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Here, collected in one volume, are all four full-length novelsand 56 short stories chronicling the colorful adventures ofSherlock Holmes--every word Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ever wrote aboutBaker Street's most famous resident. --This text refers to theHardcover edition.
This volume, authorized by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's estate,contains all 4 full-length novels and all 56 short storiesfeaturing Sherlock Holmes. At over a thousand pages, the weightytome is a perfect gift for budding amateur sleuths, and it is anideal companion for a long stay on a desert island (or a leisurelytrip through the English countryside). As the reader wades past thetense introductions of A Study in Scarlet and moves towards suchclassic tales as The Hound of the Baskervilles, "The Adventure ofthe Speckled Band," and "The Final Problem," she is sure to drawher own conclusions about Holmes's veiled past and his quirkyrelationship with his "Boswell," Watson. Doyle never revealed muchabout Holmes's early life, but the joy of reading the completeHolmes is assembling the trivia of each story into something like aportrait of the detective and his creator. By the end of the longjourney through London and across Europe (with a long stopover atReichenbach Falls), one is apt to have found a friend for life.--Patrick O'Kelley --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
