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Sherlock Holmes Short Stories

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Sherlock Holmes is the greatest detective of them all. He sits in his room, and smokes his pipe. He listens, and watches, and thinks. He listens to the steps coming up the stairs; he watches the door opening - and he knows what question the stranger will ask.
In these three of his best stories, Holmes has three visitors to the famous flat in Baker Street - visitors who bring their troubles to the only man in the world who can help them.

116 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1943

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245 reviews317 followers
August 5, 2015
like all Conan Doyle's story was great....if you are abig fan of him you would enjoy it i can thousand bet on that.
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116 reviews3 followers
January 27, 2021
3.5 stars
Great book for mid-level readers. The little stories are captivating, and the text is adapted. It convinced me to read the complete book.
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32 reviews
April 6, 2020
It's a very fantastic book , though the level is 5 but it's easy for the intermediate students...
It's very wonderful u can't start reading a story then stop .. it will attract u to read more ...
The plot in each story is very genius.... especially the last one ... i recommend this book
But the second story is like an Adventures story not a mystery one ...
The most complicated one is the last and the fourth ..
You can find the electronic version for free at pdfdrive.com
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Author 13 books23 followers
December 23, 2012
This was a fun book. The short stories are certainly creative, though they sometimes get a bit redundant in that, in good Holmes' fashion, details are described and Holmes is the only one who can put them all together. It did get me to be a better observer, though I can't quite figure a person out yet by his footprint.
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10 reviews
January 24, 2018
Once again i amazed with that over-great detective, Sherlock Holmes. When i read this book, i was scared,the stories are scary, and i was alone in my bedroom. But i have got the beautiful sentence, when Watson attacked, Holmes got his tears and Watson realize that Holmes is the best friend he has ever had
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4,677 reviews58 followers
March 27, 2017
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.
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271 reviews7 followers
September 2, 2022
I like the mystery, but the writing, while ideal for short stories, sadly is not my favorite.
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32 reviews
March 5, 2025
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18 reviews1 follower
April 18, 2024
Book that I have read to continue improving my English learning.

I have to say that of the ones I have read, it has been the one I liked the most, both for its theme and its format, since they are small stories within the same book (some more interesting than others) but the reading did not bother me. It has become as boring as other books I have used to improve English.

Therefore, it fulfills its function very well in addition to being entertaining and enjoyable.

I would give it a 6.5/10
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105 reviews
December 11, 2015
My Dear Watson

The greatest detective of all times...Sherlock Holmes!

Reading books which were written a long time ago always make me wonder about that particular period of time.
For example:
Did they already have telephones in 18something?
How did Holmes make a living, charges are only vaguely mentioned, I think. (Could one earn money by owning property as was the case in Jane Austen times, if I remember correctly?)
Is it
What’s up with the women?
I like his stick/ cane whatever, how did it look, was it made of wood, metal, silver?
and so on...

6 reviews
August 24, 2018
This book contains six different stories. It’s about a detective called Sherlock Holmes and his friend Watson. In the stories, they goes into different adventures to investigate about different cases. All of the stories are really exciting and it makes you want to keep on reading. Except some parts are a little bit scary and disgusting, for example, it talks about finding a bucket of blood, and eagles being chopped. Even though some parts are not very pleasing, this book is an addictive book.
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10 reviews
November 21, 2019
One of the first books I've read in English. As an intermediate English student, this was smooth and easy reading. I recommend this book to all of you who want to improve your English, like me. So I am keeping fingers crossed and see you later, Mr. Holmes!
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5 reviews
June 22, 2007
i like this adventure and thoughtful story;also like Holmes Character that he is so thoughtful and always look around carefully and fixed the all pieces of the cake together as soon as possible ...
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August 3, 2008
وقتي كلاس زبان مي رفتم اين شورت استوري را انتخاب كردم براي اينكه داستان هاي هولمز هميشه جذاب بود اما از بد حادثه انتخاب سطح بالايي بود و چيز زيادي از ماجرا دستگيرم نشد حتما سطح كتاب را در نظر بگيريد
2 reviews
August 31, 2016
i have this in indonesia edition ... selalu suka cerita detektif, thrilling and exciting *jempol*
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