Arthur Conan Doyle The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his famous detective and illustrated by Sidney Paget.

These are the first of the Sherlock Holmes short stories, originally published as single stories in the Strand Magazine from July 1891 to June 1892. The book was published in England on October 14, 1892 by George Newnes Ltd and in a US Edition on October 15 by Harper. The initial combined print run was 14,500 copies.

Genres: Classics, Mystery, Fiction, Thriller, Crime

290 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 20, 2017

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

[Brumchkin Murphy · Rating 5 out of 5]

"You'll come with me, won't you?"

"If I can be of use."

"Oh, a trusty comrade is always of use"


I have never read Sherlock Holmes, or anything of the 'mystery' or 'detective' genres for the most part. But this shit rocked, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes consisted on 12 Sherlock Stories. Which I had no prior experience to. Sherlock's deductions are fun, the stories are far fetched and interesting, but possible to come up with some semblance of the answer with what is given by Doyle. The stories are easy to read and entertaining, and it being set in 12 mini stories made reading the book a bit at a time very palpable. As for the main characters Watson is best boi and Sherlock is cool and sarcastic and smokes opium and does lots of stimulants(cool guy). Plus loads of people have firearms and chew tobacco and talk funny which is slay. My favorite stories were either "A Case of Identity" or "The Berryl Coronet" but they were all quite enjoyable.

All in all I would rate this collection of stories 4.7 deductions about someone's shoes out of 5 deductions about someone's shoes.

[Nik Havert · Rating 4 out of 5]

The collection is full of fun stories, but some have endings that feel rushed (i.e., A criminal is discovered, but escapes and is later reported dead in a ship disaster.). My favorite is "The Blue Carbuncle," as Holmes and Watson both solve a mystery and have fun doing it.

[Jessica Nelsen · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5/5 stars

[Ellie Bean · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely stellar. Never a miss with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories

[Billasweet · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book contains some of adventure Sherlock Holmes to break the case. In this book, there are six chapter with different story. I really like it. It’s like reminds me about my memory childhood

[Dyuti Islam · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of those rare books that I'd start reading after months or years, yet still feel the thrill as if it were the first time I'd read it. Homes and Watson are the best duo.

[Just Lina · Rating 5 out of 5]

What an entertaining series! Witty & surprising

[Ollie · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle was an unsurprisingly good read. I, a 17 year old boy, am not crazy about reading, however, I thoroughly enjoyed this fun classic collection of stories. To my surprise (despite being written over a century ago) it was simple to understand and follow, which added to my overall enjoyment of the book.
From the twelve short stories, all follow the same structure. They always begin with Watson, the narrator and Sherlock's assistant, referencing/reflecting on old cases, or experiencing something himself, before transitioning to him recalling a case they did together. The story then switches to the detailed depiction of the case, usually starting with somebody coming to 221b Baker Street to get Holmes’ help. Then, said person goes through their own story in great detail, during which Sherlock picks up on things the readers cannot. After the account is complete, Watson and Sherlock discuss the story together, and usually do some investigating of their own. Despite each story having a uniquely interesting plot, all of them end in a grand reveal ending, where Sherlock solves the case in front of everybody. He always then goes over how he came to his conclusions, always calling back to details hidden earlier in the story. The only story that doesn’t have a satisfying ending is “The 5 Orange Pips”, which, uncoincidentally, was my least favorite of the stories.
The two aspects of secretly important details, and a grand reveal, are the token moments in any Sherlock Holmes adventure. For instance in “The Red Headed League”, after solving the case, Holmes references back to multiple details which had been sprinkled earlier in the story. He explains an action he did, saying to Watson, “...beating upon the pavement with my stick. I was ascertaining where the cellar stretched out in front or behind,”(Doyle). Then later he referencing the man's appearance he saw earlier. “...how worn, wrinkled, and stained they were. They spoke of hours of burrowing”. These callbacks to secret details not only excite the reader, but exemplify how brilliant Holmes’ is.
The other big moment in every adventure is in the grand reveal. One that stands out is in “The Man with The Twisted Lip”. This happens when Sherlock reveals the man accused of kidnapping was the missing man all along. “Never in my life have I seen such a sight. The man's face peeled off under the sponge like the bark from a tree. …’Great heavens!’ cried the inspector, ‘it is, indeed, the missing man’”. The moment was an exciting surprise to me, especially after Holmes explains how he knew, through yet again, calling back to details.
Together, the combination of simple to follow, interesting stories, mixed with meaningful small details that are crucial for the conclusion, and a big “ah hah!” moment at the end, make Sherlock Holmes adventures, not only interesting, but incredibly fun short stories to read.
I would recommend this collection to anybody who enjoys a fun mystery, and doesn't want a dense book. I would especially recommend it to people who want to get back into reading or feel like they want to start reading more, since the shortness of the stories, mixed with their simplicity and intrigue eliminates the usual boringness that typically comes with reading.

