The Complete Adventures and Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes: A Facsimile of the Original Strand Magazine Stories, 1891-1893 [Hardcover]

Arthur Conan Doyle (Author), Sidney Paget (Illustrator)

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Publication Date: July 17, 2001

A facsimile edition of the original 24 Sherlock Holmes stories from London's The Strand Magazine, written between 1891 and 1893, with black and white illustrations by Sidney Paget.

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A facsimile edition of the original 24 Sherlock Holmes stories from London's The Strand Magazine, written between 1891 and 1893, with black and white illustrations by Sidney Paget.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 336 pages
• Publisher: Gramercy (July 17, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0517174960
• ISBN-13: 978-0517174968
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #537,983 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #79 in Books > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Mystery > Sherlock Holmes

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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Well formatted Kindle Edition, June 30, 2009

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Carl H. Whaley "Diabolikul" (Tampa, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Illustrated Collection (mobi) (Wordsworth Library Collection) (Kindle Edition)

On the whole this is a decent Kindle version. It contains the complete works of Sherlock Holmes including all novels and short stories.

There are reproductions of the original art which render rather nicely on the Kindle although they are out of sequence sometimes showing up on the page after where you would expect them to follow along with the story.

There are some slight formatting issues that I personally have with the layout of the chapter headings. In addition, which the Table of Contents links you to the beginning of a story, it doesn't allow navigation to chapters within some of the novel works. If not for these 2 issues I'd give this edition 5 stars.

Otherwise the Table of Contents works well and also gives direct links to the illustrations in the book, which is a nice touch.

For the price, this is definitely the best of the Sherlock Holmes collections available for Kindle on Amazon.

33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I have this or a very similar edition it's charming, June 8, 2005

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Lee R. Whelchel "berna96" (New York, NY-Blondietown) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Complete Adventures and Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes: A Facsimile of the Original Strand Magazine Stories, 1891-1893 (Hardcover)

You can't go wrong here. The book is light, the type is large and the original illustrations and reproduced in their original sizes. Plus you have the charm of seeing the actual type laid out when these now classics stories were first read.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, just wonderful!, December 10, 2006

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David Zampino "21st Century Hobbit" (Delavan, Wisconsin) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Complete Adventures and Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes: A Facsimile of the Original Strand Magazine Stories, 1891-1893 (Hardcover)

I'll admit it. Although I am a voracious reader, I have been remiss in my enjoyment of the adventures of Mr. Holmes and Dr. Watson. I have spent the last few weeks rectifying that lamentable omission in my literary background.

Frankly, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are an absolute joy. Each story is a delight to read. To my mind Conan Doyle's short stories represent the best of mystery writing. They plumb the depth of the human heart and run the gamut of emotion.

No one can truly say that he or she is truly educated in English Literature without reading Sherlock Holmes. (It's interesting -- even persons who tend to dislike mysteries -- tend to like Holmes and Watson!)

Highest of all possible recommendations!