augustus Milverton). Join in the fun as Holmes deduces his way through
these thirteen adventures. (summary by Laurie Anne Walden)
Genre(s): Detective Fiction
The Sign of the Four
Sir Arthur Conan DOYLE (1859 - 1930)
When
a young lady approaches Sherlock Holmes looking for help in finding out
what happened to her father when he disappeared 10 years earlier, both
Holmes and Watson are sent on a mission involving stolen treasure,
service in colonial India and a secret pact among four ex-convicts.
(Summary by Robin Cotter)
Genre(s): Detective Fiction
A Study in Scarlet
Sir Arthur Conan DOYLE (1859 - 1930)
A
Study in Scarlet, a short novel published in 1887, was Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle's first Sherlock Holmes story. At the beginning of the book, Dr.
Watson meets the detective for the first time and we ride along with
them to the scene of a murder. The crime baffles the Scotland Yard
detectives, but of course Holmes solves it easily. In the second half of
the story, the scene shifts to Utah as we learn the murderer's history.
The action returns to London in the last two chapters. In his first
adventure, Holmes demonstrates many of the traits for which he later
became well known: meticulous study of a crime scene, brilliant
deductive reasoning, aptitude for chemistry and music, and the somewhat
annoying habit of withholding crucial facts from Watson (and
consequently the reader) until the conclusion of the case. (Summary by
Laurie Anne Walden)
Genre(s): Detective Fiction
The Valley of Fear
Sir Arthur Conan DOYLE (1859 - 1930)
Doyle's
final novel featuring the beloved sleuth, Sherlock Holmes, brings the
detective and his friend to a country manor where they are preceded by
either a murder or a suicide. A secretive organization lies culprit and
an infiltration of it is in order. (Summary by Katie Riley)
Genre(s): Detective Fiction
The Lost World
Sir Arthur Conan DOYLE (1859 - 1930) The Lost World is a novel released in 1912 by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle about an expedition to a plateau in the Amazon basin in Brazil that encountered prehistoric animals. It has been the inspiration for subsequent fiction, including Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park.