[Ryan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyed the novelty of reading, essentially, the origin of detective mystery stories. The setting and historical background was also wonderfully insightful, the class differences and mention of the colonies were painted a picture of life in the 1890s. The stories themselves surprised me for how almost mundane some of the were, the scandal in Bohemia or the red head league were so bizarre. Personally enjoyed the murder mysteries much more, The Speckled Band probably being my favourite. Parts were dated and it was quite formulaic in some places but overall really enjoyable.

[Heidi Wray · Rating 2 out of 5]

I’m not one for Sherlock Holmes stories anyways so this could just be my opinion. But I didn’t feel the jobs Sherlock was given, were actually hard to solve or “Sherlock Worthy”.
They seemed rushed to me, I felt like I had wasted time reading the book as none of the 12 had a satisfying end to their story.
However, I’m still rating it 2 star as the way it was written in “old English” still gave the essence of what it would be like to read the stories for the first time all those years ago when they were written.
Probably not a book I would recommend to others unless they love Sherlock Holmes no matter how bad the story lines may be.
As years have gone by - they’ve definitely made Sherlock Holmes a lot more clever, as he was written to be like any other detective in this book, and the whole thing just lacked excitement.

[David Rae · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sherlock seems to be flavor of the month, or should that be decade. He has never been out of print or out of fashion and seems to be reinvented almost constantly.
Having said that, for me the books are a less than the vast array of adaptations. Conan-Doyle makes Holmes clever by making everyone else a bit slow. It's as if Sherlock sucks all the air out of the room and no else is able to do anything making the whole thing feel like a vanity project.

[Lindsey Bagley · Rating 3 out of 5]

I listened to this one in Spanish, often while I was in the shower so it was hard for me to hear all the way. With that said, there were definitely parts that I missed, which made it hard to follow the mysteries. There were definitely some stories that I recognized.

[Martin · Rating 5 out of 5]

The adventures of Sherlock Holmes contain the well-known stories "The Riddle of Boscombe Valley" or "The Blue Carbuncle", i.e. the more well-known pieces. For me, it's the perfect read for rainy weather in autumn, because then you almost feel like you're in Baker Street in a foggy, rainy London.

[S M · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book I first read when I was a kid of 10-11 ages. At such age, I could visualize a tall man with a hat over head, pipe in lips and whose eyes were full of sharpness.

[faye · Rating 5 out of 5]

I want to read it!

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is twelve more short stories with the wonderful Sherlock Homes and Dr Watson.
These were more mysteries which they manage to solve in their own inimitable way.

[ms ysolde · Rating 4 out of 5]

this a short stories of his life. the adventure experiences.

[Carmen · Rating 3 out of 5]

good for your 10 year old. bad for your college english lecture

[Ngô Trí]

fvb

[Thanh Bình · Rating 5 out of 5]

😍

[Tilda🩰 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jag läste serie varianten och den var toppen bra!!😍😌

[Jocelyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

These stories were fun to read and a great introduction to the infamous Sherlock Holmes. I’d love to read the novels and more of the short stories some day.

[Dushmantha Ekanayake]

5/5