Sherlock Holmes, Volume 4

by Arthur Conan Doyle, Doug Elliott (Contributor)

A stunning gift edition boasting the early tales of Sherlock Holmes, including two short story collections.

This fourth and final volume concludes the exciting adventures of the world's most famous pipe-smoking detective, Sherlock Holmes, collecting works written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Included are the short story collections His Last Bow: Some Later Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes (1917) and The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1927), making this an indispensable classic for every  library. This elegantly designed edition features a new introduction by Douglas Elliott.

The Knickerbocker Classics bring together the essential works of classic authors from around the world in stunning editions to be collected and enjoyed.

Genres: Mystery, Classics

455 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 1, 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

[Virginia Cúneo · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Exactly, Watson. Pathetic and futile. But is not all life pathetic and futile? Is not his story a microcosm of the whole? We reach. We grasp. And what is left in our hands at the end? A shadow. Or worse than a shadow— misery."

I’ll be rereading these stories for the rest of my life – I enjoy them so much! Brilliant, elegant, complete and satisfying. And the old English is music to my mind!

[My Little Forest · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short and sweet, worth the read.

Particularly engaging stories within this last compilation in the tetra-volumed Sherlock Holmes series: "The Adventure of the Three Garridebs", "His Last Bow" and "Bruce-Parlington Plans".

What a treat it is whenever a character narrator gets to play as the focaliser and even lets the focalised take the narrative lead on occasion. Surprisingly shocked at Arthur's ethnic, cognitive and physical inclusivity when it comes to interspersing the tertiary characters throughout every case.

Here's some food for thought: understanding the Holmes-Watson dynamic as that of Quijote and Panza.

[Sydney · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m so sad that I’ve reached the end of Sherlock and Watson but I’m so happy I’ve read the entirety of the Sherlock Holmes works!