Sherlock Holmes - The Complete Novels & Stories : Volume 1

by Arthur Conan Doyle

Synopsis :

A Study in Scarlet(Novel)
The Sign of Four(Novel)

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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 Adventures 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

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Silver Blaze
The Yellow Face
The Stock-Broker’s Clerk
The “Gloria Scott”
The Musgrave Ritual
The Reigate Puzzle
The Crooked Man
The Resident Patient
The Greek Interpreter
The Naval Treaty
The Final Problem

Genres: Mystery

701 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2014

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

[Satya · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dr. John Watson, an Afghan war veteran returns to London owing to his injuries. Now with very less money he had, he finds living in a hotel expensive and wants to get a room at a reasonable price. And here comes our detective with whom Watson rooms at 221 B Baker street. And then starts the adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
It starts with "Study in Scarlet" and ends with the death of Sherlock in "The Final Problem".
Volume 1 consists of 2 novels and 23 short stories out of a total of 4 novels and 56 short stories.
I am reading this book after watching "Sherlock". If you are a complete newbie to Sherlock Holmes franchise then you will find yourself reading one of the best fiction novel ever written. But If you had watched the Sherlock before, you may find it less interesting but on the whole, it is worth reading.

[Deana Hamilton-Grummons · Rating 4 out of 5]

My favorite story in this compilation is the Sign of the Four. Great series of works assembled.