The Adventures of the Noble Bachelor, the Beryl Coronet, and the Copper Beeches

by Arthur Conan Doyle, D. Gardner (Editor)

A Bachelor. A bejeweled Coronet. A Suspicious Job Offer. These are the fodder that piques Sherlock Holmes’ interest inb thes three cases, reported and narrated by Holmes’ steadfast ally, Dr. Watson. Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (May 22, 1859 – July 7, 1930) was a British writer and physician, most noted for his fictional stories about the most famous detective Sherlock Holmes, who is generally considered THE milestone Character in the field of crime fiction! Conan Doyle was a prolific writer whose other works include fantasy and science fiction stories, plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction and historical novels. Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was born at 11 Picardy Place, Edinburgh, Scotland. He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh Medical School From 1876 to 1881 and completed his M.D. degree in 1885. His first work, A Study in Scarlet, featuring Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, was bought by Ward Lock & Co on November 20, 1886. They paid Conan Doyle £25 for all rights to the story. The piece appeared later that year in the Beeton's Christmas Annual and received good reviews in The Scotsman and the Glasgow Herald.

Genres: Mystery, Classics

134 pages, Paperback

Published February 14, 2016

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

[J9 · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Noble Bachelor was another great read by Doyle. Didn't see this ending at all, and even though I had some guesses, none came close. One of the better ones. Just wish Lestrade wasn't such a ninny. He should realize by now that Holmes is smarter than him and just utilize him for what he is - a better tool.

[Tish · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read these for a book club. I liked Copper Beeches the best. I find these stories so be very readable given they were written so long ago.

[James · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very good selection of Arthur Conan Doyle Short Stories. Very fun and diverse. Many of them are very good mysteries.

[Phuong Anh · Rating 3 out of 5]

The plot was quite dissapointing. The build up was good but the ending was boring. 3 stars. A flash in the pan.

[Bonnie Dale Keck · Rating 5 out of 5]

Have read all of Doyle's Sherlock Holmes and probably others as well, just never bothered to put them in to amazon or goodreads, so dates wrong. Some KU some paperback some hardback some collections.