Sherlock Holmes: A selection of His Greatest Cases

by Arthur Conan Doyle

This beautifully presented slipcase edition offers a selection of the master detective's greatest cases, including the most popular Holmes story ever written, The Hound of the Baskervilles. In addition to this full-length novel, the compendium comprises short stories drawn from his major collections The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes and The Return of Sherlock Holmes.Features include: The Hound of the Baskervilles Conan Doyle s most famous Holmesian novel; 13 classic short stories; authentic, atmospheric illustrations by Sidney Paget; insightful introduction by leading crime writer, Martin Edwards, founder-member of the Murder Squad collective of crime writers and editor of the Crime Writers' Association s annual anthology.The stories are: The Red-headed League, 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 Copper Beeches, Silver Blaze, The Musgrave Ritual, The Reigate Squires, The Final Problem, The Empty House, The Dancing Men, The Priory School."

384 pages, Hardcover

Published April 1, 2015

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

[Bob Cantrell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Some may think that I am a slow reader, but they would be wrong. The reason that I took so long to read this book is because it is a classic and like a fine wine must be sipped to be enjoyed. These are some of the best stories ever. Sherlock Holmes never get old he just improves with age. The first time I was introduced to Holmes and Watson was when I was about eleven years old. Then followed a life long friendship. I was reacquainted with them years later in my twenties. Now we have met again and I plan on not losing touch with two good friends again. If you can't guess by now I loved this book and would recommend it to any fan of good detective fiction. Just remember the dog in the night.

[seireitou_zero · Rating 5 out of 5]

Having read the adventures of Holmes and Watson from my childhood on out, it was really great to revisit some of the more memorable tales, thanks to a birthday present from a friend! The presentation of this edition is rather nice as well, and I love the illustrations.