The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Penguin Clothbound Classics) [Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]

by Arthur Conan Doyle

Unknown Binding

About the author

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was a Scottish writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for A Study in Scarlet, the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Holmes and Dr. Watson. The Sherlock Holmes stories are milestones in the field of crime fiction.

Doyle was a prolific writer. In addition to the Holmes stories, his works include fantasy and science fiction stories about Professor Challenger, and humorous stories about the Napoleonic soldier Brigadier Gerard, as well as plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction, and historical novels. One of Doyle's early short stories, "J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement" (1884), helped to popularise the mystery of the brigantine Mary Celeste, found drifting at sea with no crew member aboard.

Reviews

[Alan D · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is a classic mystery collection that follows the brilliant detective Sherlock Holmes and his loyal friend Dr. Watson as they solve strange and mysterious cases in Victorian London. Each story is a new mystery, from missing people to stolen items, and Holmes always uses his sharp mind and clever observations to figure things out. What I liked about this book was how smart and quick-thinking Holmes is. He notices tiny details that everyone else misses, and it’s fun to try to solve the mystery before he does. I also liked the friendship between Holmes and Watson, which adds more human effects to the stories. One thing I didn’t like was that some of the language felt old-fashioned and was hard to follow at times. Still, I give this book a solid thumbs up and recommend it to anyone who enjoys mysteries, smart characters, and classic detective stories.
The mystery elements in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle are what make the book so exciting. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle builds suspense by slowly revealing clues and letting the reader see the case through Dr. Watson’s eyes. Since Watson doesn’t always understand what Holmes is thinking, the reader is kept guessing until the very end. Some of the stories had surprising twists that I didn’t see coming, where the solution was totally unexpected. Other times, the clues were more obvious, but it was still fun to see how Holmes put everything together. The author does a great job of balancing suspense with logic, making each mystery feel like a puzzle that’s just waiting to be solved. This book shows why Sherlock Holmes is still one of the most famous detectives in fiction.

[Seyit Karaalioglu · Rating 4 out of 5]

There is no need for a detailed comment on the book for as the name Sir Arthur Conan Doyle already explains everything what you will find in this book ! Whether normal or Peculiar, complex or simple, Sherlock will always find a way to solve the case or the case will be solved by itself under inflicted stress of our protagonist. The reader is encouraged to think throughout the stories and solve the stories using logic, instinct and past recollections of other circumstances. I pretty much read the stories with a couple of intervals to think about the future of the case, potential probabilities of each incident and unexpected twists that may shape the story in a different direction.