The Complete Sherlock Holmes Vol 2 [Hardcover]

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1323 pages
• Publisher: Doubleday & Company, Inc.; First Edition edition (1930)
• Language: English
• ASIN: B000OBZS0C
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,794,857 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great edition., January 5, 2007

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Inverted Infinity - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Complete Sherlock Holmes, Vol. 2 (Hardcover)

I really like the book from the inside out. Sturdy with an excellent binding, printed using easily readable font, and contains a nice touch of antiquity with the slightly torn pages on the side. Looks exactly like the first volume, though the background color of the pictures on the cover, side, and back is red and not blue.

For this kind of money it is a real bargain and I recommend it for anyone who wishes to venture into the magnificent world of Sherlock Holmes.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars love this book, November 16, 2009

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Eric Drebber "HOLMES FAN" - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Complete Sherlock Holmes, Volume II (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) (Paperback)

I loved the first volume and the second one is just as good as the first.
I recommend this book to anyone who likes sherlock holmes or is going to see the movie so they can say "THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN!"

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good stuff, March 18, 2011

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Kaydern - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Complete Sherlock Holmes, Volume II (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) (Paperback)

I suppose I started reading this collection for the same reason I watch regular TV shows every week. I wanted consistently interesting short stories, and that's exactly what I got. However I made a mistake reading them all straight through in this convenient collection, and the formulaic plots bothered me more than they would have otherwise.

I did notice an improvement in terms of the mystery complexity, which I appreciated. No where is this more evident than in "The Valley of Fear", which uses an extremely similar set-up to "A Study in Scarlet". Both stories have two parts, the first of which takes place in 1890's England and the second some years previous in America. However everything else about "The Valley of Fear" is a vast improvement! The murder mystery is much more clever, the action is better paced, and the second part was well-introduced as well as being a mystery story in it's own right! Clearly Sir. Doyle had come into his own as an author by this point, and his skills greatly improved with practice.

I also enjoyed the change in Watson's "voice" over time. Sir Doyle seems much more comfortable in his writing abilities by "The Valley of Fear", and I felt there was less awkward prose. I noticed Sir Doyle has a very fanciful way of describing the scene, which appeals to me greatly. I shall always imagine a foggy London day as John Watson saw it.

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